PHX Reporter

There were 2,918 Pacific Islander students enrolled in Maricopa County schools in the 2023-24 school year, a 2.5% decrease from the 2,993 Pacific Islander students in the previous school year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

Data showed that Maricopa County welcomed 730,613 students at the time. Among them, Pacific Islander students made up 0.4% of the student body making them the least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 1,033 schools in Maricopa County, Westwood High School recorded the highest enrollment of Pacific Islander students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 44 students, making up 1.3% 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.

A 2023 study from Scholaroo ranked Arizona last out of all U.S. states in terms of educational success, giving the state poor markets 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.

School name	% of Pacific Islander Students	Total Enrollment
Primavera - Online	0.2%	7,147
Arizona Virtual Academy	0.4%	4,510
ASU Preparatory Academy Digital	0.4%	3,575
Red Mountain High School	0.6%	3,481
Chandler High School	0.8%	3,478
Mesa High School	0.8%	3,465
Westwood High School	1.3%	3,425
Mountain View High School	0.6%	3,398
Highland High School	0.7%	3,022
West Point High School	0.5%	2,891
Corona Del Sol High School	0.4%	2,666
Tolleson Union High School	0.5%	2,493
American Leadership Academy - Queen Creek	0.5%	2,396
Dobson High School	1.1%	2,356
Gilbert High School	0.6%	2,339
Williams Field High School	0.5%	2,192
Camelback High School	1%	2,191
Skyline High School	0.6%	2,143
Queen Creek High School	0.5%	2,128
Desert Edge High School	0.7%	2,081
Betty Fairfax High School	0.6%	1,927
Ironwood High School	0.7%	1,885
Willow Canyon High School	0.7%	1,824
Westview High School	0.6%	1,758
Mcclintock High School	1.7%	1,757
Mountain Pointe High School	0.7%	1,639
Barry Goldwater High School	0.7%	1,601
Tempe High School	1.9%	1,486
Academy Of Math And Science South Mountain	1.5%	941
Heritage Academy Maricopa	1.3%	921
Connolly Middle School	2.9%	917
Surprise Elementary School	1.8%	827
Superstition Springs Elementary	2.3%	772
Broadmor Elementary School	4.2%	617
Flora Thew Elementary School	3.6%	442
Holdeman Elementary School	8.7%	404