📍 1115 W 5th St, Tempe, Maricopa County, 85281
Scales Technology Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Tempe, Maricopa County. The school has 416 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Tempe School District (4258) school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 29.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
Scales Technology Academy enrolls 416 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 29.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% Hispanic or Latino, 25% Black or African American and 12% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 212 | 51% |
| Black or African American | 104 | 25% |
| White | 48 | 12% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 25 | 6% |
| Two or more races | 19 | 4.6% |
| Asian | 6 | 1.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
319 of the school's 416 students (77%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Scales Technology Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district OK-40.
Scales Technology Academy is one of 23 schools in Tempe School District (4258), based in TEMPE, Arizona. The district serves 10,045 students district-wide and employs 749 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 416 students, Scales Technology Academy is close to the district average of about 437 students per school.
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