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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 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 78 students in Maricopa Unified School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in California.
Public Middle School in Maricopa Unified School District have an average math proficiency score of 5% (versus the California public middle school average of 31%), and reading proficiency score of 22% (versus the 46% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 60% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the California public middle school average of 78% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (CA)
# Schools
3 Schools
3,501 Schools
# Students
306 Students
1,854,363 Students
# Teachers
22 Teachers
87,821 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Maricopa Unified School District, which is ranked #1810 of all 1,925 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
0.53
0.64
% American Indian
2%
1%
% Asian
n/a
11%
% Hispanic
55%
55%
% Black
1%
5%
% White
41%
22%
% Hawaiian
1%
n/a
% Two or more races
n/a
6%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $39,137 is higher than the state median of $19,974. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $21,974 is higher than the state median of $18,396. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$12 MM
$116,387 MM
Spending
$7 MM
$107,188 MM
Revenue / Student
$39,137
$19,974
Spending / Student
$21,974
$18,396
Best Maricopa Unified School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Maricopa Middle School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
955 Stanislaus St.
Maricopa, CA 93252
(661) 769-8231
Maricopa, CA 93252
(661) 769-8231
Grades: 6-8
| 78 students
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