Rancho Gabriela

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to ungraded · Surprise, Arizona

Rancho Gabriela in Surprise, Arizona enrolled 574 students in 2024-25 with 30.0 full-time teachers, 19.1 students per teacher against the Arizona elementary-school median of 16.3. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 55% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Arizona: 34%).

Enrollment fell 9% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 8%

633 students in 2022-23, 571 students in 2023-24, 574 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 32.5 to 30.0.

Students enrolled at Rancho Gabriela by school year2022-23: 633, 2023-24: 571, 2024-25: 57402004006008002022-236332023-245712024-25574
Students enrolled at Rancho Gabriela by school year2022-23: 633, 2023-24: 571, 2024-25: 57402004006008002022-236332023-245712024-25574
Students enrolled at Rancho Gabriela by school year2022-23: 633, 2023-24: 571, 2024-25: 57402004006008002022-236332023-245712024-25574
Students enrolled at Rancho Gabriela by school year2022-23: 633, 2023-24: 571, 2024-25: 57402004006008002022-236332023-245712024-25574
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2363332.519.5
2023-2457131.018.4
2024-2557430.019.1

19.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 75 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; Rancho Gabriela 19.1; state median 16.3.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherRancho Gabriela 19.1state median 16.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arizona elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 70.5; Rancho Gabriela 19.1; state median 16.3.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherRancho Gabriela 19.1state median 16.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arizona elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 70.5; Rancho Gabriela 19.1; state median 16.3.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherRancho Gabriela 19.1state median 16.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arizona elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 70.5; Rancho Gabriela 19.1; state median 16.3.2 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherRancho Gabriela 19.1state 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 Rancho Gabriela enrolled 684 students and reported no counselor; it reported 4 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions4
  • Chronically absent38.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

43.7% of students were White, 38.5% Hispanic, 9.4% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White43.7%
  2. Hispanic38.5%
  3. Black9.4%
  4. Two or more races7.0%
  5. Asian0.9%
  6. American Indian0.5%

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, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Rancho Gabriela scored proficient or above: 55% in math, against 34% in math 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. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtArizona
Math55%41% (2021-22)34%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 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.

All public schools in Surprise →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Rancho Gabriela

  1. Imagine RosefieldThe nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 521 students, 18.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
  2. Sonoran Heights Middle SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 560 students, 20.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
  3. Compare Rancho Gabriela with Imagine RosefieldStudents, 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 ArizonaRancho Gabriela is the number 367 by size of 1,211 Arizona elementary schools open in 2024-25.#367 of 1,211
  6. Arizona schools by students per teacher19.1 students per teacher here against the Arizona median of 16.3 for elementary schools.19.1:1
  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 Rancho Gabriela

  1. How many students attend Rancho Gabriela?
    574 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 633 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Surprise, AZ.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Rancho Gabriela?
    19.1 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 Rancho Gabriela a Title I school?
    Rancho Gabriela was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Rancho Gabriela do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Rancho Gabriela scored proficient or above: 55% in math, against 34% in math 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, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Rancho Gabriela in?
    Dysart Unified District (4243), NCES district ID 0402690. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 040269002482 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, 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