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Cecil Shamley School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

1500 N Scovel St, Tempe, AZ 85281 · (480) 941-2440 · Part of Tempe School District

Tempe’s School Grade B better than 64% of Arizona school districts

Directions
Students
411
Students per teacher
11:1
Setting
City
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Cecil Shamley School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 25% of Arizona’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 22 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 16 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 17.1% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Tempe kids: 10 middle schools

On the path

Where Tempe kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–8Cecil Shamley SchoolYou are here
6–810 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency9%
State average 31.2%
Reading / language arts23%
State average 38.5%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Arizona’s 1,781 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1500 N Scovel St, Tempe

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K10
Kindergarten44
Grade 138
Grade 241
Grade 347
Grade 430
Grade 549
Grade 651
Grade 745
Grade 850
Ungraded6
Enrollment over time
496’20
573’21
549’22
489’23
411’24

Down 17.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 60%White 12%Black 11%American Indian/Alaska Native 7%Asian 5%Two or more races 4%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Cecil Shamley School from Tempe families.

Other schools in Tempe School District

The district →
Nevitt Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Phoenix
C
712 students16:1
Frank Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Guadalupe
D
537 students14:1
Flora Thew Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tempe
C−
501 students15:1
Arredondo Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tempe
C+
470 students16:1
Wood School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tempe
C
470 students14:1
Holdeman Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tempe
D
418 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Arizona’s other public schools; Tempe’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.