The top reported proficiency rate is 32% in English language arts. The lowest is 7% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Intervention Learning Program
The Intervention Learning Program in Tempe, Arizona, is listed as an inactive school within the Tempe School District. It was a regular public school that served middle grades, though the grade band is listed as “M through M,” which likely corresponds to a middle school span. Because the school is no longer operating, there is no current enrollment, no recent test results, and no demographic data to describe.
The only academic performance data available comes from the 2009-10 school year, when the school administered the Arizona Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) to students in grades six through eight. Those results paint a clear picture of the school’s academic standing at the time. In mathematics, the share of students scoring proficient or above was very small: roughly one in every sixteen seventh graders met that bar, and about one in every twelve eighth graders did. Sixth-grade math results were suppressed because so few students were tested that the state withheld the figure to protect privacy. In English language arts, the proficiency rates were higher but still low: approximately three in ten seventh graders and one in three eighth graders scored proficient or above. Again, sixth-grade results were suppressed. In eighth-grade science, about one in five students reached proficiency. The pattern across subjects and grades is consistent: the school served a student population that, on the whole, performed far below state proficiency benchmarks.
When compared with other districts in Maricopa County, the Intervention Learning Program’s overall proficiency index placed it in the bottom quartile. This is a meaningful point of reference: among the several hundred districts in the county, this school’s academic outcomes were among the lowest. It is worth noting that this comparison is based on a single year of data from over a decade and a half ago, and the school is no longer active. A parent looking at this information today would not be able to enroll a child here.
The school was part of the Tempe School District, which serves one of the core cities in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Tempe itself is an inner suburb shaped heavily by Arizona State University’s main campus, which sits integrated with the downtown core. The city has a mixed character: a dense, urbanized northern section near the light rail line and the university, including high-rise development along Tempe Town Lake and the Mill Avenue entertainment district, and a less dense southern area of single-family homes, strip malls, and office parks. Major employers include Arizona State University, State Farm, and several corporate headquarters such as GoDaddy and NortonLifeLock. The district brief noted no recent policy, curriculum, tax, or referendum changes of lasting impact. Because the Intervention Learning Program is inactive, there is nothing to say about its current programs, staffing, or student supports.
For a parent or resident reading this, the essential takeaway is straightforward: the Intervention Learning Program no longer exists as an operational school. The academic data from 2009-10 reflects an institution that served students who were struggling significantly relative to state standards, but that history is not relevant to any current enrollment decision. Anyone looking for middle-grade options in Tempe would need to turn to the district’s other schools, none of which are described here. The information on this page is simply a record of a school that once was.
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