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Willow Canyon High School
B+

Willow Canyon High School

PublicHighGrades 7–12

17901 W Lundberg St, Surprise, AZ 85388 · (623) 523-8000 · Part of Dysart Unified District

Surprise’s School Grade B+ better than 72% of Arizona school districts

Directions
Photo: Sargonmalik · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
1,901
Students per teacher
24:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
7–12
The gist

What stands out about Willow Canyon High School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 69% of Arizona’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts above the state
  • Larger classes: 24 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 37.4% since 2020–21

On the path

Where Surprise kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–814 schoolsDepends on your address
7–12Willow Canyon High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency36%
State average 31.2%
Reading / language arts44%
State average 38.5%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Arizona’s 1,781 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

17901 W Lundberg St, Surprise

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9544
Grade 10472
Grade 11421
Grade 12464
Enrollment over time
1,384’20
1,784’21
1,787’22
1,819’23
1,901’24

Up 37.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 47%Hispanic 34%Black 8%Two or more races 6%Asian 3%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Willow Canyon High School from Surprise families.

Other schools in Dysart Unified District

The district →
Mountain View
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Waddell
B+
1,045 students22:1
Canyon Ridge School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Surprise
A
1,042 students21:1
Marley Park Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Surprise
A−
1,023 students19:1
Sunset Hills Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Surprise
B+
877 students19:1
Asante Preparatory Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Surprise
B
876 students18:1
Kingswood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Surprise
B
826 students18:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Arizona’s other public schools; Surprise’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.