Fees College Preparatory Middle School

Located at 1600 E WATSON DR, in TEMPE, Arizona, Fees College Preparatory Middle School is a middle-of-the-pack middle school that caters to 645 students (grades 6 through 8), one of the schools within Tempe School District (4258). That puts it 31% bigger than the typical public school in Arizona, which averages around 494 students.

Within Tempe School District (4258), which oversees 22 schools and 10,045 students, Fees College Preparatory Middle School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Fees College Preparatory Middle School reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 58% of enrollment; the rest breaks down as 14% Native American, 12% Black, 9% White, 4% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 31%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.7:1. The state averages around 17.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

In the area at large, census data for Maricopa County shows median household income runs about $89,300, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Maricopa County's 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), Fees College Preparatory Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is James Madison Preparatory School, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Fees College Preparatory Middle School operates from an inner-city location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 23%: 838 students in 2018 compared to 645 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 15% to 9% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 today.

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