Enrollment Analysis: Asian students comprised 4% of Maricopa County’s student body in 2022-23 school year

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There were 29,931 Asian students enrolled in Maricopa County schools in the 2022-23 school year, a 2% increase over from the 29,337 Asian students in the previous school year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

Data showed that Maricopa County welcomed 749,534 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Asian students made up 4% of the student body making them the third least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 1,009 schools in Maricopa County, BASIS Chandler recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 936 students, making up 81.6% 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 Maricopa County in 2022-23 School Year

Enrollment in Maricopa County Schools During 2022-23 School Year
School name% of Asian StudentsTotal Enrollment
Primavera – Online1.2%6,399
Arizona Virtual Academy1.6%5,110
Hamilton High School18.7%3,828
Chandler High School3.7%3,580
Westwood High School0.9%3,570
Mesa High School0.5%3,476
ASU Preparatory Academy Digital4.1%3,454
Red Mountain High School1.8%3,447
Mountain View High School1.1%3,372
Highland High School3.3%3,164
Dr. Camille Casteel High School2.4%3,126
Sequoia Choice School Arizona Distance Learning School0.8%3,062
West Point High School1.9%3,033
Desert Vista High School6.7%2,954
Perry High School7.7%2,804
Basha High School11%2,796
Mountain Ridge High School12.2%2,772
Corona Del Sol High School6.9%2,730
Liberty High School3.8%2,603
Arizona Connections Academy1.1%2,573
Sandra Day O’Connor High School5.8%2,567
Pinnacle High School4.9%2,481
American Leadership Academy, Gilbert2.4%2,474
Valley Vista High School1.3%2,452
Boulder Creek High School1.6%2,374
Dobson High School2.3%2,371
Gilbert High School3.7%2,349
Shadow Ridge High School1.7%2,317
Alhambra High School4.2%2,282
Desert Ridge High2.5%2,280
Tolleson Union High School1.3%2,255
Skyline High School1.2%2,249
Camelback High School0.9%2,241
American Leadership Academy – Ironwood2.3%2,227
Queen Creek High School2%2,225
Apollo High School4%2,198
Higley High School3.1%2,137
Millennium High School6.8%2,121
Williams Field High School4.7%2,114
Independence High School3.9%2,041
Chaparral High School6.7%2,038
Sunrise Mountain High School3.1%2,018
Canyon View High School2.4%2,014
Centennial High School3.4%2,006
Desert Edge High School2.7%1,991
Campo Verde High School3%1,985
Sierra Linda High School0.9%1,976
Mcclintock High School2.3%1,946
Ironwood High School4.4%1,922
Horizon High School2.4%1,912
Legacy Traditional School – Surprise2.9%1,895
Desert Mountain High School11.6%1,880
Paradise Honors Elementary School1.7%1,874
Paradise Valley High School9.1%1,872
Westview High School2.3%1,864
Verrado High School1.9%1,854
Raymond S. Kellis4.3%1,818
Glendale High School2.3%1,817
Metro Tech High School0.7%1,804
Willow Canyon High School2.6%1,787
Arizona College Prep Erie Campus32%1,767
Odyssey Institute for Advanced and International Studies1.6%1,761
Washington High School6.3%1,758
Agua Fria High School1.8%1,651
Barry Goldwater High School3.1%1,643
Deer Valley High School2.1%1,635
Arcadia High School2.2%1,603
Cactus Shadows High School1.8%1,588
Tempe High School1.1%1,581
Peoria High School3.4%1,563
Moon Valley High School3.6%1,489
Mesquite High School3.5%1,428
Dysart High School2.9%1,427
EDUPRIZE SCHOOL Gilbert3%1,415
Estrella Foothills High School0.9%1,397
Greenway High School3.8%1,347
Academy Of Math And Science Glendale1.6%1,245
Silver Valley Elementary2.3%1,235
Benjamin Franklin High School2.6%1,233
Santan Junior High School6.5%1,228
Lake Pleasant Elementary School1.6%1,227
Summit Academy2.9%1,227
Greenfield Junior High School2.4%1,202
Vistancia Elementary School2.2%1,173
Legacy Traditional School – West Surprise2.5%1,162
BASIS Chandler81.6%1,147
