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Best public schools in Maricopa, AZ

22 public schools in Maricopa: 8 elementary · 2 middle · 4 high · 2 K-8 · 6 combined. Ranked by our score, based on 2024-25 state test results.

Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across Arizona.

Elementary schools

8 schools in Maricopa, best first
1
Pima Butte Elementary School 67.3
Maricopa Unified School District (4441) · Grades PK-5 · 415 students
ELA 46%Math 39%Science 55%
#190 of 580 in Arizona
2
Santa Rosa Elementary School 55.3
Maricopa Unified School District (4441) · Grades PK-6 · 538 students
ELA 45%Math 31%Science 40%
#260 of 580 in Arizona
3
Butterfield Elementary School 40.1
Maricopa Unified School District (4441) · Grades PK-5 · 860 students
ELA 29%Math 30%Science 30%
#348 of 580 in Arizona
4
Maricopa Elementary School 37.2
Maricopa Unified School District (4441) · Grades PK-6 · 851 students
ELA 28%Math 29%Science 30%
#365 of 580 in Arizona
5
Santa Cruz Elementary School 31.5
Maricopa Unified School District (4441) · Grades PK-6 · 852 students
ELA 28%Math 24%Science 24%
#398 of 580 in Arizona
6
Saddleback Elementary School 27.9
Maricopa Unified School District (4441) · Grades PK-6 · 712 students
ELA 25%Math 26%Science 21%
#418 of 580 in Arizona
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Saddleback Preschool —
Maricopa Unified School District (4441) · Grades PK · 0 students
No published test results
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Santa Rosa Preschool —
Maricopa Unified School District (4441) · Grades PK · 0 students
No published test results

Middle schools

2 schools in Maricopa, best first
1
Maricopa Wells Middle School 40.2
Maricopa Unified School District (4441) · Grades 6-8 · 903 students
ELA 33%Math 12%Science 19%
#113 of 188 in Arizona
2
Desert Wind Middle School 31.6
Maricopa Unified School District (4441) · Grades 6-8 · 903 students
ELA 27%Math 11%Science 22%
#129 of 188 in Arizona

High schools

4 schools in Maricopa
1
Desert Sunrise High School 34.5
Maricopa Unified School District (4441) · Grades 9-12 · 1,016 students
ELA 33%Math 18%Science 15%
#144 of 219 in Arizona
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CAVIT - Desert Sunrise High School —
Central Arizona Valley Institute of Technology (79385) · Grades 9-12 · 2 students
No published test results
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CAVIT - Maricopa Unified —
Central Arizona Valley Institute of Technology (79385) · Grades 9-12 · 1 students
No published test results
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Student Choice High School - Maricopa —
GAR LLC dba Student Choice High School (78997) · Grades 9-12 · Charter · 9 students
No published test results

K-8 schools

2 schools in Maricopa
1
Leading Edge Academy Maricopa 51.3
Leading Edge Academy Maricopa (90637) · Grades K-8 · Charter · 824 students
ELA 38%Math 29%Science 24%
#241 of 494 in Arizona
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Mobile Elementary School —
Mobile Elementary District (4253) · Grades K-8 · 31 students
No published test results

Combined schools

6 schools in Maricopa, best first
1
Legacy Traditional School - Maricopa 64.9
Legacy Traditional School - Maricopa (88360) · Grades K-10 · Charter · 1,312 students
ELA 54%Math 43%Science 44%
#43 of 121 in Arizona
2
Heritage Academy Maricopa 64.0
Heritage Academy Maricopa Inc. (1002080) · Grades 6-12 · Charter · 923 students
ELA 59%Math 38%Science 45%
#44 of 121 in Arizona
3
Maricopa High School 23.6
Maricopa Unified School District (4441) · Grades 6-12 · 2,041 students
ELA 29%Math 21%Science 19%
#93 of 121 in Arizona
4
A+ Charter Schools 16.1
A+ Charter Schools (1000166) · Grades 6-12 · Charter · 306 students
ELA 33%Math 12%Science 12%
#102 of 121 in Arizona
5
Sequoia Pathway Academy 12.0
Edkey Inc. - Sequoia Pathway Academy (92226) · Grades K-12 · Charter · 752 students
ELA 27%Math 15%Science 12%
#107 of 121 in Arizona
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Maricopa Virtual Academy —
Maricopa Unified School District (4441) · Grades K-12 · 134 students
No published test results

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