Imagine Prep Surprise

Imagine Prep Surprise is a senior high of one-room-style scale in SURPRISE, Arizona, one of the schools within Imagine Prep Surprise Inc. (89790), hosting 251 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 631 students per school, that is 60% leaner than typical.

Imagine Prep Surprise Inc. (89790) is the operating authority for Imagine Prep Surprise, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

Looking at the student body, Imagine Prep Surprise shows that the most-represented group is White (43%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 37% Hispanic, 8% Black, 7% multiracial, 4% Asian. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 59%.

On the resource side, Imagine Prep Surprise logs 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 20.2:1 average.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Maricopa County put the typical household earns roughly $89,300 per year, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Imagine Prep Surprise is one of 1352 public schools in Maricopa County (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students).

The closest other public school is Imagine Surprise Middle, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Imagine Prep Surprise.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site. Imagine Prep Surprise operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 27%: 346 students in 2018 compared to 251 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 62% to 43% over that span.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.