Original Research by School Decision on Getz School
Getz School is a regular public school in Tempe, Arizona, serving students from preschool through eighth grade. It is part of the Tempe School District. The school has a modest enrollment, with the overwhelming majority of its students in the preschool grade alone, and very small numbers in the upper elementary and middle school grades. The student body is diverse: the largest group is Hispanic students, followed by white students, and smaller shares of Black, Asian, multiracial, and American Indian or Alaska Native students. Data on students with disabilities and English learners was not available in this profile.
Tempe is an inner suburb of Phoenix with a mixed character. Arizona State University’s main campus is deeply integrated with the downtown, giving the city a college-town feel in its northern half, where development is denser and walkable, especially along the Mill Avenue district and the light rail line. The southern parts of Tempe, where Getz School is located, are less dense, with single-family homes, strip malls, and office parks. Major employers include ASU, State Farm, and several corporate headquarters. Housing in the area is priced moderately relative to the national market, with home values and rents having seen a slight recent decline.
State testing data for Getz School is not available in the metrics provided. Results for math and English language arts in grades three through seven, and for science in grades four and eight, were all suppressed. This is a common outcome when a school’s tested population is very small, as the state withholds results to protect student privacy. For a school where only a handful of students are enrolled in the tested grades, a parent will not find comparative proficiency rates here. The comparison set for the county’s districts was also not applicable because the school’s own performance data was missing. A parent may want to contact the school or district directly for any local assessment snapshots or classroom-level progress information.
Because Getz School serves only through eighth grade, there is no high school graduation rate to report. The school is not a charter school, and its Title I status was not indicated in the data. The district brief did not surface any recent policy, curriculum, or tax changes of note for the Tempe School District.
The school’s profile is shaped most strongly by what is missing from the public record. With nearly all enrolled students in preschool and only a trace presence in grades five and six, this is essentially an early childhood center that also offers a small upper-grade program. The lack of test results, demographic data on special populations, and graduation metrics means that the usual academic benchmarks are not available for evaluation. For a family considering this school, the most practical next step would be to visit, ask about the structure of the preschool program, how the older students are taught, and what academic supports are in place for the small number of students in those grades. The Tempe district itself provides the broader context of a mid-sized urban school system serving a university city with a mix of residential and commercial areas.
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