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What's the one class at Santa Cruz Elementary School every student should take?
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Enrollment
941
Elementary
DISTRICT 748 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARICOPA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT (4441)·NCES 040472002665
Santa Cruz Elementary School
19845 N COSTA DEL SOL, MARICOPA, AZ 85138 · (520) 568-5170 · Pinal County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL941 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 38% of Arizona public elementary schools
- B-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.
- DThree-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
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
52 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 9 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 132 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 142 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 141 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 173 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 170 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 172 | 18% |
| Ungraded | 2 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (132) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (172).
Student demographics
66%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
Test scores
AASA 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
28.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . -18.0pp since 2017
Math
24.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -29.0pp 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 24 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 18 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 29 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.0% | 24.0% |
| 2023-24 | 33.0% | 25.0% |
| 2022-23 | 35.0% | 25.0% |
| 2021-22 | 37.0% | 32.0% |
| 2020-21 | 34.0% | 27.0% |
| 2018-19 | 42.0% | 43.0% |
| 2017-18 | 46.0% | 53.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Santa Cruz Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Pinal County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #664 of 1,072 ▼ 29 | #23 of 54 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #696 of 1,072 ▼ 106 | #30 of 54 ▼ 12 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -8.5pp | #110 of 930 | #10 of 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 941 | #52 of 1,223 | #3 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #634 of 991 | #30 of 53 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.6% | #130 of 1,007 | #12 of 53 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +133.5% | #1 of 256 | #1 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 2024-25Enrollment
941
+383 (+69%) vs 2020
+101% since 2010-11, when it was 468
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 941 | 52 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 852 | 55 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 764 | 44 | 17.4:1 | 59% (450) |
| 2020-21 | 558 | 33 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 403 | 23.9 | 16.9:1 | 56% (225) |
| 2015-16 | 460 | 19 | 24.2:1 | 72% (330) |
| 2010-11 | 468 | 39 | 12.0:1 | 51% (241) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Santa Cruz Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 133% (403 to 941); teachers up 118% (23.9 to 52).
About Santa Cruz Elementary School
Students in MARICOPA, Arizona, attend Santa Cruz Elementary School, a large elementary school. It had 941 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 6. Elementary schools in Arizona have about 451 students on average; enrollment here is 109% higher.
Within Maricopa Unified School District (4441), Santa Cruz Elementary School is one of 11 schools. The district enrolls 9,568 students.
The student body at Santa Cruz Elementary School is 53% Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 18% Black, 17% White, 8% multiracial, and 3% Native American. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 30%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 66%.
For every teacher at Santa Cruz Elementary School, there are about 18.1 students; the school has 52 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Arizona, 17.0:1, is lower.
Santa Cruz Elementary School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 38% of Arizona public elementary schools.
The school is in Pinal County, where the median household earns about $80,266 a year, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Santa Cruz Elementary School shares Pinal County with 154 other public schools.
About 0.7 miles separate Santa Cruz Elementary School from the closest public school, Desert Wind Middle School. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
Under the NCES locale system, Santa Cruz Elementary School is Suburb: Small.
Santa Cruz Elementary School had 558 students in 2020-21 and 941 in 2024-25, according to federal records. Those counts may cover different grade spans. The ratio of students to teachers went from 16.9:1 to 18.1:1 over the same years.
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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
- Maricopa Wells Middle SchoolMiddle · 940 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
- Maricopa Wells Middle SchoolMiddle · 940 students
- Heritage Academy MaricopaHigh · 937 students
- Butterfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 920 students
Nearby schools
- Desert Wind Middle School0.7 mi · 898
- Desert Sunrise High School2.3 mi · 1,261
- Heritage Academy Maricopa3.2 mi · 883
- Heritage Academy Maricopa3.2 mi · 937
- Legacy Traditional School - Maricopa3.2 mi · 1,363
- Sequoia Pathway Academy3.2 mi · 674
Frequently asked questions
About Santa Cruz Elementary SchoolHow large is Santa Cruz Elementary School?
Santa Cruz Elementary School enrolls approximately 941 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Santa Cruz Elementary School serve?
Santa Cruz Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Santa Cruz Elementary School have?
Santa Cruz Elementary School employs 52 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Santa Cruz Elementary School?
Student demographics at Santa Cruz Elementary School are roughly 17% White, 53% Hispanic, 18% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Santa Cruz Elementary School in?
Santa Cruz Elementary School is part of Maricopa Unified School District (4441).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.