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Fuller Elementary School

Public Grades K-5
492nd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 900 Arizona Elementary Schools
Better than 45% of Arizona elementary schools
Summary

Fuller Elementary School serves 468 students in kindergarten through fifth grade in Tempe, Arizona, as part of the Tempe School District. In 2025–26, 42% of students were proficient in English language arts (ELA) and 35% in math—both above state and district rates. Its clearest strength is fifth-grade science: 54% were proficient in 2024–25, well above the state and district.

Science is also the school’s strongest comparison with nearby schools: its 54% rate was 12 percentage points above their average, and only Ward Traditional Academy and Kyrene del Norte School scored higher. ELA and math are above state rates (41% and 33%) and district rates (35% and 24%), but below nearby-school averages of 54% in ELA and 47% in math. Within the tested grades, fourth grade was a bright spot: ELA proficiency was 49% and math was 45%, both above state and district results. Fifth-grade math was a softer spot, at 27%—11 points below the state and 4 below the district.

Science results have fluctuated, from 58% proficient in 2022–23 to 47% in 2023–24 and 54% in 2024–25. SchoolDigger’s statewide overall ranking fell to the 45th percentile in 2025–26, down 20 points from the year before and 38 from 2022–23; its rating was 2 stars, and nearby schools averaged about the 65th percentile. SchoolDigger’s subgroup rankings also show notable differences: in 2025–26, the school ranked at the 20th percentile for Female Students and 15th for White Students, down 31 and 40 points, respectively, from 2023–24. Its student-teacher ratio was 14.7, close to the nearby average of 15.0; its reported free/reduced-lunch rate was 35% in 2022–23, with no comparable nearby-school figures available.

468
Students ?
14.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$14,669
Per pupil spending ?
28.0%
Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?
87.8%
Kindergartners fully immunized against measles (MMR) (2025-26)
Exemptions: 11.1% (any vaccine)
 1975 E Cornell Dr
       Tempe, AZ  85283-2361

(480) 897-6228

District: Tempe School District


Students who attend Fuller Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Fees College Preparatory Middle School
High:    Marcos De Niza High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
42.1%
Hispanic:
31.2%
African American:
10.7%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 88th percentile in 2016 → 45th in 2026
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 43 percentile points since 2016
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school38%
District avg29%
Arizona avg37%
492nd of 900
Arizona public elementary schools ?
Bottom 45%▼ down 42 pts since 2016
From top 12% (2016) to bottom 45% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
5th 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
202636.8492 of 90045.3%★★☆☆☆
202559.9322 of 90964.6%★★★☆☆
202462.2311 of 91265.9%★★★☆☆
202382.7210 of 124583.1%★★★★☆
202264.3311 of 100068.9%★★★☆☆
202173.2310 of 122674.7%★★★★☆
201975.4255 of 103975.5%★★★★☆
201884.9156 of 110985.9%★★★★☆
201786.1148 of 110686.6%★★★★☆
201686.7132 of 107987.8%★★★★☆
201584.0133 of 95586.1%★★★★☆
201486.9113 of 107989.5%★★★★☆
201376.4243 of 115879.0%★★★★☆
201278.2227 of 114180.1%★★★★☆
201181.5183 of 107583.0%★★★★☆
201074.6269 of 109075.3%★★★★☆
200971.4326 of 106269.3%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202348.1299 of 60750.7%★★★☆☆
202252.3181 of 28937.4%★★☆☆☆
202163.3160 of 89582.1%★★★★☆
201881.114 of 10086.0%★★★★☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202124.6536 of 62013.5%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202138.9826 of 97515.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202623.2462 of 57920.2%★☆☆☆☆
202536.6352 of 58940.2%★★☆☆☆
202448.0294 of 60251.2%★★★☆☆
202377.9240 of 121980.3%★★★★☆
202259.6312 of 82462.1%★★★☆☆
202170.2328 of 121973.1%★★★★☆
201968.9236 of 86272.6%★★★★☆
201886.2127 of 102387.6%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202464.9150 of 48669.1%★★★☆☆
202371.8254 of 117078.3%★★★★☆
202275.1149 of 71679.2%★★★★☆
202172.2233 of 119880.6%★★★★☆
201971.6183 of 70974.2%★★★★☆
201892.146 of 91195.0%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202650.4215 of 52959.4%★★★☆☆
202576.196 of 54982.5%★★★★☆
202466.8138 of 55675.2%★★★★☆
202374.5188 of 111683.2%★★★★☆
201886.271 of 82091.3%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202629.9407 of 59131.1%★★☆☆☆
202558.2237 of 62662.1%★★★☆☆
202450.2292 of 62853.5%★★★☆☆
202384.8162 of 121686.7%★★★★☆
202267.3226 of 83072.8%★★★★☆
202172.3301 of 122075.3%★★★★☆
201967.9250 of 85070.6%★★★★☆
201883.0164 of 103284.1%★★★★☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202350.3299 of 61751.5%★★★☆☆
202259.7160 of 44464.0%★★★☆☆
202170.5198 of 102780.7%★★★★☆

Native American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202163.3107 of 65483.6%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202334.1538 of 82034.4%★★☆☆☆
202145.2523 of 120156.5%★★★☆☆
201841.2208 of 41750.1%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArizona percentileRating
202622.6370 of 43715.3%★☆☆☆☆
202553.6203 of 46556.3%★★★☆☆
202453.0221 of 48654.5%★★★☆☆
202387.668 of 102493.4%★★★★★
202266.6212 of 80073.5%★★★★☆
202169.1316 of 116172.8%★★★★☆
201963.6197 of 59566.9%★★★☆☆
201882.1100 of 72086.1%★★★★☆
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)
Native American (2021)84th percentile+9 vs school
Hispanic (2024)69th percentile+3 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)59th percentile+14 vs school
Multi-racial (2023)52nd percentile-32 vs school
African American (2023)51st percentile-32 vs school
Special Education (2023)34th percentile-49 vs school
Male (2026)31st percentile-14 vs school
Female (2026)20th percentile-25 vs school
White (2026)15th percentile-30 vs school
English Language Learner (2021)15th percentile-59 vs school
Asian (2021)14th percentile-61 vs school
By subject vs Arizona (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts42%~ state avg
Mathematics35%~ state avg

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Fuller Elementary School ranks 492nd of 900 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Fuller Elementary School are 42% White, 31% Hispanic, 11% African American, 10% Two or more races, 3% American Indian, 3% Asian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 468 students attended Fuller Elementary School.

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

Middle : Fees College Preparatory Middle School
High : Marcos De Niza High School

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2022–23 through 2024–25 school spending dataNewNov 2, 2026
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2015–16 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026
2025–26 AASA test scoresOct 13, 2026


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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