Ward Traditional Academy

Ward Traditional Academy is one of the medium-sized primary schools in TEMPE, Arizona, operated by Tempe School District (4258), with 404 students on its rolls from grades K through 8.

Tempe School District (4258) comprises 22 schools with combined enrollment of 10,045 students; Ward Traditional Academy is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Ward Traditional Academy lists that the largest single group is White at 45%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 29% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 7% multiracial, 7% Black. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 59%.

On the resource side, The school lists 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.0:1 average.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Maricopa County indicate median household income runs about $89,300, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Maricopa County's 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), Ward Traditional Academy is one campus in the mix.

Valley Preparatory Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Ward Traditional Academy has ticked down 11%, going from 455 students in 2018 to 404 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 51% to 45% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 18.2:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Ward Traditional Academy typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.