Willow Canyon High School

Willow Canyon High School

Public High School | Grade 9-12
17901 W Lundberg St,  Surprise, AZ
Dysart Unified School District
3.5
3.1
1,897 Students
A-
Niche Grade

School Details

Student Teacher Ratio
24:1
Average SAT Score
1140
Average ACT Score
23
Math Proficiency
61%
Reading Proficiency
58%
Average GPA
3.5
Graduation Rate
95%

Niche Grade

B+
Academics
B
Teachers
B
College Prep
B
Administration
C
Resources/Facilities
B-
Clubs and Activities
B+
Sports
C+
Food
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Niche Grade Details

Academics
Average GPA
3.5
Reading Proficiency
58%
Math Proficiency
61%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
24:1
Teachers
76
Full Time Teachers
76
Teachers in First or Second Year
11.5%
College Prep
Average SAT
1140
Math
560
Verbal
580
Average ACT
23
Math
22
English
24
Reading
24
Science
23
Number of AP Courses
9
AP Pass Rate
45%
AP Math Enrollment
High
AP Science Enrollment
Low
Other AP Enrollment
High
Clubs and Activities
Girls Athletic Participation
Low
Boys Athletic Participation
Average

GreatSchools Rating

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Test Scores

Math
40%
State Average
48%
Science
19%
State Average
30%
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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
280:1

Student Diversity

Male
50.5%
Female
49.5%
White
49.1%
Hispanic
32.1%
Black
7.7%
Two or more races
6.8%
Asian or Pacific Islander
2.6%
Native American
1.1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
<1%
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Specialty School Programs

Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
Athletics Program

Colleges Students are Considering

Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
Northern Arizona University 636 Students
Arizona State University 623 Students
Grand Canyon University 434 Students
University of Arizona 420 Students
Arizona State University - West Campus 212 Students
University of California - Los Angeles 155 Students
Glendale Community College - Arizona 148 Students
Estrella Mountain Community College 135 Students
University of San Diego 117 Students
Phoenix College 87 Students

What Students Want to Study

Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Nursing 167 Students
Psychology 124 Students
Business 123 Students
Biology 108 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies 93 Students
Nursing Science, Education, and Practice 47 Students
Criminology 46 Students
Physical Therapy 42 Students
Computer Science 36 Students
Forensic Science and Technology 36 Students

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
3.5 520 Reviews
4.0 Parent
10/21/2024
The school is well rounded and dedicated to providing quality education to the students. The arts program is amazing and they always put on spectacular shows and musicals. The after school tutoring and clubs help my child find the help they need to succeed.
4.0 Senior
9/12/2024
Willow Canyon is a perfect school for someone, like me, who came from 11 years of a small charter school. Having real football games to celebrate, huge assemblies, and fun clubs are all great reasons to go to Willow. I wish more students enjoyed the school spirit and sometimes I get embarrassed when many people don't appreciate it as much. I don't regret choosing this school, though, especially when many options are closer to my house.
4.0 Senior
8/20/2024
I wish that there was a change in community involvement. Choosing to give more attention to our feeder schools. Plan more community events as a high school.I would definitely say that we have an open administration that works well with student council and is open to new ideas. Culture is something that we struggle with finding and trying to bring our students together.
GreatSchools Reviews
3.1 11 Reviews
1.0 parent
3/25/2025
From my experience, the teachers at Willow Canyon high school as well as the principal only look out for themselves. If your student is caught for anything and they will find stuff to accuse your child of they will threaten to suspend you and the principal will not Listen to anything you have to say...
1.0 parent
5/13/2022
Biased treatment of students, horrible administration staff . Worst school ever, this school is a perfect example of a broken education system and teachers that only work for their littler paychecks!.
5.0 parent
12/9/2019
My daughter went to school there for all four years of high school. Then went on to ASU. It not only taught her the school subjects but taught her leadership.
1.0 parent
3/8/2019
Horrible. And the district's can't seem to figure out why they lose their funding to charter schools. Red for Ed remember. How about you earn you your pay like every other industry.

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