John M Andersen Junior High School

Summary:

John M Andersen Junior High School is a public middle school in Chandler, Arizona, serving grades 6-8 with a student population of 728. The school is part of the Chandler Unified District #80, which is ranked 94 out of 288 districts in the state.

Despite being part of a relatively high-performing district, John M Andersen Junior High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Arizona middle schools, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics significantly lower than the district and state averages. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rates for 6th, 7th, and 8th grades were 31%, 29%, and 21%, respectively, compared to the district's 62%, 58%, and 51%, and the state's 43%, 41%, and 35%. The school's performance on the AzSCI science assessment for 8th grade in 2022-2023 was also lower, with a 19% proficiency rate compared to the district's 41% and the state's 27%.

The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with some subgroups, such as Asian and Native American students, performing relatively better than others, like Hispanic, White, and Special Education students. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 63.87% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year, which is significantly higher than the nearby schools in the analysis. This suggests that the school may need to implement targeted interventions and support to address the specific needs of its diverse student population and ensure more equitable outcomes.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 1255 N Dobson Rd
       Chandler, AZ  85224-8549


(480) 883-5300

District: Chandler Unified District #80

SchoolDigger Rank:
431st of 550 Arizona Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,463 Help


Students who attend John M Andersen Junior High School usually attend:

High:    Chandler High School

Feeder schools for John M Andersen Junior High School:

Elementary:    Chandler Traditional Academy - Goodman
    Dr Howard K Conley Elementary School
    Hartford Sylvia Encinas Elementary
    John M Andersen Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  18.4 Help
Number of students:  743

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
57.2%
White:
19.9%
African American:
10.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  63.9% Help


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Compare Details John M Andersen Junior High School ranks worse than 78.4% of middle schools in Arizona. It also ranks last among 6 ranked middle schools in the Chandler Unified District #80. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 19.24. (See more...)
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Student Body
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Compare Details John M Andersen Junior High School has the smallest middle school student body size in the Chandler Unified District #80. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (57.2%), White (19.9%), African American (10.6%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at John M Andersen Junior High School is 18.4, which is the 2nd best among 6 middle 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 Junior High School is $8,463, which is the highest among 6 middle schools in the Chandler Unified District #80!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

John M Andersen Junior High School:

SchoolDigger ranks John M Andersen Junior High School 431st of 550 Arizona public middle schools. (See John M Andersen Junior High School in the ranking list.)

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Chandler Unified District #80:

SchoolDigger ranks Chandler Unified District #80 102nd of 297 Arizona school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for John M Andersen Junior High School

