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Maricopa Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5163^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of California elementary schools

Summary

Maricopa Elementary is a small, rural public school serving about 133 students in grades K-5 within the Maricopa Unified school district, which ranks in the bottom 12% of all districts in California.

The school faces significant challenges, with academic performance consistently in the lowest percentiles statewide and over 97% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. A critical concern is chronic student absenteeism, which at 31.5% is alarmingly high compared to both the state average and the district's own very low rate of 3.3%. Despite the school spending a relatively high amount per student ($19,817), these resources have not yet translated into stronger academic outcomes, though there are signs of recent slight improvement in its statewide ranking.

Comparisons with nearby schools highlight potential areas for focus. For instance, Midway Elementary and Elk Hills Elementary serve students with similar economic backgrounds but achieve notably higher test scores and have much lower absenteeism. Furthermore, the school shows a relative strength in science proficiency compared to its English and math scores. Addressing the attendance crisis and learning from the strategies of higher-performing neighboring schools appear to be key pathways for improvement.

133

Students ?

17.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$49,517

Per pupil spending ?

97.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

955 Stanislaus St.
Maricopa, CA 93252-8231

(661) 769-8231

District: Maricopa Unified

Students who attend Maricopa Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Maricopa Middle
High:	Maricopa High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

65.4%

White:

33.8%

American Indian:

0.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (19% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg19%

California avg41%

5,163^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1358^th of 1,543Maricopa Unified among California districts

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

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.3	5163 of 5857	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	5619 of 5869	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	5603 of 5859	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	5510 of 5883	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	1320 of 1417	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	5620 of 5789	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.2	5519 of 5662	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.0	5436 of 5692	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.9	5144 of 5614	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	13.9	5214 of 5611	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.4	5462 of 5530	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	1.3	5383 of 5390	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	7.9	5277 of 5377	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.6	5168 of 5314	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.4	5145 of 5193	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	17.5	4490 of 5113	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.2	4280 of 5113	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	17.3	4187 of 4818	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	39.0	2779 of 4822	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	24.4	3598 of 4809	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.6	5396 of 5597	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	5408 of 5612	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.1	5555 of 5609	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	5504 of 5635	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	1150 of 1267	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.9	5437 of 5492	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.2	5375 of 5413	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	4767 of 5107	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	4494 of 5107	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	4707 of 5087	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	4724 of 5084	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.5	4742 of 4830	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	4519 of 5460	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	5175 of 5517	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	5001 of 5363	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	4821 of 5264	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.0	1007 of 1110	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	4898 of 5173	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.8	4921 of 5084	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	3660 of 5628	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	14.5	5193 of 5643	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	4925 of 5638	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	5105 of 5663	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.7	1165 of 1272	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.2	5414 of 5510	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.2	5391 of 5431	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	3.8	2616 of 2661	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.9	2644 of 2726	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.5	2819 of 2834	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.5	2730 of 2737	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)35th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)7th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)4th percentile-8 vs school

White (2023)2nd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Science23%-9 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy18%-30 vs state

Mathematics18%-19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% DTP (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Maricopa Elementary	Public	K-5	955 Stanislaus St.	Maricopa	93252	Kern County	Maricopa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 769-8231	133	8	17.7	97.7%	45 (33.8%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (65.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16.3	5163^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	11.8%		11.1	5619^th of 5869 public elementary schools	4.3%	456	23.3		23.3	16.0	14.3	23.3				18.4	16.0	19.1	20.0				18.4			$49,517	$46,948	$2,569
Conley Elementary	Public	K-3	623 Rose Ave.	Taft	93268	Kern County	Taft City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 765-4117	306	13	23.5	93.8%	46 (15.0%)	4 (1.3%)	252 (82.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)								(n/a)				37.3						37.3	41.3						41.3	94.7	94.7	$20,417	$17,560	$2,857
Taft Primary	Public	K-3	212 Lucard St.	Taft	93268	Kern County	Taft City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 765-4151	231	11	20.9	91.8%	53 (22.9%)	2 (0.9%)	167 (72.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)								(n/a)				40.4						40.4	42.3						42.3			$22,544	$19,370	$3,174
Parkview Elementary	Public	K-3	520 A St.	Taft	93268	Kern County	Taft City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 763-4164	328	16	20.5	79.0%	112 (34.1%)	2 (0.6%)	203 (61.9%)	5 (1.5%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)								(n/a)				28.4						28.4	43.2						43.2	95.7	95.7	$24,497	$21,760	$2,737
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	2-5	811 Sixth St.	Taft	93268	Kern County	Taft City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 763-3113	520	21	24.7	93.1%	131 (25.2%)	4 (0.8%)	381 (73.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	25.8	4327^th of 5857 public elementary schools	26.1%		23.7	4495^th of 5869 public elementary schools	23.4%	168	15.3		15.3		36.7	38.9				37.8		25.8	14.9				20.2			$16,020	$13,400	$2,620
Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-3	318 Taylor St.	Taft	93268	Kern County	Taft City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 763-4236	271	12	22.5	97.0%	13 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	256 (94.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				16.0						16.0	8.0						8.0			$20,755	$17,832	$2,923
Midway Elementary	Public	K-8	259 F St.	Fellows	93224	Kern County	Midway Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 768-4344	65	5	13.0	52.3%	52 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (16.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)								(n/a)			57.1							58.5							57.1			$25,861	$24,724	$1,137
Cuyama Elementary	Public	K-8	2300 Highway 166	New Cuyama	93254	Santa Barbara County	Cuyama Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 766-2642	107	6	17.7	77.6%	26 (24.3%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (73.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	12.9	5427^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.3%		23.2	4564^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.2%	863		23.5	20.0		21.4		21.4		41.2	29.6		14.3		14.3		23.5	14.1			$26,696	$25,478	$1,218
Elk Hills Elementary	Public	K-8	501 Kern St.	Tupman	93276	Kern County	Elk Hills Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 765-7431	159	9	17.3	73.0%	116 (73.0%)	5 (3.1%)	33 (20.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.1%)	35.6	3531^st of 5857 public elementary schools	39.7%		35.3	3493^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	40.5%	38	30.4	36.8	33.3	14.3	38.9	30.4	55.6	35.3	31.6	34.9	30.8	16.7	21.7	44.4	35.3	26.3	28.7			$29,005	$27,886	$1,119
Peak to Peak Mountain Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	19009 Cerro Noroeste Rd.	Pine Mountain Club	93222	Kern County	Peak to Peak Mountain Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 242-3811	54	4	13.5	25.9%	29 (53.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (29.6%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (14.8%)								(n/a)										65.0							65.0

Frequently Asked Questions about Maricopa Elementary

What district is Maricopa Elementary in?

Maricopa Unified

What is the racial makeup of Maricopa Elementary?

Students at Maricopa Elementary are 65% Hispanic, 34% White.

Is Maricopa Elementary a good school?

Maricopa Elementary ranks in the bottom 11.8% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Maricopa Elementary attend?

Students who attend Maricopa Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Maricopa Middle
High : Maricopa High

How many students attend Maricopa Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 133 students attended Maricopa Elementary.

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