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Santan Junior High School

Q: Is Santan Junior High School a good school?

Santan Junior High School ranks 66 th of 552 Arizona middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Santan Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,085 students attended Santan Junior High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Santan Junior High School?

Students at Santan Junior High School are 58% White, 18% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 7% Asian, 6% African American, 2% American Indian.

Public Grades 7-8

66^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 552 Arizona Middle Schools

Better than 88% of Arizona middle schools

Summary

Santan Junior High School is a public middle school located in Chandler, Arizona, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 1,180 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.

Santan Junior High School has consistently performed well, ranking in the top 25% of Arizona middle schools over the past several years. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 66th out of 552 Arizona middle schools and received a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school outperforms the Chandler Unified District and the state of Arizona in standardized test scores across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 55% of 8th-grade students were proficient or better in AzSCI/Science, compared to 47% for the district and 30% for the state. The school also had higher proficiency rates in AASA/English Language Arts and AASA/Mathematics compared to the district and state averages.

While Santan Junior High School generally performs well, there are a few areas where the school could potentially improve, such as the performance of Asian students and Native American students, which have lower rankings compared to other subgroups. Additionally, the school's performance in mathematics, particularly for 8th-grade students, could be an area of focus for improvement, as the proficiency rates are slightly lower than the district and state averages. Overall, Santan Junior High School is a high-performing middle school that consistently outperforms its peers in the Chandler Unified District and the state of Arizona.

1,085

Students ?

19.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,762

Per pupil spending ?

13%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1550 E Chandler Heights Rd
Chandler, AZ 85249-3100

(480) 883-4600

District: Chandler Unified District #80

Feeder schools for Santan Junior High School:

Elementary:	Basha Elementary
	Haley Elementary
	Ira A. Fulton Elementary
	Jane D. Hull Elementary
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	Santan Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.3%

Hispanic:

18.2%

Two or more races:

7.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 84th percentile in 2015 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (58% vs 33% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of Arizona middle schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg51%

Arizona avg33%

66^th of 552

Arizona public middle schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 16% (2015) to top 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	83.2	66 of 552	88.0%	★★★★☆
2024	77.9	101 of 550	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	81.6	113 of 854	86.8%	★★★★☆
2022	67.4	171 of 605	71.7%	★★★★☆
2021	84.1	102 of 832	87.7%	★★★★☆
2019	75.0	145 of 605	76.0%	★★★★☆
2018	84.9	88 of 711	87.6%	★★★★☆
2017	76.3	131 of 695	81.2%	★★★★☆
2016	77.2	129 of 677	80.9%	★★★★☆
2015	82.2	83 of 521	84.1%	★★★★☆
2014	85.7	86 of 690	87.5%	★★★★☆
2013	81.3	108 of 787	86.3%	★★★★☆
2012	83.9	77 of 772	90.0%	★★★★★
2011	84.7	84 of 685	87.7%	★★★★☆
2010	85.7	76 of 692	89.0%	★★★★☆
2009	87.3	56 of 663	91.6%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	59.7	118 of 400	70.5%	★★★★☆
2021	61.2	121 of 573	78.9%	★★★★☆
2018	68.0	24 of 125	80.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	45.5	16 of 27	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.9	25 of 29	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	64.0	75 of 247	69.6%	★★★★☆
2022	37.3	134 of 192	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.3	159 of 404	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	14.2	30 of 31	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	43.1	31 of 42	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	64.2	19 of 606	96.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	76.1	63 of 395	84.1%	★★★★☆
2024	69.2	84 of 386	78.2%	★★★★☆
2023	80.5	118 of 806	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	62.5	158 of 494	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	81.8	110 of 820	86.6%	★★★★☆
2019	69.4	129 of 466	72.3%	★★★★☆
2018	82.7	81 of 624	87.0%	★★★★☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	55.3	37 of 166	77.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	74.7	60 of 345	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	74.6	56 of 329	83.0%	★★★★☆
2023	70.8	150 of 760	80.3%	★★★★☆
2022	52.9	162 of 392	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	76.7	106 of 802	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	56.4	131 of 387	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.1	89 of 543	83.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	66.2	76 of 344	77.9%	★★★★☆
2024	58.4	98 of 320	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.3	362 of 717	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.1	244 of 369	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.5	143 of 503	71.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	74.9	66 of 379	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	69.8	83 of 370	77.6%	★★★★☆
2023	79.6	120 of 810	85.2%	★★★★☆
2022	58.6	174 of 476	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	84.7	89 of 818	89.1%	★★★★☆
2019	69.8	116 of 435	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	83.5	88 of 617	85.7%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	51.5	59 of 110	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	40.1	11 of 23	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.4	13 of 20	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	70.6	66 of 384	82.8%	★★★★☆
2022	52.6	96 of 211	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.7	132 of 650	79.7%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	30.6	105 of 159	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.1	218 of 390	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	55.2	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★
2023	29.1	255 of 363	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.2	113 of 789	85.7%	★★★★☆
2018	69.4	27 of 178	84.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	71.3	58 of 277	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	59.5	99 of 288	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.0	146 of 675	78.4%	★★★★☆
2022	49.8	229 of 446	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	76.4	121 of 780	84.5%	★★★★☆
2019	61.3	120 of 337	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.5	92 of 436	78.9%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2021)97th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)84th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)83rd percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)83rd percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)79th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile-10 vs school

Foster Care (2021)78th percentile-10 vs school

African American (2023)70th percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)52nd percentile-36 vs school

Military Connected (2023)46th percentile-40 vs school

Asian (2025)41st percentile-47 vs school

Native American (2023)34th percentile-53 vs school

Special Education (2025)<1st percentile-88 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts64%+22 vs state

Science55%+25 vs state

Mathematics53%+26 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
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
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
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
Willie & Coy Payne Junior High	Public	7-8	7655 S Higley Rd	Queen Creek	85142	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 224-2400	1,171	59	19.9		791 (67.5%)	38 (3.2%)	220 (18.8%)	37 (3.2%)	11 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	73 (6.2%)	87.4	54^th of 552 public middle schools	90.2%		82.7	72^nd of 550 public middle schools	86.9%	18		70.0	61.0		62.0	57.0	57.0	$6,644	$426	$65	$918	$6,016	$136	$6,152
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
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
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
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
Sossaman Middle School	Public	7-8	18655 E Jacaranda Blvd	Queen Creek	85142	Maricopa County	Higley Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 279-8500	1,094	55	19.8		721 (65.9%)	35 (3.2%)	235 (21.5%)	31 (2.8%)	6 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	63 (5.8%)	83	67^th of 552 public middle schools	87.9%		77.8	103^rd of 550 public middle schools	81.3%	36		66.0	62.0		52.0	51.0	56.0	$6,310	$284	$67	$635	$5,238	$721	$5,959

Frequently Asked Questions about Santan Junior High School

How many students attend Santan Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,085 students attended Santan Junior High School.

What is the racial makeup of Santan Junior High School?

Students at Santan Junior High School are 58% White, 18% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 7% Asian, 6% African American, 2% American Indian.

What district is Santan Junior High School in?

Chandler Unified District #80

Is Santan Junior High School a good school?

Santan Junior High School ranks 66^th of 552 Arizona middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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