Flora Thew Elementary School

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Flora Thew Elementary School is a public elementary school in Tempe, Arizona, serving 458 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Tempe School District, which is ranked 311 out of 540 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Flora Thew Elementary stands out for its significantly higher percentage of minority students compared to nearby schools like Ward Traditional Academy and Broadmor Elementary. In the 2022-2023 school year, the student population was 65.5% Hispanic, 16.59% African American, and 4.37% Native American. Additionally, Flora Thew has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, reaching 87.77% - much higher than the nearby schools. The school's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics, is significantly lower than the Tempe School District and Arizona state averages, consistently ranking in the bottom quartile of Arizona elementary schools.

These challenges may be exacerbated by the school's relatively high student-teacher ratio of 14.7 in the 2022-2023 school year, compared to nearby schools ranging from 12.4 to 16.9 students per teacher. The nearby schools, such as Ward Traditional Academy and Broadmor Elementary, demonstrate that high-performing schools can exist within the same Tempe School District, suggesting that the challenges faced by Flora Thew may be specific to the school itself.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 2130 E Howe Ave
       Tempe, AZ  85281-4818


(480) 894-5574

District: Tempe School District


Students who attend Flora Thew Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Connolly Middle School
High:    Mcclintock High School

Student/teacher ratio:  15.5 Help
Number of students:  442

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
69.9%
African American:
15.2%
White:
3.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  87.8% Help


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Compare Details Flora Thew Elementary School is not ranked due for the most recent year due to insufficient test score data. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 11.45. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (69.9%), African American (15.2%), White (3.8%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Flora Thew Elementary School is 15.5. 17 elementary schools in the Tempe School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Schooldigger Rankings:

Flora Thew Elementary School was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.

Tempe School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Tempe School District 205th of 297 Arizona school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Flora Thew Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Flora Thew Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 34.56 729th 1062 31.4%
2010 38.05 689th 1090 36.8%
2011 31.46 772nd 1075 28.2%
2012 40.28 735th 1141 35.6%
2013 34.01 844th 1158 27.1%
2014 25.43 845th 1079 21.7%
2015 8.31 938th 955 1.8%
2016 10.90 1030th 1079 4.5%
2017 15.28 979th 1106 11.5%
2018 14.92 994th 1109 10.4%
2019 11.58 965th 1039 7.1%
2021 19.51 1007th 1226 17.9%
2022 13.34 879th 1000 12.1%
2023 11.45 1193rd 1245 4.2%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Flora Thew Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 31.44 751st 1027 26.9%
2022 27.99 395th 444 11.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Flora Thew Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.66 99th 155 36.1%
2021 42.79 400th 975 59.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Flora Thew Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.78 378th 417 9.4%
2021 32.50 838th 1201 30.2%
2023 19.83 747th 820 8.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Flora Thew Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.75 738th 820 10.0%
2023 15.22 1051st 1116 5.8%
2024 12.60 534th 556 4.0%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Flora Thew Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 39.45 221st 423 47.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Flora Thew Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.66 937th 1023 8.4%
2019 6.48 843rd 862 2.2%
2021 23.10 954th 1219 21.7%
2023 13.32 1140th 1219 6.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Flora Thew Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.54 876th 1032 15.1%
2019 9.51 799th 850 6.0%
2021 18.39 1057th 1220 13.4%
2023 10.35 1188th 1216 2.3%
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Rank History for Asian students at Flora Thew Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 42.00 418th 620 32.6%
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Rank History for African American students at Flora Thew Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 35.16 598th 895 33.2%
2023 7.76 605th 607 0.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Flora Thew Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.90 817th 911 10.3%
2019 12.38 674th 709 4.9%
2021 22.69 1007th 1198 15.9%
2023 14.74 1112th 1170 5.0%
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Rank History for Native American students at Flora Thew Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 43.85 292nd 654 55.4%
2023 49.62 101st 219 53.9%
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Rank History for Pacific Islander students at Flora Thew Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 24.03 123rd 171 28.1%
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Rank History for White students at Flora Thew Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 37.19 763rd 1161 34.3%
2023 17.97 906th 1024 11.5%
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Data source: test scores: Arizona Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Open Quote Flora Thew is primarily attended by students of a disadvantaged demographic; this includes students whose parents are not necessarily very involved in their education. Despite this, Flora Thew seems to strive to be very motivational towards its students. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Flora Thew Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 376 33 20 261 12 n/a n/a -67 635
1989 211 32 5 171 11 n/a n/a 268 698
1990 442 39 19 313 18 n/a n/a -156 675
1991 367 35 12 332 17 n/a n/a -39 724
1992 341 42 13 307 19 n/a n/a 0 722
1993 287 51 10 315 26 n/a n/a 0 689
1994 270 57 6 344 33 n/a n/a 0 710
1995 257 50 16 437 48 n/a n/a 0 808
1996 257 50 16 437 48 n/a n/a 0 808
1997 252 49 25 497 46 n/a n/a 0 869
1998 225 37 33 444 30 n/a n/a 0 769
1999 208 34 26 436 38 n/a n/a 0 742
2000 165 20 20 473 45 n/a n/a 0 723
2001 173 31 27 517 45 n/a n/a 0 793
2002 51 20 17 467 38 n/a n/a 0 593
2003 51 20 17 467 38 n/a n/a 0 593
2004 63 28 18 454 45 n/a n/a 0 608
2005 63 33 16 446 40 n/a n/a 0 598
2006 69 63 9 424 35 n/a n/a 0 600
2007 63 47 8 409 27 n/a n/a 0 554
2008 61 39 14 390 20 n/a n/a 0 524
2009 71 37 16 394 14 n/a n/a 0 532
2010 75 43 14 395 23 n/a n/a 0 550
2011 66 33 19 418 27 0 10 0 573
2012 71 47 20 438 20 16 5 0 617
2013 56 49 14 443 31 16 10 0 619
2014 54 51 13 460 25 16 11 0 630
2015 46 57 12 449 43 16 22 0 645
2016 41 51 10 430 31 17 21 0 601
2017 32 50 3 403 28 18 29 0 563
2018 35 67 4 375 26 6 30 0 543
2019 34 83 5 365 32 6 24 0 549
2020 34 86 5 347 35 10 26 0 543
2021 26 82 6 294 27 7 24 0 466
2022 26 81 7 312 19 11 15 0 471
2023 22 76 6 300 20 17 17 0 458
2024 17 67 6 309 13 16 14 0 442

