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

619 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 - Avondale leads the list at 64.1:1, 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
619
Maricopa County, Arizona
Top Students/teacher
64.1:1
Median Students/teacher
16.9:1
HIGHEST RATIO · MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudentsRatio
1Legacy Traditional School - AvondaleAVONDALE, AZLegacy Traditional School - Avondale (91135)Elementary1,34664.1:1
2Legacy Traditional School ? Laveen VillageLAVEEN, AZLegacy Traditional School - Laveen Village (91763)Elementary98858.1:1
3Legacy Traditional School - West SurpriseSurprise, AZLegacy Traditional School - West Surprise (1000560)Elementary1,23153.5:1
4Legacy Traditional School - North PhoenixPhoenix, AZLegacy Traditional School - North Phoenix (1000568)Elementary56751.5:1
5Legacy Traditional School - SurpriseSURPRISE, AZLegacy Traditional School - Surprise (92879)Elementary1,79746.1:1
6Gila Crossing Community SchoolLaveen, AZGila Crossing Community SchoolElementary31945.6:1
7Legacy Traditional School - ChandlerCHANDLER, AZLegacy Traditional School - Chandler (91133)Elementary1,13543.6:1
8Legacy Traditional School - PhoenixPHOENIX, AZLegacy Traditional School - Phoenix (873957)Elementary1,32342.7:1
9Legacy Traditional School ? North ChandlerCHANDLER, AZLegacy Traditional School - North Chandler (850101)Elementary95236.6:1
10Eliseo C. Felix SchoolGOODYEAR, AZAvondale Elementary District (4272)Elementary51632.3:1
11Heritage Elementary SchoolGLENDALE, AZHeritage Elementary School (81076)Elementary83229.7:1
12Copper TrailsGOODYEAR, AZAvondale Elementary District (4272)Elementary1,02028.7:1
13Mesa Arts AcademyMESA, AZThe Boys & Girls Clubs of the Valley (4305)Elementary22728.4:1
14Centerra Mirage STEM AcademyGOODYEAR, AZAvondale Elementary District (4272)Elementary65926.1:1
15Wildflower Accelerated AcademyGOODYEAR, AZAvondale Elementary District (4272)Elementary75025.9:1
16William R Sullivan Elementary SchoolPHOENIX, AZMurphy Elementary District (4265)Elementary56825.8:1
17Imagine Cortez Park ElementaryPHOENIX, AZPathfinder Charter School Foundation (79024)Elementary43725.7:1
18Winters Well Elementary SchoolTONOPAH, AZSaddle Mountain Unified School District (4254)Elementary66325.5:1
19Lattie CoorAVONDALE, AZAvondale Elementary District (4272)Elementary30525.4:1
20Western Valley Elementary SchoolPHOENIX, AZFowler Elementary District (4273)Elementary53225.3:1
21Desert ThunderGOODYEAR, AZAvondale Elementary District (4272)Elementary92825.1:1
22Bicentennial South SchoolGLENDALE, AZGlendale Elementary District (4271)Elementary72924.7:1
23Franklin Accelerated Academy - Brimhall CampusMESA, AZMesa Unified District (4235)Elementary88924.7:1
24Imagine Schools at BuckeyeBUCKEYE, AZWest Gilbert Charter Elementary School Inc. (79497)Elementary44124.5:1
25Academy of Math and Science AvondalePhoenix, AZAcademy of Mathematics and Science South Inc. (90878)Elementary1,17524.5:1
26Imagine East Mesa ElementaryMESA, AZEast Mesa Charter Elementary School Inc. (87401)Elementary61124.4:1
27Cambridge Academy EastMESA, AZCambridge Academy East Inc (78888)Elementary24224.2:1
28Legacy Traditional School ? GlendaleGlendale, AZLegacy Traditional School - Glendale (850100)Elementary1,28024.1:1
29Belen Soto Elementary SchoolGoodyear, AZLitchfield Elementary District (4281)Elementary1,12323.9:1
30Imagine Desert West ElementaryPHOENIX, AZImagine Charter Elementary at Desert West Inc. (88367)Elementary71423.8:1
31Madison Traditional AcademyPHOENIX, AZMadison Elementary District (4270)Elementary76023.8:1
32Sun Canyon SchoolPHOENIX, AZFowler Elementary District (4273)Elementary56323.5:1
33Camelback AcademyGLENDALE, AZCamelback Education Inc (79905)Elementary59823.4:1
34Charles W. Harris SchoolPHOENIX, AZCartwright Elementary District (4282)Elementary87523.3:1
35Desert Sunset Elementary SchoolBuckeye, AZSaddle Mountain Unified School District (4254)Elementary64823.1:1
36Phoenix International AcademyPHOENIX, AZPhoenix International Academy (903484)Elementary25222.9:1
37Sunridge Elementary SchoolPHOENIX, AZFowler Elementary District (4273)Elementary50422.9:1
38Academy of Math and Science Peoria AdvancedPEORIA, AZAcademy of Mathematics and Science South Inc. (90878)Elementary1,03022.9:1
39John F. LongPHOENIX, AZCartwright Elementary District (4282)Elementary64122.8:1
40Legacy Traditional School ? PeoriaPEORIA, AZLegacy Traditional School - Peoria (850099)Elementary60922.6:1
41Benjamin Franklin Charter School - CrismonQueen Creek, AZBenjamin Franklin Charter School - Queen Creek (4355)Elementary83422.5:1
42Michael AndersonAVONDALE, AZAvondale Elementary District (4272)Elementary83422.5:1
43Katherine Mecham Barney ElementaryQueen Creek, AZQueen Creek Unified District (4245)Elementary90822.4:1
44Tomahawk SchoolPHOENIX, AZCartwright Elementary District (4282)Elementary71822.3:1
45Festival Foothills Elementary SchoolBuckeye, AZWickenburg Unified District (4236)Elementary26222.3:1
46Peralta SchoolPHOENIX, AZCartwright Elementary District (4282)Elementary81722.3:1
47Inca Elementary SchoolBUCKEYE, AZBuckeye Elementary District (4269)Elementary73522.3:1
48Verrado Heritage Elementary SchoolBuckeye, AZLitchfield Elementary District (4281)Elementary1,01422.0:1
49Mountain ViewWADDELL, AZDysart Unified District (4243)Elementary1,04522.0:1
50Harold W Smith SchoolGLENDALE, AZGlendale Elementary District (4271)Elementary71921.8:1
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