Tempe Preparatory Junior Academy Middle School
1251 East Southern Ave
Tempe AZ, 85282, Maricopa County
Phone: 480-839-3402
Ranking: 
(73 out of 1,363, top 5%)*
(73 out of 1,363, top 5%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 5 to Grade 8
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | |||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Total Students: | 202 | 200 | 110 | 88 | 66 | 20 | ||||||
| Grade 5: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 6: | 66 | 32.7% | 66 | 33.0% | 44 | 40.0% | 44 | 50.0% | 44 | 66.7% | 20 | 100.0% |
| Grade 7: | 69 | 34.2% | 65 | 32.5% | 44 | 40.0% | 22 | 25.0% | 22 | 33.3% | NA | NA |
| Grade 8: | 67 | 33.2% | 69 | 34.5% | 22 | 20.0% | 22 | 25.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||
| Male: | 104 | 51.5% | 97 | 48.5% | 54 | 49.1% | 47 | 53.4% | 27 | 40.9% | 11 | 55.0% |
| Female: | 98 | 48.5% | 103 | 51.5% | 56 | 50.9% | 41 | 46.6% | 31 | 47.0% | 1 | 5.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 2.0% | 6 | 3.0% | 4 | 3.6% | 3 | 3.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 15 | 7.4% | 12 | 6.0% | 9 | 8.2% | 4 | 4.5% | 5 | 7.6% | 2 | 10.0% |
| Hispanic: | 30 | 14.9% | 27 | 13.5% | 18 | 16.4% | 12 | 13.6% | 11 | 16.7% | 2 | 10.0% |
| Black: | 13 | 6.4% | 13 | 6.5% | 3 | 2.7% | 1 | 1.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 5.0% |
| White: | 132 | 65.3% | 131 | 65.5% | 70 | 63.6% | 63 | 71.6% | 50 | 75.8% | 15 | 75.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 8 | 4.0% | 9 | 4.5% | 6 | 5.5% | 5 | 5.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 11 | 5.4% | 21 | 10.5% | 5 | 4.5% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.9% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| AIMS | ||||||
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 567 | 567 | 525 |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 425 | 425 | 407 |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 420 | 419.53 | 412.64 |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 435 | 435 | 410 |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 431 | 431 | 410 |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 544 | 544 | 501 |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 539 | 539 | 508 |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 544 | 544.05 | 515.19 |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 549 | 549 | 510 |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 539 | 539 | 510 |
| 2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 565 | 565 | 537 |
| 2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 604 | 604 | 543 |
| 2011 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 524 | 523.65 | 499.17 |
| 2012 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 530 | 530 | 501 |
| 2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 513 | 513 | 499 |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 475 | 475 | 422 |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 465 | 464.76 | 425.78 |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 457 | 457 | 426 |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 464 | 464 | 427 |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 568 | 568 | 524 |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 570 | 570.19 | 531.49 |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 563 | 563 | 530 |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 570 | 570 | 532 |
| 2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 589 | 589 | 543 |
| 2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 550 | 549.71 | 499.23 |
| 2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 520 | 520 | 500 |
| 2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 528 | 528 | 496 |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 487 | 487 | 434.79 |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 471 | 471 | 434 |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 463 | 463 | 434 |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 573 | 573.27 | 527.07 |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 560 | 560 | 521 |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 555 | 555 | 520 |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 554 | 553.68 | 515.66 |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 546 | 546 | 513 |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 539 | 539 | 511 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Tempe Preparatory Junior Academy Middle School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.