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Rancho Gabriela

Q: Is Rancho Gabriela a good school?

Rancho Gabriela ranks 337 th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

337^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 63% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Rancho Gabriela is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Dysart Unified District in Surprise, Arizona. The school has 571 students and has been rated 3-4 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger over the past several years.

Rancho Gabriela generally outperforms the Dysart Unified District and the state of Arizona in terms of student proficiency in English Language Arts and Mathematics. For example, in 2024-2025, 57% of 4th graders at Rancho Gabriela were proficient or better in ELA compared to 54% for the district and 46% for the state. The school also performs well for certain student subgroups, such as English Language Learners, ranking 37th out of 975 Arizona elementary schools in this category in 2020-2021. However, Rancho Gabriela has struggled with higher dropout rates compared to the state average.

When compared to nearby schools in the Dysart Unified District, Rancho Gabriela generally outperforms schools like Dysart Middle School and Ashton Ranch Middle School in terms of student achievement, but lags behind higher-performing schools like Freedom Traditional Academy and Marley Park Elementary. Additionally, Rancho Gabriela has seen an increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting a shift in the school's demographic composition.

574

Students ?

19.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,745

Per pupil spending ?

36.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

15272 W Gabriela Dr
Surprise, AZ 85379-6324

(623) 523-8500

District: Dysart Unified District

Students who attend Rancho Gabriela usually attend:

Elementary:	Sonoran Heights Middle School
High:	Shadow Ridge High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.7%

Hispanic:

38.5%

African American:

9.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 69th percentile in 2015 → 63rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (48% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the Arizona median (63rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg48%

Arizona avg41%

337^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Top 37%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 31% (2015) to top 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 19Elementary 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	57.2	337 of 909	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.3	236 of 912	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	77.3	267 of 1245	78.6%	★★★★☆
2022	59.7	354 of 1000	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.0	303 of 1226	75.3%	★★★★☆
2019	69.3	317 of 1039	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.1	315 of 1109	71.6%	★★★★☆
2017	63.9	385 of 1106	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	61.3	394 of 1079	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	65.3	298 of 955	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	75.4	268 of 1079	75.2%	★★★★☆
2013	75.7	262 of 1158	77.4%	★★★★☆
2012	76.8	244 of 1141	78.6%	★★★★☆
2011	78.5	226 of 1075	79.0%	★★★★☆
2010	79.2	217 of 1090	80.1%	★★★★☆
2009	76.8	248 of 1062	76.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	51.2	275 of 607	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.9	253 of 895	71.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	28.1	503 of 620	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	67.6	37 of 975	96.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	346 of 589	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.6	225 of 602	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.1	275 of 1219	77.4%	★★★★☆
2022	51.5	400 of 824	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.6	342 of 1219	71.9%	★★★★☆
2019	66.1	269 of 862	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.0	300 of 1023	70.7%	★★★★☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	58.2	46 of 306	85.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	55.8	194 of 496	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.4	152 of 486	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	79.4	175 of 1170	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	54.2	330 of 716	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.6	334 of 1198	72.1%	★★★★☆
2019	65.1	220 of 709	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.9	274 of 911	69.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	44.9	262 of 549	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.4	118 of 556	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	74.4	189 of 1116	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	38.3	400 of 618	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	69.6	191 of 820	76.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	337 of 626	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.8	240 of 628	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.8	249 of 1216	79.5%	★★★★☆
2022	56.1	342 of 830	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	76.2	253 of 1220	79.3%	★★★★☆
2019	57.9	336 of 850	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.3	351 of 1032	66.0%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	38.9	105 of 145	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	57.2	44 of 101	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.0	188 of 239	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	49.2	315 of 617	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.7	414 of 1027	59.7%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	76.8	39 of 219	82.2%	★★★★☆
2021	29.4	488 of 654	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	46.2	372 of 820	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.8	368 of 1201	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.3	139 of 417	66.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	308 of 465	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.3	297 of 486	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	66.2	300 of 1024	70.7%	★★★★☆
2022	49.4	404 of 800	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	68.5	322 of 1161	72.3%	★★★★☆
2019	45.3	344 of 595	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.2	300 of 720	58.3%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2019	51.1	257 of 605	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.4	218 of 711	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	66.9	187 of 695	73.1%	★★★★☆
2016	65.0	190 of 677	71.9%	★★★★☆
2015	49.8	221 of 521	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	73.4	181 of 690	73.8%	★★★★☆
2013	76.9	153 of 787	80.6%	★★★★☆
2012	79.5	118 of 772	84.7%	★★★★☆
2011	80.8	113 of 685	83.5%	★★★★☆
2010	83.1	98 of 692	85.8%	★★★★☆
2009	78.8	122 of 663	81.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2021)96th percentile+21 vs school

