Maricopa County Education: 31,697 Asian students were enrolled in 2024-25 school year

Tom Horne Superintendent of Public Instruction at Arizona Department of Education
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There were 31,697 Asian students enrolled in Maricopa County schools in the 2024-25 school year, a 3.1% increase over the 30,751 Asian 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, Asian students made up 4.3% of the student body making them the third least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 1,021 schools in Maricopa County, BASIS Chandler recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 960 students, making up 81% of the school’s total student body.

A 2023 study from Scholaroo ranked Arizona last out of all U.S. states in terms of educational success, giving the state poor marks 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 Maricopa County in 2024-25 School Year

Enrollment in Maricopa County Schools During 2024-25 School Year
School name% of Asian StudentsTotal Enrollment
Primavera – Online0.7%6,289
Arizona Virtual Academy0.9%4,460
ASU Preparatory Academy Digital3.6%3,845
Hamilton High School19.6%3,433
Mountain View High School1.1%3,411
Red Mountain High School1.5%3,376
Mesa High School0.6%3,232
Chandler High School3.8%3,176
Westwood High School0.7%3,124
Highland High School3.6%2,990
Trevor Browne High School0.7%2,845
Basha High School14.3%2,825
Mountain Ridge High School15.9%2,821
Dr. Camille Casteel High School2.2%2,812
West Point High School2.3%2,779
Desert Vista High School6.1%2,761
Sandra Day O’Connor High School8.5%2,657
Tolleson Union High School1.1%2,641
Corona Del Sol High School6.3%2,598
Liberty High School3.3%2,509
Pinnacle High School5%2,428
Gilbert High School3.4%2,413
Perry High School8.2%2,367
American Leadership Academy, Gilbert2%2,355
American Leadership Academy – Queen Creek1%2,353
Valley Vista High School1.2%2,328
La Joya Community High School1.3%2,304
Millennium High School5.5%2,292
Dobson High School2.2%2,284
Arizona College Prep Erie Campus36.4%2,270
Boulder Creek High School1.7%2,217
Shadow Ridge High School1.6%2,212
Alhambra High School4.1%2,167
Apollo High School4.3%2,151
Williams Field High School4%2,146
Canyon View High School1.9%2,138
Camelback High School1%2,101
Desert Ridge High2.5%2,101
Desert Edge High School2.8%2,101
Youngker High School0.7%2,090
American Leadership Academy – Ironwood2.4%2,083
Centennial High School4%2,021
Verrado High School1.6%2,011
Higley High School3.1%2,001
Queen Creek High School1.8%1,967
Sierra Linda High School1.6%1,908
Independence High School4.5%1,905
Desert Mountain High School12.6%1,901
Paradise Valley High School12.9%1,900
Willow Canyon High School2.5%1,896
Sunrise Mountain High School2.7%1,895
Campo Verde High School3.5%1,862
North High School2.2%1,833
Ironwood High School4.4%1,802
Legacy Traditional School – Surprise3%1,795
Metro Tech High School1.1%1,781
Mcclintock High School2.3%1,777
Chaparral High School6.9%1,768
Horizon High School2.9%1,767
Glendale High School2.8%1,727
Deer Valley High School2.7%1,705
Raymond S. Kellis3.8%1,689
Westview High School2.3%1,677
Arcadia High School2.4%1,675
Washington High School7.3%1,657
Barry Goldwater High School2.7%1,597
Estrella Foothills High School1.4%1,588
Heritage Academy Queen Creek0.8%1,556
Odyssey Institute for Advanced and International Studies2.4%1,550
Agua Fria High School1.5%1,532
Student Choice High School1.2%1,530
Moon Valley High School3.5%1,471
Dysart High School2.4%1,470
Tempe High School0.9%1,430
Marcos De Niza High School2.5%1,407
Peoria High School3.4%1,393
Silver Valley Elementary3.1%1,382
Cactus Shadows High School2.4%1,361
Academy of Math and Science Desert Sky2.1%1,335
Benjamin Franklin High School3.6%1,323
Greenway High School3.3%1,317
Legacy Traditional School – Glendale14.1%1,275
EDUPRIZE SCHOOL Gilbert2.8%1,266
Lake Pleasant Elementary School2.1%1,266
Paradise Honors Elementary School1.8%1,264
