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Ward Traditional Academy

Regular School · TEMPE, AZ

Ward Traditional Academy is a regular school school in TEMPE, Arizona, serving grades KG–08 with 404 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.1:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
KG – 08
Enrollment
404
Teachers (FTE)
26.7
Student–Teacher Ratio
15.1:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 183 45%
Hispanic/Latino 119 29%
Asian 39 10%
Two or more races 30 7%
Black or African American 28 7%
American Indian / Alaska Native 3 1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 2 0%
Total enrollment 404 211M / 193F

English Language Learners: 14 (3% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 54.0% +22.1pp 31.9% 259
Reading Proficiency 65.0% +26.1pp 38.9% 258

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
+0.50 grade levels
Math
-0.14 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
94 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
5
1.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
17
4.2% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 404 100%

Contact & Location

1965 E HERMOSA DR

TEMPE, AZ 85282

Phone: (480)491-8871

http://www.tempeschools.org/our-schools/k-8-schools/ward-traditional-academy-27

District

Tempe School District (4258)

Per-pupil expenditure: $18,147

District enrollment: 10,306

NCES ID

040831003112

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD