Tempe Elementary School District

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Tempe Elementary School District #3
Location
3205 S Rural Rd
Tempe, Arizona 85282
District information
TypePublic
Motto“Inspire Excellence... Every child, Every adult, Every day”
Established1874
SuperintendentDr. James Driscoll
Students and staff
Students11,733 (2015)
Other information
Website http://www.tempeschools.org

The Tempe Elementary School District is a school district in Tempe, Arizona.

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The Tempe Elementary School District is located in the heart of the “Valley of the Sun”. It encompasses an area of approximately 36 square miles (93 km2) including not only Tempe but also parts of Phoenix and the Town of Guadalupe. Arizona State University, the fifth largest campus in the nation (with more than 50,000 students) is within the district's boundaries providing professional and educational opportunities.

The 21 schools in the Tempe Elementary School District consist of 14 elementary schools grades kindergarten through five, a developmental special needs school, an Intervention Learning Program middle school, four middle schools grades six through eight, a k-8 school, and a K-8 traditional school.

Preschools

Elementary schools

Middle schools

K-8 schools

Native American absenteeism

In 2007, it launched a program to reduce absenteeism among its 1,200 Native American students. A district supervision commented that some Native American parents had negative perceptions of schools. The program includes liaisons with parents and help with resources ranging from alarm clocks to transportation. [1]

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References

  1. School aims to cut Indian absenteeism The Arizona Republic; Sept. 24, 2007