Legacy Traditional School – West Surprise4.2%1,230
Pan-American Charter School1.2%1,221
BASIS Chandler81%1,185
Hope College and Career Readiness Academy1.6%1,178
Academy Of Math And Science Avondale2%1,174
Willie & Coy Payne Jr. High3.2%1,171
Greenfield Junior High School2%1,155
Faith Mather Sossaman Elementary School1.6%1,152
Legacy Traditional School – Chandler21.8%1,131
Cortez High School6.4%1,131
Belen Soto Elementary School2.3%1,120
Sossaman Middle School2.8%1,093
Highland Lakes School4.8%1,090
Vistancia Elementary School1.9%1,089
Santan Junior High School7.4%1,083
Academy Of Math And Science Glendale2.2%1,082
Shadow Mountain High School1.6%1,080
Legacy Traditional School – East Mesa3.6%1,060
Arizona Charter Academy1.1%1,044
Canyon Ridge School3%1,040
Cactus High School1.6%1,035
Great Hearts Academies – Anthem Preparatory10.5%1,031
Academy Of Math And Science Peoria Advanced3.2%1,029
Paradise Honors High School2.4%1,028
BASIS Scottsdale56%1,023
Copper Trails3.1%1,019
BASIS Peoria73.9%1,019
Verrado Heritage Elementary School1.6%1,011
Bogle Junior High School7.8%1,006
Gateway Polytechnic Academy3%999
Sunset Heights Elementary School5.2%987
Lookout Mountain School1.2%979
Country Meadows Elementary School1.1%969
West Wing School2.9%962
Highland Junior High School3.1%958
Academy Of Math And Science South Mountain1.5%956
Legacy Traditional School – Gilbert14.7%955
Cheyenne Traditional School6.5%953
Western Sky Middle School2.6%951
Legacy Traditional School – North Chandler6.9%944
Carson Junior High School1.3%943
Garden Lakes Elementary School3.5%938
Oakwood Elementary School3.9%937
Terramar Academy of the Arts5.9%934
Heritage Academy Maricopa1.6%934
Sierra Verde STEAM Academy13.2%932
Desert Ridge Junior High1.9%925
Desert Thunder1.5%924
Connolly Middle School2.1%922
Sonoran Foothills School11%920
Greenfield Elementary School1.9%917
San Tan Charter School2.5%910
Arizona College Preparatory Oakland Campus59.6%907
Granada Elementary School-West Campus3.8%904
Canyon Rim Elementary1.4%904
Great Hearts Academies – Scottsdale Preparatory School13.7%898
BASIS Mesa39.3%894
Parkridge Elementary4.3%894
Vista del Sur Accelerated11%893
Estrella Vista Elementary School1.2%893
Franklin at Brimhall Elementary2.4%888
Stetson Hills School10.6%886
Great Hearts Academies – Trivium Preparatory12.2%882
South Valley Junior High3.2%874
Desert Heights Charter School1.4%867
Cocopah Middle School5.3%861
Kyrene Altadena Middle School5.6%856
Horizon School4.3%854
Augusta Ranch Elementary1.9%853
San Tan Elementary2.1%852
Ridgeline Academy, Inc.4.6%849
Meridian1.3%849
Verrado Elementary School1.3%847
Madison Meadows School1.7%846
Barcelona Elementary School4.6%846
Frontier Elementary School3.4%845
Catalina Ventura School11.9%842
Challenger Middle School6.1%835
Kyrene Aprende Middle School4.4%834
Benjamin Franklin Charter School – Crismon1.7%834
Mountain Trail Middle School7%834
Kingswood Elementary School1.9%823
Fine Arts Academy1.4%811
Cimarron Springs Elementary2.1%810
Neely Traditional Academy14.3%804
Canyon Springs STEM Academy2.4%803
Horizon Honors Elementary School8%797
Palo Verde Middle School5.8%796
Chandler Traditional Academy – Independence62.7%794
Cooley Middle School4.3%794
Desert Shadows Middle School3.3%791
BASIS Phoenix Primary57%791
Ingleside Middle School4.1%789
Highland Park Elementary School2.7%786
Wigwam Creek Middle School2%782
BASIS Phoenix67.7%781
Great Hearts Academies – Veritas Preparatory5.8%780
Collier Elementary School2.2%773
Bridges Elementary School4.9%770
Western Peaks Elementary2.1%763
Madison Traditional Academy5.5%760
Mohave Middle School4%753
Charlotte Patterson Elementary3.6%752
Apache Elementary School4.4%750
Cotton Boll School4.7%748
Diamond Canyon School2.7%740
Ashland Elementary2%739
Weinberg Elementary School27.5%739
Alhambra Traditional School4.9%733
Hillcrest Middle School2.6%732
Verrado Middle School2.6%730
Chaparral Elementary School3.3%729
