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Tempe Union High School District

GreatSchools Rating: 9 out of 10. GreatSchools Ratings are based on test results. 10 is best.
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500 W Guadalupe Rd
Tempe, AZ 85283
Maricopa County
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PH: (480) 839-0292
FAX: (480) 413-0685

  • Grades 9-12
  • 13,406 students
  • 7 schools

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 AIMS Results

Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

Grade 10

Reading
 84% (2008)
 84% (2007)
The state average for Reading was 73% in 2008.

Writing
 81% (2008)
 82% (2007)
The state average for Writing was 68% in 2008.

Math
 82% (2008)
 81% (2007)
The state average for Math was 67% in 2008.

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

High School

Science
 52% (2008)
The state average for Science was 37% in 2008.

Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

About the Tests

  • In 2007-2008 Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) was used to test students in reading, writing and mathematics in grades 3 through 8 and 10, and in science in grades 4, 8 and high school.
  • AIMS is a standards-based test, which means that it measures how well students have mastered Arizona's learning standards.
  • Students must pass the grade 10 AIMS in order to graduate.
  • The goal is for all students to meet or exceed state standards on the test.

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 TerraNova Results

Scale: National percentile rank (50 is the national average)


Grade 9
Reading Language Arts Literacy Math

64
63


62
62


63
64

 2007   2008   2007   2008   2007   2008 
Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2007-2008

About the tests

  • In 2007-2008 Arizona used the TerraNova to test students in grades 2 through 9 in reading, language arts and mathematics. The TerraNova is given alone in grades 2 and 9 and in conjunction with the AIMS test in grades 3 through 8.
  • The TerraNova is a national norm-referenced test, which means it measures how well students in Arizona scored in comparison to their peers across the country.
  • The goal is for all students to score at or above the national average on the test.

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 Teachers

 
Student-Teacher Ratio
Information about this data
Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2007-2008
 This District
Students per certified teacher21

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 Students

 
Student Ethnicity
Information about this data
Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2007-2008
EthnicityThis DistrictState Average
White57%45%
Hispanic23%41%
Black10%6%
Asian6%3%
American Indian or Alaska Native4%6%
Student Subgroups
Information about this data
Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2007-2008
 This DistrictState Average
Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch programn/a51%
English language learners2%14%
Home Languages of English Learners
Information about this data
Source: AZ Dept. of Education, 2007-2008
LanguageThis DistrictState Average
Spanish70%81%
English8%12%
Other Non-Indian6%1%
Somali5%<1%
Vietnamese2%<1%
Mandarin1%<1%
Korean1%<1%
Russian<1%<1%
Other Indian<1%<1%
Punjabi<1%<1%
Arabic<1%<1%
Cambodian<1%<1%
Polish<1%<1%
Cantonese<1%<1%
German<1%<1%
Japanese<1%<1%
Thai<1%<1%
Tagalog<1%<1%
Filipino<1%<1%

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 Spending Per Pupil

 
Spending Per Pupil
Information about this data
 This DistrictState Average
Total per pupil expenditures$6,343$9,465
Breakdown By Expenditure  
Instructional61%56%
Support services10%6%
Administration9%14%
Other expenditures20%23%
Source: NCES, 2005-2006

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