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Middle Schools in Tempe School District

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At a glance

DistrictTempe School District189^th of 289 Arizona districtsFull district overview →

Schools

2,596

Students

Top rankedMcKemy Academy of International Studies101^st of 552 Arizona middle schools

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Biggest riser

McKemy Academy of International Studies up 48 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The Tempe School District in Arizona is home to 4 middle schools serving grades 6-8. These schools include Connolly Middle School, Geneva Epps Mosley Middle School, Fees College Preparatory Middle School, and McKemy Academy of International Studies.

Based on the data, McKemy Academy of International Studies stands out as the top-performing middle school in the district, with significantly higher proficiency rates than the district and state averages across all subject areas. In contrast, Geneva Epps Mosley Middle School and Fees College Preparatory Middle School appear to be the lowest-performing schools in the district, with very low proficiency rates.

The data also reveals that all 4 middle schools in the Tempe School District had a consistent 5.2% dropout rate in the 2023-2024 school year. Additionally, there are variations in per-student spending, ranging from $9,464 at McKemy Academy to $10,529 at Connolly Middle School, and differences in student-teacher ratios, with McKemy Academy having the highest ratio at 17.6.

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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 (2023)	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	Total
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	55.9%	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
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	71.9%	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
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	63.9%	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
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	35.6%	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

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Tempe Union High School District	0.81 mi	8	134^th
East Valley Institute of Technology	0.81 mi	51
Pinnacle Education-WMCB Inc.	1.28 mi	2
Kyrene Elementary District	1.29 mi	27	117^th
James Madison Preparatory School	1.4 mi	1	26^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arizona Department of Education.

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