John M Andersen Elementary School

Summary:

John M Andersen Elementary School is a public elementary school in Chandler, Arizona, serving around 450 students in grades PK-6 as part of the Chandler Unified District #80.

While the school has a diverse student population, with Hispanic students making up the largest group, its academic performance has consistently lagged behind the district and state averages. On the AASA English Language Arts and Mathematics assessments, the school's proficiency rates were around 35% and 36% respectively in 3rd grade, compared to the district's 55% and 56%, and the state's 39% and 43%. The school's statewide ranking has also remained in the bottom half of Arizona elementary schools in recent years. However, the school's special education students have shown strong performance, ranking in the top 30% of Arizona elementary schools in this category.

Interestingly, nearby Chandler Traditional Academy - Goodman and Knox Gifted Academy, both part of the Chandler Unified District, have significantly outperformed John M Andersen Elementary, with proficiency rates often 20-30 percentage points higher and statewide rankings in the top 10% and top 1% of Arizona elementary schools, respectively. These higher-performing schools also tend to have lower percentages of Hispanic and low-income students compared to John M Andersen Elementary.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-6

 1350 N Pennington Dr
       Chandler, AZ  85224-8571


(480) 812-6000

District: Chandler Unified District #80

SchoolDigger Rank:
521st of 904 Arizona Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,978 Help


Students who attend John M Andersen Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    John M Andersen Junior High School
High:    Chandler High School

Student/teacher ratio:  13.6 Help
Number of students:  450

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
47.3%
White:
31.3%
Two or more races:
7.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  59.8% Help


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Compare Details John M Andersen Elementary School ranks worse than 57.6% of elementary schools in Arizona. It also ranks 23rd among 29 ranked elementary schools in the Chandler Unified District #80. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 35.07. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (47.3%), White (31.3%), two or more races (7.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 59.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at John M Andersen Elementary School is 13.6, which is the 6th best among 29 elementary schools in the Chandler Unified District #80. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at John M Andersen Elementary School is $9,978, which is the 10th highest among 29 elementary schools in the Chandler Unified District #80.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

John M Andersen Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks John M Andersen Elementary School 521st of 904 Arizona public elementary schools. (See John M Andersen Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Chandler Unified District #80:

SchoolDigger ranks Chandler Unified District #80 94th of 288 Arizona school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for John M Andersen Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at John M Andersen Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 75.86 266th 1062 75.0%
2010 68.44 353rd 1090 67.6%
2011 54.46 477th 1075 55.6%
2012 59.78 458th 1141 59.9%
2013 64.88 394th 1158 66.0%
2014 54.25 502nd 1079 53.5%
2015 29.54 639th 955 33.1%
2016 33.41 682nd 1079 36.8%
2017 27.68 780th 1106 29.5%
2018 33.06 710th 1109 36.0%
2019 22.29 802nd 1039 22.8%
2021 57.49 467th 1226 61.9%
2022 36.98 575th 1000 42.5%
2023 38.89 694th 1245 44.3%
2024 35.07 521st 904 42.4%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at John M Andersen Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 25.48 844th 1027 17.8%
2022 5.00 443rd 444 0.2%
2023 27.17 525th 617 14.9%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at John M Andersen Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 38.86 826th 975 15.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at John M Andersen Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.99 225th 417 46.0%
2021 57.70 321st 1201 73.3%
2023 33.77 543rd 820 33.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at John M Andersen Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.72 517th 820 37.0%
2022 40.86 378th 618 38.8%
2023 32.86 751st 1116 32.7%
2024 40.52 299th 546 45.2%
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Rank History for Homeless students at John M Andersen Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 64.79 49th 423 88.4%
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Rank History for Female students at John M Andersen Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.15 646th 1023 36.9%
2019 20.84 683rd 862 20.8%
2021 56.71 460th 1219 62.3%
2022 31.73 585th 824 29.0%
2023 34.24 741st 1219 39.2%
2024 43.88 322nd 593 45.7%
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Rank History for Military Connected students at John M Andersen Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 58.99 39th 101 61.4%
2023 42.36 96th 145 33.8%
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Rank History for Male students at John M Andersen Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.81 706th 1032 31.6%
2019 17.47 714th 850 16.0%
2021 56.45 464th 1220 62.0%
2023 40.08 658th 1216 45.9%
2024 16.35 516th 609 15.3%
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Rank History for Asian students at John M Andersen Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 41.77 419th 620 32.4%
2022 64.79 84th 270 68.9%
2023 8.56 312th 316 1.3%
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Rank History for African American students at John M Andersen Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 37.89 528th 895 41.0%
2023 58.79 223rd 607 63.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at John M Andersen Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.46 630th 911 30.8%
2019 29.38 488th 709 31.2%
2021 58.30 406th 1198 66.1%
2022 45.04 396th 716 44.7%
2023 33.98 764th 1170 34.7%
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Rank History for Native American students at John M Andersen Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 39.98 351st 654 46.3%
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Rank History for Pacific Islander students at John M Andersen Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 58.11 52nd 171 69.6%
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Rank History for White students at John M Andersen Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.72 591st 720 17.9%
2019 16.53 541st 595 9.1%
2021 71.33 283rd 1161 75.6%
2022 40.75 496th 800 38.0%
2023 46.78 535th 1024 47.8%
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Data source: test scores: Arizona Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Data source: Arizona Department of Education

