Dysart Unified District (4243)
Public school district based in Surprise, Arizona. NCES district ID 0402690; state ID AZ-4243.
District totals on this page are sums of the school records in the 2024–25 Common Core of Data. They can differ from totals the district reports itself, which may include students or staff not assigned to a school. Why.
Operating schoolsDefinition
24
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
23,078
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
1,156.8
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
20.0
Charter schoolsDefinition
0
Enrollment by grade
| Group | Students | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Kindergarten | 790 | |
| Kindergarten | 1,376 | |
| Grade 1 | 1,482 | |
| Grade 2 | 1,538 | |
| Grade 3 | 1,625 | |
| Grade 4 | 1,566 | |
| Grade 5 | 1,667 | |
| Grade 6 | 1,614 | |
| Grade 7 | 1,745 | |
| Grade 8 | 1,757 | |
| Grade 9 | 2,095 | |
| Grade 10 | 2,012 | |
| Grade 11 | 1,949 | |
| Grade 12 | 1,862 | |
| Ungraded | 0 |
Students by race/ethnicity
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1.0% | |
| Asian | 1.8% | |
| Black or African American | 7.9% | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 44.5% | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.5% | |
| Two or more races | 6.9% | |
| White | 37.3% |
Race/ethnicity categories are those states report to NCES. Shares describe the district as a whole, not any one school or student.
Students by sex
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 48.8% | |
| Male | 51.2% |
Schools in this district
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a ranking). Locale mix: Suburb 22, Rural 2.
| School | Grades | Type | Students | Teacher FTE | Students / FTE | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Vista High School Surprise | 7–12 | Regular | 2,334 | 97.6 | 23.9 | Suburb: Large |
| Shadow Ridge High School Surprise | 7–12 | Regular | 2,212 | 103.8 | 21.3 | Rural: Fringe |
| Willow Canyon High School Surprise | 7–12 | Regular | 1,901 | 78.0 | 24.4 | Suburb: Large |
| Dysart High School El Mirage | 7–12 | Regular | 1,471 | 62.6 | 23.5 | Suburb: Large |
| Mountain View Waddell | PK–8 | Regular | 1,045 | 47.5 | 22 | Suburb: Large |
| Canyon Ridge School Surprise | PK–8 | Regular | 1,042 | 50.8 | 20.5 | Suburb: Large |
| Marley Park Elementary Surprise | PK–8 | Regular | 1,023 | 52.5 | 19.5 | Suburb: Large |
| Sunset Hills Elementary Surprise | PK–8 | Regular | 877 | 45.5 | 19.3 | Suburb: Large |
| Asante Preparatory Academy Surprise | PK–8 | Regular | 876 | 47.8 | 18.3 | Rural: Fringe |
| Kingswood Elementary School Surprise | PK–8 | Regular | 826 | 47.0 | 17.6 | Suburb: Large |
| Cimarron Springs Middle School Surprise | PK–8 | Regular | 810 | 38.0 | 21.3 | Suburb: Large |
| Riverview School El Mirage | PK–8 | Regular | 801 | 44.5 | 18 | Suburb: Large |
| West Point Elementary School Surprise | PK–8 | Regular | 797 | 44.5 | 17.9 | Suburb: Large |
| Surprise Elementary School El Mirage | PK–8 | Regular | 782 | 44.5 | 17.6 | Suburb: Large |
| Western Peaks Elementary Surprise | PK–8 | Regular | 763 | 42.3 | 18.1 | Suburb: Large |
| Thompson Ranch Elementary El Mirage | PK–8 | Regular | 759 | 38.5 | 19.7 | Suburb: Large |
| El Mirage Elementary School El Mirage | PK–8 | Regular | 722 | 42.5 | 17 | Suburb: Large |
| Luke Elementary School Glendale | PK–8 | Regular | 702 | 37.0 | 19 | Suburb: Large |
| Dysart Middle School El Mirage | PK–8 | Regular | 602 | 37.0 | 16.3 | Suburb: Large |
| Countryside Elementary School Surprise | PK–8 | Regular | 590 | 40.0 | 14.8 | Suburb: Large |
| Rancho Gabriela Surprise | PK–8 | Regular | 574 | 30.0 | 19.1 | Suburb: Large |
| Sonoran Heights Middle School Surprise | PK–8 | Regular | 560 | 27.0 | 20.7 | Suburb: Large |
| Freedom Traditional Academy Surprise | PK–8 | Regular | 529 | 29.0 | 18.2 | Suburb: Large |
| Ashton Ranch Middle School Surprise | PK–8 | Regular | 480 | 29.0 | 16.6 | Suburb: Large |
Finance and graduation rates
District finance (NCES F-33, fiscal year 2023) and four-year graduation rates (ED Data Express, 2022–23) are being added. They will appear here with their own reporting years. See School Finance and Education Outcomes.
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Sources for this page
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_029_2425_w_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_052_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_059_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES EDGE Public School Geocodes 2024–25. File
EDGE_GEOCODE_PUBLICSCH_2425.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
Figures are republished from official files without adjustment, except where a page says a value is summed or derived. See methodology and definitions & limitations. Spotted a problem? Report a data issue.