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Maricopa Unified School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in California for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public high school serving 84 students in Maricopa Unified School District. This district's average high testing ranking is 3/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public high schools in California.
Public High School in Maricopa Unified School District have an average math proficiency score of 20% (versus the California public high school average of 28%), and reading proficiency score of 20% (versus the 51% statewide average).
Public High School in Maricopa Unified School District have a Graduation Rate of 80%, which is less than the California average of 87%.
The school with highest graduation rate is Maricopa High School, with ≥80% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in California or national school graduation rate statistics.
Minority enrollment is 43% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the California public high school average of 77% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (CA)
# Schools
3 Schools
2,826 Schools
# Students
318 Students
2,020,187 Students
# Teachers
20 Teachers
101,258 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
District Rank
Maricopa Unified School District, which is ranked #1815 of all 1,931 school districts in California (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#1850 out of 1941 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
6-9%
33%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
15-19%
47%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
10-14%
29%
Graduation Rate
≥80%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.54
0.65
# American Indian Students
7 Students
10,744 Students
% American Indian Students
2%
1%
# Asian Students
n/a
238,325 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
12%
# Hispanic Students
159 Students
1,088,027 Students
% Hispanic Students
50%
54%
# Black Students
3 Students
102,494 Students
% Black Students
1%
5%
# White Students
147 Students
460,449 Students
% White Students
46%
23%
# Hawaiian Students
2 Students
9,014 Students
% Hawaiian Students
1%
n/a
# Two or more races Students
n/a
103,001 Students
% of Two or more races Students
n/a
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
18
# Students in K Grade:
23
22,406
# Students in 1st Grade:
28
18,976
# Students in 2nd Grade:
24
18,670
# Students in 3rd Grade:
31
18,995
# Students in 4th Grade:
26
19,014
# Students in 5th Grade:
25
19,370
# Students in 6th Grade:
25
26,291
# Students in 7th Grade:
26
36,245
# Students in 8th Grade:
26
38,229
# Students in 9th Grade:
17
447,954
# Students in 10th Grade:
22
448,650
# Students in 11th Grade:
24
451,877
# Students in 12th Grade:
21
453,492
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $37,660 is higher than the state median of $21,485. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $21,145 is higher than the state median of $19,787. The school district spending/student has declined by 20% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$12 MM
$116,387 MM
Spending
$7 MM
$107,188 MM
Revenue / Student
$37,660
$21,485
Spending / Student
$21,145
$19,787
Best Maricopa Unified School District Public High Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Maricopa High School
Magnet School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
955 Stanislaus St.
Maricopa, CA 93252
(661) 769-8231
Maricopa, CA 93252
(661) 769-8231
Grades: 9-12
| 84 students
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