The reported proficiency rate for English language arts is 39%.
Original Research by School Decision on Carminati School
Carminati School is a regular public elementary school in southern Tempe, serving students in pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. It is part of the Tempe School District, and the district has been stable enough that a recent search for policy, curriculum, or referendum changes of note turned up little to comment on.
The school sits in a city that is effectively a college town deeply integrated with Arizona State University's main campus. Northern Tempe, especially near Tempe Town Lake and the Valley Metro light rail line, has a fairly dense, urbanized development pattern with high-rise buildings and a lively, pedestrian-oriented entertainment district on Mill Avenue. The southern part of the city, where Carminati is located, has a lower density, more auto-oriented character of single-family homes, strip malls, and office parks. The city is home to a major university, a strong mix of corporate headquarters including Fortune-ranked companies, and large retail destinations.
The student body reflects Tempe's diversity, with a broad mixture of racial and ethnic backgrounds, a substantial share of whom qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The enrollment is about the size one would expect for an elementary school serving this grade band.
State testing data is limited for Carminati, and a parent should look into this further with the school. For the most recent school year, proficiency results in English language arts and math were suppressed for most grade levels, meaning the data is not reported publicly, typically because the group of tested students is too small to meet state accountability thresholds. For the limited data that was released, proficiency in fourth-grade English language arts landed below the midpoint among districts in Maricopa County. This metric places the school's overall academic performance in a softer position relative to many other schools in the county.
The school serves only early grades through fifth grade, so there is no graduation rate to consider. A multi-year trend, based on a very short time frame, shows a flat pattern with no meaningful direction. Because the school does not serve older grades, there is also no data on advanced coursework, career pathways, or postsecondary readiness.
Civil rights data on discipline and access was not available in the record, so a full picture of equity within the school is incomplete. The district brief did not turn up substantial information on district-level strategic priorities or recent initiatives, so those remain a question a parent may want to ask the district office directly.
What is clear is the setting: a large, urbanizing city with a strong university presence, a diversified economy, and a range of housing stock that has seen values hold somewhat above the state average. For a family considering Carminati, the emphasis is on its role as a neighborhood elementary school in a district with many other schools, within a city that provides dense amenities near downtown and a more suburban feel farther south. The suppressed testing data is the central piece that distinguishes this school from its neighbors, and engaging the school directly to understand its instructional approach and how it measures student progress would be a reasonable next step for any parent weighing this option.
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