Higley Traditional Academy6.3%726
Sevilla Elementary School-East Campus8.9%717
Washington Elementary School3.2%717
Great Hearts Academies – Chandler Preparatory17.2%716
Great Hearts Academies – Archway Veritas5.6%715
Harold W. Smith School2.7%715
Reid Traditional Schools’ Valley Academy62.7%713
Great Hearts Academies – Archway North Phoenix14.4%713
Luke Elementary School6.8%701
BASIS Peoria Primary61.6%696
Empower College Preparatory2%695
Coyote Hills Elementary School2.4%695
Fireside Elementary School17.9%693
Robert and Danell Tarwater Elementary12.4%692
Haley Elementary5.1%692
Cherokee Elementary School5.2%689
Paseo Verde Elementary School3.1%688
Paseo Hills School2.8%688
Copper Creek Elementary School4.7%686
Legend Springs Elementary9.6%685
James W. Rice Elementary School3.5%685
Heritage Academy Laveen3.2%685
Gateway Pointe Elementary2.5%682
Cholla Middle School3.4%680
Granada Elementary School-East Campus3.4%680
Desert Mountain Elementary2.9%679
Horizon Honors Secondary School7.2%678
Hearn Academy, The – A Ball Charter School2.4%678
Chandler Traditional Academy – Liberty Campus11.5%677
Glendale American School5.3%677
Sunset Vista4.7%675
Desert Spirit3.7%674
Desert Mirage Elementary School2.5%674
Hopi Elementary School3.1%674
T. Dale Hancock Elementary School4.8%666
Great Hearts Academies – North Phoenix Preparatory12.5%662
BASIS Ahwatukee58.7%661
Las Brisas Academy1.7%661
Sevilla Elementary School-West Campus5.3%661
Mabel Padgett Elementary School3.5%660
Marshall Ranch Elementary School3%659
Willis Junior High School2.7%659
Carol G. Peck Elementary School3%659
Centerra Mirage STEM Academy3%658
Great Hearts Academies – Glendale Preparatory12%657
BASIS Goodyear Primary17.2%656
Queen Creek Middle School2%654
Kyrene del Cielo School7.7%653
Knox Gifted Academy50.3%652
Dreaming Summit Elementary3.2%651
Anna Marie Jacobson Elementary School8%650
Towne Meadows Elementary School3.3%646
Palm Valley Elementary3.7%642
Alta Loma School1.7%641
Canyon Breeze Elementary3.9%638
Roadrunner Elementary School8%627
Copperwood School3%625
Cortina Elementary2.4%624
Boulder Creek Elementary School3.4%621
Jack Barnes Elementary School3.7%621
Desert Foothills Middle School2.6%620
BASIS Chandler Primary – North Campus62%619
Great Hearts Academies – Lincoln Preparatory21.8%619
Cochise Elementary School3.4%617
Sunset Ridge Elementary School5.1%610
Legacy Traditional School – Peoria11.8%609
Westwood Elementary School4.4%608
Kiva Elementary School6.4%608
Explorer Middle School3.1%607
Chandler Traditional Academy-Humphrey3%604
Ocotillo School8.3%603
Discovery School4.7%601
Paragon Science Academy20%600
Encanto School2.5%599
Benjamin Franklin Charter School – Gilbert2.5%598
Camelback Academy1.8%598
Norterra Canyon School6.5%597
Candeo Peoria24.2%596
Barbara B. Robey Elementary School3%594
Desert Sage Elementary School2.7%593
Abraham Lincoln Traditional School5.2%593
Desert Trails Elementary School6.3%589
Cordova Elementary School4.8%589
Happy Valley School8.5%586
Finley Farms Elementary3.1%584
Basha Elementary8.3%579
Kyrene de la Mirada School9%578
Spectrum Elementary6.9%577
Sequoya Elementary School4.2%575
Broadmor Elementary School3%574
John & Carol Carlson Elementary5.8%571
Eagle Ridge Elementary School2.3%569
Sonoran Sky Elementary School4.4%567
Chandler Traditional Academy – Goodman22.5%564
Benjamin Franklin Charter School – Power2.3%564
Gilbert Classical Academy 7-1226.6%563
Corte Sierra Elementary School4.1%562
Carol Rae Ranch Elementary3.6%561
Don Mensendick School2.2%558
Scott L. Libby Elementary School2.5%558
Sonoran Heights Elementary2.5%558
Copper Ridge School3.4%554
American Leadership Academy2.7%553
Desert Shadows Elementary School3.3%553
Chandler Traditional Academy-Freedom17.1%550
Kyrene Traditional Academy9.7%549
Sundance Elementary School2.6%549
Santan Elementary6.6%547
Mission Heights Preparatory High School2%547
Glenn F. Burton School2.4%547
Great Hearts Academies – Arete Preparatory9.8%539