Cactus High School2.4%1,144
Bogle Junior High School8%1,141
Willie & Coy Payne Jr. High3.8%1,141
Faith Mather Sossaman Elementary School1.7%1,115
Shadow Mountain High School1.5%1,110
Cortez High School5.4%1,104
Legacy Traditional School – Chandler22.7%1,097
Highland Lakes School4%1,068
Sunset Heights Elementary School5.1%1,064
Legacy Traditional School – East Mesa3.5%1,045
West Wing School2.3%1,042
Sossaman Middle School2.3%1,040
Gateway Polytechnic Academy1.5%1,031
Great Hearts Academies – Anthem Preparatory8.4%1,029
Ridgeline Academy, Inc.2.1%1,021
Terramar Academy of the Arts4.6%1,016
Country Meadows Elementary School1.9%1,015
Belen Soto Elementary School1.2%998
BASIS Scottsdale59.6%993
Copper Trails2.9%993
Academy Of Math And Science Avondale1.5%988
Connolly Middle School1.8%984
Highland Junior High School3.5%979
Challenger Middle School4.7%978
BASIS Peoria68.7%974
Westwind Elementary School1.1%973
Frontier Elementary School4.2%971
Desert Ridge Junior High1.8%969
Greenfield Elementary School1.9%968
Kyrene Altadena Middle School5.5%959
Madison Richard Simis School1.8%955
Western Sky Middle School4%954
Augusta Ranch Elementary2%951
Kyrene Aprende Middle School4.3%945
Canyon Ridge School2.1%944
Oakwood Elementary School3.1%931
Horizon School4.6%926
Academy Of Math And Science South Mountain1.3%922
Paradise Honors High School3.4%915
Stetson Hills School4.5%912
Desert Thunder2.9%909
Desert Heights Charter School2.1%908
San Tan Elementary1.8%908
Hillcrest Middle School3.3%898
Sierra Verde STEAM Academy9.1%898
Great Hearts Academies – Trivium Preparatory10%894
Cocopah Middle School5.3%886
Garden Lakes Elementary School4%885
Parkridge Elementary2.4%885
Quentin Elementary School1.7%885
Lookout Mountain School1.9%881
Cheyenne Traditional School8.5%878
Vista del Sur Accelerated8.5%875
Great Hearts Academies – Scottsdale Preparatory School15.6%874
Cooley Middle School4.2%874
Catalina Ventura School10.1%872
Palo Verde Middle School6%871
Verrado Elementary School2.5%869
San Tan Charter School2.6%868
Sonoran Foothills School4%859
Willis Junior High School3.9%857
Barcelona Elementary School4.2%857
Granada Elementary School-West Campus3.6%854
Canyon Rim Elementary1.7%848
South Valley Junior High3.4%848
Charlotte Patterson Elementary3.4%847
BASIS Mesa30.7%837
Riggs Elementary School2.3%830
Chandler Traditional Academy – Independence55.6%819
Great Hearts Academies – Archway North Phoenix14.7%818
Highland Park Elementary School2.1%817
Horizon Honors Elementary School9.2%817
Ashland Elementary2.7%815
Arizona School For The Arts3.4%812
Diamond Canyon School2.2%807
Cotton Boll School4.7%804
Desert Harbor Elementary School3.5%803
Neely Traditional Academy12.5%803
Chaparral Elementary School2.4%803
Westwood Elementary School2.1%803
Madison Meadows School1.4%802
Littleton Elementary School1.7%802
Great Hearts Academies – Veritas Preparatory5.5%802
Mohave Middle School3.9%798
Canyon Springs STEM Academy1.9%798
Kingswood Elementary School1.8%791
Academy Of Math And Science Peoria Advanced2.8%791
Desert Mountain Elementary1.5%790
Coyote Hills Elementary School2.4%787
Fine Arts Academy1.8%787
Wigwam Creek Middle School2.5%786
Robert and Danell Tarwater Elementary11.5%784
Granada Elementary School-East Campus2%783
Copper King Elementary1.7%782
Desert Shadows Middle School4.1%781
Ingleside Middle School3.2%777
Harold W. Smith School2.3%774
BASIS Phoenix Primary60.1%770
Oasis Elementary School4%769
Sevilla Elementary School-East Campus5.1%767
Gateway Pointe Elementary1.7%765
Franklin at Brimhall Elementary2.1%765
West Point Elementary School2.5%763
Haley Elementary5.4%762
Sonoran Trails Middle School1.8%761
Collier Elementary School2.9%761
Bridges Elementary School4.6%757
Higley Traditional Academy7.9%755
Hartford Sylvia Encinas Elementary2.3%754
Las Sendas Elementary School1.7%747
BASIS Phoenix63.1%745
Arizona College Preparatory Oakland Campus52.2%741