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Rank History for all students at John M Andersen Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 72.87 171st 663 74.2%
2010 67.61 206th 692 70.2%
2011 63.83 226th 685 67.0%
2012 61.33 278th 772 64.0%
2013 59.65 307th 787 61.0%
2014 57.46 276th 690 60.0%
2015 45.84 243rd 521 53.4%
2016 46.00 314th 677 53.6%
2017 40.90 353rd 695 49.2%
2018 43.28 362nd 711 49.1%
2019 31.21 382nd 605 36.9%
2021 42.85 396th 832 52.4%
2022 30.11 377th 605 37.7%
2023 34.14 502nd 854 41.2%
2024 19.24 431st 550 21.6%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at John M Andersen Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 48.19 298th 650 54.2%
2023 28.49 303rd 384 21.1%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at John M Andersen Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 52.25 86th 606 85.8%
2023 24.02 110th 145 24.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at John M Andersen Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.16 141st 178 20.8%
2021 41.74 404th 789 48.8%
2023 23.24 291st 363 19.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at John M Andersen Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.11 277th 503 44.9%
2022 32.23 243rd 369 34.1%
2023 33.01 461st 717 35.7%
2024 17.32 283rd 320 11.6%
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Rank History for Migrant students at John M Andersen Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 29.85 21st 29 27.6%
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Rank History for Homeless students at John M Andersen Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 74.26 14th 257 94.6%
2022 43.04 8th 12 33.3%
2023 33.21 40th 64 37.5%
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Rank History for Female students at John M Andersen Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.96 344th 624 44.9%
2019 26.63 332nd 466 28.8%
2021 47.87 340th 820 58.5%
2022 23.57 380th 494 23.1%
2023 34.47 474th 806 41.2%
2024 17.59 312th 386 19.2%
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Rank History for Foster Care students at John M Andersen Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 31.16 129th 166 22.3%
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Rank History for Male students at John M Andersen Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.87 335th 617 45.7%
2019 23.38 322nd 435 26.0%
2021 38.51 437th 818 46.6%
2022 26.11 343rd 476 27.9%
2023 32.40 509th 810 37.2%
2024 14.61 314th 370 15.1%
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Rank History for Asian students at John M Andersen Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 30.06 312th 404 22.8%
2023 15.89 233rd 247 5.7%
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Rank History for African American students at John M Andersen Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.71 47th 125 62.4%
2021 50.90 192nd 573 66.5%
2023 25.61 309th 400 22.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at John M Andersen Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.15 331st 543 39.0%
2019 25.74 290th 387 25.1%
2021 43.35 374th 802 53.4%
2022 28.40 269th 392 31.4%
2023 30.91 508th 760 33.2%
2024 15.99 289th 329 12.2%
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Rank History for Native American students at John M Andersen Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 41.26 187th 390 52.1%
2022 44.42 31st 49 36.7%
2023 59.68 51st 159 67.9%
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Rank History for Pacific Islander students at John M Andersen Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 45.69 49th 108 54.6%
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Rank History for White students at John M Andersen Junior High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.06 284th 436 34.9%
2019 24.22 258th 337 23.4%
2021 49.47 363rd 780 53.5%
2022 21.96 374th 446 16.1%
2023 40.14 384th 675 43.1%
2024 14.16 253rd 288 12.2%
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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.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for John M Andersen Junior High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 1133 1133
1990 872 37 24 272 31 n/a n/a -83 1153
1991 938 42 22 265 31 n/a n/a -76 1222
1992 796 31 25 273 27 n/a n/a 0 1152
1993 708 35 24 240 21 n/a n/a 0 1028
1994 669 33 30 247 20 n/a n/a 0 999
1995 715 33 36 265 13 n/a n/a 0 1062
1996 715 33 36 265 13 n/a n/a 0 1062
1997 742 38 32 281 8 n/a n/a 0 1101
1998 695 45 36 279 11 n/a n/a 0 1066
1999 613 30 39 263 11 n/a n/a 0 956
2000 596 38 37 256 7 n/a n/a 0 934
2001 598 59 38 285 11 n/a n/a 0 991
2004 615 80 64 401 15 n/a n/a 0 1175
2005 540 70 55 392 15 n/a n/a 0 1072
2006 526 68 52 391 16 n/a n/a 0 1053
2007 517 70 67 402 8 n/a n/a 0 1064
2008 474 64 66 393 17 n/a n/a 0 1014
2009 448 64 61 388 24 n/a n/a 0 985
2010 408 75 53 447 23 n/a n/a 0 1006
2011 398 61 48 422 21 0 0 0 950
2012 341 56 62 381 36 1 0 0 877
2013 360 71 58 418 34 0 4 0 945
2014 309 75 37 464 14 0 14 0 913
2015 298 76 32 472 27 2 17 0 924
2016 297 67 33 457 29 3 18 0 904
2017 293 76 36 474 27 5 28 0 939
2018 238 58 26 472 25 5 35 0 859
2019 250 64 24 486 24 5 35 0 888
2020 227 65 34 503 28 4 46 0 907
2021 204 67 38 514 32 6 44 0 905
2022 177 64 34 477 20 8 37 0 817
2023 153 66 34 428 15 4 28 0 728
2024 148 79 28 425 20 5 38 0 743

