📍 6000 S Lakeshore Dr, Tempe, Maricopa County, 85283
Marcos De Niza High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Tempe, Maricopa County. The school has 1,519 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Tempe Union High School District (4287) school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 81.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.6:1.
Marcos De Niza High School enrolls 1,519 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 81.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% Hispanic or Latino, 17% White and 12% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 827 | 54% |
| White | 262 | 17% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 177 | 12% |
| Black or African American | 145 | 9.5% |
| Two or more races | 63 | 4.1% |
| Asian | 35 | 2.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 10 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
607 of the school's 1,519 students (40%) 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.
Marcos De Niza High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district OK-40.
Marcos De Niza High School is one of 8 schools in Tempe Union High School District (4287), based in TEMPE, Arizona. The district serves 11,726 students district-wide and employs 591 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,519 students, Marcos De Niza High School is close to the district average of about 1,466 students per school.
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