Indian Bend Elementary School2.4%538
North Ranch Elementary School10.5%535
Calibre Academy Surprise2.4%535
Great Hearts Academies – Archway Chandler15.9%534
Sonoran Sky Elementary School2.6%534
Quail Run Elementary School3.4%533
Dr. Gary and Annette Auxier Elementary School2.8%532
Coronado Elementary School6.4%531
Adams Traditional Academy58.5%530
Alta Vista Elementary School10%530
Sanborn Elementary School4.2%526
Settlers Point Elementary3.1%524
BASIS Phoenix South Primary13.8%522
Audrey & Robert Ryan Elementary7.9%521
Patterson Elementary School2.3%518
Mountainside Middle School8.3%517
Arrowhead Elementary School4.1%515
Kyrene de la Sierra School4.7%515
Pomeroy Elementary School2.9%512
Madison Highland Preparatory3.1%510
Great Hearts Academies – Cicero Preparatory4.7%507
Highland Preparatory3.4%504
Arroyo Elementary School3.6%504
Sunridge Elementary School3.6%503
Ira A. Fulton Elementary School7.8%500
Villa Montessori – Phoenix Campus3%499
Peoria Elementary School3.6%499
ASU Preparatory Academy-Polytechnic Elementary3.6%497
Sunset School4.4%496
Peoria Accelerated High School2.2%491
Park Meadows Elementary School6.1%490
BASIS Scottsdale Primary – East Campus47.2%489
BASIS Chandler Primary- South Campus80.7%488
ASU Preparatory Academy-Polytechnic High School7.6%488
Irene Lopez School3.9%482
Kyrene Monte Vista School6.9%481
Las Brisas Elementary School3.1%480
Heritage School4.4%478
Kyrene del Milenio6.9%476
Shumway Leadership Academy5.9%474
Jane D. Hull Elementary4.9%471
L. Thomas Heck Middle School5.1%470
Quartz Hill Elementary School3%468
Sonoma Ranch Elementary School2.8%466
BASIS Scottsdale Primary – West Campus62.6%463
Sky View Elementary School2.6%463
R.E. Simpson School3.9%458
Lakeview Elementary School4.4%458
Kyrene De Los Lagos School3.1%457
Solano School3.5%455
Mirage Elementary School2.6%454
Desert Canyon Elementary6%453
Great Hearts Academies – Archway Cicero3.1%451
Greenbrier Elementary School2.7%451
Ira A. Murphy3.6%448
Wilson Elementary School3.6%447
Copper Canyon Elementary School12.1%445
Tumbleweed Elementary School2.9%441
Desert Valley Elementary School3.2%439
Sonoran Science Academy – Phoenix11%438
Imagine Cortez Park Elementary23.8%433
Playa del Rey Elementary School4.6%431
Tempe Preparatory Academy6.5%429
Horseshoe Trails Elementary School2.6%424
Anasazi Elementary6.6%423
Desert Canyon Middle School8.3%422
Maricopa Institute of Technology (MIT)3.8%421
Liberty Elementary School5%420
Redfield Elementary School12.2%418
Osborn Middle School2.6%417
University High School12.3%416
Kyrene de la Colina School5.1%413
Reid Traditional Schools’ Painted Rock Academy22.5%413
Kyrene de la Mariposa School6.1%413
Bernard Black Elementary School3.9%411
Cactus Wren Elementary School6.6%410
John M. Andersen Elementary School6.9%406
Ward Traditional Academy9.7%404
Laird Elementary School5.2%404
Ball Charter Schools (Val Vista)4.5%403
Kaizen Education Foundation dba Maya High School4%401
American Leadership Academy, Higley3.5%396
Sunrise Middle School5.6%390
Phoenix Union Bioscience High School9%390
Navarrete Elementary2.8%389
The Dobson Academy – A Ball Charter School4.4%385
Mesa Academy for Advanced Studies4.5%379
Kyrene de las Manitas School8%377
Whispering Wind Academy3.5%375
Rover Elementary School3.2%374
Laguna Elementary School8.1%369
Challenge Charter School7.7%363
Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center – Estrella5.1%335
Benchmark School3.7%328
ASU Preparatory Academy-Polytechnic Middle School3.7%328
BASIS Goodyear29.2%318
Self Development Charter School13.6%301
Glendale Union Online4.6%280
Imagine Cortez Park Middle School26.2%252
Self Development Academy-Phoenix9.8%246
Keystone Montessori Charter School5.4%203
Bright Beginnings School #111.1%199
Milestones Charter School39.8%186
Valencia Newcomer School14.7%136
Think Through Academy31.1%61
Jefferson Preparatory High School24.5%49



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