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Kyrene Middle School

Q: Is Kyrene Middle School a good school?

Kyrene Middle School ranks 292 nd of 552 Arizona middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 4-8

292^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 552 Arizona Middle Schools

Better than 47% of Arizona middle schools

Summary

Kyrene Middle School is a public middle school located in Tempe, Arizona, serving grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 725 students. It is part of the Kyrene Elementary District, which is ranked 117 out of 289 districts in Arizona and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Kyrene Middle School's performance, as measured by proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics, is generally lower than the Kyrene Elementary District and the state of Arizona averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in ELA for grades 6-8 ranged from 39% to 45%, compared to the district's 46% to 53% and the state's 41% to 42%. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates for grades 6-8 ranged from 20% to 27%, while the district's were 32% to 34% and the state's were 27% to 29%. The school's Science proficiency rate for 8th grade in 2024-2025 was 30%, lower than the district's 39% and the state's 30%.

Compared to nearby middle schools, Kyrene Middle School's academic performance is generally lower, with the exception of Arizona College Prep Middle School, which consistently outperforms Kyrene Middle School and the state averages. Additionally, Kyrene Middle School has experienced relatively high dropout rates in recent years, ranging from 2.3% to 6.1% between the 2021-2022 and 2023-2024 school years, which is a concern that warrants further investigation.

759

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,191

Per pupil spending ?

43.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1050 E Carver Rd
Tempe, AZ 85284-2447

(480) 541-6600

District: Kyrene Elementary District

Feeder schools for Kyrene Middle School:

Elementary:	C I Waggoner School
	Kyrene de la Mariposa School
	Kyrene de los Ninos School
	Kyrene del Norte School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

43.6%

White:

24.4%

African American:

14.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 49th percentile in 2015 → 47th in 2025

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Kyrene Elementary District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg41%

Arizona avg34%

292^nd of 552

Arizona public middle schools ?

Bottom 47%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6Middle Schools in the Kyrene Elementary District

117^th of 289Kyrene Elementary District among Arizona districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	292 of 552	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.2	301 of 550	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.8	344 of 854	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.7	325 of 605	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.0	269 of 832	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.7	360 of 605	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.3	350 of 711	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	45.6	313 of 695	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	50.0	286 of 677	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	41.5	268 of 521	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	60.2	264 of 690	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	67.7	219 of 787	72.2%	★★★★☆
2012	70.5	207 of 772	73.2%	★★★★☆
2011	73.4	168 of 685	75.5%	★★★★☆
2010	75.8	149 of 692	78.5%	★★★★☆
2009	80.0	112 of 663	83.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	26.3	303 of 400	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.9	242 of 573	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	23.4	8 of 9	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	56.6	38 of 125	69.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	27.8	207 of 247	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	80.2	24 of 192	87.5%	★★★★☆
2021	71.6	78 of 404	80.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	41.7	298 of 606	50.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	292 of 395	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	275 of 386	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.6	337 of 806	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.9	332 of 494	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.6	262 of 820	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.1	297 of 466	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.7	311 of 624	50.2%	★★★☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	71.8	8 of 37	78.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	185 of 345	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.1	177 of 329	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.4	332 of 760	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.7	262 of 392	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.7	228 of 802	71.6%	★★★★☆
2019	31.4	249 of 387	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.4	387 of 543	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	51.0	24 of 64	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.4	21 of 257	91.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	282 of 344	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	259 of 320	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.1	482 of 717	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.0	402 of 503	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	239 of 379	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.8	239 of 370	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.0	343 of 810	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.1	308 of 476	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.4	269 of 818	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.7	302 of 435	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.8	345 of 617	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	18.1	345 of 384	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.2	281 of 650	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	25.0	36 of 43	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	18.0	125 of 159	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.3	261 of 390	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.9	32 of 62	48.4%	★★★☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	23.3	96 of 108	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	41.8	402 of 789	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	113 of 277	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.2	114 of 288	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.7	118 of 675	82.5%	★★★★☆
2022	66.9	108 of 446	75.8%	★★★★☆
2021	76.7	116 of 780	85.1%	★★★★☆
2019	60.5	127 of 337	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.4	117 of 436	73.2%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Foster Care (2023)78th percentile+19 vs school

Homeless (2023)62nd percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)59th percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)51st percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2021)49th percentile-19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)46th percentile~ school

Male (2025)37th percentile-10 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile-21 vs school

African American (2023)24th percentile-35 vs school

Native American (2023)21st percentile-38 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile-29 vs school

Asian (2023)16th percentile-44 vs school

Pacific Islander (2021)11th percentile-57 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)10th percentile-50 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts43%~ state avg

