Elementary Schools in Chandler Unified District #80

Summary:

The Chandler Unified District #80 in Arizona is home to 31 diverse elementary schools serving students from prekindergarten through 6th grade. The district's schools exhibit a wide range of academic performance, with several standout institutions ranking among the top in the state, while others struggle with lower proficiency rates.

The top-performing elementary schools in the district are the Knox Gifted Academy and Weinberg Gifted Academy, which consistently rank in the top 3 and 2 in Arizona, respectively. These schools boast exceptional test scores, with over 80% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and Mathematics. The Chandler Traditional Academy schools also perform very well, ranking in the top 200-300 elementary schools in the state, while Charlotte Patterson Elementary ranks in the top 100.

In contrast, some schools in the district, such as Frye Elementary and San Marcos Elementary, struggle with much lower proficiency rates. The district as a whole is ranked 94 out of 288 districts in Arizona and is rated 3 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger. These findings highlight the significant variation in educational quality within the Chandler Unified District #80, underscoring the importance of school choice for families in the area.

District Detail

1525 W Frye Rd
Chandler, AZ 85224-6178

(480) 812-7000

SchoolDigger Rank:
94^th of 288 Arizona districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 43,716

Primary Schools: 31
Middle Schools: 6
High Schools: 6
Alternative Schools: 1

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				AASA English Language Arts (2024)				AASA Mathematics (2024)				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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	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	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
Sanborn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	700 N Superstition Blvd	Chandler	85225	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 812-7300	507	37	13.8	62.7%	132 (26.0%)	31 (6.1%)	281 (55.4%)	21 (4.1%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.5%)	33.9	534^th of 904 public elementary schools	40.9%		36.4	726^th of 1245 public elementary schools	41.7%	192	46.0	43.0	23.0	34.0	45.0	35.0		24.0	$10,638	$1,399	$198	$2,996	$8,820	$221	$9,041
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	371	33	11.3	80.6%	21 (5.7%)	20 (5.4%)	309 (83.3%)	4 (1.1%)	8 (2.2%)	3 (0.8%)	6 (1.6%)								(n/a)	22.0				23.0				$12,382	$2,228	$283	$4,739	$9,557	$314	$9,872
Galveston Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	661 E Galveston St	Chandler	85225	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 812-6500	461	35	13.1	86.8%	16 (3.5%)	18 (3.9%)	417 (90.5%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	15.9	765^th of 904 public elementary schools	15.4%		26.6	874^th of 1245 public elementary schools	29.8%	109	26.0	16.0	29.0	35.0	21.0		17.0	24.0	$10,590	$1,423	$242	$3,088	$8,659	$266	$8,925
Hartford Sylvia Encinas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	700 N Hartford St	Chandler	85225	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 812-6700	760	46	16.3	85.0%	92 (12.1%)	31 (4.1%)	601 (79.1%)	18 (2.4%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.2%)	18.1	731^st of 904 public elementary schools	19.1%		41.6	641^st of 1245 public elementary schools	48.5%	90	25.0	36.0	26.0	31.0	25.0	20.0	24.0	25.0	$8,232	$1,136	$129	$2,401	$6,761	$206	$6,967
Knox Gifted Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	700 W Orchid Ln	Chandler	85225	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 812-6100	672	37	18.4	5.8%	204 (30.4%)	9 (1.3%)	71 (10.6%)	339 (50.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (7.3%)	99.1	3^rd of 904 public elementary schools	99.7%		99.6	1^st of 1245 public elementary schools	99.9%	2	85.0	98.0	95.0	96.0	82.0	92.0	86.0	91.0	$6,979	$600	$86	$1,286	$5,910	$383	$6,293