Foster Care (2021)85th percentile+10 vs school

Native American (2023)82nd percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)61st percentile~ school

African American (2023)55th percentile-24 vs school

Special Education (2023)55th percentile-24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)49th percentile-30 vs school

Male (2025)46th percentile-17 vs school

Female (2025)41st percentile-22 vs school

White (2025)34th percentile-29 vs school

Military Connected (2023)28th percentile-51 vs school

Asian (2021)19th percentile-56 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics51%+10 vs state

English Language Arts46%+5 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, December 19, 2011

Huge class sizes, aggressive administration, fearful and undercompensated faculty...

I would not recommend this school to other parents. It's run like a boot camp (whistle blowing at children, yelling, lunch lines so long that kids have only a few minutes to eat, lack of supervision on playgrounds, employees who lie, special education children are also treated unfairly). Children are also threatened to get good test scores on benchmarks.

I would look at Sonoran Heights or Marley Park before this school.

The older children run all over the young ones in the hallways. It's a huge school and very poorly run. 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 3rd Grade	AASA English Language Arts 4th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 5th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th 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
Rancho Gabriela	Public	PK, KG-8	15272 W Gabriela Dr	Surprise	85379	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 523-8500	574	30	19.1		251 (43.7%)	54 (9.4%)	221 (38.5%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.0%)	57.2	337^th of 909 public elementary schools	62.9%		71.3	236^th of 912 public elementary schools	74.1%	101	35.0	57.0					49.0	53.0							$9,745	$151	$882	$1,185	$7,735	$976	$8,711
Imagine Rosefield	Public, Charter	K-5	12050 N Bullard Ave	Surprise	85379	Maricopa County	Rosefield Charter Elementary School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 344-4300	521	28	18.6		269 (51.6%)	27 (5.2%)	167 (32.1%)	8 (1.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (9.0%)	70.4	249^th of 909 public elementary schools	72.6%		74.9	207^th of 912 public elementary schools	77.3%	42	49.0	52.0	55.0				66.0	49.0	54.0				51.0			$00			$00
Sonoran Heights Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	11405 N Greer Ranch Pkwy	Surprise	85379	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 523-8550	560	27	20.7		247 (44.1%)	45 (8.0%)	210 (37.5%)	14 (2.5%)	8 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (6.1%)	62	307^th of 909 public elementary schools	66.2%		54.8	368^th of 912 public elementary schools	59.6%	61			54.0	49.0	42.0	50.0			60.0	21.0	23.0	34.0	52.0	42.0	$8,095	$194	$867	$1,254	$6,136	$898	$7,035
Marley Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	15042 W Sweetwater Ave	Surprise	85379	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 523-8200	1,023	53	19.4		518 (50.6%)	50 (4.9%)	361 (35.3%)	9 (0.9%)	12 (1.2%)	6 (0.6%)	67 (6.5%)	76.5	194^th of 909 public elementary schools	78.7%		80.5	159^th of 912 public elementary schools	82.6%	35	51.0	63.0	49.0	63.0	62.0	43.0	56.0	66.0	55.0	49.0	38.0	46.0	59.0	46.0	$8,020	$151	$868	$1,170	$6,367	$634	$7,002
