Kyrene School District
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Kyrene School District is a K-8 school district
that serves parts of Tempe
, Chandler
, Guadalupe
, and Phoenix
, Arizona
, as well as portions of the Gila River Indian Community
within Maricopa County. It has nineteen elementary schools and six middle schools. The district office, the Ben Furlong Education Center, is located at the intersection of Warner Rd. and Kyrene Rd. in Tempe. The district is overseen by Superintendent David Schauer.
The district built a small school that was destroyed in a windstorm; until 1920, the Kyrene School site was at McClintock and Warner roads, two miles due east of the Furlong Center (a 1990 build).
Many teachers who received their educational certificates from Arizona State University, originally called Tempe Normal School, taught in one of the two-schoolroom buildings.
Kyrene approached the early 1970s with 600 students in the entire district, mostly Hispanic students from a small area named "Sende Vista", just south of Guadalupe, an area of South Phoenix called "Highland Terrace", and the Hightown neighborhood of Chandler. Five buses transported the districts to school.
Resources in the '70s were concentrated on building classroom space for the district that would grow fourfold by 1980. C.I. Waggoner elementary was added to, and the district completed Lomas and Norte elementary schools. (Lomas is the district's oldest operating school campus.)
The 1980s brought another wave of new schools, built in mostly the same designs. Nine elementary and middle schools were built in the 1980s, and eleven more followed by the late 1990s. Three more school builds brought the district to 25 elementary schools.
Centennial and Pueblo opened as junior high schools and were converted to full 6-8 middle schools in 1990.
School district
School districts are a form of special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools.-United States:...
that serves parts of Tempe
Tempe, Arizona
Tempe is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, USA, with the Census Bureau reporting a 2010 population of 161,719. The city is named after the Vale of Tempe in Greece. Tempe is located in the East Valley section of metropolitan Phoenix; it is bordered by Phoenix and Guadalupe on the west, Scottsdale...
, Chandler
Chandler, Arizona
-Demographics:As of the Census of 2010, there were 236,123 people, 86,924 households, and 60,212 families residing in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 73.3% White, 4.8% Black or African American, 1.5% Native American, 8.2% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 21.9% Hispanic or Latino, and 8.3%...
, Guadalupe
Guadalupe, Arizona
Guadalupe is a town in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the town is 5,258. The town is nestled between Phoenix and Tempe. Since its founding, it has been known as a center of Yaqui culture and it is home to many religious festivals...
, and Phoenix
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
, Arizona
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
, as well as portions of the Gila River Indian Community
Gila River Indian Community
The Gila River Indian Community is an Indian reservation in the U.S. state of Arizona, lying adjacent to the south side of the city of Phoenix, within the Phoenix Metropolitan Area in Pinal and Maricopa Counties. It was established in 1859, and formally established by Congress in 1939...
within Maricopa County. It has nineteen elementary schools and six middle schools. The district office, the Ben Furlong Education Center, is located at the intersection of Warner Rd. and Kyrene Rd. in Tempe. The district is overseen by Superintendent David Schauer.
History
In 1888, the Kyrene School District was founded at the request of nine families who wanted a school district for 17 children. The original boundary area was far smaller than currently; though the north boundary is unchanged, the Kyrene district confirmed its east boundary at Price Road and has since extended west from its 56th Street/Priest Drive boundary and south from Pecos Road to include much of the Gila River Indian Community.The district built a small school that was destroyed in a windstorm; until 1920, the Kyrene School site was at McClintock and Warner roads, two miles due east of the Furlong Center (a 1990 build).
Many teachers who received their educational certificates from Arizona State University, originally called Tempe Normal School, taught in one of the two-schoolroom buildings.
Kyrene approached the early 1970s with 600 students in the entire district, mostly Hispanic students from a small area named "Sende Vista", just south of Guadalupe, an area of South Phoenix called "Highland Terrace", and the Hightown neighborhood of Chandler. Five buses transported the districts to school.
