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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DYSART UNIFIED DISTRICT (4243)·NCES 040269000197

Dysart Middle School

12950 W VARNEY RD, EL MIRAGE, AZ 85335 · (623) 876-7100 · Maricopa County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL602 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 46% of Arizona public elementary schools
  • C+Test 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.
  • B+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

Enrollment
602
Elementary
DISTRICT 758 · STATE 451
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
37 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 514123%
Grade 614825%
Grade 716227%
Grade 815125%
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 65% · US 70%
White
8013%
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 33% · US 43%
Hispanic
43773%
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 48% · US 30%
Black
498%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 6% · US 15%
Asian
51%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
234%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
81%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5% · US 1%
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
Male
32854%
Female
27446%

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Test scores

AASA 2024-25 . % Passing
English Language Arts
27.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . -10.0pp since 2017
Math
24.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -14.0pp since 2017

What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 10 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 14 points.

AASA results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2527.0%24.0%
2023-2427.0%24.0%
2022-232.0%16.0%
2021-2225.0%22.0%
2020-2131.0%29.0%
2018-1937.0%40.0%
2017-1837.0%38.0%
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Dysart Middle School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn ArizonaIn Maricopa County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
24.0%#658 of 1,072
▼ 3
#412 of 646
no change
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
27.0%#723 of 1,072
▼ 4
#449 of 646
▼ 2
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+2.0pp#332 of 930#200 of 577
Enrollment
ranked largest first
602#314 of 1,223#245 of 692
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
16.3:1#442 of 991#256 of 615
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
44.7%#684 of 1,007#446 of 627
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-34.3%#99 of 721#61 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 2024-25
Enrollment
602
-246 (-29%) vs 2020
+25% since 1990-91, when it was 483
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 19.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-256023716.3:1N/A
2023-2462138.216.3:1N/A
2022-236463717.5:176% (490)
2020-218484419.3:1N/A
2017-1891646.319.8:175% (686)
2015-161,0234622.2:175% (770)
2010-118324518.5:177% (638)
2000-018704320.2:1N/A
1990-914833016.1:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dysart Middle School.

Since 2017-18: students down 34% (916 to 602); teachers down 20% (46.3 to 37).

About Dysart Middle School

Dysart Middle School is a medium-sized elementary school that serves part of EL MIRAGE, Arizona. The latest federal count shows 602 students in pre-K through 8. The average for elementary schools in Arizona is about 451 students, so this school is 33% larger than average.

Enrollment across the 24 schools in Dysart Unified District (4243) totals 23,078 students.

At Dysart Middle School, Hispanic students make up 73% of the student body. Next come 13% White, 8% Black, and 4% multiracial. The county population is about 31% Hispanic. Dysart Middle School's diversity index is 45%, against a US figure of 70%.

The teaching staff at Dysart Middle School is 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 16.3:1. That matches the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arizona fairly closely.

allk12 grades Dysart Middle School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Arizona public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.

Census estimates describe Maricopa County this way: the median household income is $89,300, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. In all, Maricopa County has 1,352 public schools and roughly 725,139 students.

Dysart High School is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.

The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Over 4 years, Dysart Middle School's enrollment declined 29%, to 602. The school's ratio fell from 19.3:1 to 16.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.

Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.

Maricopa County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Dysart Middle School
District
Dysart Unified District (4243)
Address
12950 W VARNEY RD, EL MIRAGE, AZ 85335
Phone
(623) 876-7100
County
Maricopa County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–08
Total enrollment
602
Teachers (FTE)
37
Student–teacher ratio
16.3:1
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
040269000197
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Dysart Unified District (4243)
Other schools in EL MIRAGE
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Frequently asked questions

About Dysart Middle School
How many students attend Dysart Middle School?
Dysart Middle School enrolls approximately 602 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Dysart Middle School serve?
Dysart Middle School serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dysart Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dysart Middle School is approximately 16.3:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dysart Middle School?
At Dysart Middle School, the student body is approximately 13% White, 73% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Dysart Middle School public or private?
Dysart 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.
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