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Fees College Preparatory Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

538^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 552 Arizona Middle Schools

Better than 3% of Arizona middle schools

Summary

Fees College Preparatory Middle School is a public middle school located in Tempe, Arizona, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 673 students. The school is part of the Tempe School District, which is ranked 189 out of 289 districts in Arizona and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Over the past 10 years, Fees College Preparatory Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Arizona middle schools, with a ranking between 383 and 778 out of over 600-800 schools.

Fees College Preparatory Middle School consistently underperforms compared to the Tempe School District and the state of Arizona in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 10-22% of 8th grade students were proficient or better in science, English language arts, and math, compared to 22-41% for the district and 27-40% for the state. The school has also had high dropout rates in recent years, ranging from 5.2% to 11.6% between the 2021-2022 and 2023-2024 school years, which are significantly higher than the state average for middle schools.

Nearby schools, such as Geneva Epps Mosley Middle School, Connolly Middle School, and McKemy Academy of International Studies, generally outperform Fees College Preparatory Middle School in academic achievement, dropout rates, and student demographics. This suggests that the challenges faced by Fees College Preparatory Middle School may be unique and require targeted interventions to address the systemic issues that have contributed to its consistent underperformance.

645

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

63.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1600 E Watson Dr
Tempe, AZ 85283-3147

(480) 897-6063

District: Tempe School District

Feeder schools for Fees College Preparatory Middle School:

Elementary:	Aguilar School
	Frank Elementary School
	Fuller Elementary School
	Rover Elementary School
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	Wood School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

58.4%

American Indian:

13.6%

African American:

12.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 26th percentile in 2015 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (14% vs 35% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Dropout rate above the Arizona average (12% vs 5%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg25%

Arizona avg35%

538^th of 552

Arizona public middle schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 24 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Middle 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	8.9	538 of 552	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	505 of 550	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	778 of 854	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	557 of 605	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.1	645 of 832	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	474 of 605	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	528 of 711	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.3	543 of 695	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.4	549 of 677	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.6	383 of 521	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	35.7	446 of 690	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	40.8	489 of 787	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	42.7	466 of 772	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	45.6	375 of 685	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	51.9	314 of 692	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	48.6	336 of 663	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	9.4	396 of 400	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	27.7	457 of 573	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	94 of 125	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	16.1	232 of 247	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	36.4	136 of 192	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.8	274 of 404	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	43.4	191 of 606	68.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	7.1	384 of 395	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	366 of 386	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	751 of 806	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	470 of 494	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.6	630 of 820	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	411 of 466	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	471 of 624	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	37.1	90 of 166	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	11.9	324 of 345	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	280 of 329	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	704 of 760	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	364 of 392	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.4	635 of 802	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.8	295 of 387	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.8	371 of 543	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	32.5	205 of 257	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	12.1	329 of 344	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	281 of 320	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	669 of 717	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	341 of 369	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	384 of 503	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	6.7	370 of 379	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	353 of 370	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	757 of 810	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	455 of 476	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.6	641 of 818	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	358 of 435	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	431 of 617	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	21.6	335 of 384	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.8	422 of 650	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	13.5	138 of 159	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.6	213 of 390	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.5	36 of 62	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	21.3	14 of 19	26.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	32.0	583 of 789	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	136 of 178	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	18.9	591 of 675	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.0	459 of 780	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.7	272 of 337	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.0	306 of 436	29.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2021)68th percentile+46 vs school

Foster Care (2021)46th percentile+23 vs school

Pacific Islander (2023)26th percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2021)26th percentile+4 vs school

Homeless (2021)20th percentile~ school

Native American (2023)13th percentile+4 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)13th percentile+4 vs school

White (2023)12th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)6th percentile+4 vs school

Asian (2023)6th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

African American (2023)1st percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts19%-22 vs state

Science10%-20 vs state

Mathematics8%-20 vs state

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by a student
Thursday, January 17, 2019

As a student, taking geometry, the school is only succefull when it comes to geometry, we have to take 2 az merit tests, the 10th grade one and a 8th. There make us take 2 because not only is the school's rank 500 out of 700, the overall grade is failing execpt for the geometry kids. Hmmm.. I wonder why.... because we take 2 TESTS!! This school is very poor because of there unwillingness to show what the true grade is which is a low D. 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Geneva Epps Mosley Middle School	Public	6-8	1025 S Beck Ave	Tempe	85281	Maricopa County	Tempe School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 966-7114	694	53	13.0		41 (5.9%)	126 (18.2%)	435 (62.7%)	3 (0.4%)	40 (5.8%)	27 (3.9%)	22 (3.2%)	11	524^th of 552 public middle schools	5.1%		11.4	514^th of 550 public middle schools	6.5%	10	15.0	18.0	27.0			7.0	14.0		$00			$00
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Fees College Preparatory Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Fees College Preparatory Middle School?

Students at Fees College Preparatory Middle School are 58% Hispanic, 14% American Indian, 12% African American, 9% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Fees College Preparatory Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 645 students attended Fees College Preparatory Middle School.

What district is Fees College Preparatory Middle School in?

Tempe School District

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Fees College Preparatory Middle School ranks in the bottom 2.5% of Arizona middle schools.

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