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	681	49	13.9	55.9%	160 (23.5%)	80 (11.7%)	299 (43.9%)	37 (5.4%)	48 (7.0%)	3 (0.4%)	54 (7.9%)	25.4	620^th of 904 public elementary schools	31.4%		50	550^th of 1245 public elementary schools	55.8%	70	29.0	41.0	31.0	45.0	16.0	18.0	28.0	32.0	$10,080	$1,190	$243	$2,622	$8,432	$216	$8,648
Frye Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	801 E Frye Rd	Chandler	85225	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 812-6400	578	40	14.4	83.9%	39 (6.7%)	58 (10.0%)	432 (74.7%)	7 (1.2%)	14 (2.4%)	4 (0.7%)	24 (4.2%)	10.1	861^st of 904 public elementary schools	4.8%		19.1	1018^th of 1245 public elementary schools	18.2%	157	18.0	27.0	20.0	21.0	21.0				$10,922	$1,595	$222	$3,411	$8,840	$265	$9,105
John M Andersen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1350 N Pennington Dr	Chandler	85224	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 812-6000	450	33	13.6	59.8%	141 (31.3%)	18 (4.0%)	213 (47.3%)	28 (6.2%)	14 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (7.8%)	35.1	521^st of 904 public elementary schools	42.4%		38.9	694^th of 1245 public elementary schools	44.3%	173	35.0	47.0	21.0		36.0	45.0			$9,978	$698	$273	$1,669	$8,752	$255	$9,007
Chandler Traditional Academy-Humphrey	Public	PK, KG-6	125 S 132nd St	Chandler	85225	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 812-6800	467	35	13.3	31.7%	217 (46.5%)	24 (5.1%)	150 (32.1%)	20 (4.3%)	5 (1.1%)	4 (0.9%)	47 (10.1%)	67.9	264^th of 904 public elementary schools	70.8%		69.8	340^th of 1245 public elementary schools	72.7%	76	48.0	58.0	46.0	65.0	52.0	49.0	56.0	49.0	$10,111	$580	$77	$1,237	$9,077	$377	$9,454
Shumway Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	1325 N Shumway Ave	Chandler	85225	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 812-7400	476	41	11.5	62.0%	130 (27.3%)	36 (7.6%)	237 (49.8%)	27 (5.7%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.8%)	23.2	652^nd of 904 public elementary schools	27.9%		37.2	719^th of 1245 public elementary schools	42.2%	67	24.0	40.0	23.0	38.0	27.0	32.0			$10,611	$1,306	$183	$2,796	$8,928	$193	$9,122
Chandler Traditional Academy - Goodman	Public	PK, KG-6	2600 W Knox Rd	Chandler	85224	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 812-6900	642	34	19.1	20.7%	246 (38.3%)	32 (5.0%)	155 (24.1%)	150 (23.4%)	10 (1.6%)	5 (0.8%)	44 (6.9%)	82	151^st of 904 public elementary schools	83.3%		90.4	113^th of 1245 public elementary schools	90.9%	38	68.0	75.0	63.0	51.0	80.0	62.0	53.0	50.0	$6,799	$537	$92	$1,165	$5,997	$174	$6,170
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	675	37	18.4	21.9%	325 (48.1%)	40 (5.9%)	175 (25.9%)	60 (8.9%)	23 (3.4%)	5 (0.7%)	47 (7.0%)	78	181^st of 904 public elementary schools	80.0%		86.7	159^th of 1245 public elementary schools	87.2%	22	63.0	59.0	47.0	76.0	57.0	52.0	55.0	72.0	$7,733	$704	$115	$1,522	$6,687	$228	$6,915
Rudy G Bologna Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1625 E Frye Rd	Chandler	85225	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 883-4000	471	36	13.2	69.9%	111 (23.6%)	38 (8.1%)	276 (58.6%)	11 (2.3%)	9 (1.9%)	7 (1.5%)	19 (4.0%)								(n/a)			26.0	31.0					$11,926	$1,831	$284	$3,945	$9,495	$316	$9,811
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	787	43	18.1	16.9%	373 (47.4%)	37 (4.7%)	174 (22.1%)	90 (11.4%)	10 (1.3%)	6 (0.8%)	97 (12.3%)	64.7	282^nd of 904 public elementary schools	68.8%		85.3	178^th of 1245 public elementary schools	85.7%	104	54.0	65.0	46.0	72.0	51.0	41.0	39.0	47.0	$7,718	$743	$72	$1,557	$6,720	$184	$6,904
