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Curry Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

831^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Curry Elementary School is a public elementary school in Tempe, Arizona, serving 434 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Tempe School District, which is ranked 189 out of 289 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Curry Elementary School consistently performs below the Tempe School District and Arizona state averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 16% of 5th-grade students were proficient or better in Science, compared to 31% for the Tempe School District and 34% for the state. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with White and Native American students performing relatively better, while Hispanic, African American, and English Language Learner students struggle. Curry Elementary School has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 72.84% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year.

When comparing Curry Elementary School to other nearby schools in the Tempe School District, it becomes evident that the school is underperforming. For instance, Arredondo Elementary School and Broadmor Elementary School consistently outperform Curry Elementary School in academic measures and have higher SchoolDigger ratings. However, one bright spot is the performance of Native American students at Curry Elementary School, who were ranked 136 out of 654 Arizona elementary schools in the 2020-2021 school year, with a 4-star rating.

366

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

72.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1974 E Meadow Dr
Tempe, AZ 85282-2946

(480) 967-8336

District: Tempe School District

Students who attend Curry Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Connolly Middle School
High:	Mcclintock High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.7%

African American:

16.9%

White:

13.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 18th percentile in 2015 → 9th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (23% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg36%

Arizona avg40%

831^st of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 15Elementary Schools in the Tempe School District

189^th of 289Tempe School 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	12.7	831 of 909	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	800 of 912	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.2	797 of 1245	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.0	811 of 1000	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.0	846 of 1226	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.2	745 of 1039	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.3	706 of 1109	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.6	768 of 1106	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	28.3	758 of 1079	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.5	783 of 955	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	29.8	793 of 1079	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	38.3	765 of 1158	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	37.1	789 of 1141	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	31.7	769 of 1075	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	38.8	680 of 1090	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	47.6	571 of 1062	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	21.2	522 of 607	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.0	616 of 895	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.6	45 of 100	55.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	47.6	365 of 620	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	25.6	322 of 451	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	51.2	180 of 975	81.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	23.3	936 of 1219	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	676 of 824	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.3	902 of 1219	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	756 of 862	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.4	615 of 1023	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	29.4	276 of 306	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	25.4	906 of 1170	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.2	1045 of 1198	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	547 of 709	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.7	474 of 911	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	31.7	366 of 423	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	495 of 549	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	429 of 556	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.2	590 of 1116	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.5	439 of 820	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	38.1	689 of 1216	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.4	771 of 1220	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.4	649 of 850	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.4	696 of 1032	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	34.9	464 of 617	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.1	250 of 444	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.4	505 of 1027	50.8%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	32.0	143 of 219	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.6	62 of 82	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	59.8	136 of 654	79.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	25.1	665 of 820	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.6	865 of 1201	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	359 of 417	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	56.3	417 of 1024	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.7	546 of 1161	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.4	441 of 720	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

White (2023)59th percentile+23 vs school

Male (2023)43rd percentile+7 vs school

Asian (2021)41st percentile+10 vs school

Native American (2023)35th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2023)29th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)25th percentile-11 vs school

Female (2023)23rd percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2023)23rd percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2023)19th percentile-17 vs school

African American (2023)14th percentile-22 vs school

Homeless (2021)13th percentile-18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile~ school

Foster Care (2021)10th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts32%-14 vs state

Mathematics21%-19 vs state

Science16%-18 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, December 8, 2015

The principal at this school used to be great when he first started three years ago but he has gone majorly down hill since then. He favors students and threatened to suspend a student for playing around in the hallway. If I could afford to move my student to another school I would. He only cares about test scores and makes students cry if they don't get the test scores he wants. It's absolutely horrible and makes me very sad that my child has to continue the rest of the year at this school. If you can help, do not come to this school. He will use a fake attitude with you when he meets you but prepared for a quick chance when your child messes up either behavior wise or educationally. Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, March 9, 2012

I give this school an F. My son is in Second Grade and has completed Kindergarten and 1st grade at Curry. The teachers are NOT involded. The principal he just transferred to another school couldn't even reply to my very concerned emails about my sons academic problems throughout the year. He was struggling and they promised to put him through an intervention. I have yet to see results and there is no communication between the teacher and principal, and from the principal to me. I feel like my son is been cheated. Its a shame really. I have spoked to other moms as well and I am not the only one pulling my kid out of that school for the coming 2012-2013 school year. I would advise any parents researching schools to stay AWAY from this school.

PS. Office staff is also highly unpleasent. The atmosphere of the whole school is aweful.

