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Heritage Academy Maricopa

Q: Is Heritage Academy Maricopa a good school?

Heritage Academy Maricopa ranks 41 st of 271 Arizona high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 6-12

41^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 271 Arizona High Schools

Better than 85% of Arizona high schools

Summary

Heritage Academy Maricopa is a public charter high school serving grades 6-12 in Maricopa, Arizona, with 923 students. The school is part of the Heritage Academy Maricopa Inc. district, which is ranked 78 out of 289 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Heritage Academy Maricopa consistently outperforms the state average on standardized tests across multiple grade levels and subjects. In 2024-2025, 69% of 11th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 40%, and 57% were proficient in math, compared to 30% statewide. The school also excels in science, with 42% of 11th graders and 49% of 8th graders scoring proficient or better on the AzSCI exam, compared to the state averages of 19% and 30%, respectively. When compared to nearby schools, such as Hamilton High School and ASU Preparatory Academy - Casa Grande High School, Heritage Academy Maricopa significantly outperforms them on academic measures.

Heritage Academy Maricopa has shown steady improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 57th out of 270 Arizona high schools in 2023-2024 to 41st out of 271 in 2024-2025, while maintaining a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. This suggests that the charter school model and the school's educational approach are contributing to its success. However, it would be important to further investigate the school's free and reduced-price lunch rates, as well as the performance of other student subgroups, to ensure that the school is providing equitable educational opportunities for all students.

937

Students ?

18.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

41004 W Lucera Ln
Maricopa, AZ 85210

(520) 367-3800

District: Heritage Academy Maricopa Inc.

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.4%

Hispanic:

32.0%

Two or more races:

6.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 79th percentile in 2024 → 85th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (48% vs 32% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of Arizona high schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2024

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg48%

Arizona avg32%

Middle school

177^th of 552

Arizona public middle schools ?

Top 32%▲ up 9 pts since 2024

From top 41% (2024) to top 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

41^st of 271

Arizona public high schools ?

Top 15%▲ up 6 pts since 2024

From top 21% (2024) to top 15% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Arizona High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

78^th of 289Heritage Academy Maricopa Inc. among Arizona districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	60.6	177 of 552	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.3	228 of 550	58.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	51.9	159 of 395	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.9	147 of 386	61.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	54.4	120 of 345	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.5	85 of 329	74.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	52.8	152 of 379	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.3	204 of 370	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	133 of 277	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.6	193 of 288	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	83.1	41 of 271	84.9%	★★★★☆
2024	74.8	57 of 270	78.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	75.8	40 of 207	80.7%	★★★★☆
2024	53.3	87 of 200	56.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	81.8	31 of 176	82.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	82.9	37 of 223	83.4%	★★★★☆
2024	82.4	33 of 219	84.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	77.8	32 of 178	82.0%	★★★★☆
2024	72.8	42 of 184	77.2%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)65th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)60th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2025)60th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)52nd percentile-16 vs school

High school

Male (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)82nd percentile~ school

White (2025)82nd percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)81st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts59%+18 vs state