Legacy Traditional School - Surprise	Public, Charter	K-8	14506 W Sweetwater Ave	Surprise	85379	Maricopa County	Legacy Traditional School - Surprise	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 299-9820	1,797	39	46.0		817 (45.5%)	118 (6.6%)	649 (36.1%)	54 (3.0%)	9 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	148 (8.2%)	66.8	277^th of 909 public elementary schools	69.5%		73.8	211^th of 912 public elementary schools	76.9%	66	51.0	61.0	58.0	55.0	55.0	55.0	64.0	51.0	49.0	35.0	29.0	28.0	40.0	41.0		$00			$00
Ashton Ranch Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	14898 W Acoma Dr	Surprise	85379	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 523-8300	480	29	16.5		184 (38.3%)	48 (10.0%)	187 (39.0%)	8 (1.7%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.3%)	44 (9.2%)	22.5	665^th of 909 public elementary schools	26.8%		32.4	554^th of 912 public elementary schools	39.3%	111			31.0	26.0	43.0	42.0			31.0	18.0	16.0	21.0	29.0	38.0	$10,889	$457	$982	$1,897	$8,204	$1,245	$9,449
Calibre Academy Surprise	Public, Charter	K-8	15688 W Acoma Dr	Surprise	85379	Maricopa County	Calibre Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 556-2179	538	29	18.5		222 (41.3%)	39 (7.2%)	212 (39.4%)	14 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (8.9%)	45.6	427^th of 909 public elementary schools	53.0%		50.3	407^th of 912 public elementary schools	55.4%	20	31.0	54.0	53.0	35.0	51.0	38.0	28.0	43.0	50.0	21.0	34.0	24.0	48.0	30.0		$00			$00
Countryside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	15047 N. Parkview Place	Surprise	85379	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 876-7800	590	40	14.7		234 (39.7%)	44 (7.5%)	241 (40.8%)	8 (1.4%)	10 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (8.8%)	41.7	454^th of 909 public elementary schools	50.1%		28.4	590^th of 912 public elementary schools	35.3%	136	30.0	49.0					32.0	52.0							$12,464	$557	$937	$2,051	$8,927	$2,043	$10,970
Legacy Traditional School - West Surprise	Public, Charter	K-8	17300 W Cactus Road	Surprise	85388	Maricopa County	Legacy Traditional School - West Surprise	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 299-1800	1,231	23	53.5		529 (43.0%)	102 (8.3%)	440 (35.7%)	52 (4.2%)	4 (0.3%)	6 (0.5%)	98 (8.0%)	69.6	257^th of 909 public elementary schools	71.7%		62.9	306^th of 912 public elementary schools	66.4%	49	54.0	63.0	56.0	63.0	62.0	64.0	64.0	55.0	40.0	32.0	30.0	26.0	51.0	49.0		$00			$00
Dysart Middle School	Public	PK, KG-8	12950 W Varney Rd	El Mirage	85335	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 876-7100	602	37	16.2		80 (13.3%)	49 (8.1%)	437 (72.6%)	5 (0.8%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.8%)	21.6	681^st of 909 public elementary schools	25.1%		22.6	659^th of 912 public elementary schools	27.7%	22			24.0	29.0	32.0	24.0			41.0	14.0	18.0	25.0	22.0	14.0	$9,743	$797	$980	$2,574	$6,859	$1,106	$7,966

Frequently Asked Questions about Rancho Gabriela

What schools do graduates of Rancho Gabriela attend?

Students who attend Rancho Gabriela usually go on to attend:

Elementary : Sonoran Heights Middle School
High : Shadow Ridge High School

What is the racial makeup of Rancho Gabriela?

Students at Rancho Gabriela are 44% White, 39% Hispanic, 9% African American, 7% Two or more races.

What district is Rancho Gabriela in?

Dysart Unified District

Is Rancho Gabriela a good school?

Rancho Gabriela ranks 337^th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Rancho Gabriela?

In the 2024-25 school year, 574 students attended Rancho Gabriela.

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