Sincerely,
Extremely Disappointed Mom. Close Quote

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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 3rd Grade	AASA English Language Arts 4th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 5th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th 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
Curry Elementary School	Public	K-5	1974 E Meadow Dr	Tempe	85282	Maricopa County	Tempe School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 967-8336	366	26	13.9		48 (13.1%)	62 (16.9%)	193 (52.7%)	9 (2.5%)	25 (6.8%)	4 (1.1%)	25 (6.8%)	12.7	831^st of 909 public elementary schools	8.6%		14.1	800^th of 912 public elementary schools	12.3%	31		32.0						21.0					16.0			$00			$00
Arizona Language Schools	Public, Charter	K-5	2222 S Price Rd	Tempe	85282	Maricopa County	Arizona Language Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 334-9608	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																$00			$00
Meyer Montessori	Public	PK, KG-6	2615 S Dorsey Ln	Tempe	85282	Maricopa County	Tempe School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 584-6339	203	12	16.3		114 (56.2%)	4 (2.0%)	59 (29.1%)	7 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	18 (8.9%)	74.9	205^th of 909 public elementary schools	77.4%					(n/a)	45.0	65.0	70.0				42.0						70.0			$00			$00
Flora Thew Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2130 E Howe Ave	Tempe	85281	Maricopa County	Tempe School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 894-5574	501	34	14.7		30 (6.0%)	63 (12.6%)	344 (68.7%)	5 (1.0%)	20 (4.0%)	21 (4.2%)	18 (3.6%)	9.9	877^th of 909 public elementary schools	3.5%					(n/a)	26.0	20.0	22.0				18.0	15.0	15.0				16.0			$00			$00
Ward Traditional Academy	Public	K-8	1965 E Hermosa Dr	Tempe	85282	Maricopa County	Tempe School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 491-8871	404	27	15.1		183 (45.3%)	28 (6.9%)	119 (29.5%)	39 (9.7%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	30 (7.4%)	90	68^th of 909 public elementary schools	92.5%		93.7	48^th of 912 public elementary schools	94.7%	20	61.0	94.0	95.0	58.0	80.0	81.0	71.0	86.0	98.0	42.0	60.0	62.0	92.0	65.0		$00			$00
Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	828 S Valencia	Mesa	85202	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-4205	509	31	16.5		52 (10.2%)	68 (13.4%)	267 (52.5%)	7 (1.4%)	68 (13.4%)	16 (3.1%)	31 (6.1%)	10.8	863^rd of 909 public elementary schools	5.1%		10.9	857^th of 912 public elementary schools	6.0%	6	18.0	22.0		25.0			20.0								$9,388	$921	$227	$2,070	$7,802	$437	$8,239
Joseph P. Spracale Elementary School	Public	K-5	1325 E Malibu Dr	Tempe	85282	Maricopa County	Tempe School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 897-6608	370	27	13.8		102 (27.6%)	49 (13.2%)	160 (43.2%)	16 (4.3%)	18 (4.9%)	6 (1.6%)	19 (5.1%)	31.3	549^th of 909 public elementary schools	39.6%		15.4	774^th of 912 public elementary schools	15.1%	225	35.0	53.0	24.0				43.0	38.0	21.0				20.0			$00			$00
Arredondo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1330 E Carson Dr	Tempe	85282	Maricopa County	Tempe School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 897-2744	470	29	16.1		96 (20.4%)	80 (17.0%)	227 (48.3%)	7 (1.5%)	23 (4.9%)	4 (0.9%)	33 (7.0%)	47.5	404^th of 909 public elementary schools	55.6%		35	523^rd of 912 public elementary schools	42.7%	119	39.0	47.0	49.0				42.0	41.0	37.0				40.0			$00			$00
Washington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2260 W Isabella Ave	Mesa	85202	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-4100	451	25	18.0		135 (29.9%)	50 (11.1%)	179 (39.7%)	7 (1.6%)	32 (7.1%)	12 (2.7%)	36 (8.0%)	30.8	556^th of 909 public elementary schools	38.8%		39.5	482^nd of 912 public elementary schools	47.1%	74		41.0	28.0	41.0			31.0	40.0	29.0	36.0			22.0		$9,194	$875	$183	$1,934	$7,722	$414	$8,135
Broadmor Elementary School	Public	K-5	311 E Aepli Dr	Tempe	85282	Maricopa County	Tempe School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 967-6599	575	33	17.2		250 (43.5%)	57 (9.9%)	183 (31.8%)	17 (3.0%)	19 (3.3%)	12 (2.1%)	37 (6.4%)	68	268^th of 909 public elementary schools	70.5%		61.3	317^th of 912 public elementary schools	65.2%	49	50.0	63.0	54.0				49.0	52.0	48.0				49.0			$00			$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Curry Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Curry Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Curry Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Connolly Middle School
High : Mcclintock High School

What is the racial makeup of Curry Elementary School?

Students at Curry Elementary School are 53% Hispanic, 17% African American, 13% White, 7% American Indian, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

What district is Curry Elementary School in?

Tempe School District

How many students attend Curry Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 366 students attended Curry Elementary School.

Is Curry Elementary School a good school?

Curry Elementary School ranks in the bottom 8.6% of Arizona elementary schools.

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