Enrollment
334
Middle
DISTRICT 649 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TEMPE SCHOOL DISTRICT (4258)·NCES 040831003397
MCKEMY ACADEMY OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
2250 S COLLEGE AVE, TEMPE, AZ 85282 · (480) 459-5048 · Maricopa County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL334 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 94% of Arizona public middle schools
- ATest 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.
- A+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
19.0:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 17.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
0
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 | 106 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 110 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 118 | 35% |
Student demographics
65%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
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AASA 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
73.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . +13.0pp since 2017
Math
43.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -3.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 13 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 3 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.0% | 43.0% |
| 2023-24 | 60.0% | 41.0% |
| 2022-23 | 61.0% | 41.0% |
| 2021-22 | 51.0% | 26.0% |
| 2020-21 | 48.0% | 24.0% |
| 2018-19 | 55.0% | 40.0% |
| 2017-18 | 60.0% | 46.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where MCKEMY ACADEMY OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #30 of 190 ▲ 7 | #21 of 87 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #3 of 190 ▲ 11 | #3 of 87 ▲ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +19.5pp | #2 of 160 | #2 of 78 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 334 | #150 of 214 | #78 of 96 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.0:1 | #99 of 179 | #44 of 85 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.3% | #25 of 182 | #12 of 86 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.0% | #20 of 41 | #9 of 16 |
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
334
+7 (+2%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
was 20.4:1
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 | 334 | 17.6 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 338 | 19.1 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 334 | 19.1 | 17.5:1 | 36% (119) |
| 2020-21 | 327 | 16 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 301 | 16.7 | 18.0:1 | 40% (120) |
| 2015-16 | 275 | 15 | 18.3:1 | 37% (103) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MCKEMY ACADEMY OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (301 to 334); teachers up 5% (16.7 to 17.6).
About MCKEMY ACADEMY OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
MCKEMY ACADEMY OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES is a small middle school in TEMPE, Arizona, administered by Tempe School District (4258). The school counts 334 students across grades 6 through 8. The school's enrollment is 32% smaller than the 494 average for middle schools in Arizona.
Tempe School District (4258) enrolls 10,045 students in 22 schools, including MCKEMY ACADEMY OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES.
Hispanic students form the largest group at MCKEMY ACADEMY OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES, 46% of enrollment. Other groups include 36% White, 8% multiracial, 5% Black, and 4% Native American. By comparison, Maricopa County residents are about 31% Hispanic. By the diversity index, MCKEMY ACADEMY OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES comes in at 65%.
A ratio of 19.0:1 comes from the school's 17.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, middle schools in Arizona average 17.8:1.
MCKEMY ACADEMY OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES is graded A by allk12, scoring above 94% of Arizona public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
In the county around the school, Maricopa County, median household income is about $89,300, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. MCKEMY ACADEMY OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES is among the 1,352 public schools in Maricopa County.
The nearest other public school, Broadmor Elementary School, is about 0.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Mid-size, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 334, starting from 327. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 20.4:1 to 19.0:1.
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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
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
- Broadmor Elementary School0.1 mi · 575
- Tempe High School0.5 mi · 1,431
- International Commerce High School - Tempe0.8 mi · 290
- Humanities and Sciences Academy Arizona0.8 mi · 1
- Carminati School1.2 mi · 274
- Meyer Montessori1.2 mi · 203
Frequently asked questions
About MCKEMY ACADEMY OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIESHow many students attend MCKEMY ACADEMY OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES?
MCKEMY ACADEMY OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES enrolls approximately 334 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does MCKEMY ACADEMY OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES serve?
MCKEMY ACADEMY OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MCKEMY ACADEMY OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MCKEMY ACADEMY OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES is approximately 19.0:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at MCKEMY ACADEMY OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES?
At MCKEMY ACADEMY OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES, the student body is approximately 36% White, 46% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is MCKEMY ACADEMY OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES public or private?
MCKEMY ACADEMY OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES is a public K-12 school, overseen by Tempe School District (4258).
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