Science46%+21 vs state

Mathematics39%+10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				AASA English Language Arts (2025)					AASA Mathematics (2025)					AzSCI Science (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	AASA English Language Arts 5th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 11th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 11th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th Grade	AzSCI Science 8th Grade	AzSCI Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Heritage Academy Maricopa	Public, Charter	6-12	41004 W Lucera Ln	Maricopa	85210	Maricopa County	Heritage Academy Maricopa Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(520) 367-3800	937	50	18.7		491 (52.4%)	51 (5.4%)	300 (32.0%)	15 (1.6%)	10 (1.1%)	10 (1.1%)	60 (6.4%)	83.1	41^st of 271 public high schools	84.9%		74.8	57^th of 270 public high schools	78.9%	16		51.0	62.0	54.0	69.0		36.0	40.0	22.0	57.0		49.0	42.0
A+ Charter Schools	Public, Charter	6-12	41735 W. Alan Stephens Pkwy	Maricopa	85138	Pinal County	A+ Charter Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 265-5589	370	22	16.9		137 (37.0%)	44 (11.9%)	154 (41.6%)	4 (1.1%)	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.2%)	41.9	140^th of 271 public high schools	48.3%					(n/a)		27.0	32.0		49.0					23.0				$8,184	$365	$716	$1,446	$5,636	$1,467	$7,103
CAVIT - Maricopa Unified	Public	9-12	45012 W Honeycutt Ave	Maricopa	85139	Pinal County	Central Arizona Valley Institute of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 645-2737	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)															$00			$00
Maricopa High School	Public	6-12	45012 W Honeycutt Ave	Maricopa	85139	Pinal County	Maricopa Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 568-8100	1,840	85	21.5		434 (23.6%)	289 (15.7%)	849 (46.1%)	45 (2.4%)	90 (4.9%)	12 (0.7%)	121 (6.6%)	26.8	188^th of 271 public high schools	30.6%		31.5	173^rd of 270 public high schools	35.9%	15					29.0					21.0			19.0	$8,773	$233	$1,029	$1,495	$6,330	$1,181	$7,511
Student Choice High School - Maricopa	Public, Charter	9-12	208000 N. John Wayne Parkway S	Maricopa	85139	Pinal County	GAR LLC dba Student Choice High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(520) 413-0261	162	3	54.0		37 (22.8%)	20 (12.3%)	94 (58.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
CAVIT - Desert Sunrise High School	Public	9-12	16200 N Murphy Rd	Maricopa	85128	Pinal County	Central Arizona Valley Institute of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(520) 423-1944	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Desert Sunrise High School	Public	9-12	16200 N Murphy Rd	Maricopa	85138	Pinal County	Maricopa Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(520) 509-0400	1,261	54	23.2		325 (25.8%)	237 (18.8%)	536 (42.5%)	20 (1.6%)	39 (3.1%)	14 (1.1%)	90 (7.1%)								(n/a)					33.0					18.0			15.0
Skyline D5	Public, Charter	5-12	Casa Blanca and Preschool Road	Bapchule	85382	Maricopa County	Skyline Gila River Schools LLC	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(877) 225-2118	240	19	12.4		0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	18 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	219 (91.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)								(n/a)														$19,369	$2,392	$909	$5,693	$2,763	$13,305	$16,068
BASIS Chandler	Public, Charter	5-12	4825 S Arizona Ave	Chandler	85248	Maricopa County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 907-6072	1,185	62	19.2		99 (8.4%)	51 (4.3%)	40 (3.4%)	960 (81.0%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	31 (2.6%)								(n/a)	76.0	87.0	92.0	90.0		78.0	78.0	96.0	96.0		69.0	92.0	98.0	$9,188	$146	$95	$386	$5,284	$3,663	$8,948
Hamilton High School	Public	8-12	3700 S Arizona Ave	Chandler	85248	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 883-5000	3,444	169	20.3		1,295 (37.6%)	272 (7.9%)	818 (23.8%)	674 (19.6%)	104 (3.0%)	19 (0.6%)	262 (7.6%)	85.2	38^th of 271 public high schools	86.0%		83.2	41^st of 270 public high schools	84.8%	3					70.0					58.0			45.0	$7,041	$486	$87	$1,059	$5,860	$608	$6,468

Frequently Asked Questions about Heritage Academy Maricopa

How many students attend Heritage Academy Maricopa?

In the 2024-25 school year, 937 students attended Heritage Academy Maricopa.

What is the racial makeup of Heritage Academy Maricopa?

Students at Heritage Academy Maricopa are 52% White, 32% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 5% African American, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian, 1% Pacific Islander.

Is Heritage Academy Maricopa a good school?

Heritage Academy Maricopa ranks 41^st of 271 Arizona high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Heritage Academy Maricopa in?

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