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Enrollment information for John M Andersen Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 685 3 22 42 6 n/a n/a -6 752
1989 615 8 15 41 5 n/a n/a -231 453
1990 416 6 14 25 4 n/a n/a 43 508
1991 457 8 15 51 1 n/a n/a 35 567
1992 482 10 16 58 5 n/a n/a -1 570
1993 574 16 20 68 4 n/a n/a 0 682
1994 624 21 23 72 3 n/a n/a 0 743
1995 686 16 39 96 1 n/a n/a 0 838
1996 686 16 39 96 1 n/a n/a 0 838
1997 538 8 37 77 1 n/a n/a 0 661
1998 501 20 32 85 2 n/a n/a 0 640
1999 491 19 37 79 1 n/a n/a 0 627
2000 448 18 32 90 1 n/a n/a 0 589
2001 397 27 35 94 1 n/a n/a 0 554
2004 361 29 44 103 0 n/a n/a 0 537
2005 392 38 64 110 6 n/a n/a 0 610
2006 338 36 57 127 5 n/a n/a 0 563
2007 344 31 53 125 6 n/a n/a 0 559
2008 320 38 58 132 13 n/a n/a 0 561
2009 306 40 59 142 17 n/a n/a 0 564
2010 323 46 57 155 15 n/a n/a 0 596
2011 323 52 45 147 18 0 1 0 586
2012 316 31 49 154 14 0 2 0 566
2013 292 44 33 210 21 0 6 0 606
2014 275 32 32 233 17 0 19 0 608
2015 232 37 32 304 22 3 22 0 652
2016 207 39 26 281 25 4 35 0 617
2017 165 49 31 299 27 4 42 0 617
2018 176 47 26 258 22 5 35 0 569
2019 175 50 34 269 21 5 34 0 588
2020 206 38 27 228 20 4 45 0 568
2021 150 32 27 233 14 4 37 0 497
2022 139 26 33 226 11 1 36 0 472
2023 141 18 28 213 14 1 35 0 450

