Saddleback Elementary School

Set in MARICOPA, Arizona, Saddleback Elementary School is a big elementary-level community, overseen by Maricopa Unified School District (4441). It works with 811 students across grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Arizona's public schools average about 451 students each, so Saddleback Elementary School sits 80% bigger than that benchmark.

Saddleback Elementary School is one of 11 schools operated by Maricopa Unified School District (4441), a district that hosts 9,568 students overall.

Demographically, Saddleback Elementary School records that 46% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school logs 21% White, 13% Black, 9% multiracial, 8% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 30% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Saddleback Elementary School has 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Saddleback Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Pinal County put median household earnings sit near $80,266, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Pinal County's 155 public schools (combined enrollment of about 63,837 students), Saddleback Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Leading Edge Academy Maricopa, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Saddleback Elementary School has increased 41%, going from 577 students in 2018 to 811 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 29% to 21% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 in 2025.

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