Leading Edge Academy Maricopa

Summary:

Leading Edge Academy Maricopa is a public charter elementary school serving 804 students in grades K-8 in Maricopa, Arizona. The school is part of the Leading Edge Academy Maricopa District, which is ranked 174 out of 288 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school has a diverse student population, with 29.1% White, 15.05% African American, 44.65% Hispanic, 1.37% Asian, 1.12% Native American, 1.24% Pacific Islander, and 7.46% two or more races. Academically, Leading Edge Academy Maricopa's performance on state assessments is mixed, with proficiency rates ranging from 24% to 56% in English Language Arts and 21% to 56% in Mathematics. The school's Hispanic students generally perform better than the state average, while its African American and Special Education students tend to perform below the state average.

Compared to the nearby public schools in the Maricopa Unified School District, Leading Edge Academy Maricopa generally performs better in English Language Arts but has more mixed results in Mathematics. The school's dropout rates are relatively low, ranging from 0% to 2.1% over the past several years. However, the school's spending per student of $7,477 in 2018-2019 is lower than the nearby public schools, which may contribute to some of the academic performance differences.


Detail:

Public, Charter K-8

 18700 N Porter Rd
       Maricopa, AZ  85138-4220


(520) 568-7800

District: Leading Edge Academy Maricopa

SchoolDigger Rank:
440th of 904 Arizona Elementary Schools


Student/teacher ratio:  n/a Help
Number of students:  804

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
44.7%
White:
29.1%
African American:
15.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  44.9% Help


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Compare Details Leading Edge Academy Maricopa ranks better than 51.3% of elementary schools in Arizona. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 44.47. (See more...)
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Compare Details Leading Edge Academy Maricopa ranks worse than 64.5% of middle schools in Arizona. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 27.26. (See more...)
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Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Leading Edge Academy Maricopa is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (44.7%), White (29.1%), African American (15%). (See more...)
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Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Leading Edge Academy Maricopa:

SchoolDigger ranks Leading Edge Academy Maricopa 440th of 904 Arizona public elementary schools. (See Leading Edge Academy Maricopa in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Leading Edge Academy Maricopa 344th of 533 Arizona public middle schools. (See Leading Edge Academy Maricopa in the ranking list.)

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Leading Edge Academy Maricopa:

SchoolDigger ranks Leading Edge Academy Maricopa 174th of 288 Arizona school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Leading Edge Academy Maricopa

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Leading Edge Academy Maricopa

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2013 48.36 620th 1158 46.5%
2014 63.83 394th 1079 63.5%
2015 71.52 248th 955 74.0%
2016 65.47 350th 1079 67.6%
2017 64.63 372nd 1106 66.4%
2018 65.90 361st 1109 67.4%
2019 48.33 491st 1039 52.7%
2021 39.47 665th 1226 45.8%
2022 40.70 529th 1000 47.1%
2023 45.77 594th 1245 52.3%
2024 44.47 440th 904 51.3%
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Rank History for elementary school Multi-racial students at Leading Edge Academy Maricopa

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 39.62 615th 1027 40.1%
2022 50.22 226th 444 49.1%
2023 38.38 429th 617 30.5%
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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Leading Edge Academy Maricopa

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 42.74 403rd 975 58.7%
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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Leading Edge Academy Maricopa

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.06 85th 417 79.6%
2021 39.25 652nd 1201 45.7%
2023 29.63 598th 820 27.1%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Leading Edge Academy Maricopa

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.07 158th 820 80.7%
2023 43.45 586th 1116 47.5%
2024 45.05 261st 546 52.2%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Leading Edge Academy Maricopa

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.56 351st 1023 65.7%
2019 36.08 520th 862 39.7%
2021 36.60 715th 1219 41.3%
2023 44.97 591st 1219 51.5%
2024 28.29 435th 593 26.6%
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Rank History for elementary school Foster Care students at Leading Edge Academy Maricopa

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 41.00 161st 306 47.4%
2023 41.93 23rd 38 39.5%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Leading Edge Academy Maricopa

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.94 356th 1032 65.5%
2019 43.83 445th 850 47.6%
2021 43.07 622nd 1220 49.0%
2022 51.35 395th 830 52.4%
2023 45.95 586th 1216 51.8%
2024 34.17 393rd 609 35.5%
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Rank History for elementary school Asian students at Leading Edge Academy Maricopa

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 35.62 453rd 620 26.9%
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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Leading Edge Academy Maricopa

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 87.48 7th 100 93.0%
2021 36.81 546th 895 39.0%
2023 27.55 483rd 607 20.4%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Leading Edge Academy Maricopa

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.11 209th 911 77.1%
2019 56.55 277th 709 60.9%
2021 45.40 578th 1198 51.8%
2022 54.42 328th 716 54.2%
2023 48.88 529th 1170 54.8%
2024 49.13 215th 472 54.4%
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Rank History for elementary school Native American students at Leading Edge Academy Maricopa

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 45.26 276th 654 57.8%
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Rank History for elementary school Pacific Islander students at Leading Edge Academy Maricopa

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 29.12 117th 171 31.6%
2023 60.82 3rd 20 85.0%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Leading Edge Academy Maricopa

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.82 367th 720 49.0%
2019 31.78 440th 595 26.1%
2021 40.16 717th 1161 38.2%
2022 36.25 554th 800 30.8%
2023 42.98 581st 1024 43.3%
2024 34.68 335th 477 29.8%
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Data source: test scores: Arizona Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Leading Edge Academy Maricopa

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Rank History for all middle school students at Leading Edge Academy Maricopa

