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Basha Elementary

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Basha Elementary ranks 353 rd of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

353^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 61% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Basha Elementary is a public elementary school located in Chandler, Arizona, serving grades PK-6 with a student population of 608. It 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.

Basha Elementary has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from 172nd out of 1079 Arizona elementary schools in 2015-2016 to 353rd out of 909 in 2024-2025. The school's performance on standardized tests is generally below the district and state averages, with proficiency rates ranging from 32% to 62% in various subjects and grade levels. Basha Elementary's performance is particularly low in 3rd and 5th grade English Language Arts and 5th grade Science, where proficiency rates are significantly below the district and state averages.

When compared to other elementary schools in the Chandler Unified District, Basha Elementary generally performs below the district averages in academic proficiency. This is particularly evident in the case of Chandler Traditional Academy - Independence, which consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in the state and outperforms Basha Elementary across multiple academic measures. The fluctuations in per-student spending at Basha Elementary may indicate that the school is not receiving consistent or adequate funding to support its educational programs and student needs.

581

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,414

Per pupil spending ?

19.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3535 S Basha Rd
Chandler, AZ 85248-4901

(480) 883-4400

District: Chandler Unified District #80

Students who attend Basha Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Santan Junior High School
High:	Hamilton High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

40.6%

Hispanic:

31.3%

Asian:

8.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 81st percentile in 2015 → 61st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (46% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Above the Arizona median (61st percentile)

Worth a look

!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 school46%

District avg54%

Arizona avg38%

353^rd of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Top 39%▼ down 20 pts since 2015

From top 19% (2015) to top 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

20^th of 31Elementary 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	54.2	353 of 909	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.0	365 of 912	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.8	294 of 1245	76.4%	★★★★☆
2022	75.4	201 of 1000	79.9%	★★★★☆
2021	82.9	207 of 1226	83.1%	★★★★☆
2019	73.7	274 of 1039	73.6%	★★★★☆
2018	81.9	195 of 1109	82.4%	★★★★☆
2017	76.9	246 of 1106	77.8%	★★★★☆
2016	83.4	172 of 1079	84.1%	★★★★☆
2015	78.4	184 of 955	80.7%	★★★★☆
2014	79.8	211 of 1079	80.4%	★★★★☆
2013	80.7	171 of 1158	85.2%	★★★★☆
2012	82.8	145 of 1141	87.3%	★★★★☆
2011	85.4	124 of 1075	88.5%	★★★★☆
2010	89.1	74 of 1090	93.2%	★★★★★
2009	81.0	180 of 1062	83.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	66.4	155 of 607	74.5%	★★★★☆
2022	55.7	167 of 289	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.8	210 of 895	76.5%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	64.3	92 of 316	70.9%	★★★★☆
2022	63.7	88 of 270	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.0	151 of 620	75.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	68.7	103 of 451	77.2%	★★★★☆
2021	39.7	474 of 975	51.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	331 of 589	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.5	315 of 602	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	75.4	259 of 1219	78.8%	★★★★☆
2022	68.0	221 of 824	73.2%	★★★★☆
2021	79.3	234 of 1219	80.8%	★★★★☆
2019	67.5	248 of 862	71.2%	★★★★☆
2018	82.1	176 of 1023	82.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	52.4	211 of 496	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.7	397 of 1170	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.0	244 of 716	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.5	298 of 1198	75.1%	★★★★☆
2018	88.3	74 of 911	91.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	58.7	179 of 556	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.5	404 of 1116	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.8	549 of 820	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	340 of 626	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.9	354 of 628	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	70.9	303 of 1216	75.1%	★★★★☆
2022	68.8	215 of 830	74.1%	★★★★☆
2021	82.0	196 of 1220	83.9%	★★★★☆
2019	65.8	263 of 850	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	79.7	216 of 1032	79.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	36.3	446 of 617	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.7	280 of 444	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	67.5	231 of 1027	77.5%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	46.7	111 of 219	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.0	468 of 654	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	44.6	85 of 171	50.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	48.7	348 of 820	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.0	136 of 1201	88.7%	★★★★☆
2018	62.1	101 of 417	75.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	315 of 465	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.3	346 of 486	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	65.6	309 of 1024	69.8%	★★★★☆
2022	67.9	198 of 800	75.3%	★★★★☆
2021	74.4	238 of 1161	79.5%	★★★★☆
2019	47.7	327 of 595	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	67.1	238 of 720	66.9%	★★★☆☆

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 (2023)77th percentile~ school

African American (2023)74th percentile~ school

Asian (2023)71st percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)68th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2023)58th percentile-19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)57th percentile-4 vs school

Pacific Islander (2021)50th percentile-33 vs school

Native American (2023)49th percentile-27 vs school

Male (2025)46th percentile-15 vs school

Female (2025)44th percentile-17 vs school

White (2025)32nd percentile-29 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)28th percentile-49 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts48%+8 vs state

