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Tempe High School

Public Grades 9-12

215^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 271 Arizona High Schools

Better than 21% of Arizona high schools

Summary

Tempe High School is a public high school serving 1,485 students in grades 9-12 in Tempe, Arizona. The school is part of the Tempe Union High School District, which is ranked 134 out of 289 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Tempe High School consistently underperforms compared to the district and state averages in academic measures. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 13% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in Science, compared to 31% for the district and 19% for the state. The school also has lower four-year graduation rates and higher dropout rates than the district and state averages. In the 2023-2024 school year, Tempe High School had a 78.4% four-year graduation rate, while the district average was 88.5%. The school's dropout rate for the same year was 5.2%, higher than the district's 2.3% and the state's 2.6%.

Tempe High School's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Asian and White students generally performing better than their peers. In comparison, McClintock High School, also in the Tempe Union High School District, outperforms Tempe High School in academic measures, graduation rates, and test scores. Additionally, Tempe Preparatory Academy, a high-performing charter school, significantly outperforms Tempe High School across the board. While the high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds at Tempe High School may be a contributing factor to the school's lower academic performance, targeted interventions and support could be crucial for improving the school's overall outcomes and providing a more equitable education for its diverse student population.

1,431

Students ?

18.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,594

Per pupil spending ?

50.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1730 S Mill Ave
Tempe, AZ 85281-6600

(480) 967-1661

District: Tempe Union High School District

Feeder schools for Tempe High School:

Elementary:	Arredondo Elementary School
	Broadmor Elementary School
	Carminati School
	Holdeman Elementary School
	More...
	Nevitt Elementary School
	Scales Technology Academy
Middle:	Geneva Epps Mosley Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

70.7%

African American:

11.7%

White:

7.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 23rd percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025

Strengths

✓87% graduate in 4 years — above the Arizona average (80%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (19% vs 30% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg43%

Arizona avg30%

215^th of 271

Arizona public high schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 7High Schools in the Tempe Union High School District

134^th of 289Tempe Union High 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	20.6	215 of 271	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	193 of 270	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.5	236 of 469	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.8	320 of 464	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.9	261 of 509	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	13.7	256 of 285	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.8	253 of 420	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.7	255 of 416	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	28.4	250 of 406	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	24.8	202 of 261	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	69.5	132 of 394	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	69.1	160 of 491	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	67.7	154 of 471	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	46.6	214 of 397	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	55.8	189 of 403	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	51.4	203 of 395	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	22.2	163 of 201	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.3	134 of 301	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.1	149 of 306	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.9	87 of 122	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	4.8	143 of 146	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	49.9	116 of 238	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	23.0	172 of 231	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	48.7	38 of 258	85.3%	★★★★☆
2021	52.2	22 of 312	92.9%	★★★★★
2018	24.7	38 of 45	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	176 of 207	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	148 of 200	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.7	231 of 406	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.2	321 of 456	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.8	274 of 492	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	11.5	236 of 247	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	255 of 354	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	125 of 176	29.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.5	118 of 170	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.4	169 of 379	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	25.7	306 of 441	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.4	226 of 479	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	16.1	170 of 183	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.2	189 of 311	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	21.0	53 of 60	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	146 of 150	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	53.4	50 of 168	70.2%	★★★★☆
2018	73.7	4 of 26	84.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	139 of 180	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.9	111 of 172	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.1	173 of 347	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	25.1	127 of 168	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	174 of 223	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	179 of 219	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.1	228 of 429	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.5	331 of 455	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.2	253 of 492	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.3	218 of 238	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	248 of 370	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	43.6	115 of 199	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.5	202 of 282	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.4	252 of 374	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	40.1	64 of 128	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	25.1	150 of 255	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.3	115 of 256	55.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	47.0	31 of 68	54.4%	★★★☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	93.9	1 of 41	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	20.1	80 of 129	38.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	27.2	41 of 94	56.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	23.4	147 of 172	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.9	184 of 380	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.6	145 of 422	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	24.1	134 of 155	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	44.5	205 of 371	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.3	117 of 409	71.4%	★★★★☆
2021	70.2	110 of 448	75.4%	★★★★☆
2018	33.5	180 of 291	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Pacific Islander (2023)98th percentile+48 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)85th percentile+54 vs school

Native American (2023)50th percentile~ school

White (2023)45th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)42nd percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)22nd percentile~ school

African American (2023)19th percentile-31 vs school

Female (2025)15th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2023)15th percentile-35 vs school

Homeless (2023)12th percentile-38 vs school

Asian (2023)2nd percentile-48 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts28%-12 vs state