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2013 32.81 586th 787 25.5%
2014 57.71 275th 690 60.1%
2016 55.50 247th 677 63.5%
2017 51.42 277th 695 60.1%
2018 60.92 232nd 711 67.4%
2019 55.85 235th 605 61.2%
2021 28.88 556th 832 33.2%
2022 18.72 488th 605 19.3%
2023 23.82 634th 854 25.8%
2024 27.26 344th 533 35.5%
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Rank History for middle school Multi-racial students at Leading Edge Academy Maricopa

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 29.46 480th 650 26.2%
2022 30.32 182nd 211 13.7%
2023 42.62 231st 384 39.8%
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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Leading Edge Academy Maricopa

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 42.31 196th 606 67.7%
2023 87.41 14th 145 90.3%
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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Leading Edge Academy Maricopa

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 30.93 599th 789 24.1%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Leading Edge Academy Maricopa

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.31 79th 503 84.3%
2023 25.96 536th 717 25.2%
2024 31.09 197th 314 37.3%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Leading Edge Academy Maricopa

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.68 200th 624 67.9%
2019 46.70 227th 466 51.3%
2021 28.66 568th 820 30.7%
2022 24.21 375th 494 24.1%
2023 24.88 590th 806 26.8%
2024 21.12 286th 379 24.5%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Leading Edge Academy Maricopa

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.04 213th 617 65.5%
2019 45.35 209th 435 52.0%
2021 32.87 505th 818 38.3%
2022 11.62 435th 476 8.6%
2023 23.25 619th 810 23.6%
2024 24.77 256th 356 28.1%
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Rank History for middle school African American students at Leading Edge Academy Maricopa

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 40.52 295th 573 48.5%
2023 21.42 329th 400 17.8%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Leading Edge Academy Maricopa

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.95 101st 543 81.4%
2019 69.91 88th 387 77.3%
2021 41.51 399th 802 50.2%
2022 21.11 319th 392 18.6%
2023 22.72 610th 760 19.7%
2024 41.02 154th 322 52.2%
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Rank History for middle school Native American students at Leading Edge Academy Maricopa

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 64.35 40th 390 89.7%
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Rank History for middle school Pacific Islander students at Leading Edge Academy Maricopa

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 32.75 72nd 108 33.3%
2022 53.87 12th 16 25.0%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Leading Edge Academy Maricopa

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.95 234th 436 46.3%
2019 45.43 191st 337 43.3%
2021 20.93 672nd 780 13.8%
2023 17.10 607th 675 10.1%
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Data source: test scores: Arizona Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Leading Edge Academy Maricopa Test Scores
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Data source: Arizona Department of Education

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by a parent
Thursday, June 28, 2018

Open Quote The school connects with the children by emphasizing good character values and solid classroom education by talented and friendly teachers. The school offers sports, robotics, and after school homework help. Typing and public speaking are just two of the important skills that are included in general. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Leading Edge Academy Maricopa

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2011 70 5 0 20 1 1 5 0 102
2012 112 26 2 72 5 1 13 0 231
2013 118 22 2 85 13 0 13 0 253
2014 142 31 1 83 12 0 15 0 284
2015 172 35 1 101 18 2 13 0 342
2016 184 45 5 134 21 0 26 0 415
2017 274 77 6 243 19 3 50 0 672
2018 283 71 8 238 17 6 45 0 668
2019 257 119 8 292 16 12 57 0 761
2020 285 117 8 302 10 9 68 0 799
2021 240 100 5 301 13 5 56 0 720
2022 245 113 14 346 17 10 54 0 799
2023 234 121 11 359 9 10 60 0 804

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Leading Edge Academy Maricopa

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2011 102 n/a n/a 34.3
2012 231 n/a n/a 48.1
2013 253 n/a n/a 60.5
2014 284 n/a n/a 52.8
2015 342 n/a n/a 56.4
2016 415 n/a n/a 55.9
2017 672 n/a n/a 56.7
2018 668 n/a n/a 43
2019 761 n/a n/a 47.8
2020 799 n/a n/a 44.8
2021 720 n/a n/a n/a
2022 799 n/a n/a 18.8
2023 804 n/a n/a 44.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Leading Edge Academy Maricopa

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2011 102 n/a n/a 34.3
2012 231 n/a n/a 48.1
2013 253 n/a n/a 60.5
2014 284 n/a n/a 52.8
2015 342 n/a n/a 56.4
2016 415 n/a n/a 55.9
2017 672 n/a n/a 56.7
2018 668 n/a n/a 43
2019 761 n/a n/a 47.8
2020 799 n/a n/a 44.8
2021 720 n/a n/a n/a
2022 799 n/a n/a 18.8
2023 804 n/a n/a 44.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Leading Edge Academy Maricopa

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YearPersonnel Expenditures from Federal FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from Federal FundsTotal Expenditures from Federal FundsPersonnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $397 (5.3%) $52 (0.7%) $847 (11.3%) $3,976 (53.2%) $3,051 (40.8%) $7,028 (94.0%) $7,477

Data source: Arizona Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Leading Edge Academy Maricopa

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Rankings

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Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 491st of 1039 Elementary schoolsRanks 594th of 1245 Elementary schools
 0.5%
Ranks 235th of 605 Middle schoolsRanks 634th of 854 Middle schools
 35.4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students761804
 5.7%
African American119121
 1.7%
American Indian169
 43.8%
Asian811
 37.5%
Hispanic292359
 22.9%
Pacific Islander1210
 16.7%
White257234
 8.9%
Two or More Races5760
 5.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients47.8%44.9%
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Students at Leading Edge Academy Maricopa are 45% Hispanic, 29% White, 15% African American, 7% Two or more races, 1% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander, 1% American Indian.

In the 2022-23 school year, 804 students attended Leading Edge Academy Maricopa.

Leading Edge Academy Maricopa ranks 440th of 904 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arizona Department of Education.

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