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Kyrene Elementary District
Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 2 towns
Serves Tempe and Guadalupe, and parts of Phoenix and Chandler.
Students
13,313
Schools
26
Spent per student
$10,909
AZ $12,318
Students per teacher
16:1
Debt
$181.7M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Kyrene Elementary District
- School Grade A−: better than 75% of Arizona districts
- Math proficiency 10 pts above the state
- Reading / language arts 13 pts above the state
- Spends 11% less per student than the AZ average
- 16 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 14.8% since 2020
- Debt of $181.7M, about $13,649 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Cactus Forest.
PK–88 schoolsFlorence Unified School District
9–123 high schoolsFlorence Unified School District
Test scores vs. AZ
2020–21Math proficiency41%
State average 31.2%
Reading / language arts51%
State average 38.5%
Graduation rate 85% at Florence Unified School District, which runs the high school (state 77.3%) · class of 2020.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$10,909 per student · 11% below AZ
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 40%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 49%State 42%Federal 9%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
15,632’20
15,128’21
14,401’22
13,800’23
13,313’24
Down 14.8% since 2020.
Students
White 37%Hispanic 33%Two or more races 11%Black 10%Asian 5%American Indian/Alaska Native 4%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
26 public schools.
Kyrene del Cielo School
A655 students17:1
Kyrene de la Mirada School
A583 students16:1
Kyrene de las Brisas School
A−573 students15:1
Kyrene Traditional Academy
B+549 students15:1
Kyrene de la Sierra School
A+518 students17:1
Kyrene del Norte School
A−514 students19:1
Kyrene Monte Vista School
A484 students16:1
Kyrene del Milenio
B+481 students14:1
Kyrene de las Lomas School
B471 students14:1
Kyrene De Los Lagos School
A458 students19:1
Kyrene de la Paloma School
A−435 students15:1
Kyrene de la Estrella Elementary School
A−421 students13:1
Kyrene de la Colina School
B+419 students14:1
C I Waggoner School
A−417 students15:1
Kyrene de la Mariposa School
B+415 students14:1
Kyrene de los Cerritos School
A395 students17:1
Kyrene de los Ninos School
C+391 students12:1
Kyrene de las Manitas School
B+379 students16:1
Kyrene de la Esperanza School
B368 students11:1
Kyrene Digital Academy
0 students
Kyrene Altadena Middle School
A857 students22:1
Kyrene Aprende Middle School
A−834 students20:1
Kyrene Akimel A-Al Middle School
B+792 students19:1
Kyrene Middle School
B759 students17:1
Kyrene Centennial Middle School
B−580 students17:1
Kyrene del Pueblo Middle School
B+565 students18:1
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.