Public schools in Tempe, AZ
Tempe has 49 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 17 high, 6 middle, 25 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 26,698 students. They are run by 17 districts and agencies; Tempe Elementary Schools runs 21 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 17 districts and agencies that run Tempe's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Tempe | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tempe Elementary Schools | 21 | 10,759 | $12,504 |
| Kyrene Elementary School District | 7 | 14,401 | $10,500 |
| Tempe Union High School District | 5 | 12,664 | $11,252 |
| Humanities and Sciences Academy of the United Stat (4337) | 2 | 275 | $10,367 |
| Pinnacle Education-Tempe Inc. (81001) | 2 | 242 | $5,901 |
| ASU Preparatory Academy Digital (522074) | 1 | 3,455 | $10,406 |
| Student Choice High School | 1 | 2,040 | $9,768 |
| Tempe Preparatory Academy | 1 | 443 | $21,734 |
| Allen-Cochran Enterprises Inc. (4347) | 1 | 319 | $9,727 |
| New School For The Arts (4316) | 1 | 203 | $10,389 |
| James Madison Preparatory School (79063) | 1 | 156 | $12,538 |
| Ombudsman Educational Services Ltd.a subsidiary (4323) | 1 | 1,413 | $8,510 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
17 high schools in Tempe, 10,384 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corona Del Sol High School | 2,600 | 23.4 | 10.0% | Tempe Union High |
| Mcclintock High School | 1,781 | 21.7 | 31.0% | Tempe Union High |
| Student Choice High School | 1,540 | 61.6 | not reported | Student Choice High School |
| Tempe High School | 1,431 | 18.3 | 43.9% | Tempe Union High |
| Marcos De Niza High School | 1,408 | 19.0 | 33.0% | Tempe Union High |
| Tempe Preparatory Academy | 431 | 12.8 | not reported | Tempe Preparatory Academy |
| International Commerce High School - Tempe | 290 | 14.3 | not reported | Humanities and Sciences Academy of the United Stat (4337) |
| Pinnacle Online High School | 239 | 14.1 | not reported | Pinnacle Education-Tempe Inc. (81001) |
| Tapbi | 175 | 17.5 | not reported | Tempe Union High |
| New School for the Arts | 173 | not reported | not reported | New School For The Arts (4316) |
The other 7 high schools
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Madison Preparatory School | 130 | not reported | not reported | James Madison Preparatory School (79063) |
| Ombudsman - Charter Northeast | 93 | 31.0 | not reported | Ombudsman Educational Services Ltd.a subsidiary (4323) |
| Pinnacle Online - WMCB | 51 | 2.4 | not reported | Pinnacle Education-WMCB Inc. (79439) |
| Valley Preparatory Academy | 30 | 4.6 | not reported | Kestrel Schools Inc. (79065) |
| Pinnacle High School - Tempe | 10 | 0.6 | not reported | Pinnacle Education-Tempe Inc. (81001) |
| Humanities and Sciences Academy Arizona | 1 | 0.3 | not reported | Humanities and Sciences Academy of the United Stat (4337) |
| EVIT - McClintock High School | 1 | not reported | not reported | East Valley Institute of Technology (4516) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
6 middle schools in Tempe, 3,430 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connolly Middle School | 923 | 15.6 | 49.0% | Tempe Elementary Schools |
| Kyrene Middle School | 759 | 16.5 | 37.0% | Kyrene Elementary |
| Geneva Epps Mosley Middle School | 694 | 13.1 | 64.0% | Tempe Elementary Schools |
| Fees College Preparatory Middle School | 645 | 12.6 | 54.0% | Tempe Elementary Schools |
| McKemy Academy of International Studies | 334 | 19.0 | 30.8% | Tempe Elementary Schools |
| New School for the Arts Middle School | 75 | not reported | not reported | New School for the Arts Middle School (80985) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
25 elementary schools in Tempe, 9,034 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broadmor Elementary School | 575 | 17.3 | 31.9% | Tempe Elementary Schools |
| Kyrene del Norte School | 514 | 19.4 | 18.9% | Kyrene Elementary |
| Flora Thew Elementary School | 501 | 14.7 | 83.8% | Tempe Elementary Schools |
| Arredondo Elementary School | 470 | 16.1 | 60.0% | Tempe Elementary Schools |
| Wood School | 470 | 14.2 | 45.0% | Tempe Elementary Schools |
| Fuller Elementary School | 468 | 14.8 | 27.9% | Tempe Elementary Schools |
| Holdeman Elementary School | 418 | 14.6 | 80.9% | Tempe Elementary Schools |
| C I Waggoner School | 417 | 15.0 | 19.9% | Kyrene Elementary |
| Kyrene de la Mariposa School | 415 | 14.0 | 25.0% | Kyrene Elementary |
| Cecil Shamley School | 411 | 11.4 | 80.9% | Tempe Elementary Schools |
The other 15 elementary schools
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
One other school in Tempe, 3,850 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASU Preparatory Academy Digital | 3,850 | 16.7 | not reported | ASU Preparatory Academy Digital (522074) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Tempe's public schools compare with Arizona's
The median Tempe school has 14.8 students per full-time teacher, fewer than the Arizona median of 16.8. 39% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 53% across the state. Its median school enrolls 379 students (state 412).
| Tempe | Arizona | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 14.8 | 16.8 |
| Median school size (students) | 379 | 412 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 39% | 53% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 41% | 44% |
| Charter schools | 31% | 26% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 49 Tempe schools and the 2,183 Arizona schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Tempe
- Tempe Elementary SchoolsRuns 21 of Tempe's 49 public schools and spent $12,504 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,504
- Corona Del Sol High School, the largest high school in Tempe2,600 students in 2024-25, 23.4 per teacher.2,600
- Compare Tempe Elementary Schools with Kyrene Elementary School DistrictTempe's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in ArizonaArizona's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Tempe addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
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Questions about schools in Tempe
How many public schools are in Tempe, AZ?
49 public schools with an address in Tempe were open in 2024-25: 17 high, 6 middle, 25 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 26,698 students. 15 are charter schools.What is the largest high school in Tempe?
Corona Del Sol High School, with 2,600 students in 2024-25 (Tempe Union High School District).Which districts run Tempe's schools?
Tempe Elementary Schools (21 schools), Kyrene Elementary School District (7 schools), Tempe Union High School District (5 schools), Humanities and Sciences Academy of the United Stat (4337) (2 schools), and 13 more. A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25