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	607	41	14.6	19.9%	298 (49.1%)	36 (5.9%)	152 (25.0%)	51 (8.4%)	27 (4.4%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (6.9%)	54.7	366^th of 904 public elementary schools	59.5%		74.8	294^th of 1245 public elementary schools	76.4%	72	63.0	48.0	40.0	61.0	43.0	27.0	45.0	44.0	$9,414	$601	$76	$1,278	$8,489	$248	$8,737
Jane D. Hull Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2424 E Maren Dr	Chandler	85249	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 883-4500	529	31	17.2	20.8%	288 (54.4%)	22 (4.2%)	123 (23.3%)	33 (6.2%)	22 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (7.6%)	64.3	287^th of 904 public elementary schools	68.3%		74.5	295^th of 1245 public elementary schools	76.3%	8	47.0	61.0	54.0	60.0	56.0	35.0	46.0	49.0	$9,821	$1,010	$163	$2,184	$8,334	$313	$8,647
Chandler Traditional Academy - Liberty Campus	Public	PK, KG-6	550 N Emmett Dr	Chandler	85225	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 883-4900	737	41	17.9	14.9%	270 (36.6%)	36 (4.9%)	273 (37.0%)	95 (12.9%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (8.0%)	77.1	191^st of 904 public elementary schools	78.9%		87	155^th of 1245 public elementary schools	87.6%	36	57.0	62.0	54.0	70.0	72.0	48.0	48.0	58.0	$7,069	$569	$135	$1,272	$6,118	$248	$6,365
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	685	40	17.3	35.8%	262 (38.2%)	50 (7.3%)	278 (40.6%)	40 (5.8%)	23 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.7%)	60.5	327^th of 904 public elementary schools	63.8%		78.1	250^th of 1245 public elementary schools	79.9%	77	50.0	65.0	45.0	61.0	53.0	41.0	35.0	44.0	$8,273	$652	$91	$1,395	$7,333	$198	$7,531
Navarrete Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6490 S Sun Groves Blvd	Chandler	85249	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 883-4800	461	29	15.7	22.8%	255 (55.3%)	25 (5.4%)	126 (27.3%)	10 (2.2%)	20 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.2%)	61	320^th of 904 public elementary schools	64.6%		70.6	331^st of 1245 public elementary schools	73.4%	11	56.0	57.0	54.0	59.0	52.0	42.0	47.0	26.0	$10,007	$1,380	$108	$2,869	$8,259	$259	$8,518
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	651	42	15.5	14.9%	384 (59.0%)	34 (5.2%)	110 (16.9%)	55 (8.4%)	16 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (8.0%)	79.8	164^th of 904 public elementary schools	81.9%		89.5	125^th of 1245 public elementary schools	90.0%	39	59.0	59.0	54.0	69.0	73.0	46.0	64.0	60.0	$9,109	$1,391	$104	$2,886	$7,387	$226	$7,614
Audrey & Robert Ryan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	4600 S Bright Angel Way	Chandler	85249	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 224-3200	612	35	17.4	10.9%	395 (64.5%)	15 (2.5%)	98 (16.0%)	54 (8.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (8.0%)	83.4	143^rd of 904 public elementary schools	84.2%		93	70^th of 1245 public elementary schools	94.4%	73	57.0	81.0	62.0	72.0	57.0	57.0	52.0	75.0	$8,753	$933	$79	$1,945	$7,457	$284	$7,741
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	820	40	20.7	2.9%	204 (24.9%)	24 (2.9%)	87 (10.6%)	455 (55.5%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.2%)	96.4	19^th of 904 public elementary schools	97.9%		98.3	8^th of 1245 public elementary schools	99.4%	11	85.0	88.0	78.0	77.0	96.0	84.0	80.0	60.0	$6,127	$483	$62	$1,028	$5,345	$237	$5,582
Haley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3401 S Layton Lakes Blvd	Chandler	85286	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 224-3500	765	45	17.1	10.8%	490 (64.1%)	23 (3.0%)	155 (20.3%)	42 (5.5%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (6.7%)	78.7	175^th of 904 public elementary schools	80.6%		90	119^th of 1245 public elementary schools	90.4%	56	60.0	72.0	58.0	62.0	70.0	72.0	57.0	32.0	$7,286	$543	$78	$1,163	$6,459	$206	$6,665
