Willie & Coy Payne Junior High

Summary:

Willie & Coy Payne Junior High is a public middle school located in Queen Creek, Arizona, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 1,143 students. The school is part of the Chandler Unified District #80, which is ranked 94 out of 288 districts in Arizona and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Willie & Coy Payne Junior High consistently outperforms the Chandler Unified District and the state of Arizona in academic proficiency across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school had 69% of 7th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 58% for the district and 41% for the state. Similarly, in 8th-grade Mathematics, the school had 53% proficiency, while the district and state had 47% and 28%, respectively. Over the past several years, the school has maintained a strong statewide ranking, consistently placing in the top 20% of Arizona middle schools, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The student population at Willie & Coy Payne Junior High is relatively diverse, with a majority White (67.19%) student body, followed by Hispanic (18.72%), Asian (3.76%), and African American (3.67%) students. The school has also maintained very low dropout rates over the past several years, ranging from 0.6% to 1.3%, which are significantly lower than the state average. While Willie & Coy Payne Junior High outperforms the nearby Willis Junior High School and Santan Junior High School in academic proficiency, the nearby Sossaman Middle School and Queen Creek Junior High School also demonstrate strong academic performance, suggesting a high level of educational quality in the region.


Detail:

Public 7-8

 7655 S Higley Rd
       Queen Creek, AZ  85142-8208


(480) 224-2400

District: Chandler Unified District #80

SchoolDigger Rank:
73rd of 533 Arizona Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $6,644 Help


Feeder schools for Willie & Coy Payne Junior High:

Elementary:    Audrey & Robert Ryan Elementary
    Charlotte Patterson Elementary
    John & Carol Carlson Elementary
    Navarrete Elementary
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Student/teacher ratio:  20.4 Help
Number of students:  1,143

Racial breakdown:

White:
67.2%
Hispanic:
18.7%
Two or more races:
4.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  10.9% Help


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Compare Details Willie & Coy Payne Junior High ranks better than 86.3% of middle schools in Arizona. It also ranks 2nd 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 82.6. (See more...)
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (67.2%), Hispanic (18.7%), two or more races (4.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 10.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Willie & Coy Payne Junior High is 20.4. 4 middle schools in the Chandler Unified District #80 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Willie & Coy Payne Junior High is $6,644, which is the lowest among 6 middle schools in the Chandler Unified District #80!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Willie & Coy Payne Junior High:

SchoolDigger ranks Willie & Coy Payne Junior High 73rd of 533 Arizona public middle schools. (See Willie & Coy Payne Junior High 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 Willie & Coy Payne Junior High

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Rank History for all students at Willie & Coy Payne Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 89.14 36th 663 94.6%
2010 89.67 40th 692 94.2%
2011 89.25 42nd 685 93.9%
2012 78.57 132nd 772 82.9%
2013 85.60 59th 787 92.5%
2014 88.45 62nd 690 91.0%
2015 85.46 62nd 521 88.1%
2016 84.05 93rd 677 86.3%
2017 77.13 125th 695 82.0%
2018 85.32 82nd 711 88.5%
2019 75.68 137th 605 77.4%
2021 83.00 111th 832 86.7%
2022 66.79 175th 605 71.1%
2023 83.50 102nd 854 88.1%
2024 82.60 73rd 533 86.3%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Willie & Coy Payne Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 60.07 190th 650 70.8%
2023 64.54 104th 384 72.9%
2024 64.13 5th 19 73.7%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Willie & Coy Payne Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 56.93 46th 606 92.4%
2023 76.43 22nd 145 84.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Willie & Coy Payne Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.70 59th 178 66.9%
2021 60.04 125th 789 84.2%
2023 44.19 150th 363 58.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Willie & Coy Payne Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.69 105th 503 79.1%
2023 77.43 85th 717 88.1%
2024 68.57 63rd 314 79.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Willie & Coy Payne Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 86.19 62nd 624 90.1%
2019 72.23 113th 466 75.8%
2021 78.31 137th 820 83.3%
2022 57.17 194th 494 60.7%
2023 80.58 117th 806 85.5%
2024 75.37 70th 379 81.5%
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Rank History for Foster Care students at Willie & Coy Payne Junior High

