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Charter | 6-12 | 347 students |  

PHONE: (480) 839-3402

FAX: (480) 755-0546

HOURS: 8:30 - 3:00

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1251 E. Southern Ave

Tempe, AZ 85283

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Dress code Uniforms required

School Mission
  • The mission of Tempe Preparatory Academy (TPA) is to enable students, grades 7-12, to acquire critical reasoning and communication skills and to explore the cultural and scientific achievements that are at the heart of the liberal arts and sciences. No less important, TPA will foster a scholastic environment that emphasizes uncompromising integrity, creative imagination, community service and a lifelong quest for learning.
Curriculum
  • Foreign language(s) taught: French, German, Latin, Spanish, Greek I and II.
  • This school offers the following special programs: accelerated credit earning or honors track.
  		 
Activities and Sports
  • Girls sports: basketball, cross country, soccer, track and volleyball.
  • Boys sports: basketball, baseball, cross country, football, soccer and track.
  • This school has the following art(s) programs: theater/drama, , chorus and Extra-curricular music ensembles.
  		 
Other news or notes
  • consistently rated "Excelling" by state of Arizona
  • outstanding scores on standardized testing (state & national, including SAT)
  • high acceptance rate to competitive colleges/universities (Boston U.; U.of Chicago; Pomona/Claremont Colleges)
  • strong involvement of students in extracurricular activities
College and Work Preparation
  • Less than 20% of graduates go to 2-year colleges.
  • 80-100% of graduates go to 4-year colleges.
  		 
Admissions and Enrollment
  • Graduates typically go to: Arizona State University, incl. Barrett Honors College.
  		 
Other Features and Highlights
  • This school has an emphasis in classic liberal arts.
  • Regular classroom hours: 8:30 to 3:00.
  • Accredited by American Academy of Liberal Education in 2002.
  • Foreign language(s) spoken by staff: French, German, Italian, Latin, Russian and Spanish.
  		 
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