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Willis Junior High School

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Willis Junior High School ranks 392 nd of 552 Arizona middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

392^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 552 Arizona Middle Schools

Better than 29% of Arizona middle schools

Summary

Willis Junior High School is a public middle school located in Chandler, Arizona, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 777 students. The school is part of the Chandler Unified District #80, which is ranked 105 out of 289 districts in Arizona and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Over the past 10 years, Willis Junior High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Arizona middle schools, ranging from 265th to 463rd out of 500-800 schools. The school's SchoolDigger rating has fluctuated between 1 to 3 stars out of 5, indicating below-average performance compared to other Arizona middle schools. While the school performs relatively better for Asian and White student groups, it has particularly low rankings for Hispanic and Low Socioeconomic Status student groups.

The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are consistently lower than the district and state averages, with the largest gaps in Mathematics. Dropout rates at Willis Junior High School have also been higher than the district average. Nearby schools within the Chandler Unified District, as well as schools outside the district, generally outperform Willis Junior High School in terms of statewide rankings, academic achievement, and student group performance.

661

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,680

Per pupil spending ?

54.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

401 S McQueen Rd
Chandler, AZ 85225-6403

(480) 883-5700

District: Chandler Unified District #80

Feeder schools for Willis Junior High School:

Elementary:	Chandler Traditional Academy - Liberty Campus
	Galveston Elementary School
	Shumway Leadership Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

61.7%

White:

22.5%

Two or more races:

6.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 49th percentile in 2015 → 29th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (24% vs 33% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg51%

Arizona avg33%

392^nd of 552

Arizona public middle schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 49% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6Middle Schools in the Chandler Unified District #80

105^th of 289Chandler Unified District #80 among Arizona districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	392 of 552	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.0	307 of 550	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.9	331 of 854	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.2	343 of 605	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.4	301 of 832	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.6	333 of 605	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.4	297 of 711	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	39.4	372 of 695	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.1	345 of 677	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	42.3	265 of 521	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	35.6	448 of 690	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	47.9	410 of 787	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.2	411 of 772	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.7	382 of 685	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	53.0	307 of 692	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	58.2	258 of 663	61.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	49.2	168 of 400	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.6	310 of 573	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	68.0	23 of 125	81.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	76.1	48 of 247	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	60.3	69 of 192	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.6	164 of 404	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.2	34 of 42	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	21.6	123 of 145	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.3	196 of 606	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	15.1	331 of 395	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	262 of 386	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.2	368 of 806	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.6	349 of 494	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	59.9	259 of 820	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.4	292 of 466	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.3	224 of 624	64.1%	★★★☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	3.7	36 of 37	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	31.2	129 of 166	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	314 of 345	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	271 of 329	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.1	457 of 760	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.9	292 of 392	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.3	443 of 802	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.8	324 of 387	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.4	377 of 543	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	16.9	55 of 64	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.4	9 of 12	25.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	63.3	32 of 257	87.5%	★★★★☆
2018	35.8	10 of 13	23.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	16.4	312 of 344	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	287 of 320	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.4	442 of 717	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.2	311 of 369	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	358 of 503	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	308 of 379	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	254 of 370	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.0	312 of 810	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.7	303 of 476	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.7	321 of 818	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.4	283 of 435	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.0	309 of 617	49.9%	★★★☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	29.8	21 of 29	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	34.8	275 of 384	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.8	171 of 211	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	68.4	128 of 650	80.3%	★★★★☆
2018	78.0	10 of 43	76.7%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	37.2	90 of 159	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.3	186 of 390	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	24.2	286 of 363	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	53.9	189 of 789	76.0%	★★★★☆
2018	42.2	86 of 178	51.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	180 of 277	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.7	109 of 288	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.1	162 of 675	76.0%	★★★★☆
2022	50.6	223 of 446	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	80.1	87 of 780	88.8%	★★★★☆
2019	47.3	184 of 337	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	65.4	143 of 436	67.2%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Asian (2023)81st percentile+19 vs school

African American (2023)58th percentile-3 vs school

Native American (2023)43rd percentile-18 vs school

White (2025)35th percentile+6 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)28th percentile-33 vs school

Migrant (2021)28th percentile-36 vs school

Special Education (2023)21st percentile-40 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile-10 vs school

Female (2025)16th percentile-13 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)15th percentile-46 vs school

Homeless (2023)14th percentile-47 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile-20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)9th percentile-20 vs school

Foster Care (2023)3rd percentile-59 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts33%-8 vs state

