Maricopa County Education: 13,916 American Indian or Alaskan Native students were enrolled in 2024-25 school year

Jenny Clark Member of Arizona State Board of Education
Jenny Clark Member of Arizona State Board of Education - heritage.org
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There were 13,916 American Indian or Alaskan Native students enrolled in Maricopa County schools in the 2024-25 school year, a 5.9% decrease from the 14,781 American Indian or Alaskan Native students in the previous school year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

Data showed that Maricopa County welcomed 729,549 students at the time. Among them, American Indian or Alaskan Native students made up 1.9% of the student body making them the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 1,021 schools in Maricopa County, Westwood High School recorded the highest enrollment of American Indian or Alaskan Native students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 318 students, making up 10.2% of the school’s total student body.

Arizona’s public schools ranked 49th in the country, according to a WalletHub study, with low marks for class size, performance, funding, safety, and teacher qualifications.

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 2024-25 School Year

Enrollment in Maricopa County Schools During 2024-25 School Year
School name% of American Indian or Alaskan Native StudentsTotal Enrollment
Primavera – Online4.5%6,289
Arizona Virtual Academy3.3%4,460
ASU Preparatory Academy Digital4.6%3,845
Hamilton High School3%3,433
Mountain View High School4.3%3,411
Red Mountain High School1.1%3,376
Mesa High School2%3,232
Chandler High School2%3,176
Westwood High School10.2%3,124
Highland High School0.9%2,990
Trevor Browne High School0.7%2,845
Basha High School1%2,825
West Point High School1.4%2,779
Tolleson Union High School1.7%2,641
Cesar Chavez High School3%2,594
Maryvale High School1%2,528
Gilbert High School1.2%2,413
Sunnyslope High School1%2,318
Millennium High School1.2%2,292
Dobson High School6.7%2,284
South Mountain High School1.3%2,204
Copper Canyon High School1.1%2,176
Alhambra High School1.4%2,167
Williams Field High School1%2,146
Camelback High School3.6%2,101
Desert Edge High School0.6%2,101
Youngker High School1.1%2,090
Betty Fairfax High School6.9%2,011
Skyline High School2.5%1,990
Sierra Linda High School1.6%1,908
Independence High School1.1%1,905
Willow Canyon High School1.3%1,896
Arizona Connections Academy3.2%1,878
Buckeye Union High School1.1%1,840
North High School1.9%1,833
Mcclintock High School4.6%1,777
Central High School5.5%1,727
Sequoia Choice School Arizona Distance Learning School3.1%1,700
Washington High School4.2%1,657
Barry Goldwater High School2.8%1,597
Thunderbird High School2.6%1,589
Mountain Pointe High School5.6%1,564
North Canyon High School2.2%1,559
Student Choice High School3%1,530
Tempe High School4.1%1,430
Marcos De Niza High School10.8%1,407
Peoria High School1.9%1,393
Mesquite High School3.6%1,303
Saguaro High School4.8%1,294
Hope College and Career Readiness Academy1.4%1,178
Summit Academy4%1,177
Buckeye Elementary School1.4%1,140
Cortez High School3.7%1,131
Marley Park Elementary1.2%1,023
Desert Meadows Elementary School3.7%1,018
Rogers Ranch School2.6%995
Paseo Pointe School1.1%987
Frank Borman School1.6%955
Arizona Insight Academy4.5%947
Legacy Traditional School – North Chandler1.4%944
Carson Junior High School11.6%943
Connolly Middle School5.3%922
Taylor Junior High School2.2%905
Granada Elementary School-West Campus1.4%904
Mountain View Elementary School2.5%903
Stapley Junior High School7.1%899
Country Place Elementary1.2%898
Laveen Elementary School3.1%893
Estrella Vista Elementary School1.5%893
Madison #1 Elementary School4.1%873
Tonopah Valley High School1.3%867
Trailside Point Performing Arts Academy2.4%862
Barcelona Elementary School1.9%846
Valiant Academy4.3%841
Valiant Academy5.3%833
Fremont Junior High School2.8%822
Kino Junior High School4.6%805
Canyon Springs STEM Academy1.7%803
Orangewood School7.3%796
Palo Verde Middle School1.8%796
West Point Elementary School2.1%795
Kyrene Akimel A-Al Middle School4.6%791
Ingleside Middle School3.3%789
Ishikawa Elementary School5.9%784
Poston Junior High School2.7%781
John M. Andersen Junior High School4%770
Sequoia Elementary School3.7%759
Kyrene Middle School8.2%758
Papago School2%756
Cheatham Elementary School2.9%756
Mohave Middle School5%753
Coronado High School9.3%739
Desert Oasis Elementary School1.9%736
Sunset School1.6%735
Patterson Elementary3.1%732
Chaparral Elementary School1.6%729
Copper King Elementary1.8%729
El Mirage School1.5%719
Washington Elementary School3.8%717
Emerson Elementary School3.9%713
Nevitt Elementary School2.1%709
Hurley Ranch Elementary3.1%702
Monte Vista Elementary School2.4%700
Gililland Middle School5.8%692
Copper Creek Elementary School1.6%686
Madison Rose Lane School3.9%685
