Kyrene Middle School

Public middle school, grades 4 to 8 · Tempe, Arizona

Kyrene Middle School in Tempe, Arizona enrolled 759 students in 2024-25 with 46.0 full-time teachers, 16.5 students per teacher against the Arizona middle-school median of 18.1. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 38% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 27% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Arizona: 40.4% and 34%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 7%

709 students in 2022-23, 725 students in 2023-24, 759 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 49.4 to 46.0.

Students enrolled at Kyrene Middle School by school year2022-23: 709, 2023-24: 725, 2024-25: 75902004006008002022-237092023-247252024-25759
Students enrolled at Kyrene Middle School by school year2022-23: 709, 2023-24: 725, 2024-25: 75902004006008002022-237092023-247252024-25759
Students enrolled at Kyrene Middle School by school year2022-23: 709, 2023-24: 725, 2024-25: 75902004006008002022-237092023-247252024-25759
Students enrolled at Kyrene Middle School by school year2022-23: 709, 2023-24: 725, 2024-25: 75902004006008002022-237092023-247252024-25759
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2370949.414.4
2023-2472543.016.9
2024-2575946.016.5

16.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 63 of every 100 Arizona middle schools

Among the 205 Arizona middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 18.1; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Arizona middle schools, 2024-25205 values from 6.4 to 54.7; Kyrene Middle School 16.5; state median 18.1.3 more above 30.0 →51015202530students per full-time teacherKyrene Middle School 16.5state median 18.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arizona middle schools, 2024-25205 values from 6.4 to 54.7; Kyrene Middle School 16.5; state median 18.1.3 more above 30.0 →51015202530students per full-time teacherKyrene Middle School 16.5state median 18.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arizona middle schools, 2024-25205 values from 6.4 to 54.7; Kyrene Middle School 16.5; state median 18.1.3 more above 30.0 →5152530students per full-time teacherKyrene Middle School 16.5state median 18.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arizona middle schools, 2024-25205 values from 6.4 to 54.7; Kyrene Middle School 16.5; state median 18.1.3 more above 30.0 →5152530students per full-time teacherKyrene Middle School 16.5state median 18.1U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 778 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Kyrene Middle School enrolled 778 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 124 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 778 of the 778 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions124
  • Chronically absent40.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

43.6% of students were Hispanic, 24.4% White, 14.4% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic43.6%
  2. White24.4%
  3. Black14.4%
  4. American Indian8.2%
  5. Two or more races6.9%
  6. Asian2.5%
  7. Pacific Islander0.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Kyrene Middle School scored proficient or above: 38% in reading in 2021-22 and 27% in math in 2022-23, against 40.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23 across Arizona. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Arizona, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtArizona
Reading and language arts, 2021-2238%53%40.4%
Math, 2022-2327%44% (2021-22)34%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Tempe

6 public middle schools in Tempe report 2024-25 enrollment; Kyrene Middle School is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Connolly Middle School92315.649.0%
Kyrene Middle School75916.537.0%
Geneva Epps Mosley Middle School69413.164.0%
Fees College Preparatory Middle School64512.654.0%
McKemy Academy of International Studies33419.030.8%
New School for the Arts Middle School75not reportednot reported

All public schools in Tempe →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Kyrene Middle School

  1. Kyrene Aprende Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 1.9 miles away: 834 students, 19.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.9 mi
  2. Fees College Preparatory Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 2.0 miles away: 645 students, 12.6 per teacher (2024-25).2.0 mi
  3. Compare Kyrene Middle School with Kyrene Aprende Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Kyrene Elementary School District spends per student$10,500 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,500
  5. The largest public schools in ArizonaKyrene Middle School is the number 41 by size of 215 Arizona middle schools open in 2024-25.#41 of 215
  6. Arizona schools by students per teacher16.5 students per teacher here against the Arizona median of 18.1 for middle schools.16.5:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Kyrene Middle School

  1. How many students attend Kyrene Middle School?
    759 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 709 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Tempe, AZ.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Kyrene Middle School?
    16.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Arizona median for middle schools is 18.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Kyrene Middle School a Title I school?
    Kyrene Middle School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Kyrene Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Kyrene Middle School scored proficient or above: 38% in reading in 2021-22 and 27% in math in 2022-23, against 40.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23 across Arizona. Arizona's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Kyrene Middle School in?
    Kyrene Elementary School District, NCES district ID 0404230. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 040423000334 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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