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Enrollment
645
Middle
DISTRICT 649 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TEMPE SCHOOL DISTRICT (4258)·NCES 040831001107
Fees College Preparatory Middle School
1600 E WATSON DR, TEMPE, AZ 85283 · (480) 897-6063 · Maricopa County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL645 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 28% of Arizona public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Arizona public middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 17.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 219 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 186 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 240 | 37% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
AASA 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
19.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . -3.0pp since 2017
Math
7.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -22.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 7 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 45 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 22 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 19.0% | 7.0% |
| 2023-24 | 20.0% | 11.0% |
| 2022-23 | 17.0% | 2.0% |
| 2021-22 | 18.0% | 11.0% |
| 2020-21 | 18.0% | 10.0% |
| 2018-19 | 25.0% | 31.0% |
| 2017-18 | 22.0% | 29.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Fees College Preparatory Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.0% | #164 of 190 ▼ 25 | #79 of 87 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.0% | #155 of 190 ▼ 13 | #76 of 87 ▼ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.5pp | #73 of 160 | #37 of 78 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 645 | #72 of 214 | #48 of 96 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #14 of 179 | #5 of 85 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.4% | #47 of 182 | #29 of 86 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.0% | #53 of 139 | #29 of 69 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
645
-275 (-30%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 805
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 15.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 645 | 51 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 673 | 52.5 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 789 | 53 | 14.9:1 | 64% (504) |
| 2020-21 | 920 | 59 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 838 | 55.6 | 15.1:1 | 69% (577) |
| 2015-16 | 890 | 59 | 15.1:1 | 70% (621) |
| 2010-11 | 760 | 56 | 13.6:1 | 67% (509) |
| 2000-01 | 1,045 | 60 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 805 | 49 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fees College Preparatory Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (838 to 645); teachers down 8% (55.6 to 51).
About Fees College Preparatory Middle School
Students in TEMPE, Arizona, attend Fees College Preparatory Middle School, a mid-sized middle school. It had 645 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 6 through 8. Middle schools in Arizona average about 494 students, which makes this school 31% above average.
Tempe School District (4258) has a total of 22 schools and 10,045 students, Fees College Preparatory Middle School among them.
The largest group at Fees College Preparatory Middle School is Hispanic students, at 58%. Smaller groups are 14% Native American, 12% Black, 9% White, and 4% multiracial. County-wide, 31% of Maricopa County residents are Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 61%.
Fees College Preparatory Middle School reported 51 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 12.7:1. The school's 12.7:1 compares with an average of 17.8:1 for middle schools in Arizona.
Fees College Preparatory Middle School earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 28% of Arizona public middle schools.
Maricopa County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $89,300 a year, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Fees College Preparatory Middle School shares Maricopa County with 1,351 other public schools.
A public school about 0.2 miles away, James Madison Preparatory School, is the closest to Fees College Preparatory Middle School. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
Locale data from NCES put Fees College Preparatory Middle School inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000 (City: Mid-size).
A 30% decline took enrollment from 920 in 2020-21 to 645 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 15.6:1 in 2020-21 to 12.7:1 in 2024-25.
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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
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- Connolly Middle SchoolMiddle · 923 students
- Nevitt Elementary SchoolElementary · 712 students
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- Broadmor Elementary SchoolElementary · 575 students
- Frank Elementary SchoolElementary · 537 students
- Flora Thew Elementary SchoolElementary · 501 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
- James Madison Preparatory School0.2 mi · 130
- Rover Elementary School0.2 mi · 382
- Pinnacle Online - WMCB0.4 mi · 51
- Pinnacle Charter High School-Tempe East0.4 mi · 4
- Marcos De Niza High School0.5 mi · 1,408
- Fuller Elementary School0.8 mi · 468
Frequently asked questions
About Fees College Preparatory Middle SchoolHow large is Fees College Preparatory Middle School?
Fees College Preparatory Middle School enrolls approximately 645 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Fees College Preparatory Middle School serve?
Fees College Preparatory Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Fees College Preparatory Middle School?
Approximately 12.7:1 students per teacher at Fees College Preparatory Middle School.
How diverse is Fees College Preparatory Middle School?
Fees College Preparatory Middle School reports a student body of 9% White, 58% Hispanic, 12% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Fees College Preparatory Middle School public or private?
Fees College Preparatory Middle 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.