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If you had an hour of school board time for Shadow Ridge High School, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
2,212
High
DISTRICT 1,980 · STATE 631
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DYSART UNIFIED DISTRICT (4243)·NCES 040269002971
Shadow Ridge High School
10909 N PERRYVILLE RD, SURPRISE, AZ 85388 · (623) 523-5100 · Maricopa County
GRADES 07–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL2,212 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 86% of Arizona public high schools
- A-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
21.3:1
104 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.3:1 · STATE 20.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 572 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 567 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 559 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 514 | 23% |
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
54.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . +17.0pp since 2017
Math
44.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . +9.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 45 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 17 points since 2017, while math scores are up about 9 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.0% | 44.0% |
| 2023-24 | 60.0% | 46.0% |
| 2022-23 | 61.0% | 45.0% |
| 2021-22 | 46.0% | 41.0% |
| 2020-21 | 39.0% | 34.0% |
| 2018-19 | 46.0% | 44.0% |
| 2017-18 | 37.0% | 35.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Shadow Ridge High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #66 of 268 ▼ 8 | #50 of 144 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #69 of 267 ▼ 22 | #52 of 143 ▼ 15 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.5pp | #66 of 220 | #35 of 134 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,212 | #36 of 510 | #30 of 248 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.3:1 | #191 of 279 | #114 of 163 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.4% | #77 of 284 | #47 of 163 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.4% | #116 of 128 | #59 of 68 |
Ranked against other public high 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
2,212
+347 (+19%) vs 2020
+135% since 2010-11, when it was 943
Student : Teacher
21.3:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 2,212 | 103.8 | 21.3:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 2,339 | 109.6 | 21.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 2,323 | 106 | 21.9:1 | 21% (487) |
| 2020-21 | 1,865 | 108 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 2,181 | 105.2 | 20.7:1 | 25% (545) |
| 2015-16 | 2,003 | 79 | 25.4:1 | 28% (570) |
| 2010-11 | 943 | 44 | 21.4:1 | 37% (346) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shadow Ridge High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (2,181 to 2,212); teachers down 1% (105.2 to 103.8).
About Shadow Ridge High School
Shadow Ridge High School is the name of a large high school in SURPRISE, Arizona. Federal data show 2,212 students enrolled in grades 7 through 12 in 2024-25. Across high schools in Arizona, the average enrollment is about 631.
Shadow Ridge High School belongs to Dysart Unified District (4243), a district of 24 schools and 23,078 students.
More than half of enrollment at Shadow Ridge High School is White: 52%. The remaining shares are 32% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 5% Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 61%.
Classroom staffing at Shadow Ridge High School totals 103.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 21.3:1. The average for high schools in Arizona, 20.2:1, is lower.
Among Arizona public high schools, Shadow Ridge High School outscored 86%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
Looking at the county, Maricopa County, the median household earns about $89,300 a year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Maricopa County has 1,352 public schools with about 725,139 students, including Shadow Ridge High School.
West-MEC - Shadow Ridge High School sits less than a tenth of a mile from Shadow Ridge High School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
In 2020-21, Shadow Ridge High School enrolled 1,865 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 2,212. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 17.3:1 to 21.3:1.
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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
- Willow Canyon High SchoolHigh · 1,901 students
- Dysart High SchoolHigh · 1,471 students
- Mountain ViewElementary · 1,045 students
- Canyon Ridge SchoolElementary · 1,042 students
- Marley Park ElementaryElementary · 1,023 students
Other schools in SURPRISE
- Valley Vista High SchoolHigh · 2,334 students
- American Leadership Academy West Foothills K-12Combined · 2,276 students
- Willow Canyon High SchoolHigh · 1,901 students
- Legacy Traditional School - SurpriseElementary · 1,797 students
- Paradise Honors Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,264 students
- Legacy Traditional School - West SurpriseElementary · 1,231 students
Other Shadow Ridge High schools
One other US public school is named Shadow Ridge High. Shadow Ridge High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Shadow Ridge High SchoolLas Vegas, NV · 2,922 students
Nearby schools
- West-MEC - Shadow Ridge High School0.0 mi · 2
- Mountain View0.7 mi · 1,045
- American Leadership Academy West Foothills K-121.6 mi · 2,276
- Paradise Honors High School1.8 mi · 1,028
- Legacy Traditional School - West Surprise1.8 mi · 1,231
- Paradise Honors Middle School1.9 mi · 696
Frequently asked questions
About Shadow Ridge High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Shadow Ridge High School?
Shadow Ridge High School enrolls approximately 2,212 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Shadow Ridge High School serve?
Shadow Ridge High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Shadow Ridge High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Shadow Ridge High School is approximately 21.3:1 (104 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Shadow Ridge High School?
At Shadow Ridge High School, the student body is approximately 52% White, 32% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Shadow Ridge High School in?
Shadow Ridge High School is part of Dysart Unified District (4243).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.