Kyrene De Los Ninos School, Tempe AZ

Original Research by School Decision on Kyrene De Los Ninos School

Kyrene de los Ninos School is a regular public elementary school in Tempe, serving preschool through fifth grade. It is part of the Kyrene Elementary District, which voters in the area recently approved a continuation of an override to maintain funding for art, music, physical education, foreign languages, and smaller class sizes. The school sits in the southern stretch of Tempe, an inner suburb of Phoenix where character changes noticeably from north to south. The northern part of the city, near Arizona State University’s main campus and the Valley Metro light rail, is dense and walkable, with high-rise development along Tempe Town Lake and the Mill Avenue entertainment district. South of that, the pattern shifts to single-family homes, strip malls, and lower-density office parks. The school itself is located in that southern zone, an area dominated by residential neighborhoods and commercial strips rather than the urban energy of downtown Tempe.

The student body is relatively modest in size for an elementary school and is notably diverse. Hispanic students make up the largest share, followed by Black, American Indian or Alaska Native, white, multiracial, and Asian students. Data on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, special education, and English learner status were not available, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about support services and the share of students receiving additional resources.

Academically, the school’s state assessment results show variation by grade and subject. Third-grade proficiency rates in both math and English language arts were on the lower side, while fourth grade posted stronger results, approaching half of students meeting the bar in both subjects. Fifth grade declined again, though math and ELA proficiency rates remained higher than the third-grade starting point. Science, tested only in fifth grade, showed a modest proficiency rate. Overall, the school’s combined proficiency across tested subjects and grades placed it below the midpoint when compared with districts across Maricopa County. These are the most recent results available, and without multiple years of comparable data, it is not possible to see a trend. Because the school serves only early grades, there is no graduation rate to report.

No information was provided on course offerings, staffing ratios, discipline rates, or chronic absenteeism. For a family evaluating the school, those would be useful details to follow up on with the school or district. The Kyrene district’s override continuation is a meaningful sign of community investment in enrichment programs, but how that funding flows to this specific school is something a parent would likely want to confirm.

This is a school that serves a diverse, mid-sized elementary population in the more suburban part of Tempe. The academic picture points to areas of strength in fourth grade and weaker performance in third and fifth. For a family weighing options, the school’s fit may depend on how its current results and available resources align with a child’s needschers. The missing demographic and program details mean there are real questions left unanswered that the school itself would be best positioned to address.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 321%

School 21% · District 43% · ▼ 22 pts below district

▼ 23 pts below state median · ▼ 25 pts below county median

Grade 445%

School 45% · District 52% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

Grade 534%

School 34% · District 49% · ▼ 15 pts below district

▼ 8 pts below state median · ▼ 12 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 319%

School 19% · District 45% · ▼ 26 pts below district

▼ 21 pts below state median · ▼ 25 pts below county median

Grade 449%

School 49% · District 57% · ▼ 8 pts below district

▲ 2 pts above state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

Grade 532%

School 32% · District 49% · ▼ 17 pts below district

▼ 9 pts below state median · ▼ 12 pts below county median

Science

Grade 527%

School 27% · District 44% · ▼ 17 pts below district

▼ 10 pts below state median · ▼ 12 pts below county median

This schoolKyrene Elementary District (4267), same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.