Kingswood Elementary School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 8 · Surprise, Arizona

Kingswood Elementary School in Surprise, Arizona enrolled 826 students in 2024-25 with 47.0 full-time teachers, 17.6 students per teacher against the Arizona elementary-school median of 16.3. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 43% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 40% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Arizona: 40.4% and 34%).

Enrollment rose 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 8%

791 students in 2022-23, 798 students in 2023-24, 826 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 43.5 to 47.0.

Students enrolled at Kingswood Elementary School by school year2022-23: 791, 2023-24: 798, 2024-25: 82602505007501k2022-237912023-247982024-25826
Students enrolled at Kingswood Elementary School by school year2022-23: 791, 2023-24: 798, 2024-25: 82602505007501k2022-237912023-247982024-25826
Students enrolled at Kingswood Elementary School by school year2022-23: 791, 2023-24: 798, 2024-25: 82602505007501k2022-237912023-247982024-25826
Students enrolled at Kingswood Elementary School by school year2022-23: 791, 2023-24: 798, 2024-25: 82602505007501k2022-237912023-247982024-25826
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2379143.518.2
2023-2479841.519.2
2024-2582647.017.6

17.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 62 of every 100 Arizona elementary schools

Among the 1,150 Arizona elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.3; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Arizona elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 70.5; This school 17.6; state median 16.3.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 17.6state median 16.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arizona elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 70.5; This school 17.6; state median 16.3.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 17.6state median 16.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arizona elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 70.5; This school 17.6; state median 16.3.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 17.6state median 16.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arizona elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 70.5; This school 17.6; state median 16.3.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherThis school 17.6state median 16.3U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Kingswood Elementary School enrolled 703 students and reported no counselor; it reported 37 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions37
  • Chronically absent44.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

42.5% of students were Hispanic, 36.1% White, 8.8% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic42.5%
  2. White36.1%
  3. Two or more races8.8%
  4. Black8.6%
  5. Asian1.9%
  6. American Indian1.6%
  7. Pacific Islander0.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Kingswood Elementary School scored proficient or above: 43% in reading in 2021-22 and 40% in math in 2022-23, against 40.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23 across Arizona. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Arizona, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtArizona
Reading and language arts, 2021-2243%45%40.4%
Math, 2022-2340%41% (2021-22)34%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Surprise

17 public elementary schools in Surprise report 2024-25 enrollment; Kingswood Elementary School is number 7 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Legacy Traditional School - Surprise1,79746.117.0%
Paradise Honors Elementary School1,26413.315.0%
Canyon Ridge School1,04220.523.9%
Marley Park Elementary1,02319.519.9%
Sunset Hills Elementary87719.332.9%
Asante Preparatory Academy87618.325.0%
Kingswood Elementary School82617.649.9%
Cimarron Springs Middle School81021.327.0%

All public schools in Surprise →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Kingswood Elementary School

  1. Freedom Traditional AcademyThe nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 529 students, 18.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
  2. Paradise Honors Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 1,264 students, 13.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
  3. Compare Kingswood Elementary School with Freedom Traditional AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Dysart Unified District (4243) spends per student$10,550 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,550
  5. The largest public schools in ArizonaKingswood Elementary School is the number 106 by size of 1,211 Arizona elementary schools open in 2024-25.#106 of 1,211
  6. Arizona schools by students per teacher17.6 students per teacher here against the Arizona median of 16.3 for elementary schools.17.6:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Kingswood Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Kingswood Elementary School?
    826 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 791 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Surprise, AZ.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Kingswood Elementary School?
    17.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Arizona median for elementary schools is 16.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Kingswood Elementary School a Title I school?
    Kingswood Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Kingswood Elementary School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Kingswood Elementary School scored proficient or above: 43% in reading in 2021-22 and 40% in math in 2022-23, against 40.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23 across Arizona. Arizona's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Kingswood Elementary School in?
    Dysart Unified District (4243), NCES district ID 0402690. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 040269001462 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22