The top reported proficiency rate is 70% in Science. The lowest is 46% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Meyer Montessori
Meyer Montessori is a regular public school serving prekindergarten through sixth grade within the Tempe School District. It is a relatively small school. The student body is majority white, with a substantial Hispanic minority and smaller shares of Asian, Black, and multiracial students. The school does not serve grades above sixth, so there is no graduation rate to report and no high school course data to consider.
Academically, the school offers one year of testing results from Arizona’s AASA and AzSci assessments. In English language arts, proficiency rates rose across grades three through five, with the highest share of students meeting standards in fifth grade. In math, only grade three had a reported rate, and it was lower than the reading results; fourth and fifth grade math results were suppressed because the tested groups were very small and did not meet reporting thresholds. Fifth grade science results were strong, with a large majority of students scoring proficient or above. Because the data covers only a single school year, no trend can be established yet. The school’s overall proficiency index across tested subjects and grades placed it in the top quartile when compared with other districts within Maricopa County. This comparison is at the district level rather than school by school, but it still positions Meyer Montessori alongside the stronger performers in the region.
Data on free or reduced price lunch eligibility, special education enrollment, English learner status, and chronic absenteeism were not available. A parent looking to understand the school’s level of student support or the share of students facing economic disadvantage would need to ask the school directly.
The school sits in Tempe, an inner suburb of Phoenix that is shaped heavily by Arizona State University’s main campus. The area north of the school, near the light rail line and the university, is fairly dense and walkable, with high-rise development along Tempe Town Lake and a lively Mill Avenue district. The area around Meyer Montessori, further south, is less dense, with single family homes and strip malls. Housing values in Tempe are above national norms, and rents are moderate relative to local household incomes. The city has grown steadily, with commercial and residential development spurred by the Town Lake project, and it remains a center for education, retail, and corporate headquarters including several large employers.
No recent district-level changes in policy, curriculum, tax measures, or referendums were found for Tempe School District.
For a family considering Meyer Montessori, the picture is of a small public school with a Montessori program, solid reading scores but weaker math performance in the limited data available, and a top-quartile overall academic standing relative to county districts. The missing data on student supports and demographics is a gap worth investigating. The school’s setting in a college town with a mix of urban and suburban character means families can choose from different neighborhood feels within the same city, but housing costs are above the national average.
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