Canyon Ridge School

Canyon Ridge School is one of the sprawling K-5 schools in SURPRISE, Arizona, one of the schools within Dysart Unified District (4243), with 1,042 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 131% larger than the typical public school in Arizona, which averages around 451 students.

Dysart Unified District (4243) runs 24 schools in total, collectively educating 23,078 students. Canyon Ridge School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Canyon Ridge School shows that the most-represented group is White (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder looks like 30% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 5% Black, 3% Asian.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.5:1. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

Around the school, Maricopa County reports that median household earnings sit near $89,300, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Canyon Ridge School is one of 1352 public schools in Maricopa County (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students).

The closest other public school is Cimarron Springs Middle School, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a residential site.

Five-year trend. Canyon Ridge School's enrollment has grew 15% since 2018, when it stood at 905 (now 1,042). White enrollment moved from 64% to 52% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Canyon Ridge School typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.