Science30%~ state avg

Mathematics23%-5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				AASA English Language Arts (2025)			AASA Mathematics (2025)			AzSCI Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	AASA English Language Arts 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AzSCI Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Kyrene Middle School	Public	4-8	1050 E Carver Rd	Tempe	85284	Maricopa County	Kyrene Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 541-6600	759	46	16.5		185 (24.4%)	109 (14.4%)	331 (43.6%)	19 (2.5%)	62 (8.2%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (6.9%)	36.7	292^nd of 552 public middle schools	47.1%		36.2	301^st of 550 public middle schools	45.3%	9	39.0	45.0	45.0	20.0	27.0	21.0	30.0	$7,191	$319	$01	$640	$6,741	$130	$6,870
Kyrene Aprende Middle School	Public	4-8	777 N. Desert Breeze Blvd. Eas	Chandler	85226	Maricopa County	Kyrene Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 541-6200	834	42	19.8		366 (43.9%)	49 (5.9%)	265 (31.8%)	37 (4.4%)	19 (2.3%)	3 (0.4%)	95 (11.4%)	57.8	192^nd of 552 public middle schools	65.2%		57.8	198^th of 550 public middle schools	64.0%	6	43.0	64.0	49.0	40.0	37.0	32.0	40.0	$5,611	$58	$01	$118	$5,191	$360	$5,551
Fees College Preparatory Middle School	Public	6-8	1600 E Watson Dr	Tempe	85283	Maricopa County	Tempe School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 897-6063	645	51	12.6		61 (9.5%)	80 (12.4%)	377 (58.4%)	11 (1.7%)	88 (13.6%)	3 (0.5%)	25 (3.9%)	8.9	538^th of 552 public middle schools	2.5%		12.1	505^th of 550 public middle schools	8.2%	33	21.0	22.0	14.0	6.0		10.0	10.0		$00			$00
John M Andersen Junior High School	Public	6-8	1255 N Dobson Rd	Chandler	85224	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 883-5300	772	48	16.2		145 (18.8%)	69 (8.9%)	453 (58.7%)	30 (3.9%)	31 (4.0%)	5 (0.6%)	39 (5.1%)	16.7	463^rd of 552 public middle schools	16.1%		19.2	431^st of 550 public middle schools	21.6%	32	24.0	30.0	27.0		14.0	9.0	19.0	$8,463	$1,109	$116	$2,334	$7,025	$213	$7,238
Kyrene del Pueblo Middle School	Public	4-8	360 S Twelve Oaks Blvd	Chandler	85226	Maricopa County	Kyrene Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 541-6800	565	31	18.1		268 (47.4%)	38 (6.7%)	162 (28.7%)	18 (3.2%)	20 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	58 (10.3%)	49.6	227^th of 552 public middle schools	58.9%		47	247^th of 550 public middle schools	55.1%	20	51.0	53.0	49.0	24.0	30.0	29.0	38.0	$6,753	$212	$04	$428	$6,032	$505	$6,537
Rhodes Junior High School	Public	7-9	1860 S Longmore	Mesa	85202	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-2300	599	32	18.7		78 (13.0%)	48 (8.0%)	384 (64.1%)	6 (1.0%)	50 (8.3%)	7 (1.2%)	26 (4.3%)	12.1	510^th of 552 public middle schools	7.6%		14.1	485^th of 550 public middle schools	11.8%	25		25.0	20.0		9.0	13.0	12.0	$8,139	$797	$35	$1,629	$6,848	$459	$7,307
Arizona College Prep Middle School	Public	6-8	1150 W Erie St	Chandler	85224	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 883-5400	907	51	17.7		185 (20.4%)	26 (2.9%)	113 (12.5%)	541 (59.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.6%)	99.2	3^rd of 552 public middle schools	99.5%		99.5	1^st of 550 public middle schools	99.8%	2	87.0	90.0	93.0	80.0	85.0	95.0	83.0	$6,690	$599	$60	$1,258	$5,805	$227	$6,031
McKemy Academy of International Studies	Public	6-8	2250 S College Ave	Tempe	85282	Maricopa County	Tempe School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 459-5048	334	18	19.0		120 (35.9%)	17 (5.1%)	152 (45.5%)	5 (1.5%)	12 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (8.1%)	76.8	101^st of 552 public middle schools	81.7%		66.2	149^th of 550 public middle schools	72.9%	48	68.0	79.0	74.0	44.0	38.0	47.0	44.0		$00			$00
Connolly Middle School	Public	6-8	2002 E Concorda Dr	Tempe	85282	Maricopa County	Tempe School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 967-8933	923	59	15.6		187 (20.3%)	127 (13.8%)	465 (50.4%)	19 (2.1%)	49 (5.3%)	29 (3.1%)	47 (5.1%)	21.5	407^th of 552 public middle schools	26.3%		26.7	361^st of 550 public middle schools	34.4%	46	27.0	34.0	33.0	14.0	18.0	17.0	23.0		$00			$00
New School for the Arts Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	1216 E Apache Blvd	Tempe	85281	Maricopa County	New School for the Arts Middle School	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 481-9235	75				35 (46.7%)	6 (8.0%)	21 (28.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (14.7%)								(n/a)		71.0	45.0						$00			$00

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Is Kyrene Middle School a good school?

Kyrene Middle School ranks 292^nd of 552 Arizona middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Kyrene Middle School?

Students at Kyrene Middle School are 44% Hispanic, 24% White, 14% African American, 8% American Indian, 7% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What district is Kyrene Middle School in?

Kyrene Elementary District

How many students attend Kyrene Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 759 students attended Kyrene Middle School.

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