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Rover Elementary School

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Rover Elementary School ranks 262 nd of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

262^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 71% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Rover Elementary School is a public school serving grades PK-8 in Tempe, Arizona, with 352 students enrolled. The school stands out as a high-performing institution within the Tempe School District, consistently outperforming the district and the state of Arizona in academic proficiency across various subjects and grade levels.

Rover Elementary School's academic performance is particularly impressive, with 66% of 4th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 43% for the Tempe School District and 46% for the state. The school also ranks highly for its performance with White, Multi-racial, and Low Socioeconomic Status students, indicating its ability to effectively serve a diverse student population. Over time, Rover Elementary School has shown steady improvement, moving from 486 out of 1226 Arizona elementary schools in 2020-2021 to 262 out of 909 in 2024-2025, with a consistent 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Compared to nearby schools in the Tempe School District, such as Aguilar School and Joseph P. Spracale Elementary School, Rover Elementary School stands out with its higher academic proficiency rates and statewide rankings. The school's strengths in specific student groups, such as White, Multi-racial, and Low Socioeconomic Status students, are particularly noteworthy, while the school may need to focus on addressing the needs of Asian and African American students to ensure equitable outcomes for all.

382

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

43.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1300 E Watson Dr
Tempe, AZ 85283-3143

(480) 897-7122

District: Tempe School District

Students who attend Rover Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Fees College Preparatory Middle School
High:	Marcos De Niza High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

38.7%

Hispanic:

37.2%

African American:

9.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 63rd percentile in 2015 → 71st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (53% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Tempe School District

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg34%

Arizona avg39%

262^nd of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Top 29%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From top 37% (2015) to top 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	68.9	262 of 909	71.2%	★★★★☆
2024	70.4	245 of 912	73.1%	★★★★☆
2023	82.9	206 of 1245	83.5%	★★★★☆
2022	70.1	252 of 1000	74.8%	★★★★☆
2021	56.0	486 of 1226	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.3	429 of 1039	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.6	345 of 1109	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	69.4	334 of 1106	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	69.7	309 of 1079	71.4%	★★★★☆
2015	58.3	353 of 955	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	67.1	360 of 1079	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	52.6	556 of 1158	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	73.1	288 of 1141	74.8%	★★★★☆
2011	84.5	138 of 1075	87.2%	★★★★☆
2010	84.8	134 of 1090	87.7%	★★★★☆
2009	69.4	339 of 1062	68.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	50.3	287 of 607	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	7.0	286 of 289	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.6	687 of 895	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	31.7	478 of 620	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	38.9	826 of 975	15.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	56.3	231 of 589	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.8	261 of 602	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	80.0	210 of 1219	82.8%	★★★★☆
2022	61.3	291 of 824	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.9	455 of 1219	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.5	479 of 862	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.3	371 of 1023	63.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	61.4	164 of 486	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.8	179 of 1170	84.7%	★★★★☆
2022	64.7	250 of 716	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.4	661 of 1198	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.6	340 of 709	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.1	221 of 911	75.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	84.6	60 of 549	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	66.7	140 of 556	74.8%	★★★★☆
2023	85.8	89 of 1116	92.0%	★★★★★
2022	69.2	181 of 618	70.7%	★★★★☆
2018	58.8	290 of 820	64.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	68.1	168 of 626	73.2%	★★★★☆
2024	63.2	202 of 628	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	82.3	190 of 1216	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	65.3	242 of 830	70.8%	★★★★☆
2021	54.1	487 of 1220	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.9	348 of 850	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.5	276 of 1032	73.3%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	89.9	20 of 617	96.8%	★★★★★
2021	55.1	383 of 1027	62.7%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	38.5	371 of 654	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	71.9	127 of 820	84.5%	★★★★☆
2021	59.4	292 of 1201	75.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	69.2	110 of 465	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	69.5	126 of 486	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	83.5	106 of 1024	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	78.6	88 of 800	89.0%	★★★★☆
2021	67.3	341 of 1161	70.6%	★★★★☆
2019	58.6	237 of 595	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.3	190 of 720	73.6%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	30.3	538 of 832	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	57.3	326 of 787	58.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	30.6	542 of 820	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	46.3	315 of 789	60.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Multi-racial (2023)97th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)89th percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2023)85th percentile~ school

White (2025)76th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)73rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)66th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2025)61st percentile-10 vs school

