Tempe High School
1730 South Mill Ave
Tempe AZ, 85281, Maricopa County
Phone: 480-839-0292
Ranking: 
(194 out of 409, top 47%)*
(194 out of 409, top 47%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Tempe Union High School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 78 | 78 | 79 | 83 | 75 | 76 | 75 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,464 | 1,380 | 1,417 | 1,436 | 1,407 | 1,300 | 1,259 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 450 | 30.7% | 410 | 29.7% | 406 | 28.7% | 464 | 32.3% | 432 | 30.7% | 415 | 31.9% | 384 | 30.5% |
| Grade 10: | 372 | 25.4% | 340 | 24.6% | 404 | 28.5% | 343 | 23.9% | 366 | 26.0% | 339 | 26.1% | 324 | 25.7% |
| Grade 11: | 306 | 20.9% | 324 | 23.5% | 306 | 21.6% | 314 | 21.9% | 320 | 22.7% | 277 | 21.3% | 257 | 20.4% |
| Grade 12: | 336 | 23.0% | 306 | 22.2% | 301 | 21.2% | 315 | 21.9% | 289 | 20.5% | 269 | 20.7% | 294 | 23.4% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 726 | 49.6% | 664 | 48.1% | 709 | 50.0% | 715 | 49.8% | 707 | 50.2% | 643 | 49.5% | 626 | 49.7% |
| Female: | 738 | 50.4% | 716 | 51.9% | 708 | 50.0% | 721 | 50.2% | 692 | 49.2% | 649 | 49.9% | 629 | 50.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 56 | 3.8% | 48 | 3.5% | 59 | 4.2% | 57 | 4.0% | 65 | 4.6% | 61 | 4.7% | 73 | 5.8% |
| Asian: | 33 | 2.3% | 36 | 2.6% | 41 | 2.9% | 43 | 3.0% | 44 | 3.1% | 51 | 3.9% | 49 | 3.9% |
| Hispanic: | 999 | 68.2% | 914 | 66.2% | 883 | 62.3% | 868 | 60.4% | 808 | 57.4% | 721 | 55.5% | 688 | 54.6% |
| Black: | 172 | 11.7% | 190 | 13.8% | 228 | 16.1% | 237 | 16.5% | 267 | 19.0% | 256 | 19.7% | 221 | 17.6% |
| White: | 164 | 11.2% | 157 | 11.4% | 183 | 12.9% | 219 | 15.3% | 223 | 15.8% | 211 | 16.2% | 228 | 18.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 14 | 1.0% | 11 | 0.8% | 10 | 0.7% | 6 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 26 | 1.8% | 24 | 1.7% | 13 | 0.9% | 6 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 507 | 36.7% | 500 | 35.3% | 911 | 63.4% | 679 | 48.3% | 525 | 40.4% | 442 | 35.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | NA | NA | 223 | 16.2% | 82 | 5.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.76 | 17.67 | 18.01 | 17.36 | 18.84 | 17.10 | 16.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| AIMS | ||||||
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 688 | 728 | 707 |
| 2010 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 487 | 521 | 499 |
| 2011 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 489 | 520.32 | 501.09 |
| 2012 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 495 | 516 | 496 |
| 2013 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 488 | 513 | 496 |
| 2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 689 | 724 | 707 |
| 2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 699 | 727 | 710 |
| 2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 691 | 726.69 | 711.72 |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 698 | 722 | 707 |
| 2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 690 | 719 | 707 |
| 2009 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 461 | 505 | 476 |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 463 | 504 | 479 |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 463 | 511.6 | 485.06 |
| 2012 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 476 | 510 | 480 |
| 2013 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 472 | 504 | 478 |
| 2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 683 | 712 | 696 |
| 2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 693 | 720 | 702 |
| 2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 483 | 516.22 | 499.58 |
| 2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 497 | 517 | 501 |
| 2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 497 | 523 | 504 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 49.3% | 47.6% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 50.7% | 52.4% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 9.0 years | 9.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 33.8% | 36.9% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 66.2% | 63.1% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $48,116.0 | $44,009.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $39,399.0 | $35,352.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $52,567.0 | $49,073.0 |
* Tempe High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.