Mathematics47%+10 vs state

Science32%~ state avg

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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 3rd Grade	AASA English Language Arts 4th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 5th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th 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
Basha Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3535 S Basha Rd	Chandler	85248	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 883-4400	581	36	16.3		236 (40.6%)	31 (5.3%)	182 (31.3%)	48 (8.3%)	35 (6.0%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (8.3%)	54.2	353^rd of 909 public elementary schools	61.2%		55	365^th of 912 public elementary schools	60.0%	12	34.0	62.0	34.0	61.0	50.0	43.0	41.0	53.0	32.0	$9,414	$601	$76	$1,278	$8,489	$248	$8,737
Anna Marie Jacobson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1515 NW Jacaranda Pkwy	Chandler	85248	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 883-4100	651	33	19.7		294 (45.2%)	24 (3.7%)	185 (28.4%)	52 (8.0%)	34 (5.2%)	6 (0.9%)	56 (8.6%)	68.8	263^rd of 909 public elementary schools	71.1%		75.5	201^st of 912 public elementary schools	78.0%	62	45.0	63.0	46.0	64.0	54.0	67.0	53.0	58.0	30.0	$7,733	$704	$115	$1,522	$6,687	$228	$6,915
T. Dale Hancock Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2425 S Pleasant Dr	Chandler	85286	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 883-5900	667	44	15.1		241 (36.1%)	53 (7.9%)	272 (40.8%)	32 (4.8%)	29 (4.3%)	2 (0.3%)	38 (5.7%)	52.8	363^rd of 909 public elementary schools	60.1%		59.4	339^th of 912 public elementary schools	62.8%	24	48.0	44.0	40.0	47.0	54.0	22.0	59.0	34.0	47.0	$8,273	$652	$91	$1,395	$7,333	$198	$7,531
Chandler Traditional Academy - Independence	Public	PK, KG-6	1405 W Lake Dr	Sun Lakes	85248	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 224-2700	796	41	19.6		148 (18.6%)	21 (2.6%)	78 (9.8%)	500 (62.8%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.5%)	96.3	16^th of 909 public elementary schools	98.2%		96.4	17^th of 912 public elementary schools	98.1%	1	77.0	86.0	73.0	74.0	91.0	92.0	74.0	67.0	68.0	$6,127	$483	$62	$1,028	$5,345	$237	$5,582
Robert and Danell Tarwater Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2300 S Gardner Dr	Chandler	85286	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 883-4300	694	42	16.4		317 (45.7%)	36 (5.2%)	162 (23.3%)	86 (12.4%)	9 (1.3%)	8 (1.2%)	76 (11.0%)	58.5	329^th of 909 public elementary schools	63.8%		64.7	291^st of 912 public elementary schools	68.1%	38	49.0	58.0	56.0	42.0	40.0	50.0	46.0	35.0	47.0	$7,718	$743	$72	$1,557	$6,720	$184	$6,904
Ira A. Fulton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4750 S Sunland Dr	Chandler	85248	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 224-3300	502	34	14.9		283 (56.4%)	23 (4.6%)	104 (20.7%)	40 (8.0%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.8%)	68.8	264^th of 909 public elementary schools	71.0%		64.2	294^th of 912 public elementary schools	67.8%	30	52.0	59.0	50.0	50.0	49.0	45.0	58.0	56.0	52.0	$7,748	$556	$94	$1,207	$6,852	$246	$7,097
BASIS Chandler Primary- South Campus	Public, Charter	K-5	204 W. Chandler Heights Rd.	Chandler	85248	Maricopa County	BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 494-2200	488	32	15.2		32 (6.6%)	25 (5.1%)	18 (3.7%)	394 (80.7%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.9%)	96.2	18^th of 909 public elementary schools	98.0%		98.4	5^th of 912 public elementary schools	99.5%	13	84.0	76.0			88.0	75.0				$10,152	$305	$24	$633	$6,812	$3,012	$9,824
Santan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1550 E Chandler Heights Rd	Chandler	85249	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 883-4700	548	40	13.8		301 (54.9%)	24 (4.4%)	113 (20.6%)	37 (6.8%)	16 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (10.4%)	77	189^th of 909 public elementary schools	79.2%		78.8	176^th of 912 public elementary schools	80.7%	13	57.0	68.0	54.0	50.0	67.0	74.0	68.0	35.0	51.0	$9,109	$1,391	$104	$2,886	$7,387	$226	$7,614
Dr Howard K Conley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	500 S Arrowhead Dr	Chandler	85224	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 812-7000	667	50	13.4		127 (19.0%)	83 (12.4%)	309 (46.3%)	33 (4.9%)	46 (6.9%)	9 (1.3%)	60 (9.0%)	25.8	611^th of 909 public elementary schools	32.8%		25.9	625^th of 912 public elementary schools	31.5%	14	34.0	34.0	32.0	34.0	33.0	21.0	26.0	31.0	28.0	$10,080	$1,190	$243	$2,622	$8,432	$216	$8,648
San Marcos Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	451 W Frye Rd	Chandler	85225	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 883-4200	343	30	11.3		14 (4.1%)	30 (8.7%)	277 (80.8%)	5 (1.5%)	11 (3.2%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	18.5	721^st of 909 public elementary schools	20.7%					(n/a)	26.0	28.0			30.0					$12,382	$2,228	$283	$4,739	$9,557	$314	$9,872

Frequently Asked Questions about Basha Elementary

How many students attend Basha Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 581 students attended Basha Elementary.

What district is Basha Elementary in?

Chandler Unified District #80

What is the racial makeup of Basha Elementary?

Students at Basha Elementary are 41% White, 31% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 8% Two or more races, 6% American Indian, 5% African American.

What schools do graduates of Basha Elementary attend?

Students who attend Basha Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Santan Junior High School
High : Hamilton High School

Is Basha Elementary a good school?

Basha Elementary ranks 353^rd of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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