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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Ashton Ranch Middle School administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
480
Elementary
DISTRICT 758 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DYSART UNIFIED DISTRICT (4243)·NCES 040269003124
Ashton Ranch Middle School
14898 W ACOMA DR, SURPRISE, AZ 85379 · (623) 523-8300 · Maricopa County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL480 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 47% of Arizona public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- C-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Arizona public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.6:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 100 | 21% |
| Grade 6 | 122 | 25% |
| Grade 7 | 128 | 27% |
| Grade 8 | 130 | 27% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
AASA 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
35.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . -1.0pp since 2017
Math
21.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -13.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 45 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 13 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 35.0% | 21.0% |
| 2023-24 | 34.0% | 27.0% |
| 2022-23 | 36.0% | 22.0% |
| 2021-22 | 37.0% | 31.0% |
| 2020-21 | 32.0% | 27.0% |
| 2018-19 | 39.0% | 34.0% |
| 2017-18 | 36.0% | 34.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Ashton Ranch Middle School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #721 of 1,072 ▼ 138 | #448 of 646 ▼ 79 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #528 of 1,072 ▲ 41 | #345 of 646 ▲ 19 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.0pp | #185 of 930 | #110 of 577 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 480 | #529 of 1,223 | #400 of 692 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #474 of 991 | #279 of 615 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.2% | #71 of 1,007 | #52 of 627 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.3% | #140 of 721 | #89 of 456 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
480
-146 (-23%) vs 2020
-56% since 2010-11, when it was 1,087
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 17.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 480 | 29 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 489 | 34 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 543 | 31 | 17.5:1 | 54% (293) |
| 2020-21 | 626 | 35 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 679 | 32 | 21.2:1 | 50% (338) |
| 2015-16 | 906 | 41 | 22.1:1 | 45% (407) |
| 2010-11 | 1,087 | 53 | 20.5:1 | 49% (538) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ashton Ranch Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (679 to 480); teachers down 9% (32 to 29).
About Ashton Ranch Middle School
Ashton Ranch Middle School is one of the public schools in SURPRISE, Arizona. It is a medium-sized elementary school. School enrollment was 480 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 8.
Ashton Ranch Middle School is one school in Dysart Unified District (4243), a system of 24 schools with 23,078 students.
Ashton Ranch Middle School's enrollment has no majority group, and Hispanic students are the largest at 39%. It is also 38% White, 10% Black, and 9% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at Ashton Ranch Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 68%.
Ashton Ranch Middle School's 29 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 16.6:1. Across elementary schools in Arizona, the average ratio is about 17.0:1.
allk12 grades Ashton Ranch Middle School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Arizona public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Federal survey data for Maricopa County show that median household income is about $89,300, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Ashton Ranch Middle School is among the 1,352 public schools in Maricopa County.
The nearest public school is Countryside Elementary School, at about 0.6 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Ashton Ranch Middle School had 626 students in 2020-21 and 480 in 2024-25, a 23% decrease. The ratio of students to teachers went from 17.9:1 to 16.6:1 over the same years.
The Ashton Ranch Middle School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Maricopa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,559,748
Census ACS
Median income
$89,300
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,352
725,139 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dysart Unified District (4243)
- Valley Vista High SchoolHigh · 2,334 students
- Shadow Ridge High SchoolHigh · 2,212 students
- Willow Canyon High SchoolHigh · 1,901 students
- Dysart High SchoolHigh · 1,471 students
- Mountain ViewElementary · 1,045 students
- Canyon Ridge SchoolElementary · 1,042 students
Other schools in SURPRISE
- Valley Vista High SchoolHigh · 2,334 students
- American Leadership Academy West Foothills K-12Combined · 2,276 students
- Shadow Ridge High SchoolHigh · 2,212 students
- Willow Canyon High SchoolHigh · 1,901 students
- Legacy Traditional School - SurpriseElementary · 1,797 students
- Paradise Honors Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,264 students
Nearby schools
- Countryside Elementary School0.6 mi · 590
- Valley Vista High School0.7 mi · 2,334
- Marley Park Elementary0.9 mi · 1,023
- Highland Prep0.9 mi · 505
- Freedom Traditional Academy1.0 mi · 529
- Imagine Surprise Middle1.0 mi · 248
Frequently asked questions
About Ashton Ranch Middle SchoolHow large is Ashton Ranch Middle School?
Ashton Ranch Middle School enrolls approximately 480 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Ashton Ranch Middle School serve?
Ashton Ranch Middle School serves grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Ashton Ranch Middle School have?
Ashton Ranch Middle School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
How diverse is Ashton Ranch Middle School?
Ashton Ranch Middle School reports a student body of 38% White, 39% Hispanic, 10% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Ashton Ranch Middle School public or private?
Ashton Ranch Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Dysart Unified District (4243).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.