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Maricopa Elementary School
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- C-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Arizona public elementary schools
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 4 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 132 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 126 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 133 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 146 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 170 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 169 | 19% |
| Ungraded | 3 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (132) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (169).
Test scores
AASA 2024-25 . % PassingWhat this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 45 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 17 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.0% | 29.0% |
| 2023-24 | 29.0% | 17.0% |
| 2022-23 | 35.0% | 41.0% |
| 2021-22 | 31.0% | 35.0% |
| 2020-21 | 28.0% | 22.0% |
| 2018-19 | 41.0% | 47.0% |
| 2017-18 | 31.0% | 46.0% |
Where Maricopa Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Pinal County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #554 of 1,072 ▲ 271 | #15 of 54 ▲ 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #695 of 1,072 ▼ 15 | #29 of 54 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.5pp | #263 of 930 | #17 of 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 883 | #78 of 1,223 | #5 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #381 of 991 | #15 of 53 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.3% | #53 of 1,007 | #4 of 53 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +32.2% | #45 of 256 | #9 of 25 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 883 | 56 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 851 | 53 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 733 | 51 | 14.4:1 | 65% (476) |
| 2020-21 | 691 | 43 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 668 | 35.2 | 19.0:1 | 63% (420) |
| 2015-16 | 762 | 34 | 22.4:1 | 72% (548) |
| 2010-11 | 677 | 29 | 23.3:1 | 57% (384) |
| 2000-01 | 536 | 30 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 459 | 24 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students up 32% (668 to 883); teachers up 59% (35.2 to 56).
About Maricopa Elementary School
Maricopa Elementary School is a large elementary school with its address in MARICOPA, Arizona. Enrollment totals 883 students across pre-K through 6. That puts enrollment 96% above the 451-student average for elementary schools in Arizona.
The 11 schools in Maricopa Unified School District (4441) enroll 9,568 students altogether, Maricopa Elementary School among them.
At Maricopa Elementary School, Hispanic students make up the biggest share, 48%. The remaining students are 21% White, 13% Black, 9% multiracial, and 5% Native American. Among people living in Pinal County, the Hispanic share is about 30%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 69, compared with 70 nationally.
The school lists 56 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Arizona average 17.0:1.
Among Arizona public elementary schools, Maricopa Elementary School outscored 30%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
In the wider Pinal County area, median household income comes to about $80,266, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Pinal County counts 155 public schools with about 63,837 students.
Of the public schools around it, Maricopa Elementary School is closest to Maricopa Wells Middle School, about 0.6 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Small, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment increased 28% over 4 years, reaching 883 in 2024-25.
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