AZ Superintendent of Education Thomas C. Horne 2023 | Arizona State Department of Education
AZ Superintendent of Education Thomas C. Horne 2023 | Arizona State Department of Education
Data showed that Hispanic students made up 46.3% of the 749,534 students in Maricopa County during the 2022-23 school year. They were the most represented ethnicity.
Among the 55 districts in Maricopa County, Mesa Unified District recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 26,958 students.
The main offices of all districts mentioned in this article are located in cities associated with Maricopa County.
A 2023 study from Scholaroo.com ranked Arizona last out of all U.S. states in terms of educational success, giving the state poor marks for school quality, student success, and teacher-to-student ratio.
In 2022 Arizona had roughly one teacher for every 19 students, compared to the national average of one teacher for 16 students. A higher student-to-teacher ratio has been found to negatively impact students' school performance.
| District | % of hispanic students enrolment | Total enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Isaac Elementary District | 92.8 | 4,914 |
| Sentinel Elementary District | 92.1 | 38 |
| Aguila Elementary District | 91.1 | 123 |
| Cartwright Elementary District | 89.5 | 14,092 |
| Murphy Elementary District | 89 | 1,231 |
| Paloma School District | 86.6 | 112 |
| Wilson Elementary District | 83.2 | 1,077 |
| Creighton Elementary District | 83 | 5,076 |
| Fowler Elementary District | 82.2 | 3,811 |
| Tolleson Elementary District | 81.8 | 2,853 |
| Phoenix Union High School District | 81.3 | 27,898 |
| Roosevelt Elementary District | 80.7 | 7,149 |
| Tolleson Union High School District | 78.6 | 13,741 |
| Alhambra Elementary District | 78.2 | 9,967 |
| Littleton Elementary District | 78.1 | 5,873 |
| Phoenix Elementary District | 77.6 | 5,148 |
| Pendergast Elementary District | 75.3 | 8,245 |
| Glendale Elementary District | 72 | 9,239 |
| Riverside Elementary District | 71.2 | 820 |
| Union Elementary District | 71 | 1,684 |
| Palo Verde Elementary District | 67.9 | 446 |
| Gila Bend Unified District | 67.8 | 469 |
| Avondale Elementary District | 66.2 | 5,889 |
| Arlington Elementary District | 64.9 | 279 |
| Buckeye Elementary District | 64.5 | 5,708 |
| Laveen Elementary District | 63.1 | 7,766 |
| Osborn Elementary District | 62.5 | 2,520 |
| Glendale Union High School District | 61.8 | 16,533 |
| Balsz Elementary District | 61.6 | 2,139 |
| Saddle Mountain Unified School District | 60.7 | 3,140 |
| Buckeye Union High School District | 60.1 | 5,414 |
| Liberty Elementary District | 56.3 | 4,448 |
| Washington Elementary School District | 55 | 19,278 |
| Tempe School District | 51.8 | 10,724 |
| Agua Fria Union High School District | 51.1 | 9,631 |
| Mesa Unified District | 46.6 | 57,909 |
| Litchfield Elementary District | 46.2 | 10,855 |
| Dysart Unified District | 42.7 | 23,134 |
| Nadaburg Unified School District | 41.2 | 1,219 |
| Tempe Union High School District | 41 | 12,639 |
| Mobile Elementary District | 40 | 30 |
| Wickenburg Unified District | 38.6 | 1,314 |
| Madison Elementary District | 37.8 | 5,832 |
| Peoria Unified School District | 37.5 | 36,506 |
| Paradise Valley Unified District | 33.5 | 27,913 |
| Kyrene Elementary District | 31.5 | 14,366 |
| Chandler Unified District #80 | 29.3 | 43,521 |
| Morristown Elementary District | 28.7 | 143 |
| Gilbert Unified District | 27.5 | 33,210 |
| Queen Creek Unified District | 23.7 | 13,771 |
| Scottsdale Unified District | 23.5 | 21,136 |
| Deer Valley Unified District | 22.1 | 33,185 |
| Higley Unified School District | 22 | 12,851 |
| Fountain Hills Unified District | 15.4 | 1,189 |
| Cave Creek Unified District | 14.5 | 4,488 |
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