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If you could change one rule at Marley Park Elementary, what would it be?
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Enrollment
1,023
Elementary
DISTRICT 758 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DYSART UNIFIED DISTRICT (4243)·NCES 040269002401
Marley Park Elementary
15042 W SWEETWATER AVE, SURPRISE, AZ 85379 · (623) 523-8200 · Maricopa County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,023 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
53 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 94 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 109 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 120 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 119 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 107 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 114 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 108 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 135 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 117 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (94) is 20% smaller than its 8th grade class (117).
Student demographics
61%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
55.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . -7.0pp since 2017
Math
51.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -1.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 7 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 1 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.0% | 51.0% |
| 2023-24 | 56.0% | 56.0% |
| 2022-23 | 60.0% | 56.0% |
| 2021-22 | 56.0% | 54.0% |
| 2020-21 | 52.0% | 45.0% |
| 2018-19 | 57.0% | 54.0% |
| 2017-18 | 62.0% | 52.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Marley Park Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #235 of 1,072 ▼ 69 | #181 of 646 ▼ 50 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #228 of 1,072 ▲ 10 | #185 of 646 ▲ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.0pp | #379 of 930 | #233 of 577 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,023 | #31 of 1,223 | #23 of 692 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.5:1 | #772 of 991 | #486 of 615 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.2% | #273 of 1,007 | #191 of 627 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.4% | #491 of 721 | #313 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
1,023
-73 (-7%) vs 2020
+33% since 2010-11, when it was 770
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
was 21.5:1
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 | 1,023 | 52.5 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 1,097 | 53 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 1,084 | 51.5 | 21.1:1 | 27% (291) |
| 2020-21 | 1,096 | 51 | 21.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,155 | 50 | 23.1:1 | 28% (323) |
| 2015-16 | 1,052 | 46 | 22.9:1 | 29% (309) |
| 2010-11 | 770 | 38 | 20.3:1 | 34% (258) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Marley Park Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (1,155 to 1,023); teachers up 5% (50 to 52.5).
About Marley Park Elementary
In SURPRISE, Arizona, Marley Park Elementary is a large elementary school. The school runs pre-K through 8 and enrolls 1,023 students. Elementary schools in Arizona have about 451 students on average; enrollment here is 127% higher.
Marley Park Elementary is one of 24 schools in Dysart Unified District (4243), which enrolls 23,078 students in total.
The student body at Marley Park Elementary is 51% White. Other reported shares: 35% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 5% Black. A diversity index of 61% means there is a 61% chance two randomly chosen students at Marley Park Elementary are from different groups.
The school's 52.5 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.5:1. The average for elementary schools in Arizona is 17.0:1, so this school has more students per teacher.
In the surrounding county, Maricopa County, the median household earns about $89,300 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Maricopa County has 1,352 public schools with about 725,139 students, including Marley Park Elementary.
Legacy Traditional School - Surprise is about 0.6 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school shrank from 1,096 students in 2020-21 to 1,023 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 21.5:1 to 19.5:1.
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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
- Legacy Traditional School - Surprise0.6 mi · 1,797
- Imagine Rosefield0.8 mi · 521
- Ashton Ranch Middle School0.9 mi · 480
- Highland Prep1.0 mi · 505
- Rancho Gabriela1.2 mi · 574
- Countryside Elementary School1.2 mi · 590
Frequently asked questions
About Marley Park ElementaryHow many students attend Marley Park Elementary?
Marley Park Elementary enrolls approximately 1,023 students in grades PK-08.
Is Marley Park Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Marley Park Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Marley Park Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Marley Park Elementary is approximately 19.5:1 (53 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Marley Park Elementary?
Student demographics at Marley Park Elementary are roughly 51% White, 35% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Marley Park Elementary?
Marley Park Elementary is overseen by Dysart Unified District (4243) in Maricopa County.
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