# Maricopa Unified

Maricopa Unified is a unified district in Kern County, California. Reading proficiency is 23.6%, +3.3 points from 2023 to 2025. Math proficiency is 15.8%, +8.8 points from 2023 to 2025.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/districts/maricopa-unified |
| County | Kern |
| District type | Unified |
| Schools | 9 |
| Students | 15,701 |
| Student / teacher ratio | 26:1 |
| Average spending per student | $27,752 |
| Low-Income Students | 275 (99.6%) |
| English Learners | 78 (28.3%) |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 20.3% | 187 |
| 2024 | 21.7% | 166 |
| 2025 | 23.6% | 157 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 7.0% | 186 |
| 2024 | 7.8% | 166 |
| 2025 | 15.8% | 158 |

## Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 19.2% | N/A |
| 2024 | 22.1% | N/A |
| 2025 | 23.7% | N/A |

## Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 6.6% | N/A |
| 2024 | 8.0% | N/A |
| 2025 | 15.9% | N/A |

## Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 5.7% | 22.4% |
| 2024 | 5.3% | 21.9% |
| 2025 | 5.0% | 26.6% |

## Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 3.8% | 7.0% |
| 2024 | 5.3% | 6.7% |
| 2025 | 7.3% | 19.1% |

## Board Members

| Name | Role | Email | First Year | Term Expires |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Barry Lindaman | Clerk | blindaman@musd.email | N/A | N/A |
| Darwin Ellis | Member | dellis@musd.email | 2024 | 2028 |
| Janette Rene Adamo | President | jadamo@musd.email | 2024 | 2028 |
| Kristin Blanco | Vice President | kblanco@musd.email | N/A | N/A |
| Ted Destrampe | Member | tdestrampe@musd.email | N/A | N/A |

## Schools

| Rank | School | City | Reading | Math | Combined | Reading 2-Year | Math 2-Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Peak to Peak Mountain Charter | Pine Mountain Club | 65.0% | 65.0% | 65.0% | +16.5 | +15.0 |
| 2 | Blue Ridge Academy | Maricopa | 44.5% | 28.7% | 36.6% | -4.0 | -2.1 |
| 3 | Heartland Charter | Maricopa | 44.7% | 27.7% | 36.2% | +2.1 | +2.0 |
| 4 | California Virtual Academy at Maricopa | Simi Valley | 36.3% | 32.9% | 34.6% | +0.8 | +11.6 |
| 5 | Insight School of California | Simi Valley | 32.0% | 24.2% | 28.1% | +7.7 | +20.4 |
| 6 | Maricopa High | Maricopa | 46.1% | 7.1% | 26.6% | -19.1 | +2.6 |
| 7 | California Virtual Academy @ Maricopa | Simi Valley | 33.1% | 12.9% | 23.0% | +1.1 | -4.1 |
| 8 | Maricopa Middle | Maricopa | 25.0% | 14.7% | 19.9% | +12.0 | +12.1 |
| 9 | Maricopa Elementary | Maricopa | 18.4% | 18.4% | 18.4% | +3.5 | +6.9 |