Enrollment
274
Elementary
DISTRICT 414 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TEMPE SCHOOL DISTRICT (4258)·NCES 040831000767
Carminati School
4001 S MCALLISTER AVE, TEMPE, AZ 85282 · (480) 784-4484 · Maricopa County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL274 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
AASA 2023-24 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
23.0%
AZ avg 42.2% . -21.0pp since 2017
Math
14.0%
AZ avg 35.1% . -34.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 42 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 21 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 34 points.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
274
-83 (-23%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 14.0:1
% White
9%
was 17%
% Hispanic
45%
was 51%
% Black
26%
was 11%
% Asian
1%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Carminati School
Carminati School is an elementary-level community of modestly sized scale in TEMPE, Arizona, part of Tempe School District (4258), hosting 274 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Arizona's public schools average about 451 students each, so Carminati School sits 39% below that benchmark.
Carminati School is one of 22 schools operated by Tempe School District (4258), a district that works with 10,045 students overall.
On the student-mix side, Carminati School records that 45% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 26% Black, 9% White, 8% multiracial, 7% Native American. By comparison, Maricopa County as a whole is about 31% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.
On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Carminati School tighter than the state norm the norm.
In the area at large, community-level numbers for Maricopa County indicate the typical household earns roughly $89,300 per year, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Maricopa County runs 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), of which Carminati School is one.
Nearest neighbor: Tempe Preparatory Academy, around 0.8 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
Carminati School operates from a high-density location.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Carminati School has shrank 23%, going from 357 students in 2018 to 274 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 11% to 26% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 today.
Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
Maricopa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,559,748
Census ACS
Median income
$89,300
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,352
725,139 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tempe School District (4258)
- Connolly Middle SchoolMiddle · 923 students
- Nevitt Elementary SchoolElementary · 712 students
- Geneva Epps Mosley Middle SchoolMiddle · 694 students
- Fees College Preparatory Middle SchoolMiddle · 645 students
- Broadmor Elementary SchoolElementary · 575 students
- Frank Elementary SchoolElementary · 537 students
Other schools in TEMPE
- ASU Preparatory Academy DigitalCombined · 3,850 students
- Corona Del Sol High SchoolHigh · 2,600 students
- Mcclintock High SchoolHigh · 1,781 students
- Student Choice High SchoolHigh · 1,540 students
- Tempe High SchoolHigh · 1,431 students
- Marcos De Niza High SchoolHigh · 1,408 students
Nearby schools
- Tempe Preparatory Academy0.8 mi · 431
- Joseph P. Spracale Elementary School0.8 mi · 370
- Arredondo Elementary School0.8 mi · 470
- MCKEMY ACADEMY OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES1.2 mi · 334
- Aguilar School1.2 mi · 350
- Broadmor Elementary School1.3 mi · 575
Frequently asked questions
About Carminati SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Carminati School?
Carminati School enrolls approximately 274 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Carminati School serve?
Carminati School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Carminati School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Carminati School is approximately 12.6:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Carminati School?
Student demographics at Carminati School are roughly 9% White, 45% Hispanic, 26% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Carminati School public or private?
Carminati School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Tempe School District (4258).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.