Best public schools in Tempe, AZ
55 public schools in Tempe: 17 elementary · 6 middle · 20 high · 8 K-8 · 4 combined. Ranked by our score, based on 2024-25 state test results.
Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across Arizona.
Elementary schools
17 schools in Tempe, best first
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Kyrene del Norte School
76.8
ELA 55%Math 52%Science 56%
#135 of 580 in Arizona
Broadmor Elementary School
72.8
ELA 55%Math 49%Science 49%
#158 of 580 in Arizona
Meyer Montessori
72.5
ELA 58%Math 36%Science 70%
#160 of 580 in Arizona
Fuller Elementary School
70.6
ELA 52%Math 42%Science 54%
#171 of 580 in Arizona
C I Waggoner School
69.7
ELA 52%Math 53%Science 37%
#176 of 580 in Arizona
Kyrene de la Mariposa School
63.5
ELA 42%Math 40%Science 47%
#212 of 580 in Arizona
Arredondo Elementary School
62.8
ELA 45%Math 40%Science 40%
#216 of 580 in Arizona
Aguilar School
47.5
ELA 37%Math 29%Science 33%
#305 of 580 in Arizona
Joseph P. Spracale Elementary School
44.9
ELA 37%Math 33%Science 20%
#320 of 580 in Arizona
Kyrene de los Ninos School
44.4
ELA 33%Math 32%Science 27%
#323 of 580 in Arizona
Wood School
36.8
ELA 30%Math 28%Science 24%
#367 of 580 in Arizona
Scales Technology Academy
20.6
ELA 21%Math 20%Science 27%
#461 of 580 in Arizona
Carminati School
20.4
ELA 26%Math 15%
#462 of 580 in Arizona
Holdeman Elementary School
17.4
ELA 22%Math 18%
#479 of 580 in Arizona
Flora Thew Elementary School
14.9
ELA 23%Math 16%Science 16%
#494 of 580 in Arizona
Curry Elementary School
7.5
ELA 20%Math 14%Science 16%
#537 of 580 in Arizona
Arizona Language Schools
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No published test results
Middle schools
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McKemy Academy of International Studies
89.1
ELA 73%Math 43%Science 44%
#21 of 188 in Arizona
Kyrene Middle School
60.9
ELA 43%Math 22%Science 30%
#74 of 188 in Arizona
Connolly Middle School
47.6
ELA 31%Math 17%Science 23%
#99 of 188 in Arizona
Fees College Preparatory Middle School
7.2
ELA 19%Math 7%Science 10%
#175 of 188 in Arizona
Geneva Epps Mosley Middle School
6.1
ELA 20%Math 4%Science 14%
#177 of 188 in Arizona
New School for the Arts Middle School
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ELA 55%
High schools
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Corona Del Sol High School
91.6
ELA 67%Math 59%Science 40%
#19 of 219 in Arizona
New School for the Arts
88.8
ELA 68%Math 51%Science 42%
#25 of 219 in Arizona
Mcclintock High School
70.5
ELA 54%Math 35%Science 26%
#65 of 219 in Arizona
TAPBI
59.6
ELA 43%Math 31%Science 23%
#89 of 219 in Arizona
Marcos De Niza High School
43.6
ELA 33%Math 23%Science 21%
#124 of 219 in Arizona
Tempe High School
24.4
ELA 28%Math 16%Science 13%
#166 of 219 in Arizona
Compadre High School
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No published test results
EVIT - Compadre High School
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No published test results
EVIT - Corona Del Sol High School
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EVIT - Marcos De Niza High School
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EVIT - McClintock High School
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EVIT - Tempe High School
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Humanities and Sciences Academy Arizona
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No published test results
International Commerce High School - Tempe
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Ombudsman - Charter Northeast
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No published test results
Pinnacle Charter High School-Tempe East
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No published test results
Pinnacle High School - Tempe
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No published test results
Pinnacle Online - WMCB
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No published test results
Student Choice High School
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No published test results
Valley Preparatory Academy
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No published test results
K-8 schools
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Ward Traditional Academy
97.9
ELA 79%Math 70%Science 78%
#11 of 494 in Arizona
Center for Educational Excellence
92.8
ELA 72%Math 60%Science 50%
#36 of 494 in Arizona
Rover Elementary School
81.9
ELA 59%Math 54%Science 36%
#90 of 494 in Arizona
Kyrene de las Manitas School
48.3
ELA 38%Math 22%Science 27%
#256 of 494 in Arizona
Cecil Shamley School
14.7
ELA 23%Math 10%Science 19%
#422 of 494 in Arizona
Getz School
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Kyrene Digital Academy
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Tempe Elementary Online Community
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No published test results
Combined schools
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Tempe Preparatory Academy
83.1
ELA 73%Math 58%Science 47%
#21 of 121 in Arizona
James Madison Preparatory School
56.6
ELA 46%Math 38%Science 46%
#53 of 121 in Arizona
ASU Preparatory Academy Digital
53.3
ELA 54%Math 29%Science 37%
#57 of 121 in Arizona
Pinnacle Online High School
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School districts serving Tempe
- East Valley Institute of Technology (4516) 50
- Kyrene Elementary District (4267) 26
- Tempe School District (4258) 23
- Tempe Union High School District (4287) 8
- Ombudsman Educational Services Ltd.a subsidiary (4323) 8
- GAR LLC dba Student Choice High School (78997) 4
- Humanities and Sciences Academy of the United Stat (4337) 3
- Pinnacle Education-WMCB Inc. (79439) 2
- Pinnacle Education-Tempe Inc. (81001) 2