Mathematics16%-14 vs state

Science13%-6 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 English Language Arts 11th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 11th Grade	AzSCI Science 8th Grade	AzSCI Science 11th 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
Tempe High School	Public	9-12	1730 S Mill Ave	Tempe	85281	Maricopa County	Tempe Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 967-1661	1,431	78	18.2		112 (7.8%)	168 (11.7%)	1,012 (70.7%)	13 (0.9%)	58 (4.1%)	25 (1.7%)	43 (3.0%)	20.6	215^th of 271 public high schools	20.7%		24.3	193^rd of 270 public high schools	28.5%	22				28.0				16.0		13.0	$8,594	$465	$405	$1,334	$7,077	$648	$7,724
EVIT - Tempe High School	Public	9-12	1730 S Mill Ave	Tempe	85281	Maricopa County	East Valley Institute of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 461-4000	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)												$00			$00
International Commerce High School - Tempe	Public, Charter	9-12	1105 E Broadway Rd	Tempe	85282	Maricopa County	Humanities and Sciences Academy of the United Stat	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 317-5900	290	20	14.3		42 (14.5%)	35 (12.1%)	175 (60.3%)	2 (0.7%)	15 (5.2%)	4 (1.4%)	17 (5.9%)								(n/a)										11.0		$00			$00
Humanities and Sciences Academy Arizona	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	1105 E Broadway Rd	Tempe	85282	Maricopa County	Humanities and Sciences Academy of the United Stat	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	No	(480) 317-5900	1	3	.3		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)											$1,032,242	$129,635	$12,750	$272,020	$500,258	$389,599	$889,857
New School for the Arts	Public, Charter	9-12	1216 E Apache Blvd	Tempe	85281	Maricopa County	New School For The Arts	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 252-5414	173				95 (54.9%)	7 (4.0%)	45 (26.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (10.4%)	80.1	47^th of 271 public high schools	82.7%		48.9	122^nd of 270 public high schools	54.8%	75				68.0				51.0		42.0		$00			$00
Tempe Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	1251 E Southern Ave	Tempe	85282	Maricopa County	Tempe Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 839-3402	431	34	12.7		223 (51.7%)	10 (2.3%)	122 (28.3%)	28 (6.5%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (0.9%)	42 (9.7%)	88.8	28^th of 271 public high schools	89.7%		95.7	15^th of 270 public high schools	94.4%	13	57.0	70.0	78.0	87.0	43.0	58.0	60.0	72.0	51.0	39.0		$00			$00
Pinnacle Online High School	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-12	2224 W Southern Ave Ste 1	Tempe	85282	Maricopa County	Pinnacle Education-Tempe Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	No	(480) 755-8222	239	17	14.0		30 (12.6%)	18 (7.5%)	182 (76.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.3%)								(n/a)												$00			$00
Pinnacle High School - Tempe	Public, Charter	9-12	2224 W Southern Ave Ste 2	Tempe	85282	Maricopa County	Pinnacle Education-Tempe Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 414-0950	10	18	.5		2 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (60.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (10.0%)								(n/a)												$00			$00
Mcclintock High School	Public	9-12	1830 E Del Rio Dr	Tempe	85282	Maricopa County	Tempe Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 839-4222	1,781	82	21.6		405 (22.7%)	222 (12.5%)	915 (51.4%)	40 (2.2%)	81 (4.5%)	24 (1.3%)	94 (5.3%)	54.2	106^th of 271 public high schools	60.9%		54.5	104^th of 270 public high schools	61.5%	2				54.0				35.0		26.0	$7,890	$378	$418	$1,175	$6,661	$432	$7,093
EVIT - McClintock High School	Public	9-12	1830 E Del Rio Dr	Tempe	85282	Maricopa County	East Valley Institute of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 461-4000	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)												$00			$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Tempe High School

What is the racial makeup of Tempe High School?

Students at Tempe High School are 71% Hispanic, 12% African American, 8% White, 4% American Indian, 3% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander.

What district is Tempe High School in?

Tempe Union High School District

What schools feed into Tempe High School?

Tempe High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Arredondo Elementary School
Elementary : Broadmor Elementary School
Elementary : Carminati School
Elementary : Holdeman Elementary School
Elementary : Nevitt Elementary School
Elementary : Scales Technology Academy
Middle : Geneva Epps Mosley Middle School

How many students attend Tempe High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,431 students attended Tempe High School.

Is Tempe High School a good school?

Tempe High School ranks in the bottom 20.7% of Arizona high schools.

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