Tapbi is a public virtual high school serving grades 9-12 in the Tempe Union High School District, with a relatively small student population of 199. While the school has a diverse racial makeup, it faces significant challenges, including low graduation rates, high dropout rates, and underperformance on standardized tests compared to nearby traditional and charter high schools.
Tapbi's 4-year graduation rate is only 3.8%, which is drastically lower than the 79.4% rate at Marcos De Niza High School and the 89.7% rate at Tempe Preparatory Academy. The school also has had high dropout rates ranging from 2.4% to 7.4%, much higher than the 3.9% rate at Marcos De Niza High School. Tapbi students consistently score lower on state assessments in science, English language arts, and mathematics compared to the Tempe Union High School District and the state of Arizona averages.
The school's challenges extend beyond academic performance, with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger, lower than the 4-star rating for the Tempe Union High School District and the 5-star rating for Tempe Preparatory Academy. Tapbi's rankings for certain student subgroups, such as African American, Native American, and English Language Learner students, are particularly low, indicating significant achievement gaps. These issues may be exacerbated by the school's virtual learning model, as well as socioeconomic factors and racial disparities that need to be addressed to improve student success at Tapbi.
Tempe Union High School District
Tapbi ranks 151st of 469 Arizona high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.
In the 2022-23 school year, 199 students attended Tapbi.
Students at Tapbi are 43% Hispanic, 25% White, 16% African American, 7% Two or more races, 5% American Indian, 4% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.