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Imagine Surprise Middle

Q: Is Imagine Surprise Middle a good school?

Imagine Surprise Middle ranks 340 th of 552 Arizona middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

340^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 552 Arizona Middle Schools

Better than 38% of Arizona middle schools

Summary

Imagine Surprise Middle is a public charter middle school serving grades 6-8 in Surprise, Arizona, with 268 students. While the school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Arizona middle schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, its performance varies significantly across different student subgroups.

Imagine Surprise Middle's academic performance is generally below the state average, with proficiency rates ranging from 18% to 42% in English Language Arts and 18% to 26% in Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 40% to 42% and 27% to 29%, respectively. The school has also seen a steady increase in its dropout rate, rising from 3.3% in 2019-2020 to 6.1% in 2022-2023. Interestingly, the school has relatively high per-student spending, at $15,772 per student in 2019-2020, compared to the nearby Litchfield Elementary District schools, which spend around $6,000 per student.

When compared to the nearby Deer Valley Unified District schools, such as Desert Sky Middle School and Hillcrest Middle School, which consistently rank in the top half of Arizona middle schools and have much higher academic proficiency rates, Imagine Surprise Middle's performance appears to be significantly worse. This suggests that the school may need to re-evaluate its educational strategies and resource allocation to better support its students and improve academic achievement.

248

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

39.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

14850 N 156th Ave
Surprise, AZ 85379-5653

(623) 344-1770

District: Imagine Middle at Surprise Inc.

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.0%

Hispanic:

31.0%

Two or more races:

8.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 51st percentile in 2015 → 38th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (29% vs 34% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg29%

Arizona avg34%

340^th of 552

Arizona public middle schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From top 49% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

201^st of 289Imagine Middle at Surprise Inc. among Arizona districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	340 of 552	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.1	372 of 550	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.6	441 of 854	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.4	375 of 605	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.8	307 of 832	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.6	219 of 605	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.9	242 of 711	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.6	249 of 695	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	59.9	227 of 677	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	44.1	255 of 521	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	59.5	268 of 690	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	51.1	383 of 787	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.2	297 of 772	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	53.9	314 of 685	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	36.7	451 of 692	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	45.5	356 of 663	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	55.9	135 of 400	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	12.1	127 of 129	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	48.1	221 of 573	61.4%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	26.8	210 of 247	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	27.4	251 of 386	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.2	444 of 806	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.3	358 of 494	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	55.0	297 of 820	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.3	196 of 466	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.5	215 of 624	65.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	34.5	469 of 760	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.3	317 of 802	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.3	134 of 387	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.3	235 of 543	56.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	37.1	425 of 717	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.1	212 of 503	57.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	260 of 379	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.3	226 of 370	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.2	418 of 810	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.0	344 of 476	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	53.1	299 of 818	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.2	196 of 435	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.7	205 of 617	66.8%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	41.2	75 of 110	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.2	60 of 68	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.9	72 of 143	49.7%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	17.0	353 of 384	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	199 of 211	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.5	467 of 650	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	42.6	388 of 789	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.6	35 of 178	80.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	12.0	255 of 277	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	248 of 288	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	508 of 675	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	399 of 446	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	54.9	309 of 780	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.6	231 of 337	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.6	264 of 436	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2023)66th percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2021)51st percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)41st percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2023)38th percentile-10 vs school

Female (2024)35th percentile+3 vs school

Military Connected (2023)32nd percentile-17 vs school

Male (2025)31st percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2023)15th percentile-33 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)8th percentile-40 vs school

White (2025)8th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts37%-4 vs state

