Summary:
What I have learned so far about Kyrene del Norte Elementary School is that it is a dual language academy that provides “an inclusive environment that supports the whole child, where all students are engaged in a meaningful dual language education.” The student population is 53% Hispanic, 29% white, 10% African American, and 4% other. It makes sense that Norte has a lot of Hispanics since the language they are learning in the dual language academy is Spanish. According to the Arizona Department of Education website, Kyrene del Norte is not a Title I school, and their school grade is an A. At Kyrene del Norte the highest state test scores were on the AIMS science. The next highest was on ELA AzMerit and then on Math AzMerit. Most of the students fell either proficient or highly proficient. There were also quite a bit of students that fell either minimally proficient or partially proficient. The GreatSchools website rated the school seven out of ten which is above average, and this rating is according to how the students perform on state tests. GreatSchools also said that Kyrene del Notre is a public school that has 564 students enrolled. When I looked at houses around the school on Zillow, the average range of prices are from $270K-$480K with bedrooms ranging from one to five. Most of the housing available around Norte are houses, however, there was one apartment complex that was close by. I thought the school boundaries were interesting when I looked up where they were. The school boundaries are shared with Kyrene de los Niños Elementary School and go from Price Round to Kyrene Road (east to west) and from Guadalupe Road to Elliot Road (north to south). There is also a small section that is by the I-10 in between Guadalupe Road and Elliot Road. When doing research on Google Maps, I found that Redden Park is right next to Kyrene del Norte. Public transit runs north and south on McClintock Drive and also runs east and west on Guadalupe Road. Other schools that are nearby are Marcos de Niza High School and Kyrene de los Niños Elementary School. Looking at the information that I gained from all the research I did, I learned that this school is above average when it comes to academics. The school is also in a wealthier neighborhood because the house cost is more than above average in Arizona. The school is also not a Title I school so that means that the students are not of low-income parents.
Question/Curiosities:
- How does the dual language academy work at Kyrene del Norte?
- Why does Kyrene de los Niños Elementary School share school boundaries with Kyrene del Norte Elementary School?
- Why do most schools in the Kyrene district have Spanish names?
Sources:
http://www.ade.az.gov/edd/NewDetails.asp?EntityID=5303&RefTypeID=1155
https://azreportcards.azed.gov/schools/detail/5303
https://www.greatschools.org/arizona/tempe/877-Kyrene-Del-Norte-School/
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