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Enrollment
940
Middle
DISTRICT 919 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARICOPA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT (4441)·NCES 040472001468
Maricopa Wells Middle School
45725 W HONEYCUTT AVE, MARICOPA, AZ 85139 · (520) 568-7100 · Pinal County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL940 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 44% of Arizona public middle 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.
- B-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.7:1 · STATE 17.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 302 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 311 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 327 | 35% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 65% · US 70%
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Maricopa Wells Middle School→Desert Sunrise High School
Based on grade levels within Maricopa Unified School District (4441). Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
AASA 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
33.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . +4.0pp since 2017
Math
12.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -15.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 45 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 15 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.0% | 12.0% |
| 2023-24 | 30.0% | 13.0% |
| 2022-23 | 26.0% | 13.0% |
| 2021-22 | 28.0% | 18.0% |
| 2020-21 | 22.0% | 13.0% |
| 2018-19 | 27.0% | 25.0% |
| 2017-18 | 29.0% | 27.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Maricopa Wells Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Pinal County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.0% | #134 of 190 ▼ 8 | #4 of 10 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #91 of 190 ▲ 5 | #1 of 10 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.5pp | #85 of 160 | #6 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 940 | #11 of 214 | #1 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.4:1 | #134 of 179 | #7 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.2% | #6 of 182 | #1 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.5% | #22 of 41 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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 2024-25Enrollment
940
-4 (0%) vs 2020
+428% since 1990-91, when it was 178
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
was 21.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 940 | 46 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 903 | 46.2 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 934 | 48 | 19.5:1 | 57% (532) |
| 2020-21 | 944 | 44 | 21.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 851 | 32.8 | 25.9:1 | 56% (476) |
| 2015-16 | 517 | 20 | 25.9:1 | 68% (354) |
| 2010-11 | 637 | 40 | 15.9:1 | 60% (380) |
| 2000-01 | 265 | 12 | 22.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 178 | 9 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Maricopa Wells Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (851 to 940); teachers up 40% (32.8 to 46).
About Maricopa Wells Middle School
Maricopa Wells Middle School is a large middle school in MARICOPA, Arizona, administered by Maricopa Unified School District (4441). There are 940 students enrolled, covering grades 6 through 8. The school is 90% above the average for middle schools in Arizona.
Maricopa Unified School District (4441) is the district for Maricopa Wells Middle School. It has 11 schools and 9,568 students.
The student body at Maricopa Wells Middle School has no majority group. Hispanic students lead at 46%. Next come 21% White, 18% Black, 7% multiracial, and 5% Native American. The county population is about 30% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 70%.
The school lists 46 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.4:1. The average for middle schools in Arizona is 17.8:1, so this school has more students per teacher.
On the allk12 Grade, Maricopa Wells Middle School lands at C+, ahead of 44% of Arizona public middle schools.
In Pinal County, the median household earns about $80,266 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Pinal County has 155 public schools with about 63,837 students, including Maricopa Wells Middle School.
Maricopa High School sits about 0.4 miles from Maricopa Wells Middle School. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
Locale data from NCES put Maricopa Wells Middle School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000 (Suburb: Small).
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (944) and 2024-25 (940). Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 20.4:1, from 21.4:1.
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Pinal County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Maricopa Unified School District (4441)
- Maricopa High SchoolHigh · 1,840 students
- Desert Sunrise High SchoolHigh · 1,261 students
- Santa Cruz Elementary SchoolElementary · 941 students
- Butterfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 920 students
- Desert Wind Middle SchoolMiddle · 898 students
- Maricopa Elementary SchoolElementary · 883 students
Other schools in MARICOPA
- Maricopa High SchoolHigh · 1,840 students
- Legacy Traditional School - MaricopaCombined · 1,363 students
- Desert Sunrise High SchoolHigh · 1,261 students
- Santa Cruz Elementary SchoolElementary · 941 students
- Heritage Academy MaricopaHigh · 937 students
- Butterfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 920 students
Nearby schools
- Maricopa High School0.4 mi · 1,840
- Maricopa Elementary School0.6 mi · 883
- Maricopa Virtual Academy1.0 mi · 140
- Student Choice High School - Maricopa1.3 mi · 162
- Butterfield Elementary School1.3 mi · 920
- Santa Rosa Elementary School2.3 mi · 527
Frequently asked questions
About Maricopa Wells Middle SchoolHow large is Maricopa Wells Middle School?
Maricopa Wells Middle School enrolls approximately 940 students in grades 06-08.
Is Maricopa Wells Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Maricopa Wells Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Maricopa Wells Middle School have?
Maricopa Wells Middle School employs 46 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Maricopa Wells Middle School?
At Maricopa Wells Middle School, the student body is approximately 21% White, 46% Hispanic, 18% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Maricopa Wells Middle School?
Maricopa Wells Middle School is overseen by Maricopa Unified School District (4441) in Pinal County.
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