Maricopa Elementary

Maricopa Elementary is one of the tiny elementary campuss in Maricopa, California, operated by Maricopa Unified, with 133 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 71% leaner than the state mean of about 465.

Maricopa Unified runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 276 students. Maricopa Elementary is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Maricopa Elementary shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 65%. Other groups include 34% White. The wider county runs roughly 57% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Maricopa Elementary has 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Roughly 98% of students at Maricopa Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Kern County (around 76%), the school's rate is north of typical.

With demographic context factored in, Maricopa Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 21.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 12.4%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Kern County shows median household earnings sit near $70,210, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. In all, Kern County runs 279 public schools (combined enrollment of about 197,431 students), of which Maricopa Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Heartland Charter, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Maricopa Elementary ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 27.3%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Maricopa Elementary's enrollment has declined 11% since 2018, when it stood at 150 (now 133). Hispanic enrollment moved from 34% to 65% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 20.8:1 in 2018 to 17.7:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Maricopa Elementary community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.