The top reported proficiency rate is 50% in English language arts. The lowest is 40% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Arredondo Elementary School
Arredondo Elementary School sits within the Tempe School District, serving students from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. The school is located in Tempe, an inner suburb of Phoenix where Arizona State University’s main campus is deeply woven into the downtown fabric. The northern part of Tempe, near the Valley Metro light rail line and ASU, has a dense, urban feel with high-rise buildings along Tempe Town Lake and the pedestrian-oriented Mill Avenue district. As you move south, the development pattern shifts toward single-family homes, strip malls, and lower-density office parks. Arredondo is in this southern part of the city, a setting of mostly residential neighborhoods.
The student body at Arredondo is diverse. Hispanic or Latino students make up the largest share, followed by White students, Black students, and then roughly equal portions of students who identify as American Indian or Alaska Native and as two or more races. Asian and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students are smaller groups. Data on the share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch was not available, nor were figures on students with an Individualized Education Program (IEP) or English learner classifications. A parent may want to ask the school directly about these supports and how they are resourced.
On state assessments, Arredondo’s overall proficiency rate, averaged across tested subjects and grades, sits above the midpoint among the many districts in Maricopa County. That is a useful reference point given the large number of districts in the county. In math, proficiency rates by grade level show a pattern: third graders had the highest rate, fourth graders a somewhat lower rate, and fifth graders the lowest. In English language arts, the pattern was different, with fifth graders reaching the highest proficiency rate, fourth graders at the midpoint, and third graders at the lower end. Fifth graders also took a science assessment, and the proficiency rate there was lower than in either math or ELA at that grade, landing just above a rate that would mean a majority of students are testing below the proficient level. A parent considering Arredondo may want to discuss with the school how the curriculum and support strategies vary by grade, particularly in math, where the downward trend from third to fifth grade is a pattern worth understanding.
Because Arredondo does not serve high school grades, there is no graduation rate to report, and no chronic absenteeism data was available for the school. This is a common gap for elementary schools, as such metrics are typically tracked at the high school level, and the absence of these figures does not reflect on the school’s performance.
The school is a regular public school, not a charter or magnet, operating within the Tempe School District. A search for recent district-level changes such as budget decisions, boundary adjustments, or curriculum updates turned up little of specific and lasting relevance for parents. The district appears to have been in a period without major reported shifts that would directly affect Arredondo families.
Housing costs in Tempe reflect the city’s place in the Phoenix metro area. Home values are roughly in line with the state benchmark, which has seen a modest decline recently. Rents have also eased slightly. The national unemployment rate has been stable, and median household income nationally has edged up. For a family considering moving into the Arredondo attendance area, the housing market is relatively typical for an inner-ring suburb of a major Sun Belt city, with a mix of older single-family homes and newer development.
In summary, Arredondo Elementary is a diverse neighborhood school in a southern Tempe residential area, serving students through fifth grade with academic results that place it above the middle of the county pack, particularly in English language arts at the upper elementary grades, while math proficiency appears to dip as students progress. The school’s setting is shaped by its location within a university-anchored city that has a distinctly different character in its northern half than in the neighborhoods near Arredondo.
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