Shaw Butte School4.7%685
Cholla Middle School3.1%680
Granada Elementary School-East Campus1.6%680
Sunnyslope Elementary School3.4%677
Desert Mirage Elementary School2.5%674
Sequoia Pathway Academy3.3%671
Mountain Sky Middle School2.5%669
Dr Howard K. Conley Elementary School6.8%665
Adams Elementary School12.5%662
Hermosa Vista Elementary School4.1%661
Justine Spitalny School2%660
Rio Vista Elementary2.1%659
Anna Marie Jacobson Elementary School5.2%650
Highland Elementary School1.7%648
Greenway Middle School2.3%646
Mesquite Junior High School3.1%646
Fees College Preparatory Middle School13.6%645
Imagine Coolidge Elementary3.4%645
John F. Long2.2%640
Dos Rios Elementary School3.9%613
South Pointe High School2.3%611
Imagine East Mesa Elementary1.8%611
Westwood Elementary School2.5%608
Loma Linda Elementary School4.2%602
Encanto School3.2%599
Rhodes Junior High School8.4%597
Campo Bello Elementary School2.3%596
Maryland Elementary School6.4%594
Pat Tillman Middle School8.6%593
Basha Elementary6%579
Webster Elementary School9.3%578
Keller Elementary School3.5%578
Valley View School1.9%577
Kyrene Centennial Middle School9.9%577
Gateway School2.6%576
Broadmor Elementary School3.3%574
Kyrene de las Brisas School4.9%569
Whitman Elementary School14.8%568
Kyrene del Pueblo Middle School3.5%565
Madison Camelview Elementary5.4%559
Sunburst School2.3%554
Field Elementary School3.3%551
Villa De Paz Elementary School2.2%549
Santan Elementary2.9%547
Indian Bend Elementary School3%538
Frank Elementary School22.6%535
Foothills Elementary School2.1%534
Sonoran Sky Elementary School2.4%534
Edison Elementary School4.6%527
Sanborn Elementary School3%526
Madison Park School5.7%526
Career Success Junior Senior High School – North Phoenix3.3%514
Pomeroy Elementary School4.9%512
Cactus View Elementary School4.1%508
Frye Elementary School4.1%508
Roosevelt Elementary School13.6%501
Excelencia School2.8%500
Flora Thew Elementary School4%499
Hohokam Elementary School5.5%495
Salk Elementary School3.1%488
Eisenhower Center for Innovation3.5%487
Longview Elementary School11.8%482
Redbird Elementary School9.8%482
Irene Lopez School2.3%482
Heritage School2.5%478
Hale Elementary School2.9%476
Shumway Leadership Academy3.6%474
Navajo Elementary School5.3%471
Jane D. Hull Elementary4.9%471
Michael T. Hughes Elementary School4.3%469
Arredondo Elementary School4.9%466
Kyrene de las Lomas School4.9%466
Fuller Elementary School3%465
Wood School7.1%465
David Crockett Elementary School3.7%464
Glendale Union High School District Online Learning Academy3%463
Royal Palm Middle School6.7%461
R.E. Simpson School3.1%458
Solano School4.4%455
Porter Elementary School4.4%452
Kerr Elementary School12.7%450
Echo Mountain Primary School2.4%450
ASU Preparatory Academy – Phoenix Middle School2.4%450
Washington Elementary School7.2%446
Whittier Elementary School11.5%442
Burk Elementary School3%440
Career Success High School – Main Campus9.2%435
Kyrene de la Paloma School3%434
Crismon Elementary School7.4%432
Maie Bartlett Heard School2.8%425
Griffith Elementary School6.4%419
Osborn Middle School6.5%417
Kyrene de la Estrella Elementary School4.6%413
Wilson Primary School3.6%413
Kyrene de la Colina School8.2%413
Brunson-Lee Elementary School7.5%412
Cactus Wren Elementary School5.6%410
Richard E. Miller School10.8%409
Yavapai Elementary School5.2%407
Laird Elementary School6.9%404
T.G. Barr School4.5%402
Robson Elementary School3.8%396
Lehi Elementary School8.1%395
Cloves C. Campbell Senior Elementary School3.1%392
Tonalea K-86.4%391
Kyrene de los Ninos School16.5%389
Navarrete Elementary4.9%389
Harris Elementary School3.7%381
McDowell Mountain Elementary School22.6%381
Scales Technology Academy6.4%373
Kings Ridge School3%370
Hudson Elementary School4.9%368
Kyrene de la Esperanza School12.9%365
Curry Elementary School6.9%364
Aguilar School7.2%349
Fountain Hills High School14.5%346
Sun Valley High School4.3%345
San Marcos Elementary School3.2%341
Tempe Academy of International Studies McKemy Campus3.6%334
Pima Elementary School4.8%332
Franklin at Alma Elementary4.1%317
Gila Bend Elementary21.7%309
East Valley Academy13.2%295
International Commerce High School – Tempe5.2%289
Glendale Union Online4.3%280
Carminati School7.4%272
AZ Compass Preparatory School24%267
Noah Webster Schools-Pima47%251
Fountain Hills Middle School15.7%249
Self Development Academy-Phoenix5.7%246
Arizona Preparatory Academy5.6%232
Desert Hills High School26.8%231
Vector Preparatory and Arts Academy28.4%229
Riverbend Preparatory5.4%205
E-Institute at Metro8.2%195
Larry C. Kennedy School8.1%185
ASDB Phoenix Day School6.9%173
Gila Bend High School22.1%172
Ombudsman – Charter East II70.9%151
Cornerstone Charter School10.2%137
Ombudsman – Charter Northeast15.1%93
Salt River Accelerated Learning Academy82.9%76
Fountain.Hills Online33.3%54



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