TAPBI

TEMPE · AZ · Tempe Union High School District (4287) · Public

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📚AP rigor: 78th percentile nationally 📖11 AP courses

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Programs & features
  • 📚 11 AP courses offered — Elite
  • ✅ Gifted & talented program
  • 🔢 1 calculus classes · 5 physics · 4 chemistry
Academic signals
  • 🎓 AP rigor: 78th percentile nationally
  • 📝 SAT/ACT participation: 70th percentile by test-taker volume

Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How TAPBI compares for families

Stronger-than-average college-prep profile.

  • StatewideAP rigor in the top 22% nationally with 11 AP courses.
  • LocallyAZ sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
  • vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Skyline Prep High School, BASIS Ahwatukee, New School for the Arts and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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🎓 Academic rigor

AP + advanced-course offerings

Elite — exceptional AP + advanced course breadth

78th percentile nationally

50th 90th ↑ this school
Less rigorMore rigorMost rigor
AP courses offered
11
Math ✓ · Science ✓
Advanced math classes
11
1 calculus · 10 advanced
Lab science classes
9
5 physics · 4 chemistry
Other rigor signals
✅ Gifted/talented program

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). CRDC reports what's offered + enrolled — it doesn't collect AP exam pass rates (College Board owns that data and doesn't release it school-level).

SAT / ACT participation

CRDC federal data · 2020-21

70th percentile by test-taker volume

50th 90th
SAT/ACT test-takers
155
11th-12th graders who took 1+ college admissions test
Test-taking intensity
88.6
takers per 100 students in grades 9-12
Compared against
18,426
US high schools reporting SAT/ACT participation

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.

🏛️ Your state's public flagship

University of Arizona

86%
admit rate
$13,926
in-state tuition/yr · $42,278 out-of-state
1160–1420
SAT 25–75 · ACT 21–30

The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $16,674/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.

See the full University of Arizona profile → Estimate your odds with your scores →

Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.

Counselor capacity

Student : Counselor
175:1
Below the ASCA 250:1 recommendation — strong capacity for college planning, course selection, and student supports.
Counselor FTE
1.0
Full-time-equivalent school counselors on staff.
Teacher FTE
12
Full-time-equivalent classroom teachers.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.

Enrollment trend & projection

Grade 12 went from 136 in 2021 to 77 in 2024 — over 3 years.
-43.4%

Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of -16.1%/year, projecting from 2024's 175 students:

2025
147
2027
103
2029
73

A small or specialty program — naive trend math doesn't capture the school's full picture. Read the trend as directional, not predictive.

An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.

Most similar nearby high schools

The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
Skyline Prep High School
Phoenix
Public · charter 2.9 167 -6.2%
BASIS Ahwatukee
PHOENIX
Public · charter 1.6 196 +11.4%
New School for the Arts
TEMPE
Public · charter 4.0 173 +0.6%
Paragon Science Academy
CHANDLER
Public · charter 4.6 166 +16.9%
Kaizen Education Foundation dba El Dorado High School
CHANDLER
Public · charter 5.3 184 +10.8%
AZ Compass Prep School
CHANDLER
Public · charter 6.4 173 -0.6%
ASU Preparatory Academy - South Phoenix High School
PHOENIX
Public · charter 6.7 175 +53.5%
Tempe Preparatory Academy
TEMPE
Public · charter 2.7 230 -5.3%

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