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Arredondo Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5
11th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 900 Arizona Elementary Schools
Better than 99% of Arizona elementary schools
Summary

Arredondo Elementary School serves 470 students in prekindergarten through grade 5 in Tempe, in the Tempe School District. Its 2025–26 results show exceptionally strong performance in both core subjects: ELA proficiency is 89% and math proficiency is 81%, compared with 41% and 33% statewide, and 35% and 24% in the district. The school’s results are also 51 points above the nearby-school averages in both subjects, making its standout strength broad achievement in ELA and math.

ELA and math are well ahead of nearby schools, while science is a relative weak spot. Among five nearby K–5 schools with results in both core subjects, ELA proficiency averages 38% and math averages 30%; the school’s results are 51 points higher in each. Science has improved, but in 2024–25 fifth-grade proficiency was 40%, below the nearby-school average of 46% and fifth among nine schools reporting results. It was still above the state’s 34% and the district’s 31%. The third-grade math result of 70% is the school’s lowest grade-level result, but it leads nearby reported results and is 32 points above the state’s 38%.

Results and rankings have risen sharply in the latest year: SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking moved from the 56th percentile and 3 stars in 2024–25 to 11th of 900 schools, the 99th percentile and 5 stars in 2025–26. That is the highest current ranking among nearby schools; Ward Traditional Academy follows at the 93rd percentile. Science proficiency also increased from 23% in 2022–23 to 40% in 2024–25. SchoolDigger’s subgroup rankings show a striking recent rise for Low Socio Economic Status Students: the school ranked in the 100th percentile, 1 of 529, in 2025–26, up from the 32nd percentile in 2023–24. For Female Students, its ranking was lower, at the 17th percentile in 2024–25 versus the schoolwide 56th. The student–teacher ratio is 16.1, the second-highest among nearby schools and above their 14.4 average; the school reported a 70% free/reduced-lunch rate in 2022–23.

470
Students ?
16.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
56.6%
Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?
 1330 E Carson Dr
       Tempe, AZ  85282-7216

(480) 897-2744

District: Tempe School District


Students who attend Arredondo Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Connolly Middle School
High:    Tempe High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
48.3%
White:
20.4%
African American:
17.0%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 34th percentile in 2016 → 99th in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Arizona average (85% vs 37% meeting standards)
✓Ranks in the top 1% of Arizona elementary schools
✓Ranking is trending up — up 65 percentile points since 2016
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school85%
District avg29%
Arizona avg37%
11th of 900
Arizona public elementary schools ?
Top 1%▲ up 65 pts since 2016
From bottom 34% (2016) to top 1% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
1st of 14Elementary Schools in the Tempe School District
179th of 267Tempe 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202697.711 of 90098.8%★★★★★
202547.5404 of 90955.6%★★★☆☆
202435.0523 of 91242.7%★★☆☆☆
202340.8660 of 124547.0%★★☆☆☆
202223.2713 of 100028.7%★☆☆☆☆
202134.0733 of 122640.2%★★☆☆☆
201928.4705 of 103932.1%★★☆☆☆
201838.0638 of 110942.5%★★☆☆☆
201742.4583 of 110647.3%★★☆☆☆
201631.0712 of 107934.0%★★☆☆☆
201535.9554 of 95542.0%★★☆☆☆
201447.0579 of 107946.3%★★☆☆☆
201351.2580 of 115849.9%★★★☆☆
201256.9487 of 114157.3%★★★☆☆
201149.8526 of 107551.1%★★★☆☆
201046.5581 of 109046.7%★★☆☆☆
200952.3507 of 106252.3%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202323.8505 of 60716.8%★☆☆☆☆
202156.2251 of 89572.0%★★★★☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202161.9226 of 62063.5%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202161.060 of 97593.8%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202518.4490 of 58916.8%★☆☆☆☆
202417.5510 of 60215.3%★☆☆☆☆
202344.7594 of 121951.3%★★★☆☆
202222.3677 of 82417.8%★☆☆☆☆
202136.2722 of 121940.8%★★☆☆☆
201942.3464 of 86246.2%★★☆☆☆
201843.1536 of 102347.6%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202542.9252 of 49649.2%★★☆☆☆
202428.5327 of 48632.7%★★☆☆☆
202339.9670 of 117042.7%★★☆☆☆
202226.8539 of 71624.7%★☆☆☆☆
202135.8728 of 119839.2%★★☆☆☆
201935.2444 of 70937.4%★★☆☆☆
201828.7670 of 91126.5%★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202131.7366 of 42313.5%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202699.81 of 52999.8%★★★★★
202564.8157 of 54971.4%★★★★☆
202430.2380 of 55631.7%★★☆☆☆
202335.7710 of 111636.4%★★☆☆☆
202226.4474 of 61823.3%★☆☆☆☆
201844.9435 of 82047.0%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202549.5297 of 62652.6%★★★☆☆
202428.6438 of 62830.3%★★☆☆☆
202334.9740 of 121639.1%★★☆☆☆
202131.1777 of 122036.3%★★☆☆☆
201921.0657 of 85022.7%★☆☆☆☆
201836.4614 of 103240.5%★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202334.7466 of 61724.5%★☆☆☆☆
202223.5416 of 4446.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202128.1804 of 102721.7%★☆☆☆☆

Native American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202342.5120 of 21945.2%★★☆☆☆
202155.9153 of 65476.6%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202333.8542 of 82033.9%★★☆☆☆
202161.6251 of 120179.1%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202690.719 of 43795.7%★★★★★
202568.2118 of 46574.6%★★★★☆
202466.3143 of 48670.6%★★★★☆
202346.9533 of 102447.9%★★☆☆☆
202122.5999 of 116114.0%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)100th percentile~ school
White (2026)96th percentile-3 vs school
English Language Learner (2021)94th percentile+54 vs school
Asian (2021)64th percentile+23 vs school
Male (2025)53rd percentile-3 vs school
Hispanic (2025)49th percentile-6 vs school
Native American (2023)45th percentile~ school
Special Education (2023)34th percentile-13 vs school
Multi-racial (2023)24th percentile-23 vs school
Female (2025)17th percentile-39 vs school
African American (2023)17th percentile-30 vs school
Homeless (2021)13th percentile-27 vs school
By subject vs Arizona (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts89%+48 vs state
Mathematics81%+48 vs state

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Thursday, November 30, 2017

Open Quote My son was having an issue with bullying And the school did not even follow its own Handbook protocol. The reason I was given was that the incident was not considered bullying... even though my son actually had physical injuries. Close Quote





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Yes! Arredondo Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 11th of 900 Arizona elementary schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 470 students attended Arredondo Elementary School.

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

Middle : Connolly Middle School
High : Tempe High School

Students at Arredondo Elementary School are 48% Hispanic, 20% White, 17% African American, 7% Two or more races, 5% American Indian, 1% Asian.

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2025–26 AASA test scoresNewOct 13, 2026
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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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