Tempe School District
Serves Tempe and Guadalupe.
Tempe’s School Grade B better than 64% of Arizona school districts
What stands out about Tempe School District
- Its letter, C: results better than 34% of Arizona districts
- Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
- Reading proficiency 9 pts below the state
- Spends 9% more per student than the AZ average
- 14 students per teacher
- Enrollment down 8.9% since 2020–21
- Debt of $126.7M, about $12,608 per student
What this district adds to its towns’ grade
C: better than 34% of the 577 Arizona school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Tempe. Grade by grade →
Test scores vs. AZ
2021–22100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.
Graduation rate 88% at Tempe Union High School District, which runs the high school (state 77.8%) · class of 2023.
Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Down 8.9% since 2020–21.
Schools in the district
22 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Arizona’s other public schools.
Left off: 3 schools reporting no students for 2024–25.
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Arizona.