Christine Ramirez, Principal | Peralta Elementary School
Christine Ramirez, Principal | Peralta Elementary School
Data showed that Pinal County welcomed 55,435 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, African American students made up 7.2% of the student body making them the third most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 92 schools in Pinal County, Maricopa High School recorded the highest enrollment of African American students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 308 students, making up 14.1% of the school's total student body.
In 2022 Arizona had roughly one teacher for every 19 students, compared to the national average of one teacher for 16 students. Teachers handling a higher number of students was found to have negative consequences for students' school performance.
WalletHub claimed Arizona's school system ranked among the worst across U.S. for class size, performance, funding, safety, and instructors' credentials.
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 2022-23 School Year
Enrollment in Pinal County Schools During 2022-23 School Year
| School name | % of African American Students | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| Maricopa High School | 14.1% | 2,184 |
| Casa Grande Union High School | 4.4% | 2,129 |
| Vista Grande High School | 3.7% | 1,782 |
| Eduprize School | 3.3% | 1,641 |
| Legacy Traditional School - Casa Grande | 3.9% | 1,539 |
| Poston Butte High School | 9.9% | 1,387 |
| Combs High School | 4.5% | 1,355 |
| Legacy Traditional School - Maricopa | 13.9% | 1,265 |
| Legacy Traditional School - Queen Creek | 3% | 1,101 |
| Apache Junction High School | 1.2% | 993 |
| American Leadership Academy Anthem South Campus | 5.5% | 951 |
| Maricopa Wells Middle School | 13.9% | 931 |
| The Grande Innovation | 3.3% | 827 |
| San Tan Foothills High School | 8.5% | 816 |
| Desert Wind Middle School | 16.1% | 813 |
| Walker Butte K-8 | 9.5% | 812 |
| Saddleback Elementary School | 12.5% | 795 |
| Leading Edge Academy Maricopa | 15.1% | 795 |
| Villago Middle School | 6% | 794 |
| Florence High School | 6.3% | 793 |
| Cactus Middle School | 5.4% | 777 |
| Butterfield Elementary School | 10.6% | 773 |
| Florence K-8 | 3.1% | 770 |
| Santa Cruz Elementary School | 14.8% | 758 |
| Arizona City Elementary School | 6.6% | 742 |
| Anthem Elementary School | 5.3% | 739 |
| Circle Cross K8 STEM Academy | 6.6% | 739 |
| West Elementary School | 10.7% | 728 |
| Maricopa Elementary School | 13.2% | 722 |
| American Leadership Academy San Tan Valley K-6 | 6.1% | 719 |
| San Tan Heights Elementary | 8.4% | 666 |
| McCartney Ranch Elementary School | 4.2% | 659 |
| J.O. Combs Middle School | 3.5% | 654 |
| Casa Grande Middle School | 7.4% | 646 |
| Coolidge High School | 11% | 638 |
| Copper Basin | 8.5% | 635 |
| Skyline Ranch Elementary School | 6.4% | 576 |
| Magma Ranch K8 School | 5.6% | 573 |
| Ellsworth Elementary School | 4.8% | 564 |
| Ranch Elementary School | 3.1% | 546 |
| Desert Vista Elementary School | 2.6% | 530 |
| Imagine Preparatory Coolidge | 6.5% | 526 |
| Heartland Ranch Elementary School | 10.3% | 525 |
| Cholla Elementary School | 5.3% | 507 |
| Palo Verde School | 8.3% | 495 |
| Santa Rosa Elementary School | 14.5% | 484 |
| Ironwood School | 4.4% | 477 |
| Saguaro Elementary School | 7.2% | 473 |
| Desert Willow Elementary School | 3.8% | 469 |
| Kathryn Sue Simonton Elementary | 4.3% | 467 |
| Mesquite Elementary School | 5.8% | 464 |
| Cottonwood Elementary School | 8.6% | 444 |
| Red Rock Elementary School | 5.2% | 442 |
| Jack Harmon Elementary School | 6.8% | 425 |
| Pima Butte Elementary School | 10.8% | 424 |
| Toltec Elementary School | 5.7% | 385 |
| Leading Edge Academy Mountain View | 6.6% | 364 |
| Coolidge Junior High School | 10.8% | 362 |
| Santa Cruz Valley Union High School | 7.2% | 334 |
| Eloy Junior High School | 9.1% | 286 |
| Eloy Intermediate School | 10.8% | 259 |
| Combs Traditional Academy | 5.7% | 227 |
| ASU Preparatory Academy - Casa Grande HS | 9.4% | 224 |
| Mountain Vista Academy | 12.2% | 197 |
| Florence Virtual Academy | 17.6% | 187 |
| Coolidge Alternative Program | 9.4% | 170 |
ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY
Evergreen Elementary School• Casa Grande Middle School• Coolidge Alternative Program• San Tan Foothills High School• Apache Trail High School• Picacho School• Skyline D5• Cottonwood Elementary School• McCartney Ranch Elementary School• San Tan Heights Elementary School• Eloy Intermediate School• Poston Butte High School• Ranch Elementary School• Mary C. O'Brien Elementary School• Cholla Elementary School• Mesquite Elementary School• Toltec Elementary School• Heartland Ranch Elementary School• Four Peaks Elementary School• Ellsworth Elementary School• Santa Cruz Valley Union High School• Florence High School• Maricopa Wells Middle School• Saddleback Elementary School• Arizona City Elementary School• Copper Basin• Mountain Vista School• Red Rock Elementary School• Apache Junction High School• Coolidge High School• Butterfield Elementary School• Pima Butte Elementary School• Desert Willow Elementary School• Imagine Superstition Middle School• Peralta Trail Elementary School• Ala San Tan• Ray Jr/Sr High School• Legacy Traditional School - Casa Grande• Stanfield Elementary School• Eduprize School• John F. Kennedy School• Combs High School• Vista Grande High School• Skyline Ranch Elementary School• San Manuel High School• Asu Preparatory Academy - Casa Grande Hs• Combs Traditional Academy• Casa Grande Union High School• The Grande Innovation• Maricopa Elementary School• Maricopa High School• Imagine Preparatory Coolidge• Ray Elementary School• American Leadership Academy Anthem South Campus• Avalon Elementary School• Legacy Traditional School - Queen Creek• Cactus Canyon Junior High School• Florence K-8• Sacaton Middle School• Santa Rosa Elementary School• Desert Vista Elementary School• Ppep Tec - Alice S. Paul Learning Center• San Manuel Jr. High School• Circle Cross K8 Stem Academy• Sacaton Elementary School• Villago Middle School• Palo Verde School• Desert Wind Middle School• Pinnacle High School - Casa Grande• Anthem Elementary School• Mountain Vista Academy• Eloy Junior High School• Ironwood School• Imagine Preparatory Superstition• First Avenue Elementary School• Superior Junior/Senior High School• Santa Cruz Center for Success• J.o. Combs Middle School• Villa Oasis Interscholastic Center for Education (Voice)• Kathryn Sue Simonton Elementary School• Leading Edge Academy Mountain View• Jack Harmon Elementary School• Magma Ranch K8 School• Legacy Traditional School - Maricopa• Walker Butte K-8• West Elementary School• Florence Virtual Academy• Cactus Middle School• Leading Edge Academy Maricopa• Santa Cruz Elementary School• Saguaro Elementary School
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