Surprise Elementary School

Regular School · EL MIRAGE, AZ

Surprise Elementary School is a regular school school in EL MIRAGE, Arizona, serving grades PK–08 with 782 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 17.6:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 08

Enrollment

782

Teachers (FTE)

44.5

Student–Teacher Ratio

17.6:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	511	65%
White	130	17%
Black or African American	79	10%
Two or more races	41	5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	15	2%
American Indian / Alaska Native	5	1%
Asian	1	0%
Total enrollment	782	391M / 391F

English Language Learners: 69 (9% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	27.0% -4.9pp	31.9%	511
Reading Proficiency	38.0% -0.9pp	38.9%	509

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.32 grade levels

Math

+0.10 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

29 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

5% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

206

26.3% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	782	100%

Contact & Location

12907 W GREENWAY RD

EL MIRAGE, AZ 85335

Phone: (623)876-7400

http://dysart.org/surprise

District

Dysart Unified District (4243)

Per-pupil expenditure: $12,283

District enrollment: 22,467

Other Schools in District

Asante Preparatory Academy Elementary
Ashton Ranch Middle School Elementary
Canyon Ridge School Elementary
Cimarron Springs Middle School Elementary
Countryside Elementary School Elementary
Dysart Middle School Elementary
El Mirage Elementary School Elementary
Freedom Traditional Academy Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 85335) → CensusDepth.com
Arizona population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Arizona teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

040269000201

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD