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Desert Sunrise High School

Public Grades 9-12

1,261

Students ?

23.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

44.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

16200 N Murphy Rd
Maricopa, AZ 85138-4697

(520) 509-0400

District: Maricopa Unified School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

42.5%

White:

25.8%

African American:

18.8%

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Strengths

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the Arizona average (80%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (22% vs 30% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 12 pts below the Arizona average

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg22%

Arizona avg30%

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Desert Sunrise High School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

225^th of 289Maricopa Unified School District among Arizona districts

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts33%-7 vs state

Mathematics18%-12 vs state

Science15%-4 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 English Language Arts 11th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 11th Grade	AzSCI Science 8th 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
CAVIT - Desert Sunrise High School	Public	9-12	16200 N Murphy Rd	Maricopa	85138	Pinal County	Central Arizona Valley Institute of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(520) 423-1944	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Desert Sunrise High School	Public	9-12	16200 N Murphy Rd	Maricopa	85138	Pinal County	Maricopa Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(520) 509-0400	1,261	54	23.2		325 (25.8%)	237 (18.8%)	536 (42.5%)	20 (1.6%)	39 (3.1%)	14 (1.1%)	90 (7.1%)								(n/a)				33.0				18.0		15.0
Heritage Academy Maricopa	Public, Charter	6-12	41004 W Lucera Ln	Maricopa	85138	Pinal County	Heritage Academy Maricopa Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(520) 367-3800	937	50	18.7		491 (52.4%)	51 (5.4%)	300 (32.0%)	15 (1.6%)	10 (1.1%)	10 (1.1%)	60 (6.4%)	83.1	41^st of 271 public high schools	84.9%		74.8	57^th of 270 public high schools	78.9%	16	51.0	62.0	54.0	69.0	36.0	40.0	22.0	57.0	49.0	42.0
A+ Charter Schools	Public, Charter	6-12	41735 W. Alan Stephens Pkwy	Maricopa	85138	Pinal County	A+ Charter Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 265-5589	370	22	16.9		137 (37.0%)	44 (11.9%)	154 (41.6%)	4 (1.1%)	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.2%)	41.9	140^th of 271 public high schools	48.3%					(n/a)	27.0	32.0		49.0				23.0			$8,184	$365	$716	$1,446	$5,636	$1,467	$7,103
CAVIT - Maricopa Unified	Public	9-12	45012 W Honeycutt Ave	Maricopa	85139	Pinal County	Central Arizona Valley Institute of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 645-2737	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)												$00			$00
Maricopa High School	Public	6-12	45012 W Honeycutt Ave	Maricopa	85139	Pinal County	Maricopa Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 568-8100	1,840	85	21.5		434 (23.6%)	289 (15.7%)	849 (46.1%)	45 (2.4%)	90 (4.9%)	12 (0.7%)	121 (6.6%)	26.8	188^th of 271 public high schools	30.6%		31.5	173^rd of 270 public high schools	35.9%	15				29.0				21.0		19.0	$8,773	$233	$1,029	$1,495	$6,330	$1,181	$7,511
Student Choice High School - Maricopa	Public, Charter	9-12	208000 N. John Wayne Parkway S	Maricopa	85139	Pinal County	GAR LLC dba Student Choice High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(520) 413-0261	162	3	54.0		37 (22.8%)	20 (12.3%)	94 (58.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Skyline D5	Public, Charter	5-12	Casa Blanca and Preschool Road	Bapchule	85221	Pinal County	Skyline Gila River Schools LLC	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(877) 225-2118	240	19	12.4		0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	18 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	219 (91.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)								(n/a)											$19,369	$2,392	$909	$5,693	$2,763	$13,305	$16,068
ASU Preparatory Academy - Casa Grande High School	Public, Charter	7-12	2612 W Gila Bend Hwy	Casa Grande	85193	Pinal County	ASU Preparatory Academy - Casa Grande	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(520) 374-4200	284	13	21.8		84 (29.6%)	25 (8.8%)	142 (50.0%)	14 (4.9%)	5 (1.8%)	2 (0.7%)	12 (4.2%)	62.5	84^th of 271 public high schools	69.0%		57.8	96^th of 270 public high schools	64.4%	12			66.0	58.0				37.0	45.0			$00			$00
CAVIT - Casa Grande Union High School	Public	9-12	1362 N Casa Grande Ave	Casa Grande	85122	Pinal County	Central Arizona Valley Institute of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	No	(928) 645-2737	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)												$00			$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Desert Sunrise High School

How many students attend Desert Sunrise High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,261 students attended Desert Sunrise High School.

What district is Desert Sunrise High School in?

Maricopa Unified School District

What is the racial makeup of Desert Sunrise High School?

Students at Desert Sunrise High School are 43% Hispanic, 26% White, 19% African American, 7% Two or more races, 3% American Indian, 2% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

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2024–25 dropout ratesDec 2, 2025

2024–25 graduation ratesNov 7, 2025

2024–25 AASA & AzSCI test scoresOct 10, 2025

2023–24 dropout ratesJun 30, 2025

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arizona Department of Education.

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