Mathematics23%-4 vs state

Science19%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				AASA English Language Arts (2025)			AASA Mathematics (2025)			AzSCI Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	AASA English Language Arts 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AzSCI Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Imagine Surprise Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	14850 N 156th Ave	Surprise	85379	Maricopa County	Imagine Middle at Surprise Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 344-1770	248	20	12.4		119 (48.0%)	19 (7.7%)	77 (31.0%)	12 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	20 (8.1%)	29.3	340^th of 552 public middle schools	38.4%		25.1	372^nd of 550 public middle schools	32.4%	32	42.0	38.0	31.0	26.0	26.0	18.0	19.0		$00			$00
Paradise Honors Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	12805 N 175th Dr	Surprise	85388	Maricopa County	Paragon Management Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(623) 455-7430	696	38	18.3		411 (59.1%)	27 (3.9%)	184 (26.4%)	10 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	57 (8.2%)								(n/a)
Explore Academy - Peoria	Public, Charter	6-10	17667 N 91st Ave	Peoria	85382	Maricopa County	Explore Academy - Peoria	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(505) 710-3214	53				32 (60.4%)	4 (7.5%)	9 (17.0%)	4 (7.5%)	1 (1.9%)	1 (1.9%)	2 (3.8%)								(n/a)		63.0
Western Sky Middle School	Public	5-8	4095 N. 144th Ave.	Goodyear	85395	Maricopa County	Litchfield Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 535-6300	952	37	26.0		369 (38.8%)	61 (6.4%)	423 (44.4%)	25 (2.6%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	68 (7.1%)	54.3	210^th of 552 public middle schools	62.0%		58.6	195^th of 550 public middle schools	64.5%	15	45.0	51.0	55.0	33.0	34.0	30.0	43.0	$5,674	$240		$479	$4,868	$566	$5,434
Wigwam Creek Middle School	Public	5-8	4510 N 127th Ave	Litchfield Park	85340	Maricopa County	Litchfield Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 547-1100	782	37	21.1		170 (21.7%)	89 (11.4%)	448 (57.3%)	16 (2.0%)	5 (0.6%)	5 (0.6%)	49 (6.3%)	41.1	266^th of 552 public middle schools	51.8%		38.2	290^th of 550 public middle schools	47.3%	24	35.0	49.0	48.0	19.0	32.0	24.0	35.0	$6,767	$369	$01	$739	$5,342	$1,054	$6,396
Pensar Academy	Public, Charter	4-8	12843 W Redondo Dr	Litchfield Park	85340	Maricopa County	Pensar Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 383-4013	203	13	16.2		23 (11.3%)	20 (9.9%)	151 (74.4%)	3 (1.5%)	6 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52	216^th of 552 public middle schools	60.9%		35.5	304^th of 550 public middle schools	44.7%	88	45.0	42.0	50.0	32.0		39.0	40.0		$00			$00
Verrado Middle School	Public	5-8	20880 W Main St	Buckeye	85396	Maricopa County	Litchfield Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 547-1300	731	35	21.1		295 (40.4%)	36 (4.9%)	330 (45.1%)	19 (2.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (6.4%)	60.7	176^th of 552 public middle schools	68.1%		62.1	171^st of 550 public middle schools	68.9%	5	56.0	53.0	52.0	30.0	40.0	39.0	44.0	$6,394	$159	$07	$325	$5,202	$1,026	$6,228
Hillcrest Middle School	Public	7-8	22833 N 71st Ave	Glendale	85310	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 445-3300	732	38	19.5		523 (71.4%)	17 (2.3%)	138 (18.9%)	19 (2.6%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (4.0%)	78.2	92^nd of 552 public middle schools	83.3%		82.6	73^rd of 550 public middle schools	86.7%	19		58.0	59.0		48.0	52.0	53.0	$5,381	$507	$03	$1,017	$4,633	$237	$4,870
Avondale Middle School	Public	5-8	1406 N Central Ave	Avondale	85323	Maricopa County	Avondale Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 772-4500	351	13	27.0		29 (8.3%)	50 (14.2%)	264 (75.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	11.1	523^rd of 552 public middle schools	5.3%		14.8	476^th of 550 public middle schools	13.5%	47	16.0	18.0	26.0		12.0		11.0	$10,663	$766	$721	$2,253	$6,809	$2,366	$9,176
Imagine Avondale Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	950 North Eliseo C. Felix Jr.	Avondale	85323	Maricopa County	Imagine Avondale Middle Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 344-1730	164	3	54.6		10 (6.1%)	20 (12.2%)	126 (76.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.3%)	18.4	444^th of 552 public middle schools	19.6%					(n/a)	24.0	23.0	32.0						$00			$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Imagine Surprise Middle

How many students attend Imagine Surprise Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 248 students attended Imagine Surprise Middle.

Is Imagine Surprise Middle a good school?

Imagine Surprise Middle ranks 340^th of 552 Arizona middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Imagine Surprise Middle?

Students at Imagine Surprise Middle are 48% White, 31% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 8% African American, 5% Asian.

What district is Imagine Surprise Middle in?

Imagine Middle at Surprise Inc.

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