James W. Rice Elementary School2.6%741
Patterson Elementary2.2%740
Copper Creek Elementary School2%736
Sunset Vista3.9%736
Chandler Traditional Academy – Liberty Campus12.9%735
Madison Traditional Academy3.8%734
Apache Elementary School4.2%733
Fireside Elementary School17.8%730
Alta Loma School2.3%729
John M. Andersen Junior High School4.7%724
Alhambra Traditional School5.5%723
Washington Elementary School2.8%720
Paseo Verde Elementary School3.2%719
Litchfield Elementary School2.4%718
Great Hearts Academies – Archway Veritas5.2%716
Great Hearts Academies – Chandler Preparatory18.3%712
Reid Traditional Schools’ Valley Academy61.2%708
Dreaming Summit Elementary2.7%703
Marshall Ranch Elementary School4.4%700
Cortina Elementary1.6%700
Horizon Honors Secondary School5.5%697
Roadrunner Elementary School7.8%691
BASIS Goodyear Primary13.8%690
BASIS Ahwatukee56.5%689
Cholla Middle School2.9%684
Wildflower Accelerated Academy1.9%683
Madison Heights Elementary School1.8%682
Mountain Trail Middle School2.8%681
T. Dale Hancock Elementary School5.7%680
Sheely Farms Elementary School2.4%679
Explorer Middle School3.7%678
Hopi Elementary School4.4%677
Desert Spirit4.3%676
Verrado Middle School2.4%675
Knox Gifted Academy50.4%672
Anna Marie Jacobson Elementary School8.9%672
Dr. Gary and Annette Auxier Elementary School2.1%671
BASIS Peoria Primary56%671
Palm Valley Elementary3.9%670
Copperwood School2.7%669
Sevilla Elementary School-West Campus4.3%667
Legend Springs Elementary4.1%666
Carol G. Peck Elementary School2.4%663
Towne Meadows Elementary School2.4%662
Cordova Elementary School3.2%658
Cherokee Elementary School6.2%656
Las Brisas Academy1.7%655
Santan Elementary8.4%651
Ocotillo School10.9%650
Heritage Academy Laveen3.5%650
Desert Sky Middle School2.6%648
Kyrene del Cielo School9.3%648
Eagleridge Enrichment Program2.5%645
John & Carol Carlson Elementary5.6%645
BASIS Chandler Primary – North Campus57.6%642
American Leadership Academy1.9%641
Canyon Breeze Elementary3.7%641
Finley Farms Elementary2%637
Chandler Traditional Academy – Goodman23.5%635
L. Thomas Heck Middle School3.5%634
Discovery School4%630
Western Peaks Elementary3%629
Centerra Mirage STEM Academy3.2%627
Desert Sage Elementary School2.4%625
Luke Elementary School6.7%623
Glendale American School6.4%622
Sahuaro Ranch Elementary School2.9%618
Kyrene del Pueblo Middle School3.7%615
Jack Barnes Elementary School2.6%615
Cochise Elementary School5.9%614
Desert Trails Elementary School7.2%613
Arrowhead Elementary School4.4%610
Great Hearts Academies – Glendale Preparatory13.1%610
Audrey & Robert Ryan Elementary8.9%609
Bernard Black Elementary School4.1%609
Weinberg Elementary School22.9%607
Chandler Traditional Academy-Freedom12.4%606
Mabel Padgett Elementary School3.5%606
Boulder Creek Elementary School3.5%605
Benjamin Franklin Charter School – Gilbert3.1%605
Basha Elementary8.4%605
Sundance Elementary School2.2%603
Adams Traditional Academy41.9%601
Park Meadows Elementary School6.5%599
Broadmor Elementary School3%598
Copper Ridge School3.5%598
Madrid Neighborhood School1.8%597
Synergy Public School2.3%596
Kyrene de las Brisas School5.2%595
Gilbert Classical Academy 7-1231.8%595
Candeo Peoria12.3%594
Ira A. Fulton Elementary School8.5%588
Carol Rae Ranch Elementary4.6%585
Spectrum Elementary6.3%584
Mirage Elementary School2.6%583
Norterra Canyon School4.8%583
Kyrene Traditional Academy9.3%581
Coronado Elementary School6.9%577
Sun Valley Academy2.1%575
Settlers Point Elementary1.9%573
Kyrene de la Mirada School10.9%567
Gavilan Peak School3.2%564
Corte Sierra Elementary School5%563
Barbara B. Robey Elementary School2.5%561
Alta Vista Elementary School6.1%559
Great Hearts Academies – Arete Preparatory7.9%558
Peoria Elementary School2.2%554
Maryland Elementary School4.9%553
Mountainside Middle School7.1%550
Quartz Hill Elementary School2.6%549
Sequoya Elementary School4.6%547
