Tempe School District

Public Regional · 2 towns Grades PK–8 C+School Grade

Elementary and middle schools for Tempe and Guadalupe.

At a glance

10,045Students enrolled

25Schools

2Towns served

$13,467Spent per student

14:1Student–teacher ratio

School path

Where would my kid go?

TempeGuadalupe

Grades PK–8

21 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 8

10 middle schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 9–12

5 high schoolsDepends on your address · see the listTempe Union High School District

Grades PK–5

Frank Elementary School537 students · GuadalupeThis district

Grades 6–8

16 middle schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 9–12

7 high schoolsDepends on your address · see the listTempe Union High School District

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs AZ

Math proficiency17%

State average 31.2%

Reading / language arts29%

State average 38.5%

Graduation rate 89% at Tempe Union High School District, which runs the high school (state 77.3%) · class of 2020

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$13,467

per student each year · 9% above the AZ average

Spending

Classroom instruction50%

Support & administration45%

Other5%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)53%

State35%

Federal12%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

11,027’20

11,108’21

10,759’22

10,293’23

10,045’24

Students

Hispanic · 52%5,240

White · 19%1,877

Black · 14%1,367

American Indian/Alaska Native · 6%611

Two or more races · 5%531

Asian · 2%236

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Tempe188,065 people

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Guadalupe5,272 people

Schools25 in district · 7 next

Level

All 25 Elementary 19 Middle 4 Other 2

This district · grades PK–8

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Nevitt Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 712 students · Phoenix

CPublic 📚

Broadmor Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 575 students · Tempe

B+Public 📚

Frank Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 537 students · Guadalupe

C-Public 📚

Flora Thew Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 501 students · Tempe

C-Public 📚

Arredondo Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 470 students · Tempe

C+Public 📚

Wood SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 470 students · Tempe

CPublic 📚

Fuller Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 468 students · Tempe

A-Public 📚

Holdeman Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 418 students · Tempe

C-Public 📚

Cecil Shamley SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 411 students · Tempe

CPublic 📚

Ward Traditional AcademyElementary · Grades K–8 · 404 students · Tempe

APublic 📚

Rover Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 382 students · Tempe

B+Public 📚

Scales Technology AcademyElementary · Grades PK–5 · 375 students · Tempe

DPublic 📚

Joseph P. Spracale Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 370 students · Tempe

BPublic 📚

Curry Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 366 students · Tempe

C+Public 📚

Aguilar SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 350 students · Tempe

C-Public 📚

Carminati SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 274 students · Tempe

CPublic 📚

Meyer MontessoriElementary · Grades PK–6 · 203 students · Tempe

BPublic 📚

Getz SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 163 students · Tempe

D-Public 📚

Tempe Elementary Online CommunityElementary · Grades K–8 · Tempe

Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Phoenix Union High School DistrictPhoenix · Scottsdale · $14,043 per student

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Deer Valley Unified DistrictPhoenix · $11,444 per student

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Cave Creek Unified DistrictScottsdale · $10,334 per student

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Chandler Unified DistrictChandler · $11,211 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.