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.
WalletHub claimed Arizona’s school system ranked among the worst across U.S. for class size, performance, funding, safety, and instructors’ credentials.
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.
Ethnicities in Maricopa County in 2022-23 School Year
Enrollment Demographics in Maricopa County Districts During 2022-23 School Year
| 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 |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Osborn Elementary District• Morristown Elementary District• Nadaburg Unified School District• State of Arizona Department of Education• Cave Creek Unified School District• Buckeye Union High School District• Liberty Elementary District• Isaac Elementary District• Scottsdale Unified District• Fowler Elementary District• Mobile Elementary District• Queen Creek Unified District• Glendale Elementary District• Wickenburg Unified District• Creighton Elementary District• Agua Fria Union High School District• Peoria Unified School District• Washington Elementary District• Laveen Elementary School District• Chandler Unified District Board• Tempe Elementary School District• Tolleson Elementary District• Dysart Unified School District• Gilbert Unified District• Murphy Elementary District• Union Elementary District• Madison Elementary District• Cartwright Elementary District• Mesa Unified District• Deer Valley Unified District• Aguila Elementary District• Sentinel Elementary District• Palo Verde Elementary District (4275)• Fountain Hills Unified District• Alhambra Elementary School District• Tolleson Union High School District Board• Riverside Elementary District• Paloma School District• Roosevelt Elementary District• Litchfield Elementary District• Paradise Valley Unified District• Dysart Unified District• Buckeye Elementary District• Tempe Union High School• Glendale Union High School District Board• Phoenix Union High School District Board• Kyrene Elementary District• Higley Unified School District• Gila Bend Unified District (4238)• Avondale Elementary District• Arlington Elementary District• Littleton Elementary District• Saddle Mountain Unified School District
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