Resources in the '70s were concentrated on building classroom space for the district that would grow fourfold by 1980. C.I. Waggoner elementary was added to, and the district completed Lomas and Norte elementary schools. (Lomas is the district's oldest operating school campus.)
The 1980s brought another wave of new schools, built in mostly the same designs. Nine elementary and middle schools were built in the 1980s, and eleven more followed by the late 1990s. Three more school builds brought the district to 25 elementary schools.
Middle schools
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Altadeña ( best ) | Aprende | Centennial | Kyrene MS | del Pueblo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Phoenix | Phoenix | Chandler | Phoenix | Tempe | Chandler |
| Opened | 1992 | 1991 | 1995 | 1988 | 1995 | 1986 |
| Colors | Turquoise, black | Maroon/blue | Gold/black | Red/black | Lime green/black | Maroon/gray |
| Mascot | Rattlers | Panthers( best ) | Jaguars | Saber Cats | Scorpions | Bulldogs |
| Principal | Dr. Ernie Brodersen | Nancy Corner | Gerri Shaw | Ev Michell | Susan Poole | Jama Nacke |
| Feeds into... (TUHSD Tempe Union High School District The Tempe Union High School District is a school district of high schools in Tempe, Arizona, USA. Its service area includes all of Tempe, the city of Chandler, Arizona west of the Loop 101, Guadalupe, the Gila River Indian Community in Maricopa County, and the Ahwatukee area of Phoenix.The district... ) |
Mountain Pointe Mountain Pointe High School Mountain Pointe High School is a secondary school located in the community of Ahwatukee, which is in the southern part of Phoenix, Arizona. Mountain Pointe is a part of the Tempe Union High School District.... , Desert Vista Desert Vista High School Desert Vista High School is located in the Ahwatukee neighborhood of Phoenix, Arizona, was established in 1996, and is a part of the Tempe Union High School District.-Academics:... |
Desert Vista | Corona del Sol Corona Del Sol High School Corona del Sol High School located in Tempe, Arizona, United States, was established in 1977 and is a part of the Tempe Union High School District. It was expanded in 1986. It was expanded again in 2001.-Campus:... |
Mountain Pointe | Corona, Mountain Pointe, Marcos de Niza Marcos de Niza High School Marcos de Niza High School is a high school located in Tempe, Arizona. It was founded in 1971 and it has an enrollment of approximately 1,900 students. The school's mascot is the Padre... |
Corona del Sol and Mountain Pointe |
Centennial and Pueblo opened as junior high schools and were converted to full 6-8 middle schools in 1990.
Elementary schools
- C. I. Waggoner Elementary SchoolC. Ira Waggoner, the school's namesake, was a Depression-era district superintendent
- Kyrene de las Brisas Elementary School
- Kyrene de los Cerritos Elementary School
- Kyrene del Cielo Elementary School
- Kyrene de la Colina Elementary School
- Kyrene de la Esperanza Elementary School
- Kyrene de la Estrella Elementary School
- Kyrene de los Lagos Elementary School
- Kyrene de las Lomas Elementary School
- Kyrene de las Manitas Elementary School
- Kyrene de la Mariposa Elementary School
- Kyrene del Milenio Elementary School
- Kyrene de la Mirada Elementary SchoolThe school was built in partnership with Intel CorporationIntel CorporationIntel Corporation is an American multinational semiconductor chip maker corporation headquartered in Santa Clara, California, United States and the world's largest semiconductor chip maker, based on revenue. It is the inventor of the x86 series of microprocessors, the processors found in most...
, which has offices across the street, and opened for the 1993-94 school year. - Kyrene Monte Vista Elementary School
- Kyrene de los Ninos Elementary School
- Kyrene del Norte Elementary School
- Kyrene de la Paloma Elementary School
- Kyrene de la Sierra Elementary School
- Kyrene del Sureño Elementary School