Paragon Science Academy24.3%547
Happy Valley School10.8%546
Sunset Ridge Elementary School4.9%546
Abraham Lincoln Traditional School5%544
Benjamin Franklin Charter School – Power3.4%536
Great Hearts Academies – Lincoln Preparatory22.9%536
Sky View Elementary School3%535
BASIS Scottsdale Primary – East Campus41.8%533
Kyrene del Milenio6%532
Great Hearts Academies – Archway Chandler17.5%532
Jane D. Hull Elementary6.3%527
Quail Run Elementary School3.8%526
Kiva Elementary School8.2%525
Sonoran Sky Elementary School6.1%524
Great Hearts Academies – North Phoenix Preparatory11.7%522
Sunset School3.8%521
Whispering Wind Academy4.2%518
Scott L. Libby Elementary School4.1%518
Roosevelt Elementary School2.3%517
Arroyo Elementary School2.7%517
Kyrene de la Sierra School6.2%514
Highland Preparatory3.5%514
Islands Elementary School5.3%509
Sanborn Elementary School4.1%507
Kyrene Monte Vista School5.3%505
Great Hearts Academies – Cicero Preparatory3.6%502
Kyrene De Los Lagos School2.8%499
ASU Preparatory Academy-Polytechnic Elementary4%498
BASIS Chandler Primary- South Campus75.8%496
Desert Canyon Elementary4.5%494
Desert Valley Elementary School4.3%493
Desert Canyon Middle School7.3%490
Greenbrier Elementary School2.7%490
Villa Montessori – Phoenix Campus2.9%490
BASIS Phoenix South Primary14%487
Copper Canyon Elementary School11%484
Sonoma Ranch Elementary School3.9%482
Great Hearts Academies – Archway Cicero5.6%480
Glendale Union Online3.3%480
Desert Palms Elementary School3.8%477
Shumway Leadership Academy5.7%475
Las Brisas Elementary School3.4%475
Reid Traditional Schools’ Painted Rock Academy21.4%473
Imagine Cortez Park Elementary27.3%472
Fountain Hills High School2.4%468
Wilson Elementary School3.2%466
Chandler Traditional Academy-Humphrey4.3%465
Desert Shadows Elementary School3.7%464
Rudy G. Bologna Elementary2.4%463
Playa del Rey Elementary School7.6%460
North Ranch Elementary School10.9%459
ASU Preparatory Academy-Polytechnic High School4.4%457
R.E. Simpson School3.8%452
American Leadership Academy, Higley3.8%452
Ira A. Murphy2.7%451
John M. Andersen Elementary School6.2%449
Tumbleweed Elementary School2.5%447
Happy Valley School East Campus2.5%446
Solano School4.1%443
Tempe Preparatory Academy7%443
C.I. Waggoner School2.7%442
Ironwood Elementary School2.9%441
Anasazi Elementary8.6%441
BASIS Scottsdale Primary – West Campus57.2%437
Heritage School3.7%435
North Pointe Preparatory4.1%435
Sunrise Middle School4.2%433
Kyrene de las Manitas School7.2%430
Mountain Shadows Elementary School4%429
Redfield Elementary School8.4%427
BASIS Phoenix Central Primary15.5%427
The Dobson Academy – A Ball Charter School3.8%425
Maie Bartlett Heard School2.6%422
Ball Charter Schools (Val Vista)5.3%418
Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center – Estrella6.1%412
Benchmark School5.6%410
Cactus Wren Elementary School5.1%409
Mesa Academy for Advanced Studies2.7%409
Self Development Charter School10%401
Kyrene de los Cerritos School5.1%394
Challenge Charter School10.2%393
Kaizen Education Foundation dba Maya High School4.1%393
Sonoran Science Academy – Phoenix8.9%380
University High School14%379
Ward Traditional Academy7.7%376
Maricopa Institute of Technology (MIT)4%373
Desert Springs Preparatory Elementary School6.2%371
Phoenix Union Bioscience High School9.2%370
Laguna Elementary School9.2%368
Liberty Elementary School3.8%366
Sunset Canyon School3.6%366
Imagine Camelback Elementary3.9%361
ASU Preparatory Academy-Polytechnic Middle School3.4%323
AAEC – Paradise Valley4.1%315
BASIS Goodyear26.3%289
Deer Valley Online Learning Program3.9%283
Imagine Cortez Park Middle School23.3%270
Roadrunner School7%242
Bright Beginnings School #114.3%238
Getz School9%212
Milestones Charter School38.2%186
Keystone Montessori Charter School6.8%177
Valencia Newcomer School25%136



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