Countryside Elementary School

Countryside Elementary School operates as a reasonably sized elementary school in Surprise, Arizona, operated by Dysart Unified District (4243). Current enrollment sits at 590 students spanning grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, Arizona's public schools average about 451 students each, so Countryside Elementary School sits 31% larger than that benchmark.

Dysart Unified District (4243) comprises 24 schools with combined enrollment of 23,078 students; Countryside Elementary School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Countryside Elementary School shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (41%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 40% White, 9% multiracial, 7% Black. The wider county runs roughly 31% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.0:1 average.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Maricopa County shows median household income runs about $89,300, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Maricopa County runs 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), of which Countryside Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Valley Vista High School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Countryside Elementary School operates from a suburban location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 10%: 656 students in 2018 compared to 590 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 52% to 40%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 18.0:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 today.

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