C+
Tempe School District
Public school districtGrades PK–8Regional · 2 towns
Serves Tempe and Guadalupe.
Students
10,045
Schools
25
Spent per student
$13,467
AZ $12,318
Students per teacher
14:1
Debt
$126.7M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Tempe School District
- School Grade C+: better than 36% of Arizona districts
- Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 10 pts below the state
- Spends 9% more per student than the AZ average
- 14 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 8.9% since 2020
- Debt of $126.7M, about $12,608 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 proficiency17%
State average 31.2%
Reading / language arts29%
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$13,467 per student · 9% above AZ
Spending
Classroom instruction 50%Support & administration 45%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 53%State 35%Federal 12%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
11,027’20
11,108’21
10,759’22
10,293’23
10,045’24
Down 8.9% since 2020.
Students
Hispanic 52%White 19%Black 14%American Indian/Alaska Native 6%Two or more races 5%Asian 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 2%
Schools in the district
25 public schools.
Nevitt Elementary School
C712 students16:1
Broadmor Elementary School
B+575 students17:1
Frank Elementary School
C−537 students14:1
Flora Thew Elementary School
C−501 students15:1
Arredondo Elementary School
C+470 students16:1
Wood School
C470 students14:1
Fuller Elementary School
A−468 students15:1
Holdeman Elementary School
C−418 students15:1
Cecil Shamley School
C411 students11:1
Ward Traditional Academy
A404 students15:1
Rover Elementary School
B+382 students14:1
Scales Technology Academy
D375 students14:1
Joseph P. Spracale Elementary School
B370 students14:1
Curry Elementary School
C+366 students14:1
Aguilar School
C−350 students12:1
Carminati School
C274 students13:1
Meyer Montessori
B203 students16:1
Getz School
D−163 students10:1
Tempe Elementary Online Community
0 students
Connolly Middle School
B−923 students16:1
Geneva Epps Mosley Middle School
D694 students13:1
Fees College Preparatory Middle School
C−645 students13:1
McKemy Academy of International Studies
B+334 students19:1
Evans Elementary School
0 students
Intervention Learning Program
0 students
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.