Summary:
Zip code 93252, serving the Maricopa, CA area, contains one public high school, Maricopa High, which educates grades 9-12 in a very small setting of just 72 students within the Maricopa Unified district.
Maricopa High is a school of contrasts, with significant resources but facing considerable challenges. It benefits from a very low student-teacher ratio of 8-to-1 and high per-student spending, which should support personalized learning. However, the school serves a community with high economic need, and this is reflected in key outcomes: its graduation rate is below the state average, while its dropout and chronic absenteeism rates are notably higher.
Academically, the school shows a stark divide; its English Language Arts proficiency is close to the state average, but its mathematics proficiency is critically low at just over 7%. The school's statewide ranking has also declined recently. For parents, this indicates a school with a supportive environment in terms of class size but one that is grappling with fundamental issues in student attendance, retention, and mathematics achievement that impact overall success.
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