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Marcos De Niza High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
6000 S Lakeshore Dr
Tempe, AZ 85283
Phone
(480) 838-3200
District
Tempe Union High School District (4287)
County
MARICOPA COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1519
Classroom Teachers
82

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Arizona

4

(10 is best)

Better than 36.8% of all AZ schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Marcos De Niza High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 11

50 40 30 20 10 0
29%
40%
35%
44%
22%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
19
21
22
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 439 28.9%
Grade 10 381 25.1%
Grade 11 354 23.3%
Grade 12 345 22.7%
Total 1519 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 18.0% 34.6% 36.4%
Black 10.0% 12.0% 5.9%
Hispanic 56.8% 43.4% 49.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.4% 4.4% 3.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 12.8% 5.5% 5.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 40.0% 26.4% 44.8%
Free lunch eligible 33.0% 21.7% 37.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 7.0% 4.7% 7.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 321,345 7,431,344
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,942.4 64
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.6% 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.5% 19.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 44.3% 33.0%
45-64 YEARS OLD 22.4% 23.8%
65 OR OLDER 11.2% 18.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 130,305 2,796,790
Single Parent Households With Children 7.3% 8.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 93.9% 89.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 48.5% 32.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 21.6% 19.5%
$100,000 - $149,999 19.0% 18.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.9% 13.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.2% 17.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 13.1% 14.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 7.6% 9.6%
$15,000 or less 7.6% 7.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $4,898 $62,029,000 44.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $794 $10,060,000 7.2%
Staff $639 $8,088,000 5.8%
General Administration $153 $1,941,000 1.4%
School Administration $563 $7,132,000 5.1%
Operation $1,330 $16,849,000 12.1%
Transportation $260 $3,298,000 2.4%
Other $344 $4,352,000 3.1%
Total Support $4,084 $51,720,000 37.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,019 $25,572,000 18.4%
Total Expenditures $11,001 $139,321,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,028 $5,737,989,000 45.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $769 $877,539,000 6.9%
Staff $469 $535,813,000 4.2%
General Administration $189 $215,431,000 1.7%
School Administration $504 $575,332,000 4.5%
Operation $1,055 $1,204,512,000 9.5%
Transportation $289 $329,985,000 2.6%
Other $428 $488,733,000 3.8%
Total Support $3,704 $4,227,345,000 33.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,420 $2,761,833,000 21.7%
Total Expenditures $11,151 $12,727,167,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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