Photo: Marine 69-71 · CC BY-SA 4.0Guadalupe’s public schools outscore 64% of Arizona districts
The grade covers the three public school districts serving Guadalupe, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. In Guadalupe, 88% of each class finishes high school in four years, above the Arizona average (78%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Arizona, not nationally.
From Arizona state tests taken in spring 2022, when 99% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Guadalupe’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 152 Arizona towns with household incomes within a quarter of Guadalupe’s, its schools beat 86%, higher than their 64% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 45% and math 38% across its districts in spring 2022, against 40% and 35% statewide; 88% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 78%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Tempe Union High spends $12,138 per student and Tempe $13,467, against $12,318 across Arizona (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then 16 middle and six high schools
Which school depends on the address at the later steps. Enrollment is down 15% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Guadalupe’s grade
B: better than 64% of Arizona school districts, #48 of 139 Arizona towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Arizona average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Guadalupe, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Guadalupe
Frank Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 537 students · 14:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Guadalupe
Frank Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 537 students · 14:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Guadalupe
Frank Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 537 students · 14:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Guadalupe
Frank Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 537 students · 14:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Guadalupe
Frank Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 537 students · 14:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Guadalupe
Frank Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 537 students · 14:1 students per teacher
To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Three districts serve Guadalupe
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Guadalupe vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Arizona towns that share Guadalupe’s borders.
Every school in Guadalupe
23 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Arizona’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Guadalupe’s schools
Are Guadalupe’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Arizona: the public schools Guadalupe children attend outscore 64% of Arizona’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #48 of 139 Arizona towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 86%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Guadalupe in?
Tempe Union High School District, which runs grades 9–12 and enrolls 11,726 students in 7 schools (2024–25).
Where do Guadalupe kids go to high school?
One of 6 high schools, depending on your address: Desert Vista High School, Corona Del Sol High School, Mcclintock High School, Mountain Pointe High School, Tempe High School and Marcos De Niza High School.
What is Guadalupe’s graduation rate?
88% of the class of 2023 in Tempe Union High School District graduated in four years, against 78% across Arizona.
How much does Guadalupe spend per student?
$12,138 in Tempe Union High School District, $13,467 in Tempe School District and $10,909 in Kyrene Elementary District (FY2024), against $12,318 across Arizona. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Guadalupe families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Guadalupe → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Arizona. Stars are from neighbors.