School district · Arizona
Tempe School District (4258)
Tempe School District (4258) in Arizona: 23 public schools with 10,045 students and 14.3 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $13,593 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 23
- Students
- 10,045
- Students per teacher
- 14.3
- AZ 17.6 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $13,593
- AZ $12.1K · US $17.6K
Staff
Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.
- Teachers (FTE)
- 702
- Counselors (FTE)
- 24.6
- Students per counselor
- 408
- AZ 467 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 28.0
- Librarians (FTE): 19.0
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on Arizona's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
Arizona: 40%35%proficient
+0.7 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 76% of school districts in Arizona
Median 48% · 301 school districts compared
6,162 students tested, grades 3–8 · AASA; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
Arizona: 34%24%proficient
+1.6 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 84% of school districts in Arizona
Median 41% · 265 school districts compared
6,202 students tested, grades 3–8 · AASA; proficient means Levels 3-4
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Money
Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.
- Federal
- 12% · $21.1M
- State
- 35% · $62.1M
- Local
- 53% · $92.6M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $6,863
- Support services
- $6,005
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $22.1M
- Long-term debt
- $142M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aguilar SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 350 | 11.8 | 43% | 38% |
Arredondo Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 470 | 16.1 | 45% | 40% |
Broadmor Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 575 | 17.3 | 56% | 49% |
Carminati SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 274 | 12.6 | 36% | — |
Cecil Shamley SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 411 | 11.4 | 27% | — |
Curry Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 366 | 13.9 | 32% | 21% |
Flora Thew Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 501 | 14.7 | 23% | 16% |
Frank Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 537 | 13.9 | 27% | 27% |
Fuller Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 468 | 14.8 | 52% | 42% |
| Pre-K–8 | 163 | 10.1 | — | — | |
Holdeman Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 418 | 14.6 | 21% | 23% |
Joseph P. Spracale Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 370 | 13.8 | 38% | 33% |
Meyer MontessoriFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 203 | 16.3 | 58% | 41% |
Nevitt Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 712 | 16.5 | 26% | 24% |
Rover Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 382 | 14.0 | 59% | 54% |
Scales Technology AcademyFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 375 | 14.1 | 24% | 21% |
Tempe Elementary Online CommunityFully virtual | K–8 | 0 | — | — | — |
Ward Traditional AcademyFree meals for all | K–8 | 404 | 15.1 | 78% | 70% |
Wood SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 470 | 14.2 | 30% | 29% |
Connolly Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 923 | 15.6 | 31% | 16% |
Fees College Preparatory Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 645 | 12.6 | 19% | 8.1% |
Geneva Epps Mosley Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 694 | 13.1 | 20% | 7.0% |
McKemy Academy of International StudiesFree meals for all | 6–8 | 334 | 19.0 | 74% | 43% |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Address
- 3205 S Rural Rd, Tempe, AZ 85282
- Phone
- (480)730-7100
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.