New School for the Arts

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Tempe, Arizona

New School for the Arts in Tempe, Arizona enrolled 173 students in 2024-25. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 60-69% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 40-49% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Arizona: 40.4% and 34%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80-89% (Arizona: 77.8%).

Enrollment fell 6% from 2022-23 to 2023-24

203 students in 2022-23, 190 students in 2023-24.

Students enrolled at New School for the Arts by school year2022-23: 203, 2023-24: 19001002003002022-232032023-24190
Students enrolled at New School for the Arts by school year2022-23: 203, 2023-24: 19001002003002022-232032023-24190
Students enrolled at New School for the Arts by school year2022-23: 203, 2023-24: 19001002003002022-232032023-24190
Students enrolled at New School for the Arts by school year2022-23: 203, 2023-24: 19001002003002022-232032023-24190
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-23203not reportednot reported
2023-24190not reportednot reported

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24.

One counselor per 380 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection New School for the Arts enrolled 190 students and had 0.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.5, one per 380 of the 190 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions2
  • Chronically absent46.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

54.9% of students were White, 26.0% Hispanic, 10.4% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White54.9%
  2. Hispanic26.0%
  3. Two or more races10.4%
  4. American Indian4.6%
  5. Black4.0%

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 New School for the Arts scored proficient or above: 60-69% in reading in 2021-22 and 40-49% 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, 2021-2260‑69%60‑69%40.4%
Math, 2022-2340‑49%60‑69% (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.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

80-89% of the 48 students in New School for the Arts's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 77.8% across Arizona. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtArizona
Four-year graduation rate80‑89%80‑89%77.8%
Students in the class484893,470

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Tempe

15 public high schools in Tempe report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Corona Del Sol High School2,60023.410.0%
Mcclintock High School1,78121.731.0%
Student Choice High School1,54061.6not reported
Tempe High School1,43118.343.9%
Marcos De Niza High School1,40819.033.0%
Tempe Preparatory Academy43112.8not reported
International Commerce High School - Tempe29014.3not reported
Pinnacle Online High School23914.1not reported

All public schools in Tempe →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about New School for the Arts

  1. Humanities and Sciences Academy ArizonaThe nearest public high school, 0.6 miles away: 1 student (2024-25).0.6 mi
  2. International Commerce High School - TempeThe next nearest public high school, 0.6 miles away: 290 students, 14.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
  3. Compare New School for the Arts with Humanities and Sciences Academy ArizonaStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much New School For The Arts (4316) spends per student$10,389 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,389
  5. The largest public schools in ArizonaNew School for the Arts is the number 311 by size of 580 Arizona high schools open in 2024-25.#311 of 580
  6. 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 New School for the Arts

  1. How many students attend New School for the Arts?
    173 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 203 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Tempe, AZ.
  2. Is New School for the Arts a Title I school?
    New School for the Arts was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  3. How do students at New School for the Arts do on state tests?
    The students tested at New School for the Arts scored proficient or above: 60-69% in reading in 2021-22 and 40-49% 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.
  4. What is the graduation rate at New School for the Arts?
    80-89% of the 48 students in New School for the Arts's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 77.8% across Arizona. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is New School for the Arts in?
    New School For The Arts (4316), NCES district ID 0400043. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 040004300733 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
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 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