Dysart Unified District (4243) Schools

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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.

1. A Freedom Traditional Academy (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
2. A- Canyon Ridge School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
3. B Marley Park Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
4. B Cimarron Springs Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
5. B Mountain View (Elementary school, meets expectations)
6. B Sonoran Heights Middle School (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
7. B Rancho Gabriela (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
8. B- Sunset Hills Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
9. B- Western Peaks Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
10. C+ Willow Canyon High School (High school, meets expectations)

High schools (4)

• C- Dysart High School, El Mirage
• C+ Shadow Ridge High School, Surprise
• C- Valley Vista High School, Surprise
• C+ Willow Canyon High School, Surprise

Middle and junior high schools (4)

• C- Ashton Ranch Middle School, Surprise
• B Cimarron Springs Middle School, Surprise
• C- Dysart Middle School, El Mirage
• B Sonoran Heights Middle School, Surprise

Elementary and primary schools (10)

• C+ Countryside Elementary School, Surprise
• D El Mirage Elementary School, El Mirage
• C Kingswood Elementary School, Surprise
• C- Luke Elementary School, Glendale
• B Marley Park Elementary, Surprise
• B- Sunset Hills Elementary, Surprise
• C Surprise Elementary School, El Mirage
• D Thompson Ranch Elementary, El Mirage
• C- West Point Elementary School, Surprise
• B- Western Peaks Elementary, Surprise

Other schools and academies (7)

• C+ Asante Preparatory Academy, Surprise
• A- Canyon Ridge School, Surprise
• C+ Dysart Ischool, Surprise
• A Freedom Traditional Academy, Surprise
• B Mountain View, Waddell
• B Rancho Gabriela, Surprise
• D Riverview School, El Mirage

Cities and towns served (4)

• Surprise (17)
• El Mirage (6)
• Glendale (1)
• Waddell (1)

• State: Best schools in Arizona
• County: Maricopa County
• Type: regular local school district
• Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
• Enrollment: 23,118 students with 1,165 full-time-equivalent teachers and 2,362 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
• NCES district ID: 0402690
• Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works

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