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Paradise Honors High School

Q: Is Paradise Honors High School a good school?

Paradise Honors High School ranks 73 rd of 271 Arizona high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

73^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 271 Arizona High Schools

Better than 73% of Arizona high schools

Summary

Paradise Honors High School is a public charter high school located in Surprise, Arizona, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 985 students. The school is part of the Paragon Management Inc. district, which is ranked 79 out of 289 districts in Arizona and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Paradise Honors High School consistently ranks among the top high schools in Arizona, with a statewide ranking between 31 and 125 over the past 10 years. The school's academic performance is significantly higher than the state average across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, 65% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 40%. The school's performance is also notably higher than the district average, indicating that it is a standout school within the Paragon Management Inc. district. Additionally, the school has strong performance across different student subgroups, with several subgroups ranking in the top quartile of Arizona high schools.

While Paradise Honors High School has maintained a relatively high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 75.7% to 78.4% over the past five years, and a lower dropout rate than the state average, its statewide ranking has fluctuated over the years. This suggests that the school's performance may be influenced by factors beyond its control, such as changes in the overall performance of other schools in the state. When compared to nearby schools, such as Shadow Ridge High School, a public school in the Dysart Unified District, Paradise Honors High School generally outperforms them in academic achievement, graduation rates, and other key metrics, making it a standout educational option in the Surprise, Arizona area.

1,028

Students ?

17.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,204

Per pupil spending ?

12.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12775 N 175th Ave
Surprise, AZ 85388-5088

(623) 455-7400

District: Paragon Management Inc.

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.0%

Hispanic:

22.6%

Two or more races:

6.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 85th percentile in 2015 → 73rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (46% vs 30% meeting standards)

✓Above the Arizona median (73rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg46%

Arizona avg30%

73^rd of 271

Arizona public high schools ?

Top 27%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From top 15% (2015) to top 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

79^th of 289Paragon Management 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	68.1	73 of 271	73.1%	★★★★☆
2024	66.5	75 of 270	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	75.9	91 of 469	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	67.1	111 of 464	76.1%	★★★★☆
2021	68.3	125 of 509	75.4%	★★★★☆
2019	70.9	48 of 285	83.2%	★★★★☆
2018	76.8	57 of 420	86.4%	★★★★☆
2017	87.8	31 of 416	92.5%	★★★★★
2016	81.8	44 of 406	89.2%	★★★★☆
2015	73.8	38 of 261	85.4%	★★★★☆
2014	89.6	31 of 394	92.1%	★★★★★
2013	81.3	79 of 491	83.9%	★★★★☆
2012	85.7	56 of 471	88.1%	★★★★☆
2011	90.5	38 of 397	90.4%	★★★★★
2010	87.9	52 of 403	87.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	76.4	39 of 201	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	79.5	31 of 301	89.7%	★★★★★
2021	57.7	93 of 306	69.6%	★★★★☆
2018	75.8	18 of 122	85.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	77.9	21 of 146	85.6%	★★★★☆
2022	58.9	96 of 238	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.1	79 of 231	65.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	61.8	68 of 207	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.1	64 of 200	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.4	96 of 406	76.4%	★★★★☆
2022	69.5	91 of 456	80.0%	★★★★☆
2021	65.9	125 of 492	74.6%	★★★★☆
2019	71.0	52 of 247	78.9%	★★★★☆
2018	77.0	54 of 354	84.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	81.6	33 of 176	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	74.8	38 of 170	77.6%	★★★★☆
2023	59.4	117 of 379	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.8	152 of 441	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.7	192 of 479	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.2	26 of 183	85.8%	★★★★☆
2018	59.9	80 of 311	74.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	81.2	26 of 180	85.6%	★★★★☆
2024	79.6	29 of 172	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	71.9	62 of 347	82.1%	★★★★☆
2018	82.2	18 of 253	92.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	70.5	56 of 223	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	61.7	76 of 219	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.4	80 of 429	81.4%	★★★★☆
2022	64.9	117 of 455	74.3%	★★★★☆
2021	66.4	122 of 492	75.2%	★★★★☆
2019	70.4	50 of 238	79.0%	★★★★☆
2018	73.3	67 of 370	81.9%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	25.3	58 of 74	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	65.1	39 of 125	68.8%	★★★★☆
2021	19.8	64 of 102	37.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	29.8	145 of 199	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	58.6	96 of 282	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.1	221 of 374	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	63.5	53 of 255	79.2%	★★★★☆
2021	30.3	115 of 256	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	54.0	89 of 380	76.6%	★★★★☆
2021	61.8	75 of 422	82.2%	★★★★☆
2018	58.5	39 of 155	74.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	46.8	86 of 178	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.6	98 of 184	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	68.5	101 of 371	72.8%	★★★★☆
2022	64.1	108 of 409	73.6%	★★★★☆
2021	62.8	148 of 448	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.9	49 of 217	77.4%	★★★★☆
2018	71.6	57 of 291	80.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Asian (2023)86th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)81st percentile+8 vs school

African American (2023)81st percentile~ school

Native American (2022)79th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2022)77th percentile~ school

Male (2025)75th percentile~ school

Female (2025)67th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)52nd percentile-21 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)27th percentile-53 vs school

Military Connected (2023)22nd percentile-59 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts65%+25 vs state

Mathematics43%+13 vs state

Science31%+12 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Wednesday, July 11, 2018

Grateful our son has the opportunity to attend this school. Close Quote

by a citizen
Tuesday, May 27, 2014

I, an independent tutor, have worked with Ms. Turner. She has been excellent in teaching abilities, communications skills, and compassion for the students and their learning in math 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
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 - Shadow Ridge High School	Public	9-12	10909 N Perryville Rd	Surprise	85388	Maricopa County	West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 523-5100	2				1 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					$00			$00
Shadow Ridge High School	Public	7-12	10909 N Perryville Rd	Surprise	85388	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 523-5100	2,212	104	21.3		1,157 (52.3%)	120 (5.4%)	713 (32.2%)	35 (1.6%)	13 (0.6%)	7 (0.3%)	167 (7.5%)	67.5	76^th of 271 public high schools	72.0%		67.6	72^nd of 270 public high schools	73.3%	4	54.0	44.0	38.0	$7,922	$227	$863	$1,316	$5,805	$1,028	$6,833
ThrivePoint High School at Surprise	Public, Charter	9-12	16578 W Greenway Rd Ste 204 Bl	Surprise	85308	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
EVIT - American Leadership Academy West Foothills	Public	9-12	17608 W Olive Ave	Waddell	85355	Maricopa County	East Valley Institute of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(623) 288-6250	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
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
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
Imagine Prep Surprise	Public, Charter	9-12	14850 N 156th Ave	Surprise	85053	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

Frequently Asked Questions about Paradise Honors High School

What is the racial makeup of Paradise Honors High School?

Students at Paradise Honors High School are 62% White, 23% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 5% African American, 2% Asian.

What district is Paradise Honors High School in?

Paragon Management Inc.

Is Paradise Honors High School a good school?

Paradise Honors High School ranks 73^rd of 271 Arizona high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Paradise Honors High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,028 students attended Paradise Honors High School.

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