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Santa Cruz Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

19845 N Costa Del Sol, Maricopa, AZ 85138 · (520) 568-5170 · Part of Maricopa Unified School District

Maricopa’s School Grade B− better than 53% of Arizona school districts

Directions
Students
941
Students per teacher
18:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Santa Cruz Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 57% of Arizona’s public schools
  • Enrollment up 68.6% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Maricopa kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

Where Maricopa kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–6Santa Cruz Elementary SchoolYou are here
7–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 31.2%
Reading / language arts34%
State average 38.5%

Its own letter, B, places these results among Arizona’s 1,781 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

19845 N Costa Del Sol, Maricopa

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K9
Kindergarten132
Grade 1142
Grade 2141
Grade 3173
Grade 4170
Grade 5172
Ungraded2
Enrollment over time
558’20
608’21
764’22
852’23
941’24

Up 68.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 52%Black 18%White 17%Two or more races 8%American Indian/Alaska Native 3%Asian 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Santa Cruz Elementary School from Maricopa families.

Other schools in Maricopa Unified School District

The district →
Butterfield Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Maricopa
B+
920 students16:1
Maricopa Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Maricopa
B−
883 students16:1
Saddleback Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Maricopa
B−
811 students13:1
Santa Rosa Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Maricopa
B
527 students18:1
Pima Butte Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Maricopa
B+
407 students16:1
Maricopa Virtual Academy
Other · Grades K–12 · Maricopa
140 students21:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Arizona’s other public schools; Maricopa’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.