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Flora Thew Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 635 31.5 20.1 n/a
1989 698 34.0 20.5 n/a
1990 675 36.5 18.4 n/a
1991 724 42.8 16.9 n/a
1992 722 42.3 17.0 n/a
1993 689 46.8 14.7 n/a
1994 710 48.6 14.6 n/a
1995 808 48.5 16.7 n/a
1996 808 48.5 16.7 n/a
1997 869 52.3 16.6 n/a
1998 769 42.3 18.2 n/a
1999 742 42.8 17.3 n/a
2000 723 47.6 15.2 n/a
2001 793 49.5 16.0 n/a
2002 593 37.5 15.8 n/a
2003 593 37.5 15.8 n/a
2004 608 39.5 15.4 99.5
2005 598 40.2 14.9 99.5
2006 600 41.8 14.4 99.5
2007 554 40.6 13.6 94.2
2008 524 36.7 14.3 92.6
2009 532 38.2 13.9 86.8
2010 550 36.6 15.0 8.7
2011 573 37.1 15.4 89.9
2012 617 38.1 16.1 90.9
2013 619 37.4 16.5 87.2
2014 630 36.7 17.1 87.9
2015 645 38.0 16.9 86.5
2016 601 36.0 16.6 69.1
2017 563 29.2 19.2 76.6
2018 543 32.8 16.5 87.8
2019 549 29.9 18.3 87.8
2020 543 28.9 18.7 94.8
2021 466 31.5 14.7 n/a
2022 471 36.7 12.8 94.7
2023 458 31.0 14.7 87.8
2024 442 28.4 15.5 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Flora Thew Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 635 31.5 20.1 n/a
1989 698 34.0 20.5 n/a
1990 675 36.5 18.4 n/a
1991 724 42.8 16.9 n/a
1992 722 42.3 17.0 n/a
1993 689 46.8 14.7 n/a
1994 710 48.6 14.6 n/a
1995 808 48.5 16.7 n/a
1996 808 48.5 16.7 n/a
1997 869 52.3 16.6 n/a
1998 769 42.3 18.2 n/a
1999 742 42.8 17.3 n/a
2000 723 47.6 15.2 n/a
2001 793 49.5 16.0 n/a
2002 593 37.5 15.8 n/a
2003 593 37.5 15.8 n/a
2004 608 39.5 15.4 99.5
2005 598 40.2 14.9 99.5
2006 600 41.8 14.4 99.5
2007 554 40.6 13.6 94.2
2008 524 36.7 14.3 92.6
2009 532 38.2 13.9 86.8
2010 550 36.6 15.0 8.7
2011 573 37.1 15.4 89.9
2012 617 38.1 16.1 90.9
2013 619 37.4 16.5 87.2
2014 630 36.7 17.1 87.9
2015 645 38.0 16.9 86.5
2016 601 36.0 16.6 69.1
2017 563 29.2 19.2 76.6
2018 543 32.8 16.5 87.8
2019 549 29.9 18.3 87.8
2020 543 28.9 18.7 94.8
2021 466 31.5 14.7 n/a
2022 471 36.7 12.8 94.7
2023 458 31.0 14.7 87.8
2024 442 28.4 15.5 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Flora Thew Elementary School

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YearPersonnel Expenditures from Federal FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from Federal FundsTotal Expenditures from Federal FundsPersonnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $693 (7.1%) $136 (1.4%) $1,522 (15.5%) $7,665 (78.2%) $1,304 (13.3%) $8,969 (91.5%) $9,798
2020 $755 (7.7%) $97 (1.0%) $1,606 (16.3%) $7,797 (79.1%) $1,210 (12.3%) $9,008 (91.4%) $9,859
2021 $980 (7.9%) $718 (5.8%) $2,678 (21.6%) $9,282 (74.8%) $1,422 (11.5%) $10,704 (86.3%) $12,403

Data source: Arizona Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Flora Thew Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 965th of 1039 Elementary schoolsRanks 1193rd of 1245 Elementary schools
 2.9%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students549458
 16.6%
African American8376
 8.4%
American Indian3220
 37.5%
Asian56
 20%
Hispanic365300
 17.8%
Pacific Islander617
 183.3%
White3422
 35.3%
Two or More Races2417
 29.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients87.8%87.8%
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Students who attend Flora Thew Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Connolly Middle School
High : Mcclintock High School

Students at Flora Thew Elementary School are 70% Hispanic, 15% African American, 4% White, 4% Pacific Islander, 3% Two or more races, 3% American Indian, 1% Asian.

In the 2023-24 school year, 442 students attended Flora Thew Elementary School.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arizona Department of Education.

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