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at John M Andersen Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 752 30.0 25.0 n/a
1989 453 22.0 20.5 n/a
1990 508 24.5 20.7 n/a
1991 567 28.7 19.7 n/a
1992 570 27.0 21.1 n/a
1993 682 29.5 23.1 n/a
1994 743 32.4 22.9 n/a
1995 838 34.3 24.4 n/a
1996 838 34.3 24.4 n/a
1997 661 29.7 22.3 n/a
1998 640 28.7 22.3 n/a
1999 627 28.2 22.2 n/a
2000 589 30.6 19.2 n/a
2001 554 28.6 19.4 n/a
2004 537 27.6 19.5 25
2005 610 30.3 20.1 39.3
2006 563 30.0 18.8 23.3
2007 559 30.0 18.6 17.7
2008 561 29.0 19.3 21.2
2009 564 30.5 18.5 30.3
2010 596 30.5 19.5 34.4
2011 586 31.0 18.9 37.7
2012 566 26.5 21.3 34.8
2013 606 28.0 21.6 46.7
2014 608 31.0 19.6 55.8
2015 652 31.0 21.0 58.7
2016 617 31.0 19.9 52.7
2017 617 31.0 19.9 59
2018 569 33.0 17.2 53.8
2019 588 33.4 17.6 51.7
2020 568 34.8 16.3 56.9
2021 497 27.4 18.1 n/a
2022 472 30.4 15.5 23.5
2023 450 33.0 13.6 59.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio John M Andersen Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 752 30.0 25.0 n/a
1989 453 22.0 20.5 n/a
1990 508 24.5 20.7 n/a
1991 567 28.7 19.7 n/a
1992 570 27.0 21.1 n/a
1993 682 29.5 23.1 n/a
1994 743 32.4 22.9 n/a
1995 838 34.3 24.4 n/a
1996 838 34.3 24.4 n/a
1997 661 29.7 22.3 n/a
1998 640 28.7 22.3 n/a
1999 627 28.2 22.2 n/a
2000 589 30.6 19.2 n/a
2001 554 28.6 19.4 n/a
2004 537 27.6 19.5 25
2005 610 30.3 20.1 39.3
2006 563 30.0 18.8 23.3
2007 559 30.0 18.6 17.7
2008 561 29.0 19.3 21.2
2009 564 30.5 18.5 30.3
2010 596 30.5 19.5 34.4
2011 586 31.0 18.9 37.7
2012 566 26.5 21.3 34.8
2013 606 28.0 21.6 46.7
2014 608 31.0 19.6 55.8
2015 652 31.0 21.0 58.7
2016 617 31.0 19.9 52.7
2017 617 31.0 19.9 59
2018 569 33.0 17.2 53.8
2019 588 33.4 17.6 51.7
2020 568 34.8 16.3 56.9
2021 497 27.4 18.1 n/a
2022 472 30.4 15.5 23.5
2023 450 33.0 13.6 59.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for John M Andersen Elementary School

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YearPersonnel Expenditures from Federal FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from Federal FundsTotal Expenditures from Federal FundsPersonnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $7,265 (86.1%) $678 (8.0%) $15,208 (180.3%) $232 (2.8%) $258 (3.1%) $490 (5.8%) $8,434
2020 $330 (4.2%) $81 (1.0%) $742 (9.4%) $7,045 (89.7%) $400 (5.1%) $7,444 (94.8%) $7,856
2021 $360 (4.1%) $66 (0.8%) $785 (9.0%) $7,448 (85.5%) $836 (9.6%) $8,284 (95.1%) $8,710
2022 $698 (7.0%) $272 (2.7%) $1,668 (16.7%) $8,752 (87.7%) $255 (2.6%) $9,007 (90.3%) $9,978

Data source: Arizona Department of Education
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Rankings

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Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 802nd of 1039 Elementary schoolsRanks 694th of 1245 Elementary schools
 21.4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students588450
 23.5%
African American5018
 64%
American Indian2114
 33.3%
Asian3428
 17.6%
Hispanic269213
 20.8%
Pacific Islander51
 80%
White175141
 19.4%
Two or More Races3435
 2.9%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients51.7%59.8%
 8.1%


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Frequently Asked Questions about John M Andersen Elementary School

In the 2022-23 school year, 450 students attended John M Andersen Elementary School.

Students who attend John M Andersen Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : John M Andersen Junior High School
High : Chandler High School

Students at John M Andersen Elementary School are 47% Hispanic, 31% White, 8% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 4% African American, 3% American Indian.

John M Andersen Elementary School ranks 521st of 904 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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