Middle · Arizona
John M Andersen Jr High School
John M Andersen Jr High School, a public middle school in Chandler, Arizona: grades 6–8, 772 students, 16.3 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Chandler Unified District #80 (4242).
Size and class size
Compared with middle schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.
- Students
- 772
- Teachers (FTE)
- 47.5
- Students per teacher
- 16.3
- Grades
- 6–8
- Middle
Fewer students per teacher than 64% of middle schools in Arizona
Median 18.1 · 208 schools compared
More students per teacher than 65% of middle schools in the US
Median 14.6 · 15,584 schools compared
Larger than 82% of middle schools in Arizona
Median 496 · 216 schools compared
Larger than 76% of middle schools in the US
Median 524 · 16,046 schools compared
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on Arizona's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
Arizona: 40%28%proficient
+1.9 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 62% of middle schools in Arizona
Median 33% · 200 middle schools compared
751 students tested, grades 6, 7, 8 · AASA; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
Arizona: 34%12%proficient
−4.8 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 85% of middle schools in Arizona
Median 23% · 176 middle schools compared
669 students tested, grades 7, 8 · AASA; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
What it offers
- Grades
- Middle · Grades 6–8
- Type
- District school · Regular
- Instruction
- In person
- Area
- Large city
Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Chandler Unified District #80 (4242).
Location
- Address
- 1255 N Dobson Rd, Chandler, AZ 85224
- Phone
- (480)883-5300
- City or town
- Chandler
- County
- Maricopa County
Nearby middle schools
The closest public middle schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6–8 | 907 | 17.7 | 90% | 87% | |
| 4–8 | 834 | 19.9 | 56% | 34% | |
| 4–8 | 759 | 16.5 | 43% | 23% | |
| 7–8 | 661 | 16.8 | 33% | 18% | |
| 4–8 | 565 | 18.1 | 51% | 28% | |
Rhodes Junior High SchoolFree meals for all | 7–9 | 599 | 18.7 | 23% | 11% |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.
Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.
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