Pinal County Education: 595 Asian students were enrolled in schools in 2021-22 school year

Florence K-8 Principal Stephen (Rusty) Smith (2023)
Florence K-8 Principal Stephen (Rusty) Smith (2023)
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There were 595 Asian students enrolled in Pinal County schools in the 2021-22 school year, 23.7% more than the previous year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

Data showed that Pinal County welcomed 54,190 students during the 2021-22 school year. Among them, Asian students made up 1.1% of the student body, making them the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 114 schools in Pinal County, EDUPRIZE SCHOOL Gilbert recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2021-22 school year, with a total of 62 Asian students.

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 markets for school quality, student success, and teacher-to-student ratio.

Some data provided by the Arizona Department of Education may be incomplete due to the Family and Educational Rights and Privacy Act.

Ethnicities in Pinal County in 2021-22 School Year
Enrollment in Pinal County Schools During 2021-22 School Year
School name % of Asian students Total enrollment
ASU Preparatory Academy – Casa Grande HS 5.7% 194
EDUPRIZE SCHOOL Gilbert 3.9% 1,585
Pima Butte Elementary School 2.8% 429
Maricopa High School 2.2% 2,620
Legacy Traditional School – Maricopa 2.2% 1,201
San Tan Foothills High School 2.2% 906
Saddleback Elementary School 2.2% 689
Butterfield Elementary School 2.2% 636
Happy Valley School East Campus 2.2% 509
Maricopa Elementary School 2% 662
San Tan Heights Elementary 1.9% 796
Circle Cross K8 STEM Academy 1.6% 673
Desert Wind Middle School 1.6% 755
Florence High School 1.5% 815
Magma Ranch K8 School 1.5% 794
Poston Butte High School 1.3% 1,429
Casa Grande Union High School 1.2% 1,992
Anthem Elementary School 1.2% 976
Vista Grande High School 1.1% 1,635
Legacy Traditional School – Casa Grande 1.1% 1,315
Combs High School 1% 1,427
Legacy Traditional School – Queen Creek 1% 1,319
Eduprize School 1,679
Mary C. O’Brien Elementary School 118
Florence K-8 706
Ray Elementary School 193
Ray JR/SR High School 194
First Avenue Elementary School 237
San Manuel Jr. High School 112
San Manuel High School 194
John F. Kennedy School 182
Superior Junior/Senior High School 160
Maricopa Wells Middle School 854
West Elementary School 658
Coolidge Junior High School 317
Coolidge High School 616
Four Peaks Elementary School 563
Desert Vista Elementary School 597
Cactus Canyon Junior High 546
Apache Junction High School 995
Mountain Vista School 391
J.O. Combs Middle School 659
Cottonwood Elementary School 374
Evergreen Elementary School 21
Palo Verde School 402
Saguaro Elementary School 469
Casa Grande Middle School 651
Cholla Elementary School 494
Ironwood School 476
Mesquite Elementary School 469
Red Rock Elementary School 432
Curiel School 234
Eloy Intermediate School 252
Eloy Junior High School 264
Sacaton Elementary 281
Sacaton Middle School 201
Toltec Elementary School 338
Stanfield Elementary School 411
Picacho School 160
Santa Cruz Valley Union High School 272
Villa Oasis Interscholastic Center For Education (voice) 84
Pinnacle High School – Casa Grande 38
Akimel O’Otham Pee Posh (K-2) 21
CAVIT – Central Arizona Valley Institute of Technology 42
Walker Butte K-8 672
Peralta Trail Elementary School 363
Cactus Middle School 791
Kathryn Sue Simonton Elementary 502
Santa Rosa Elementary School 438
Avalon Elementary 301
Copper Basin 610
Jack Harmon Elementary School 458
Skyline Ranch Elementary School 559
Desert Willow Elementary School 450
Santa Cruz Elementary School 603
Ellsworth Elementary School 562
Heartland Ranch Elementary School 443
McCartney Ranch Elementary School 643
Villago Middle School 798
Imagine Coolidge Elementary 599
Imagine Prep Superstition 357
Ranch Elementary School 501
Skyline D5 223
Imagine Prep Coolidge 513
Imagine Superstition Middle 127
Santa Cruz Center for Success 30
Florence Virtual Academy 323
Combs Traditional Academy 272
Early Childhood Learning Center 152
Leading Edge Academy Mountain View 409
Arizona City Elementary School 654
Mountain Vista Academy 208
Coolidge Alternative Program 176
The Grande Innovation 780
ARCHES Academy 57
A+ Charter Schools 248
Maricopa Virtual Academy 367
Combs Online School for Success 163
CGESD Online Learning Academy 273
Casa Grande Union High School District Online 178
EDUPRIZE ONLINE INSTRUCTION 81
Coolidge Virtual Academy 208
Early Childhood Learning Center 167
Combs Center for Success High School 44


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