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 Junior High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 1133 53.5 21.1 n/a
1990 1153 59.6 19.3 n/a
1991 1222 59.8 20.4 n/a
1992 1152 59.5 19.3 n/a
1993 1028 56.5 18.2 n/a
1994 999 54.7 18.3 n/a
1995 1062 53.0 20.0 n/a
1996 1062 53.0 20.0 n/a
1997 1101 58.4 18.9 n/a
1998 1066 58.4 18.3 n/a
1999 956 48.5 19.7 n/a
2000 934 50.3 18.6 n/a
2001 991 52.5 18.9 n/a
2004 1175 54.0 21.8 34.9
2005 1072 54.5 19.7 82.6
2006 1053 56.3 18.7 38.9
2007 1064 58.4 18.2 32.8
2008 1014 55.8 18.2 35.9
2009 985 55.3 17.8 42.4
2010 1006 50.0 20.1 46.6
2011 950 48.0 19.7 43.5
2012 877 44.5 19.7 48.1
2013 945 49.0 19.2 56.1
2014 913 48.7 18.7 58.7
2015 924 47.0 19.6 64.7
2016 904 50.0 18.0 59.5
2017 939 49.3 19.0 63
2018 859 45.6 18.8 58.9
2019 888 44.6 19.9 58.9
2020 907 49.6 18.2 60.9
2021 905 49.7 18.2 n/a
2022 817 46.9 17.4 20.9
2023 728 41.5 17.5 63.9
2024 743 40.2 18.4 n/a

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 Junior High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 1133 53.5 21.1 n/a
1990 1153 59.6 19.3 n/a
1991 1222 59.8 20.4 n/a
1992 1152 59.5 19.3 n/a
1993 1028 56.5 18.2 n/a
1994 999 54.7 18.3 n/a
1995 1062 53.0 20.0 n/a
1996 1062 53.0 20.0 n/a
1997 1101 58.4 18.9 n/a
1998 1066 58.4 18.3 n/a
1999 956 48.5 19.7 n/a
2000 934 50.3 18.6 n/a
2001 991 52.5 18.9 n/a
2004 1175 54.0 21.8 34.9
2005 1072 54.5 19.7 82.6
2006 1053 56.3 18.7 38.9
2007 1064 58.4 18.2 32.8
2008 1014 55.8 18.2 35.9
2009 985 55.3 17.8 42.4
2010 1006 50.0 20.1 46.6
2011 950 48.0 19.7 43.5
2012 877 44.5 19.7 48.1
2013 945 49.0 19.2 56.1
2014 913 48.7 18.7 58.7
2015 924 47.0 19.6 64.7
2016 904 50.0 18.0 59.5
2017 939 49.3 19.0 63
2018 859 45.6 18.8 58.9
2019 888 44.6 19.9 58.9
2020 907 49.6 18.2 60.9
2021 905 49.7 18.2 n/a
2022 817 46.9 17.4 20.9
2023 728 41.5 17.5 63.9
2024 743 40.2 18.4 n/a

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 Junior High 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 $6,614 (84.5%) $707 (9.0%) $13,935 (178.0%) $268 (3.4%) $239 (3.1%) $507 (6.5%) $7,828
2020 $409 (5.9%) $33 (0.5%) $851 (12.2%) $5,854 (84.0%) $674 (9.7%) $6,528 (93.7%) $6,970
2021 $422 (5.4%) $51 (0.6%) $896 (11.4%) $6,363 (81.0%) $1,022 (13.0%) $7,386 (94.0%) $7,860
2022 $1,109 (13.1%) $116 (1.4%) $2,334 (27.6%) $7,024 (83.0%) $213 (2.5%) $7,238 (85.5%) $8,463

Data source: Arizona Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on John M Andersen Junior High School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

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Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
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Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 382nd of 605 Middle schoolsRanks 502nd of 854 Middle schools
 4.4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students888728
 18%
African American6466
 3.1%
American Indian2415
 37.5%
Asian2434
 41.7%
Hispanic486428
 11.9%
Pacific Islander54
 20%
White250153
 38.8%
Two or More Races3528
 20%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients58.9%63.9%
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Frequently Asked Questions about John M Andersen Junior High School

In the 2023-24 school year, 743 students attended John M Andersen Junior High School.

John M Andersen Junior High School ranks in the bottom 21.6% of Arizona middle schools.

Students who attend John M Andersen Junior High School usually go on to attend Chandler High School

Students at John M Andersen Junior High School are 57% Hispanic, 20% White, 11% African American, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 3% American Indian.


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