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Valley Vista High School

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Valley Vista High School ranks 121 st of 271 Arizona high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

121^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 271 Arizona High Schools

Better than 55% of Arizona high schools

Summary

Valley Vista High School is a public high school in Surprise, Arizona, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 2,443 students. The school is part of the Dysart Unified District, which is ranked 132 out of 289 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Valley Vista High School has shown a mixed academic performance, with its statewide ranking ranging from 121 to 172 out of Arizona high schools. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 121 out of 271 Arizona high schools and was rated 3 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger. The school's performance on standardized tests, such as AASA and AzSCI, has been below the state and district averages in most subject areas and grade levels. Additionally, the school's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 77.5% to 95.3% over the past few years, which is generally lower than the state and district averages, and its dropout rate has been higher than the state and district averages, ranging from 2.2% to 6.1% in recent years.

Compared to nearby schools, Willow Canyon High School, another Dysart Unified District school, performs slightly better than Valley Vista High School in terms of academic rankings and test scores. Meanwhile, Paradise Honors High School, a public charter school in the same area, significantly outperforms Valley Vista High School in academic measures, with a higher statewide ranking and better test scores. The nearby ThrivePoint High School at Surprise, a public charter school, has a lower statewide ranking and academic performance compared to Valley Vista High School.

2,334

Students ?

23.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,069

Per pupil spending ?

44%

Free/discounted lunch ?

15550 N Parkview Pl
Surprise, AZ 85374-7465

(623) 523-8800

District: Dysart Unified District

Feeder schools for Valley Vista High School:

Elementary:	Surprise Elementary School
	Thompson Ranch Elementary
	West Point Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.3%

White:

32.2%

African American:

9.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 70th percentile in 2021 → 55th in 2025

Strengths

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the Arizona average (80%)

✓Above the Arizona median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 70th-percentile peak (2021) to 55th (2025)

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

!Near the bottom of Dysart Unified District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg37%

Arizona avg30%

121^st of 271

Arizona public high schools ?

Top 45%▲ up 27 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to top 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4High Schools in the Dysart Unified District

132^nd of 289Dysart Unified District 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	47.4	121 of 271	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.8	141 of 270	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.6	172 of 469	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.8	172 of 464	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.4	152 of 509	70.1%	★★★★☆
2019	25.8	204 of 285	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.0	207 of 420	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	37.6	204 of 416	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	37.1	205 of 406	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	27.2	188 of 261	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	76.1	100 of 394	74.6%	★★★★☆
2013	76.0	112 of 491	77.2%	★★★★☆
2012	71.2	134 of 471	71.5%	★★★★☆
2011	75.2	107 of 397	73.0%	★★★★☆
2010	77.0	95 of 403	76.4%	★★★★☆
2009	69.3	133 of 395	66.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	9 of 14	35.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.3	7 of 12	41.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	18.7	175 of 201	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	55.0	102 of 301	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.5	124 of 306	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.3	26 of 33	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	58.1	42 of 122	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	45.9	87 of 146	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.2	132 of 238	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.2	179 of 231	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.6	56 of 83	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	41.7	53 of 258	79.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.6	29 of 312	90.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	43.6	105 of 207	49.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.9	109 of 200	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.4	150 of 406	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.1	161 of 456	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.2	137 of 492	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	25.6	178 of 247	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.6	194 of 354	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	46.7	42 of 116	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.4	20 of 130	84.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	42.7	89 of 176	49.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.8	98 of 170	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.1	124 of 379	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.9	173 of 441	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.3	148 of 479	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.2	138 of 183	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.3	184 of 311	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	87.1	6 of 60	90.0%	★★★★☆
2022	28.0	72 of 150	52.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	43.6	86 of 180	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.5	95 of 172	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.2	164 of 347	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.9	73 of 168	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.9	131 of 253	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	108 of 223	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.2	129 of 219	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.6	183 of 429	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.2	192 of 455	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.7	173 of 492	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.5	175 of 238	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.7	199 of 370	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	27.9	54 of 74	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.3	96 of 125	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.1	48 of 102	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	22 of 32	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.8	28 of 37	24.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.3	127 of 199	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.0	171 of 282	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.2	142 of 374	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	8.6	25 of 25	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	31.0	51 of 76	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	52.9	49 of 128	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.7	54 of 255	78.8%	★★★★☆
2021	75.9	32 of 256	87.5%	★★★★☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	49.2	60 of 129	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.0	19 of 94	79.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	22.1	155 of 172	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.9	117 of 380	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.4	192 of 422	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	25.5	128 of 155	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	53.9	70 of 178	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.8	119 of 184	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.6	165 of 371	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.4	172 of 409	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.5	153 of 448	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	21.2	174 of 217	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.3	193 of 291	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2023)90th percentile+27 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)79th percentile+17 vs school