African American (2023)53rd percentile-31 vs school

Native American (2021)43rd percentile-17 vs school

Asian (2021)23rd percentile-37 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)15th percentile-45 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2021)60th percentile+25 vs school

Female (2021)34th percentile~ school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts58%+18 vs state

Mathematics54%+14 vs state

Science36%~ state avg

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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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th 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
Rover Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1300 E Watson Dr	Tempe	85283	Maricopa County	Tempe School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 897-7122	382	27	14.0		148 (38.7%)	38 (9.9%)	142 (37.2%)	12 (3.1%)	12 (3.1%)	4 (1.0%)	26 (6.8%)	68.9	262^nd of 909 public elementary schools	71.2%		70.4	245^th of 912 public elementary schools	73.1%	17	50.0	66.0	59.0			53.0	61.0	48.0		36.0		$00			$00
Tempe Elementary Online Community	Public, Virtual	K-8	1600 E Watson Dr	Tempe	85283	Maricopa County	Tempe School District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(480) 897-6063	0	4	1.3		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)												$00			$00
Kyrene del Norte School	Public	PK, KG-5	1331 E Redfield Rd	Tempe	85283	Maricopa County	Kyrene Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 541-4800	514	26	19.4		153 (29.8%)	15 (2.9%)	293 (57.0%)	7 (1.4%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	41 (8.0%)	72	233^rd of 909 public elementary schools	74.4%		64.7	290^th of 912 public elementary schools	68.2%	57	43.0	64.0	64.0			50.0	55.0	52.0		56.0	$6,392	$00	$01	$01	$6,289	$103	$6,391
Aguilar School	Public	PK, KG-5	5800 S Forest Ave	Tempe	85283	Maricopa County	Tempe School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 897-2544	350	30	11.8		34 (9.7%)	20 (5.7%)	251 (71.7%)	3 (0.9%)	25 (7.1%)	2 (0.6%)	15 (4.3%)	39.8	471^st of 909 public elementary schools	48.2%		26.8	612^th of 912 public elementary schools	32.9%	141		46.0	40.0				40.0	35.0		33.0		$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
Fuller Elementary School	Public	K-5	1975 E Cornell Dr	Tempe	85283	Maricopa County	Tempe School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 897-6228	468	32	14.7		197 (42.1%)	50 (10.7%)	146 (31.2%)	13 (2.8%)	14 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (10.0%)	59.9	322^nd of 909 public elementary schools	64.6%		62.2	311^th of 912 public elementary schools	65.9%	11	47.0	57.0	54.0			44.0	42.0	39.0		54.0		$00			$00
Kyrene de los Ninos School	Public	PK, KG-5	1330 E Dava Dr	Tempe	85283	Maricopa County	Kyrene Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 541-4600	391	32	12.1		37 (9.5%)	60 (15.3%)	192 (49.1%)	10 (2.6%)	64 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.2%)	27.9	585^th of 909 public elementary schools	35.6%		19	721^st of 912 public elementary schools	20.9%	136	19.0	48.0	32.0			22.0	41.0	33.0		27.0	$10,072	$932	$76	$1,940	$8,993	$71	$9,064
Center for Educational Excellence	Public, Charter	K-8	1700 E Elliot Rd Ste 9	Tempe	85284	Maricopa County	Allen-Cochran Enterprises Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 632-1940	332				198 (59.6%)	27 (8.1%)	84 (25.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	2 (0.6%)	15 (4.5%)	85.1	118^th of 909 public elementary schools	87.0%		88.6	84^th of 912 public elementary schools	90.8%	34	78.0	79.0	60.0	67.0	79.0	83.0	74.0	58.0	42.0	50.0		$00			$00
Carminati School	Public	PK, KG-5	4001 S McAllister Ave	Tempe	85282	Maricopa County	Tempe School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 784-4484	274	22	12.5		24 (8.8%)	70 (25.5%)	124 (45.3%)	2 (0.7%)	20 (7.3%)	13 (4.7%)	21 (7.7%)								(n/a)		36.0										$00			$00
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Rover Elementary School

What district is Rover Elementary School in?

Tempe School District

Is Rover Elementary School a good school?

Rover Elementary School ranks 262^nd of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Rover Elementary School?

Students at Rover Elementary School are 39% White, 37% Hispanic, 10% African American, 7% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 3% American Indian, 1% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Rover Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Fees College Preparatory Middle School
High : Marcos De Niza High School

How many students attend Rover Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 382 students attended Rover Elementary School.

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