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The public elementary schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios in Maricopa County, Arizona

615 public elementary schools in Maricopa County, Arizona appear in this ranking of the public elementary schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios, ranked by the most students per teacher, a proxy for larger classes. Legacy Traditional School - Surprise leads the list at 46.1:1, against a median of 16.9:1 across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked
615
Maricopa County, Arizona
Top Students/teacher
46.1:1
Median Students/teacher
16.9:1
HIGHEST RATIO · MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudentsRatio
1Legacy Traditional School - SurpriseSURPRISE, AZLegacy Traditional School - Surprise (92879)Elementary1,79746.1:1
2Gila Crossing Community SchoolLaveen, AZGila Crossing Community SchoolElementary31945.6:1
3Legacy Traditional School - ChandlerCHANDLER, AZLegacy Traditional School - Chandler (91133)Elementary1,13543.6:1
4Legacy Traditional School - PhoenixPHOENIX, AZLegacy Traditional School - Phoenix (873957)Elementary1,32342.7:1
5Legacy Traditional School ? North ChandlerCHANDLER, AZLegacy Traditional School - North Chandler (850101)Elementary95236.6:1
6Eliseo C. Felix SchoolGOODYEAR, AZAvondale Elementary District (4272)Elementary51632.3:1
7Heritage Elementary SchoolGLENDALE, AZHeritage Elementary School (81076)Elementary83229.7:1
8Copper TrailsGOODYEAR, AZAvondale Elementary District (4272)Elementary1,02028.7:1
9Mesa Arts AcademyMESA, AZThe Boys & Girls Clubs of the Valley (4305)Elementary22728.4:1
10Centerra Mirage STEM AcademyGOODYEAR, AZAvondale Elementary District (4272)Elementary65926.1:1
11Wildflower Accelerated AcademyGOODYEAR, AZAvondale Elementary District (4272)Elementary75025.9:1
12William R Sullivan Elementary SchoolPHOENIX, AZMurphy Elementary District (4265)Elementary56825.8:1
13Imagine Cortez Park ElementaryPHOENIX, AZPathfinder Charter School Foundation (79024)Elementary43725.7:1
14Winters Well Elementary SchoolTONOPAH, AZSaddle Mountain Unified School District (4254)Elementary66325.5:1
15Lattie CoorAVONDALE, AZAvondale Elementary District (4272)Elementary30525.4:1
16Western Valley Elementary SchoolPHOENIX, AZFowler Elementary District (4273)Elementary53225.3:1
17Desert ThunderGOODYEAR, AZAvondale Elementary District (4272)Elementary92825.1:1
18Bicentennial South SchoolGLENDALE, AZGlendale Elementary District (4271)Elementary72924.7:1
19Franklin Accelerated Academy - Brimhall CampusMESA, AZMesa Unified District (4235)Elementary88924.7:1
20Imagine Schools at BuckeyeBUCKEYE, AZWest Gilbert Charter Elementary School Inc. (79497)Elementary44124.5:1
21Academy of Math and Science AvondalePhoenix, AZAcademy of Mathematics and Science South Inc. (90878)Elementary1,17524.5:1
22Imagine East Mesa ElementaryMESA, AZEast Mesa Charter Elementary School Inc. (87401)Elementary61124.4:1
23Cambridge Academy EastMESA, AZCambridge Academy East Inc (78888)Elementary24224.2:1
24Legacy Traditional School ? GlendaleGlendale, AZLegacy Traditional School - Glendale (850100)Elementary1,28024.1:1
25Belen Soto Elementary SchoolGoodyear, AZLitchfield Elementary District (4281)Elementary1,12323.9:1
26Imagine Desert West ElementaryPHOENIX, AZImagine Charter Elementary at Desert West Inc. (88367)Elementary71423.8:1
27Madison Traditional AcademyPHOENIX, AZMadison Elementary District (4270)Elementary76023.8:1
28Sun Canyon SchoolPHOENIX, AZFowler Elementary District (4273)Elementary56323.5:1
29Camelback AcademyGLENDALE, AZCamelback Education Inc (79905)Elementary59823.4:1
30Charles W. Harris SchoolPHOENIX, AZCartwright Elementary District (4282)Elementary87523.3:1
31Desert Sunset Elementary SchoolBuckeye, AZSaddle Mountain Unified School District (4254)Elementary64823.1:1
32Phoenix International AcademyPHOENIX, AZPhoenix International Academy (903484)Elementary25222.9:1
33Sunridge Elementary SchoolPHOENIX, AZFowler Elementary District (4273)Elementary50422.9:1
34Academy of Math and Science Peoria AdvancedPEORIA, AZAcademy of Mathematics and Science South Inc. (90878)Elementary1,03022.9:1
35John F. LongPHOENIX, AZCartwright Elementary District (4282)Elementary64122.8:1
36Legacy Traditional School ? PeoriaPEORIA, AZLegacy Traditional School - Peoria (850099)Elementary60922.6:1
37Benjamin Franklin Charter School - CrismonQueen Creek, AZBenjamin Franklin Charter School - Queen Creek (4355)Elementary83422.5:1
38Michael AndersonAVONDALE, AZAvondale Elementary District (4272)Elementary83422.5:1
39Katherine Mecham Barney ElementaryQueen Creek, AZQueen Creek Unified District (4245)Elementary90822.4:1
40Tomahawk SchoolPHOENIX, AZCartwright Elementary District (4282)Elementary71822.3:1
41Festival Foothills Elementary SchoolBuckeye, AZWickenburg Unified District (4236)Elementary26222.3:1
42Peralta SchoolPHOENIX, AZCartwright Elementary District (4282)Elementary81722.3:1
43Inca Elementary SchoolBUCKEYE, AZBuckeye Elementary District (4269)Elementary73522.3:1
44Verrado Heritage Elementary SchoolBuckeye, AZLitchfield Elementary District (4281)Elementary1,01422.0:1
45Mountain ViewWADDELL, AZDysart Unified District (4243)Elementary1,04522.0:1
46Harold W Smith SchoolGLENDALE, AZGlendale Elementary District (4271)Elementary71921.8:1
47Madison Richard Simis SchoolPHOENIX, AZMadison Elementary District (4270)Elementary97621.8:1
48J B Sutton Elementary SchoolPHOENIX, AZIsaac Elementary District (4259)Elementary52221.8:1
49P T Coe Elementary SchoolPHOENIX, AZIsaac Elementary District (4259)Elementary36921.7:1
50John S McCain III Elementary SchoolBUCKEYE, AZBuckeye Elementary District (4269)Elementary77721.6:1
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