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 Military Connected students at Willie & Coy Payne Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 38.66 52nd 68 23.5%
2023 19.19 103rd 110 6.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Willie & Coy Payne Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.53 100th 617 83.8%
2019 68.91 119th 435 72.6%
2021 83.78 95th 818 88.4%
2022 64.58 137th 476 71.2%
2023 84.47 83rd 810 89.8%
2024 76.80 59th 356 83.4%
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Rank History for Asian students at Willie & Coy Payne Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.09 24th 42 42.9%
2021 66.01 120th 404 70.3%
2022 51.98 94th 192 51.0%
2023 79.33 37th 247 85.0%
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Rank History for African American students at Willie & Coy Payne Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 89.95 6th 125 95.2%
2021 64.50 93rd 573 83.8%
2023 48.25 175th 400 56.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Willie & Coy Payne Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 83.82 56th 543 89.7%
2019 75.22 77th 387 80.1%
2021 74.60 118th 802 85.3%
2022 59.65 136th 392 65.3%
2023 86.48 55th 760 92.8%
2024 74.79 51st 322 84.2%
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Rank History for Native American students at Willie & Coy Payne Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 35.15 249th 390 36.2%
2023 72.67 34th 159 78.6%
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Rank History for Pacific Islander students at Willie & Coy Payne Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 59.42 18th 108 83.3%
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Rank History for White students at Willie & Coy Payne Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.39 98th 436 77.5%
2019 59.72 131st 337 61.1%
2021 74.66 145th 780 81.4%
2022 45.20 261st 446 41.5%
2023 70.06 145th 675 78.5%
2024 67.68 68th 273 75.1%
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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 Willie & Coy Payne Junior High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2006 573 29 24 130 9 n/a n/a 0 765
2007 729 40 47 154 11 n/a n/a 0 981
2008 777 67 54 150 11 n/a n/a 0 1059
2009 754 77 64 148 4 n/a n/a 0 1047
2010 815 64 69 185 6 n/a n/a 0 1139
2011 900 66 63 167 11 1 1 0 1209
2012 979 75 78 179 13 0 0 0 1324
2013 1013 73 75 186 14 2 9 0 1372
2014 1059 74 71 188 7 1 17 0 1417
2015 1119 74 73 208 11 4 29 0 1518
2016 830 46 53 172 19 1 20 0 1141
2017 768 44 41 135 17 1 17 0 1023
2018 778 44 38 166 14 2 18 0 1060
2019 817 52 34 162 16 2 34 0 1117
2020 890 60 42 166 19 0 51 0 1228
2021 848 47 45 211 11 3 55 0 1220
2022 791 36 44 217 12 3 56 0 1159
2023 768 42 43 214 19 3 54 0 1143

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

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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 Willie & Coy Payne Junior High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2006 765 26.8 28.5 13.7
2007 981 39.3 25.0 10
2008 1059 45.0 23.5 9.6
2009 1047 51.1 20.5 16
2010 1139 53.6 21.2 18.5
2011 1209 53.6 22.5 17.2
2012 1324 59.7 22.1 16
2013 1372 64.6 21.2 19.2
2014 1417 66.6 21.2 16
2015 1518 71.0 21.3 16.2
2016 1141 59.0 19.3 11.5
2017 1023 50.3 20.3 15
2018 1060 49.7 21.3 10.9
2019 1117 56.8 19.6 9.9
2020 1228 58.6 20.9 9.9
2021 1220 50.6 24.0 n/a
2022 1159 56.2 20.6 3.1
2023 1143 55.7 20.4 10.9

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 Willie & Coy Payne Junior High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2006 765 26.8 28.5 13.7
2007 981 39.3 25.0 10
2008 1059 45.0 23.5 9.6
2009 1047 51.1 20.5 16
2010 1139 53.6 21.2 18.5
2011 1209 53.6 22.5 17.2
2012 1324 59.7 22.1 16
2013 1372 64.6 21.2 19.2
2014 1417 66.6 21.2 16
2015 1518 71.0 21.3 16.2
2016 1141 59.0 19.3 11.5
2017 1023 50.3 20.3 15
2018 1060 49.7 21.3 10.9
2019 1117 56.8 19.6 9.9
2020 1228 58.6 20.9 9.9
2021 1220 50.6 24.0 n/a
2022 1159 56.2 20.6 3.1
2023 1143 55.7 20.4 10.9

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 Willie & Coy Payne Junior High

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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 $6,146 (84.3%) $679 (9.3%) $12,971 (177.9%) $211 (2.9%) $253 (3.5%) $464 (6.4%) $7,290
2020 $97 (1.7%) $04 (0.1%) $198 (3.4%) $5,175 (89.8%) $485 (8.4%) $5,660 (98.2%) $5,761
2021 $84 (1.5%) $11 (0.2%) $178 (3.1%) $5,117 (89.2%) $525 (9.2%) $5,643 (98.4%) $5,737
2022 $426 (6.4%) $65 (1.0%) $918 (13.8%) $6,016 (90.5%) $136 (2.0%) $6,152 (92.6%) $6,644

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Willie & Coy Payne Junior High

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)
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Ranks 137th of 605 Middle schoolsRanks 102nd of 854 Middle schools
 10.7%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
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Change (%)
Total Students11171143
 2.3%
African American5242
 19.2%
American Indian1619
 18.8%
Asian3443
 26.5%
Hispanic162214
 32.1%
Pacific Islander23
 50%
White817768
 6%
Two or More Races3454
 58.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients9.9%10.9%
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Willie & Coy Payne Junior High ranks 73rd of 533 Arizona middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Willie & Coy Payne Junior High are 67% White, 19% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 4% African American, 2% American Indian.

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,143 students attended Willie & Coy Payne Junior High.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arizona Department of Education.

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