John & Carol Carlson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5400 S White Dr	Chandler	85249	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 224-3800	649	40	16.2	6.8%	419 (64.6%)	27 (4.2%)	119 (18.3%)	37 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (7.2%)	88.6	82^nd of 904 public elementary schools	90.9%		91.5	89^th of 1245 public elementary schools	92.9%	7	72.0	70.0	65.0	70.0	80.0	66.0	62.0	53.0	$8,861	$731	$88	$1,550	$7,804	$238	$8,042
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	590	34	17.6	9.8%	369 (62.5%)	22 (3.7%)	101 (17.1%)	50 (8.5%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (7.1%)	68.5	260^th of 904 public elementary schools	71.2%		79.1	239^th of 1245 public elementary schools	80.8%	21	57.0	62.0	43.0	69.0	53.0	38.0	49.0	60.0	$7,748	$556	$94	$1,207	$6,852	$246	$7,097
Dr. Gary and Annette Auxier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	22700 S Power Rd	Queen Creek	85142	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 424-8400	673	43	15.5	17.8%	430 (63.9%)	13 (1.9%)	159 (23.6%)	14 (2.1%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (7.4%)	62.5	306^th of 904 public elementary schools	66.2%		75.8	284^th of 1245 public elementary schools	77.2%	22	52.0	47.0	63.0	60.0	46.0	44.0	47.0	43.0	$8,326	$763	$82	$1,609	$7,234	$247	$7,481
Robert J.C. Rice Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1290 E Ocotillo Rd	Gilbert	85298	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 424-8500	760	44	17.4	10.9%	500 (65.8%)	12 (1.6%)	144 (18.9%)	48 (6.3%)	9 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (6.1%)	80.7	157^th of 904 public elementary schools	82.6%		88.2	142^nd of 1245 public elementary schools	88.6%	15	65.0	80.0	53.0	63.0	74.0	64.0	49.0	46.0	$8,523	$694	$147	$1,536	$7,420	$262	$7,682
Riggs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6930 S Seville Blvd W	Gilbert	85298	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 224-3400	833	48	17.2	11.8%	580 (69.6%)	15 (1.8%)	157 (18.8%)	19 (2.3%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (6.8%)	71.3	235^th of 904 public elementary schools	74.0%		86	171^st of 1245 public elementary schools	86.3%	64	48.0	64.0	57.0	54.0	58.0	56.0	51.0	48.0	$8,192	$690	$86	$1,466	$7,209	$208	$7,416
Chandler Traditional Academy-Freedom	Public	PK, KG-6	6040 S Joslyn Ln	Gilbert	85298	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 224-2600	619	35	17.9	8.9%	335 (54.1%)	25 (4.0%)	125 (20.2%)	76 (12.3%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	53 (8.6%)	87.9	90^th of 904 public elementary schools	90.0%		91.2	96^th of 1245 public elementary schools	92.3%	6	62.0	68.0	68.0	69.0	76.0	63.0	69.0	55.0	$8,791	$846	$92	$1,784	$7,613	$239	$7,852
Weinberg Gifted Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	5245 S Val Vista Dr	Gilbert	85298	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 812-6600	608	32	18.7	3.0%	364 (59.9%)	5 (0.8%)	50 (8.2%)	139 (22.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (8.1%)	99.3	2^nd of 904 public elementary schools	99.8%		99.3	2^nd of 1245 public elementary schools	99.8%		95.0	94.0	89.0	92.0	90.0	94.0	84.0	89.0	$6,816	$588	$95	$1,271	$5,818	$314	$6,133
Charlotte Patterson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7520 S Adora Blvd	Gilbert	85298	Maricopa County	Chandler Unified District #80	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 224-3600	851	48	17.7	8.0%	557 (65.5%)	22 (2.6%)	174 (20.4%)	29 (3.4%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	63 (7.4%)	86.9	100^th of 904 public elementary schools	88.9%		92.3	81^st of 1245 public elementary schools	93.5%	19	66.0	71.0	63.0	82.0	65.0	61.0	54.0	65.0	$7,317	$631	$73	$1,336	$6,350	$262	$6,612

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
BASIS Charter Schools Inc.	0.8 mi	1	1^st
LEAD Charter Schools	0.83 mi	5	131^st
Fit Kids Inc. dba Champion Schools	1.13 mi	3	203^rd
Legacy Traditional School - North Chandler	1.27 mi	1	128^th
East Valley Institute of Technology	1.48 mi	51

Elementary Schools in Chandler Unified District #80

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