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What advice would you give to incoming students at Kyrene Middle School?
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Enrollment
759
Middle
DISTRICT 731 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KYRENE ELEMENTARY DISTRICT (4267)·NCES 040423000334
Kyrene Middle School
1050 E CARVER RD, TEMPE, AZ 85284 · (480) 541-6600 · Maricopa County
GRADES 04–08MIDDLE12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL759 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 62% of Arizona public middle schools
- B+Test 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.
- C+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
16.5:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.7:1 · 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 | 263 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 256 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 240 | 32% |
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
43.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . +4.0pp since 2017
Math
22.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -11.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 45 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 11 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.0% | 22.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 26.0% |
| 2022-23 | 39.0% | 26.0% |
| 2021-22 | 40.0% | 29.0% |
| 2020-21 | 40.0% | 31.0% |
| 2018-19 | 38.0% | 32.0% |
| 2017-18 | 39.0% | 33.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Kyrene Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #85 of 190 ▼ 16 | #48 of 87 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #59 of 190 ▼ 4 | #38 of 87 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.0pp | #64 of 160 | #34 of 78 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 759 | #41 of 214 | #31 of 96 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #54 of 179 | #20 of 85 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.8% | #3 of 182 | #2 of 86 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.6% | #74 of 139 | #42 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
759
-30 (-4%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 1,013
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 759 | 46 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 725 | 43 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 709 | 49.4 | 14.3:1 | 44% (311) |
| 2020-21 | 789 | 56 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 932 | 52.8 | 17.6:1 | 52% (483) |
| 2015-16 | 1,036 | 52 | 19.9:1 | 49% (504) |
| 2010-11 | 1,149 | 59 | 19.5:1 | 38% (438) |
| 2000-01 | 1,072 | 56 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,013 | 50 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kyrene Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (932 to 759); teachers down 13% (52.8 to 46).
About Kyrene Middle School
Kyrene Middle School is a large middle-grades school in TEMPE, Arizona. Grades offered run from 4 through 8, with 759 students enrolled. For comparison, middle schools in Arizona average about 494 students.
Kyrene Middle School is part of Kyrene Elementary District (4267), where 25 schools serve 13,313 students.
At Kyrene Middle School, the largest share of students is Hispanic, at 44%. It is also 24% White, 14% Black, 8% Native American, and 7% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Maricopa County is roughly 31% Hispanic. Kyrene Middle School's diversity index is 72%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school employs the equivalent of 46 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 16.5:1. That is 1.3 students per teacher below the 17.8:1 average for middle schools in Arizona.
The allk12 Grade for Kyrene Middle School is B. Compared with Arizona public middle schools, the school scored higher than 62% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Census estimates describe Maricopa County this way: the median household income is $89,300, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Besides Kyrene Middle School, Maricopa County has 1,351 other public schools.
The nearest other public school, C I Waggoner School, is less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.
NCES describes the area around Kyrene Middle School as City: Mid-size, meaning inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Over 4 years, Kyrene Middle School's enrollment dropped 4%, to 759. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.1:1 to 16.5:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Kyrene Middle School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Kyrene Elementary District (4267)
- Kyrene Altadena Middle SchoolMiddle · 857 students
- Kyrene Aprende Middle SchoolMiddle · 834 students
- Kyrene Akimel A-Al Middle SchoolMiddle · 792 students
- Kyrene del Cielo SchoolElementary · 655 students
- Kyrene de la Mirada SchoolElementary · 583 students
- Kyrene Centennial Middle SchoolMiddle · 580 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
- C I Waggoner School0.1 mi · 417
- Center for Educational Excellence0.7 mi · 332
- Kyrene de los Ninos School0.8 mi · 391
- Kyrene del Norte School1.1 mi · 514
- Kyrene del Cielo School1.1 mi · 655
- Corona Del Sol High School1.1 mi · 2,600
Frequently asked questions
About Kyrene Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Kyrene Middle School?
Kyrene Middle School enrolls approximately 759 students in grades 04-08.
What age range does Kyrene Middle School serve?
Kyrene Middle School serves students from grade 04 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Kyrene Middle School?
Approximately 16.5:1 students per teacher at Kyrene Middle School.
How diverse is Kyrene Middle School?
Kyrene Middle School reports a student body of 24% White, 44% Hispanic, 14% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Kyrene Middle School public or private?
Kyrene Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Kyrene Elementary District (4267).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.