Enrollment
382
Elementary
DISTRICT 414 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TEMPE SCHOOL DISTRICT (4258)·NCES 040831000783
Rover Elementary School
1300 E WATSON DR, TEMPE, AZ 85283 · (480) 897-7122 · Maricopa County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL382 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
27 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 14 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 18% |
| Grade 6 | 1 | 0% |
| Grade 7 | 2 | 1% |
| Ungraded | 6 | 2% |
Student demographics
70%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
59.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . +4.0pp since 2017
Math
54.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -4.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 4 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 54.0% |
| 2023-24 | 60.0% | 52.0% |
| 2022-23 | 60.0% | 58.0% |
| 2021-22 | 58.0% | 58.0% |
| 2020-21 | 46.0% | 30.0% |
| 2018-19 | 58.0% | 48.0% |
| 2017-18 | 55.0% | 58.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Rover Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #205 of 1,072 ▲ 9 | #157 of 646 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #190 of 1,072 ▼ 9 | #157 of 646 ▼ 12 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.5pp | #424 of 930 | #266 of 577 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 382 | #750 of 1,223 | #531 of 692 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #206 of 991 | #106 of 615 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.5% | #48 of 1,007 | #36 of 627 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.1% | #324 of 721 | #205 of 456 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
382
-39 (-9%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 430
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 382 | 27.3 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 352 | 28 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 338 | 25.8 | 13.1:1 | 44% (148) |
| 2020-21 | 421 | 25 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 472 | 28.1 | 16.8:1 | 46% (216) |
| 2015-16 | 495 | 28 | 17.7:1 | 44% (217) |
| 2010-11 | 519 | 29 | 17.9:1 | 41% (215) |
| 2000-01 | 461 | 27 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 430 | 25 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rover Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (472 to 382); teachers down 3% (28.1 to 27.3).
About Rover Elementary School
Federal records list Rover Elementary School as an elementary school in TEMPE, Arizona. It serves 382 students in pre-K through 8.
Rover Elementary School reports to Tempe School District (4258), which has 22 schools and 10,045 students.
At Rover Elementary School, the largest share of students is White, at 39%. The remaining shares are 37% Hispanic, 10% Black, 7% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Maricopa County as a whole is about 59% White, so the school's share is lower. Pick two students at random and there is a 70% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Dividing enrollment by its 27.3 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 14.0:1. That is lower than the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arizona.
According to the American Community Survey, in Maricopa County, the median household income is $89,300, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Rover Elementary School is one of 1,352 public schools in the county.
Fees College Preparatory Middle School is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number 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.
Federal data show a 9% enrollment decrease, from 421 in 2020-21 to 382 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 16.8:1 to 14.0:1.
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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
- Fees College Preparatory Middle School0.2 mi · 645
- Marcos De Niza High School0.3 mi · 1,408
- James Madison Preparatory School0.4 mi · 130
- Pinnacle Online - WMCB0.5 mi · 51
- Pinnacle Charter High School-Tempe East0.5 mi · 4
- Kyrene del Norte School0.8 mi · 514
Frequently asked questions
About Rover Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Rover Elementary School?
Rover Elementary School enrolls approximately 382 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Rover Elementary School serve?
Rover Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rover Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rover Elementary School is approximately 14.0:1 (27 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Rover Elementary School?
Rover Elementary School reports a student body of 39% White, 37% Hispanic, 10% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Rover Elementary School?
Rover Elementary School is overseen by Tempe School District (4258) in Maricopa County.
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