Maricopa Middle

Maricopa Middle operates as a rural-scale 6-8 campus in Maricopa, California, overseen by Maricopa Unified. Current enrollment sits at 71 students spanning grades 6 through 8. That puts it 89% smaller than the typical public school in California, which averages around 659 students.

Maricopa Middle is one of 3 schools operated by Maricopa Unified, a district that hosts 276 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Maricopa Middle logs that 58% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 35% White, 6% Native American. Compared to Kern County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, The school employs 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 20.7:1 average. An estimated 96% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Kern County (around 76%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Maricopa Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 22.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 12.1%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Kern County put median household earnings sit near $70,210, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. Maricopa Middle is one of 279 public schools in Kern County (combined enrollment of about 197,431 students).

The closest other public school is Maricopa High, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Maricopa Middle. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Maricopa Middle at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 27.4%.

Maricopa Middle operates from a rural location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Maricopa Middle has climbed 11%, going from 64 students in 2018 to 71 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 64% to 35% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 15.8:1 in 2025.

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