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Flora Thew Elementary School

Q: Is Flora Thew Elementary School a good school?

Flora Thew Elementary School ranks in the bottom 3.5% of Arizona elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Flora Thew Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 501 students attended Flora Thew Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Flora Thew Elementary School?

Students at Flora Thew Elementary School are 69% Hispanic, 13% African American, 6% White, 4% Pacific Islander, 4% American Indian, 4% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Flora Thew Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Flora Thew Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Connolly Middle School High : Mcclintock High School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

877^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Flora Thew Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Tempe, Arizona, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 442 students. The school is part of the Tempe School District, which is ranked 189 out of 289 districts in Arizona and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Despite its relatively high per-student spending, Flora Thew 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 has been ranked in the bottom 20% of Arizona elementary schools for the past several years, with a ranking of 877 out of 909 schools in the 2024-2025 school year and a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

When comparing Flora Thew Elementary School to other nearby schools in the Tempe School District, it consistently underperforms. For example, Ward Traditional Academy, located just 2.11 miles away, ranked in the top 7% of Arizona elementary schools in the 2024-2025 school year and had significantly higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels. Despite the school's low performance, there is little evidence of significant improvement over the years, suggesting that there may be deeper systemic issues that need to be addressed.

501

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

87.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2130 E Howe Ave
Tempe, AZ 85281-4818

(480) 894-5574

District: Tempe School District

Students who attend Flora Thew Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Connolly Middle School
High:	Mcclintock High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.7%

African American:

12.6%

White:

6.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 22nd percentile in 2014 → 4th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (19% vs 39% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg34%

Arizona avg39%

877^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^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	9.9	877 of 909	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	1193 of 1245	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	879 of 1000	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	1007 of 1226	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	965 of 1039	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.9	994 of 1109	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.3	979 of 1106	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	10.9	1030 of 1079	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.3	938 of 955	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	25.4	845 of 1079	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	34.0	844 of 1158	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	40.3	735 of 1141	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	31.5	772 of 1075	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	38.1	689 of 1090	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	34.6	729 of 1062	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	7.8	605 of 607	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	35.2	598 of 895	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	42.0	418 of 620	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	42.8	400 of 975	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.7	99 of 155	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	13.3	1140 of 1219	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.1	954 of 1219	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.5	843 of 862	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	937 of 1023	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	14.7	1112 of 1170	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.7	1007 of 1198	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	674 of 709	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	817 of 911	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	39.4	221 of 423	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	12.9	536 of 549	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	534 of 556	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	1051 of 1116	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.8	738 of 820	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	10.3	1188 of 1216	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	1057 of 1220	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	799 of 850	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.5	876 of 1032	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	28.0	395 of 444	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.4	751 of 1027	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	49.6	101 of 219	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.9	292 of 654	55.4%	★★★☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	24.0	123 of 171	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	19.8	747 of 820	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	32.5	838 of 1201	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.8	378 of 417	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	18.0	906 of 1024	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.2	763 of 1161	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2021)59th percentile+41 vs school

Native American (2023)54th percentile+50 vs school

Homeless (2021)48th percentile+30 vs school

Asian (2021)33rd percentile+15 vs school

Pacific Islander (2021)28th percentile+10 vs school

White (2023)12th percentile+7 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)11th percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)9th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2023)6th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2023)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2023)2nd percentile~ school

African American (2023)<1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts23%-17 vs state

Science16%-18 vs state

Mathematics16%-24 vs state

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by a citizen
Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Flora Thew is primarily attended by students of a disadvantaged demographic; this includes students whose parents are not necessarily very involved in their education. Despite this, Flora Thew seems to strive to be very motivational towards its students. 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
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
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
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
Webster Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	202 N Sycamore	Mesa	85201	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-4860	591	35	17.1		76 (12.9%)	60 (10.2%)	372 (62.9%)	2 (0.3%)	57 (9.6%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (3.9%)	15.3	777^th of 909 public elementary schools	14.5%		8.6	888^th of 912 public elementary schools	2.6%	111		22.0		23.0			32.0								$9,239	$531	$96	$1,157	$8,288	$325	$8,613
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
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
Whittier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	733 N Longmore	Mesa	85201	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-4900	443	27	16.7		82 (18.5%)	15 (3.4%)	254 (57.3%)	11 (2.5%)	51 (11.5%)	3 (0.7%)	27 (6.1%)								(n/a)				23.0											$9,937	$1,080	$81	$2,240	$8,275	$501	$8,776
Adams Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	738 S Longmore	Mesa	85202	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-4300	667	37	18.2		83 (12.4%)	61 (9.1%)	394 (59.1%)	3 (0.4%)	84 (12.6%)	7 (1.0%)	35 (5.2%)	18.1	729^th of 909 public elementary schools	19.8%		11.6	845^th of 912 public elementary schools	7.3%	116		25.0	28.0	30.0			21.0		30.0						$8,921	$904	$192	$2,000	$7,604	$221	$7,825
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
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 Flora Thew Elementary School

How many students attend Flora Thew Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 501 students attended Flora Thew Elementary School.

What district is Flora Thew Elementary School in?

Tempe School District

What is the racial makeup of Flora Thew Elementary School?

Students at Flora Thew Elementary School are 69% Hispanic, 13% African American, 6% White, 4% Pacific Islander, 4% American Indian, 4% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Flora Thew Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Flora Thew Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Connolly Middle School
High : Mcclintock High School

Is Flora Thew Elementary School a good school?

Flora Thew Elementary School ranks in the bottom 3.5% of Arizona elementary schools.

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