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Maricopa Unified School District (4441) Schools
Maricopa Unified School District (4441) is a public school district in Arizona, based in Pinal County (Maricopa). SchoolGrade grades 10 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Maricopa Unified School District (4441) on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Maricopa Unified School District (4441)
9 of 10 schools in Maricopa Unified School District (4441) carry a SchoolGrade (1 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
B: 1C: 5D: 3
Best schools in Maricopa Unified School District (4441)
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- B Pima Butte Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C+ Butterfield Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- C Santa Rosa Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C Santa Cruz Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C- Saddleback Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C- Maricopa Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D Desert Wind Middle School (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D- Maricopa Wells Middle School (Middle school, underperforms expectations)
- D- Maricopa High School (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Maricopa Unified School District (4441)
High schools (1)
- D- Maricopa High School, Maricopa
Middle and junior high schools (2)
- D Desert Wind Middle School, Maricopa
- D- Maricopa Wells Middle School, Maricopa
Elementary and primary schools (6)
- C+ Butterfield Elementary School, Maricopa
- C- Maricopa Elementary School, Maricopa
- B Pima Butte Elementary School, Maricopa
- C- Saddleback Elementary School, Maricopa
- C Santa Cruz Elementary School, Maricopa
- C Santa Rosa Elementary School, Maricopa
Other schools and academies (1)
- Maricopa Virtual Academy, Maricopa
Where Maricopa Unified School District (4441) schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Maricopa (10)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Arizona
- County: Pinal County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: small suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 9,225 students with 502 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,075 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0404720
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Casa Grande Union High School District (4453) (3 schools, 16 mi)
- Kyrene Elementary District (4267) (26 schools, 17 mi)
- Tempe Union High School District (4287) (7 schools, 20 mi)
- Casa Grande Elementary District (4446) (13 schools, 22 mi)
- Chandler Unified District #80 (4242) (44 schools, 22 mi)
- Laveen Elementary District (4276) (10 schools, 23 mi)
- Union Elementary District (4277) (3 schools, 24 mi)
- Roosevelt Elementary District (4279) (19 schools, 24 mi)
Questions about Maricopa Unified School District (4441)
How many schools are in Maricopa Unified School District (4441)?
SchoolGrade grades 10 public schools in Maricopa Unified School District (4441), across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Maricopa Unified School District (4441) serve?
The largest by graded schools: Maricopa.
How good are the schools in Maricopa Unified School District (4441)?
Across the 9 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C-, with 28.4% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 30.8%. 67% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Maricopa Unified School District (4441)?
9,225 students were enrolled in Maricopa Unified School District (4441) in the 2023-24 school year, about 18.4 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Maricopa Unified School District (4441)?
Maricopa Unified School District (4441) is in Arizona, based in Pinal County, with its district office in Maricopa. Its boundary covers about 158 sq mi.