The top reported proficiency rate is 62% in English language arts. The lowest is 36% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Rover Elementary School
Rover Elementary School serves students in Tempe, Arizona, from pre-kindergarten through grade five, with a very small number of sixth graders also enrolled. It is a regular public school within the Tempe School District. The school has a mid-sized elementary enrollment. The student body is diverse, with Hispanic students and white students each making up roughly two-fifths of the population, Black students about a tenth, and smaller shares of students who are American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, or of two or more races. Data on the share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price meals was not available, nor were figures for students with disabilities or English learners.
Rover Elementary sits in the southern part of Tempe, an inner suburb of Phoenix whose character is heavily shaped by Arizona State University's main campus. The northern part of the city, near the light rail line and the university, is dense and urbanized, with high-rise development along Tempe Town Lake and the Mill Avenue entertainment district. To the south, where Rover is located, development becomes less dense, with single-family homes, strip malls, and office parks. Tempe is home to major employers including Arizona State University, State Farm, and several corporate headquarters. The city continues to grow, with Tempe Town Lake having spurred substantial commercial and residential development over the past two decades. A search for recent changes at the district level that would matter to parents, such as boundary adjustments, tax referendums, or curriculum shifts, found little of lasting impact to report.
On state assessments for the most recent school year, the school's proficiency rates were above the midpoint among districts in Maricopa County. In English language arts, the share of students meeting or exceeding standards was roughly three-fifths in grade three and grade five, and roughly seven-tenths in grade four. In math, roughly half to three-fifths of students were proficient, with grade four showing the highest rate. In science, where only grade five is tested, about two-fifths of students were proficient. These results give a picture of a school where many students are performing at grade level, though a meaningful share is not yet there, particularly in math and science. A parent may want to discuss with the school how it supports students who are below the proficiency line. Because the school's grade band ends at five, there is no graduation rate to report; those outcomes are measured at the comprehensive high schools students attend later.
No data was available on chronic absenteeism, discipline, staffing ratios, or the availability of specific course offerings. The school is not a charter school, and its magnet status was not reported.
A parent choosing this school should expect a mid-sized elementary with a diverse student body in a lower-density residential part of Tempe. The academic picture is mixed, with stronger English language arts performance in grade four and a performance profile that sits above the middle of the pack countywide but leaves room for improvement in math and science. The school does not serve grades beyond five, so families will need to plan for a transition to a different school for middle and high school. The surrounding community offers the amenities of a college town with urban density concentrated to the north, while the school's immediate area is more suburban and auto oriented.
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