Foster Care (2022)64th percentile~ school

Native American (2023)62nd percentile~ school

White (2025)61st percentile+5 vs school

Pacific Islander (2022)53rd percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)52nd percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)49th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)49th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2023)40th percentile-23 vs school

African American (2025)36th percentile-20 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)31st percentile-24 vs school

Military Connected (2023)27th percentile-36 vs school

Special Education (2023)10th percentile-53 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts44%+4 vs state

Mathematics37%+7 vs state

Science23%+4 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, September 11, 2012

I am truly impressed with Valley Vista. I was worried on sending my daughter there, but am very pleased with our decision. The campus is beautiful and they have great teachers! This year has been a great start with both the students and staff with school spirit!! It would be nice to see more parent involvement Close Quote

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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 11th Grade	AASA Mathematics 11th Grade	AzSCI Science 11th 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
West-MEC - Valley Vista High School	Public	9-12	15550 N Parkview Pl	Surprise	85374	Maricopa County	West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 523-8800	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)					$00			$00
Valley Vista High School	Public	7-12	15550 N Parkview Pl	Surprise	85374	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 523-8800	2,334	98	23.9		752 (32.2%)	228 (9.8%)	1,128 (48.3%)	28 (1.2%)	17 (0.7%)	9 (0.4%)	172 (7.4%)	47.4	121^st of 271 public high schools	55.4%		41.8	141^st of 270 public high schools	47.8%	20	44.0	37.0	23.0	$8,069	$243	$877	$1,362	$5,849	$1,100	$6,949
Imagine Prep Surprise	Public, Charter	9-12	14850 N 156th Ave	Surprise	85379	Maricopa County	Imagine Prep Surprise Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 344-1770	251	15	16.7		107 (42.6%)	21 (8.4%)	94 (37.5%)	9 (3.6%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.2%)	29.1	178^th of 271 public high schools	34.3%		34.2	165^th of 270 public high schools	38.9%	13	36.0	22.0			$00			$00
Highland Prep	Public, Charter	9-12	15600 W Hearn Rd	Surprise	85379	Maricopa County	Highland Prep	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 300-8385	505	22	22.9		235 (46.5%)	48 (9.5%)	177 (35.0%)	17 (3.4%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.8%)	59	96^th of 271 public high schools	64.6%		71.4	61^st of 270 public high schools	77.4%	35	44.0	43.0	35.0		$00			$00
ThrivePoint High School at Surprise	Public, Charter	9-12	16578 W Greenway Rd Ste 204 Bl	Surprise	85388	Maricopa County	ThrivePoint High School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 870-2000	323	2	184.5		147 (45.5%)	21 (6.5%)	138 (42.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	12 (3.7%)								(n/a)				$2,579	$00			$1,355	$1,224	$2,579
Northwest Campus	Public	10-12	13201 W Grand Ave	Surprise	85374	Maricopa County	West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 877-6915	40	19	2.1		27 (67.5%)	1 (2.5%)	11 (27.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.5%)								(n/a)					$00			$00
Paradise Honors High School	Public, Charter	9-12	12775 N 175th Ave	Surprise	85388	Maricopa County	Paragon Management Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 455-7400	1,028	59	17.4		637 (62.0%)	54 (5.3%)	232 (22.6%)	25 (2.4%)	6 (0.6%)	6 (0.6%)	68 (6.6%)	68.1	73^rd of 271 public high schools	73.1%		66.5	75^th of 270 public high schools	72.2%	2	65.0	43.0	31.0	$9,204	$305	$639	$1,250	$6,442	$1,818	$8,259
West-MEC Paradise Honors	Public	9-12	12775 N 175th Ave	Surprise	85388	Maricopa County	West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(623) 738-0012	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
West-MEC - Willow Canyon High School	Public	9-12	17901 W Lundberg St	Surprise	85388	Maricopa County	West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 523-8000	1				0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					$00			$00
Willow Canyon High School	Public	7-12	17901 W Lundberg St	Surprise	85388	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 523-8000	1,901	78	24.3		886 (46.6%)	155 (8.2%)	651 (34.2%)	48 (2.5%)	25 (1.3%)	18 (0.9%)	118 (6.2%)	49.3	116^th of 271 public high schools	57.2%		49.4	119^th of 270 public high schools	55.9%	3	47.0	35.0	25.0	$9,902	$234	$875	$1,344	$7,392	$1,401	$8,793

Frequently Asked Questions about Valley Vista High School

How many students attend Valley Vista High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,334 students attended Valley Vista High School.

What schools feed into Valley Vista High School?

Valley Vista High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Surprise Elementary School
Elementary : Thompson Ranch Elementary
Elementary : West Point Elementary School

What district is Valley Vista High School in?

Dysart Unified District

What is the racial makeup of Valley Vista High School?

Students at Valley Vista High School are 48% Hispanic, 32% White, 10% African American, 7% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Valley Vista High School a good school?

Valley Vista High School ranks 121^st of 271 Arizona high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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