Elementary school (grades K-5) · Tempe, AZ

Tempe Elementary Online Community

Federal NCES profile for Tempe Elementary Online Community, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 70/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 040831003775
0/100100/10070/100
🌟 Gifted program
70
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Tempe Elementary Online Community earns 70/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data.

#1 of 10
elementary schools in Tempe · Resource Index
70
Resource Index · Higher
89
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, Tempe Elementary Online Community ranks #1 of 10 elementary schools in Tempe, AZ.

Enrollment

89

Arizona · 2024-25 NCES data

What stands out at Tempe Elementary Online Community

Tempe Elementary Online Community is a mid-sized elementary school in Tempe, Arizona, enrolling 89 students.

Enrollment of 89 puts it in the smaller third of Arizona schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index outscores 97% of the 2,064 Arizona schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.

Tempe School District (4258) also operates Connolly Middle School (923 students) and Nevitt Elementary School (712 students) alongside Tempe Elementary Online Community.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Tempe Elementary Online Community compares

Tempe Elementary Online Community on the metrics families compare, against Arizona and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Arizona Arizona avg U.S. avg
Enrollment 89 top 83% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

89
Bigger than 9% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Funding equity
$11,917
per pupil, district-wide - below Arizona avg of $13,145
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
2
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 2.2 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.2 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Tempe School District (4258), which includes Tempe Elementary Online Community.

$11,917
Per student
-9%
vs Arizona
Avg $13,145
-28%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 57.6%
State 29.1%
Federal 13.3%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Tempe Elementary Online Community Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Connolly Middle School Larger No free-lunch data No ratio data
Nevitt Elementary School Larger No free-lunch data No ratio data
Geneva Epps Mosley Middle School Larger No free-lunch data No ratio data
Fees College Preparatory Middle School Larger No free-lunch data No ratio data
Broadmor Elementary School Larger No free-lunch data No ratio data

Comparisons are relative to Tempe Elementary Online Community's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Tempe School District (4258) · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar elementary schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Arizona, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Tempe Elementary Online Community's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Tempe Elementary Online Community

How many students attend Tempe Elementary Online Community?

Tempe Elementary Online Community has 89 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Tempe, AZ.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Tempe Elementary Online Community?

Tempe Elementary Online Community has a Resource Investment Index of 70/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 1 factor: student-teacher ratio. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.

How does Tempe Elementary Online Community rank among elementary schools in Tempe?

By Resource Investment Index, Tempe Elementary Online Community ranks #1 of 10 elementary schools in Tempe, AZ. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all elementary schools in Tempe on the city page.

Is Tempe Elementary Online Community a good school?

Tempe Elementary Online Community earns 70/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Tempe School District (4258)?

Besides Tempe Elementary Online Community, Tempe School District (4258) also operates Connolly Middle School (923 students), Nevitt Elementary School (712 students), and Geneva Epps Mosley Middle School (694 students). See the Tempe School District (4258) district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

Every figure on PlainSchools is rendered directly from the source NCES, CRDC and F-33 federal records, no number is typed in by an editor. Each school's figures reflect its most recent NCES/CRDC submission on file. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.