High · Arizona
Tempe Preparatory Academy
CharterTempe Preparatory Academy, a public high school in Tempe, Arizona: grades 6–12, 431 students, 12.8 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Tempe Preparatory Academy (4361).
Size and class size
Compared with high schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.
- Students
- 431
- Teachers (FTE)
- 33.7
- Students per teacher
- 12.8
- Grades
- 6–12
- High
Fewer students per teacher than 74% of high schools in Arizona
Median 17.9 · 471 schools compared
Fewer students per teacher than 62% of high schools in the US
Median 14.4 · 20,809 schools compared
Larger than 62% of high schools in Arizona
Median 240 · 558 schools compared
Larger than 51% of high schools in the US
Median 414 · 22,064 schools compared
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%69%proficient
−3.4 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 67% of high schools in Arizona
Median 59% · 52 high schools compared
197 students tested, grades 6, 7, 8 · AASA; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
Arizona: 34%54%proficient
−1.6 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 55% of high schools in Arizona
Median 52% · 38 high schools compared
197 students tested, grades 6, 7, 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.
What it offers
- Grades
- High · Grades 6–12
- Type
- Charter school · Regular
- Instruction
- In person
- Area
- Midsize city
Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Tempe Preparatory Academy (4361).
Location
- Address
- 1251 E Southern Ave, Tempe, AZ 85282
- Phone
- (480)839-3402
- City or town
- Tempe
- County
- Maricopa County
Nearby high schools
The closest public high schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
EVIT - McClintock High SchoolCareer and technical | 9–12 | 0 | — |
| 9–12 | 1,781 | 21.7 | |
International Commerce High School - TempeCharterAlternative | 9–12 | 290 | 14.3 |
Humanities and Sciences Academy ArizonaCharterFully virtual | 9–12 | 1 | 0.3 |
Valley Preparatory AcademyCharterAlternative | 9–12 | 30 | 4.6 |
New School for the ArtsCharter | 9–12 | 173 | — |
Sources
- 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).
- 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.
Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.
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