Kingswood Elementary School, Surprise AZ

Original Research by School Decision on Kingswood Elementary School

Kingswood Elementary School in Surprise, Arizona, is a regular public school serving students from preschool through eighth grade. It is part of the Dysart Unified District, which was recently rebranded as Dysart Schools and underwent a significant grade-level reconfiguration starting in the 2021-2022 school year. That restructuring changed which campuses serve middle and elementary grades, affecting feeder patterns across the district. For families considering Kingswood, it is worth understanding that the school itself covers the full PK-8 span, so children can remain at one campus from early childhood through the end of middle school.

The school enrolls close to eight hundred students. The student body is mixed in its racial and ethnic composition, with the two largest groups being White and Hispanic students, followed by Black, multiracial, Asian, American Indian or Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students. Data on the share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, receive special education services, or are English learners was not available in the information provided. A parent looking into support services and socioeconomic context may want to ask the school directly for these figures.

On state assessments administered in the 2024-2025 school year, Kingswood’s results present a mixed picture. In English language arts, proficiency rates vary by grade level. The youngest tested grade, third grade, showed about half of students meeting the bar, with a slightly lower share in fourth grade. Fifth grade had a dip, and sixth grade recovered somewhat. Seventh and eighth graders posted higher rates, with eighth graders reaching a clear majority proficient. In math, the pattern is more downward: the highest proficiency was in third grade, and rates declined steadily through fourth, fifth, and sixth grades, with a partial rebound in seventh and eighth grades but still below the earlier grades. Science results are available for fifth and eighth grades; about half of fifth graders were proficient, and a smaller share of eighth graders were. Overall, when the school’s performance is compared to other schools within the county’s districts, Kingswood’s combined proficiency across tested subjects and grades sits above the midpoint. That is a relative strength, though the drop in math proficiency from upper elementary through middle school is something a parent may want to explore with the school, especially if their child is entering those grades.

Because Kingswood does not serve high school grades, there is no graduation rate to report. Chronic absenteeism data was also not present in the available records.

Surprise is a rapidly growing suburban city about a half-hour northwest of Phoenix. The city’s character is residential, with large master-planned communities including an active-adult retirement community that fueled much of the early growth. Development continues, and the city is car-dependent, with limited public transit. Housing values in the area around Kingswood are moderately priced relative to the Phoenix metro. The school is part of a district that has been making structural changes, so families moving into the area may want to check whether their address maps to Kingswood under the current feeder patterns.

The academic data shows that the school’s strongest tested grades are at the early elementary and upper middle school levels, with a soft spot in math across grades four through six. A parent considering Kingswood might want to inquire about math intervention and support during those middle years, and ask about the missing support-service data to round out their picture. The school’s overall proficiency standing is decent among a large field of county districts, and its PK-8 configuration offers continuity for families who prefer one campus from start to finish.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 355%

School 55% · District 46% · ▲ 9 pts above district

▲ 11 pts above state median · ▲ 9 pts above county median

Grade 438%

School 38% · District 30% · ▲ 8 pts above district

▼ 6 pts below state median · ▼ 9 pts below county median

Grade 541%

School 41% · District 30% · ▲ 11 pts above district

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

Grade 624%

School 24% · District 33% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▼ 16 pts below county median

Grade 728%

School 28% · District 27% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▼ 4 pts below state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

Grade 832%

School 32% · District 37% · ▼ 5 pts below district

even with state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 348%

School 48% · District 41% · ▲ 7 pts above district

▲ 8 pts above state median · ▲ 4 pts above county median

Grade 446%

School 46% · District 40% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

Grade 537%

School 37% · District 33% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▼ 4 pts below state median · ▼ 7 pts below county median

Grade 641%

School 41% · District 46% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▼ 2 pts below state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

Grade 754%

School 54% · District 50% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▲ 11 pts above state median · ▲ 9 pts above county median

Grade 865%

School 65% · District 51% · ▲ 14 pts above district

▲ 25 pts above state median · ▲ 23 pts above county median

Science

Grade 546%

School 46% · District 43% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▲ 9 pts above state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

Grade 838%

School 38% · District 42% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▲ 5 pts above state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

This schoolDysart Unified District (4243), same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.