How to Apply to ASPIRE Academy
Students attending in 2025-2026 must meet ALL the following criteria*:
- Incoming 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade students who qualify for gifted education services.
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Students must score a 94% and higher in at least one area on a state board approved test for gifted identification with an 85th percentile or higher in at least one additional area.
*This criteria applies to both in- and out-of-district student applications.
If your child currently attends Tempe Elementary Schools, administration has access to reviewing documents pertaining to minimum qualification criteria.
If your child is not currently attending a school within Tempe Elementary Schools, please send all requested qualification files to the Front Office Manager Ashley Torres.
2025-2026 Application Process
- Current ASPIRE Academy students will automatically be accepted into the program for the following school year.
- Applications will be reviewed as they are submitted.
- Parents will be notified by email if their child has been accepted OR placed on waitlist then provided with next steps.
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A waitlist will be utilized for interested families should the program be at capacity. The list will be sorted based on time-stamped submission dates.
Students wanting to attend in 2026-2027 must meet one of the following NEW requirements*:
- Incoming Kindergarten through 5th grade students must score at 97% or higher in at least one area on a state board approved test for gifted identification OR
- Incoming Kindergarten through 5th grade students must score at 94% or higher in at least one area on a state board approved test for gifted identification with an 85th percentile or higher in at least one additional area.
*This criteria applies to both in- and out-of-district student applications.
If your child currently attends Tempe Elementary Schools, administration has access to reviewing documents pertaining to minimum qualification criteria.
If your child is not currently attending a school within Tempe Elementary Schools, please send all requested qualification files to the Front Office Manager Ashley Torres.
2026-2027 Application Process
- We are expanding ASPIRE at Arredondo to K-5 for the 2026-2027 school year!
- Students must score at or above the 97th percentile in any one of the reasoning areas OR at or above the 94th percentile in one area with a secondary qualifying score at or above the 85th percentile.
- Current ASPIRE Academy students will automatically be accepted into the program for the following school year and do not need to reapply.
- Applications for 2026-2027 will open to incoming Kindergarten through 5th grade students in January 2026.
- Applications will be reviewed as they are submitted.
- Parents will be notified by email if their child has been accepted OR placed on waitlist then provided with next steps.
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A waitlist will be utilized for interested families should the program be at capacity. The list will be sorted based on time-stamped submission dates.
