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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 85283

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Top rankedFees College Preparatory Middle School538^th of 552 Arizona middle schools

Summary:

The 85283 zip code area in Tempe, Arizona is home to a single middle school, Fees College Preparatory Middle School, which serves grades 6-8. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Arizona middle schools over the past few years and is rated 0 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, indicating it is struggling to meet academic standards compared to its peers across the state.

Fees College Preparatory Middle School has an enrollment of 673 students and a dropout rate of 5.2% in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's test scores are significantly below the Tempe School District and Arizona state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 10% of 8th graders scoring proficient or better in science compared to 22% for the district and 30% for the state. The school spent $9,943 per student in the 2020-2021 school year and maintained a student-teacher ratio of 12.8 in the 2023-2024 school year.

While the data provides limited context about the school's demographics or any special programs or initiatives, the overall performance indicators suggest Fees College Preparatory Middle School is facing significant challenges in student achievement and retention. Further investigation would be needed to identify the root causes and potential areas for improvement to better support the educational needs of the students in this community.

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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 Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AzSCI Science 8th Grade	Total
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		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

Cities Near Zip Code 85283

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Tempe	0.43 mi	58	43^rd
Guadalupe	2.02 mi	1	94^th
Chandler	2.72 mi	77	24^th
Phoenix	2.81 mi	495	57^th
Mesa	3.09 mi	169	47^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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