Mathematics18%-9 vs state

Science17%-13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				AASA English Language Arts (2025)			AASA Mathematics (2025)			AzSCI Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	AASA English Language Arts 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AzSCI Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Willis Junior High School	Public	7-8	401 S McQueen Rd	Chandler	85225	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 883-5700	661	39	16.8		149 (22.5%)	38 (5.7%)	408 (61.7%)	18 (2.7%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (6.2%)	22.8	392^nd of 552 public middle schools	29.0%		35	307^th of 550 public middle schools	44.2%	85		38.0	28.0		21.0	15.0	17.0	$7,680	$617	$187	$1,421	$6,459	$417	$6,876
Arizona College Prep Middle School	Public	6-8	1150 W Erie St	Chandler	85224	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 883-5400	907	51	17.7		185 (20.4%)	26 (2.9%)	113 (12.5%)	541 (59.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.6%)	99.2	3^rd of 552 public middle schools	99.5%		99.5	1^st of 550 public middle schools	99.8%	2	87.0	90.0	93.0	80.0	85.0	95.0	83.0	$6,690	$599	$60	$1,258	$5,805	$227	$6,031
South Valley Junior High	Public	7-8	2034 S Lindsay Rd	Gilbert	85295	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 855-0015	875	43	20.4		502 (57.4%)	45 (5.1%)	224 (25.6%)	28 (3.2%)	9 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	65 (7.4%)	77.2	96^th of 552 public middle schools	82.6%		81.2	79^th of 550 public middle schools	85.6%	17		62.0	56.0		52.0	54.0	44.0	$6,311	$70	$463	$604	$6,025		$5,778
Bogle Junior High School	Public	7-8	1600 W Queen Creek Rd	Chandler	85248	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 883-5500	1,007	57	17.7		424 (42.1%)	63 (6.3%)	340 (33.8%)	78 (7.7%)	25 (2.5%)	5 (0.5%)	72 (7.1%)	70.6	133^rd of 552 public middle schools	75.9%		62.2	169^th of 550 public middle schools	69.3%	36		62.0	52.0		50.0	41.0	43.0	$6,893	$500	$81	$1,081	$6,042	$270	$6,312
John M Andersen Junior High School	Public	6-8	1255 N Dobson Rd	Chandler	85224	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 883-5300	772	48	16.2		145 (18.8%)	69 (8.9%)	453 (58.7%)	30 (3.9%)	31 (4.0%)	5 (0.6%)	39 (5.1%)	16.7	463^rd of 552 public middle schools	16.1%		19.2	431^st of 550 public middle schools	21.6%	32	24.0	30.0	27.0		14.0	9.0	19.0	$8,463	$1,109	$116	$2,334	$7,025	$213	$7,238
Mesquite Junior High School	Public	6-8	130 W Mesquite St	Gilbert	85233	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 926-1433	648	43	15.2		247 (38.1%)	41 (6.3%)	278 (42.9%)	19 (2.9%)	20 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	41 (6.3%)	35.7	297^th of 552 public middle schools	46.2%		33.4	315^th of 550 public middle schools	42.7%	18		45.0	33.0		30.0	24.0	25.0	$7,437	$561	$473	$1,595	$6,507		$6,403
Santan Junior High School	Public	7-8	1550 E Chandler Heights Rd	Chandler	85249	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 883-4600	1,085	57	19.2		633 (58.3%)	60 (5.5%)	198 (18.2%)	81 (7.5%)	26 (2.4%)	2 (0.2%)	85 (7.8%)	83.2	66^th of 552 public middle schools	88.0%		77.9	101^st of 550 public middle schools	81.6%	35		67.0	60.0		54.0	52.0	55.0	$6,762	$333	$127	$792	$6,163	$140	$6,303
Kyrene Aprende Middle School	Public	4-8	777 N. Desert Breeze Blvd. Eas	Chandler	85226	Maricopa County	Kyrene Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 541-6200	834	42	19.8		366 (43.9%)	49 (5.9%)	265 (31.8%)	37 (4.4%)	19 (2.3%)	3 (0.4%)	95 (11.4%)	57.8	192^nd of 552 public middle schools	65.2%		57.8	198^th of 550 public middle schools	64.0%	6	43.0	64.0	49.0	40.0	37.0	32.0	40.0	$5,611	$58	$01	$118	$5,191	$360	$5,551
Kyrene del Pueblo Middle School	Public	4-8	360 S Twelve Oaks Blvd	Chandler	85226	Maricopa County	Kyrene Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 541-6800	565	31	18.1		268 (47.4%)	38 (6.7%)	162 (28.7%)	18 (3.2%)	20 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	58 (10.3%)	49.6	227^th of 552 public middle schools	58.9%		47	247^th of 550 public middle schools	55.1%	20	51.0	53.0	49.0	24.0	30.0	29.0	38.0	$6,753	$212	$04	$428	$6,032	$505	$6,537
Greenfield Junior High School	Public	6-8	101 S Greenfield Rd	Gilbert	85296	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 813-1770	1,160	56	20.7		756 (65.2%)	25 (2.2%)	270 (23.3%)	23 (2.0%)	8 (0.7%)	4 (0.3%)	74 (6.4%)	78.7	89^th of 552 public middle schools	83.9%		75.5	113^th of 550 public middle schools	79.5%	24		61.0	55.0		48.0	54.0	54.0	$5,512	$01	$335	$338	$5,275		$5,176

Frequently Asked Questions about Willis Junior High School

How many students attend Willis Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 661 students attended Willis Junior High School.

What district is Willis Junior High School in?

Chandler Unified District #80

Is Willis Junior High School a good school?

Willis Junior High School ranks 392^nd of 552 Arizona middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Willis Junior High School?

Students at Willis Junior High School are 62% Hispanic, 23% White, 6% Two or more races, 6% African American, 3% Asian.

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