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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARICOPA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT (4441)·NCES 040472000371

Maricopa Elementary School

18150 N ALTERRA PKWY, MARICOPA, AZ 85139 · (520) 568-5160 · Pinal County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL883 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 30% of Arizona public elementary schools
  • 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
883
Elementary
DISTRICT 748 · STATE 451
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K40%
Kindergarten13215%
Grade 112614%
Grade 213315%
Grade 314617%
Grade 417019%
Grade 516919%
Ungraded30%

This year's kindergarten class (132) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (169).

Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 65% · US 70%
White
18421%
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 33% · US 43%
Hispanic
42848%
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 48% · US 30%
Black
11513%
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 6% · US 15%
Asian
273%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
789%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
475%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 5% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
40%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0% · US 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
49756%
Female
38644%

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Test scores

AASA 2024-25 . % Passing
English Language Arts
28.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . -3.0pp since 2017
Math
29.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -17.0pp since 2017

What 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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2528.0%29.0%
2023-2429.0%17.0%
2022-2335.0%41.0%
2021-2231.0%35.0%
2020-2128.0%22.0%
2018-1941.0%47.0%
2017-1831.0%46.0%
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Maricopa Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn ArizonaIn 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
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
883
+192 (+28%) vs 2020
+92% since 1990-91, when it was 459
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 16.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-258835615.8:1N/A
2023-248515316.1:1N/A
2022-237335114.4:165% (476)
2020-216914316.1:1N/A
2017-1866835.219.0:163% (420)
2015-167623422.4:172% (548)
2010-116772923.3:157% (384)
2000-015363017.9:1N/A
1990-914592419.1:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Maricopa Elementary School.

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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Pinal County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
469,006
Census ACS
Median income
$80,266
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
155
63,837 students

Quick facts

School name
Maricopa Elementary School
District
Maricopa Unified School District (4441)
Address
18150 N ALTERRA PKWY, MARICOPA, AZ 85139
Phone
(520) 568-5160
County
Pinal County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–06
Total enrollment
883
Teachers (FTE)
56
Student–teacher ratio
15.8:1
Locale
23-Suburb: Small
NCES ID
040472000371
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Maricopa Unified School District (4441)
Other schools in MARICOPA
Other Maricopa Elementary schools

One other US public school is named Maricopa Elementary. Maricopa Elementary School is the largest of the 2.

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Frequently asked questions

About Maricopa Elementary School
How many students attend Maricopa Elementary School?
Maricopa Elementary School enrolls approximately 883 students in grades PK-06.
Is Maricopa Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Maricopa Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Maricopa Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Maricopa Elementary School is approximately 15.8:1 (56 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Maricopa Elementary School?
Student demographics at Maricopa Elementary School are roughly 21% White, 48% Hispanic, 13% Black, 3% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Maricopa Elementary School in?
Maricopa Elementary School is part of Maricopa Unified School District (4441).
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