Sirrine Montessori Center

Summary:

Sirrine Montessori Center is a public elementary school serving grades PK-6 in Chandler, Arizona, part of the Mesa Unified District. The school has a diverse student population, with nearly half identifying as Hispanic and smaller percentages of White, African American, and other racial groups.

Sirrine Montessori Center consistently outperforms the district and state averages in academic proficiency, with 72% of 3rd graders proficient or better in English Language Arts compared to 38% for the district and 39% for the state. The school also ranks particularly well for certain student subgroups, such as homeless and foster care students. However, the school's statewide ranking has fluctuated over the years, suggesting it may face some challenges in maintaining consistent academic excellence.

When compared to nearby schools, Sirrine Montessori Center generally outperforms other public schools in the area, but some charter schools, such as Knox Gifted Academy, demonstrate even stronger academic performance. The school's high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds may contribute to its academic challenges and should be considered when analyzing its performance.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-6

 591 W Mesquite St
       Chandler, AZ  85225-2114


(480) 472-3601

District: Mesa Unified District

SchoolDigger Rank:
308th of 912 Arizona Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,834 Help


Students who attend Sirrine Montessori Center usually attend:

High:    Dobson High School

Student/teacher ratio:  17.2 Help
Number of students:  300

Racial breakdown:

White:
57.0%
Hispanic:
22.7%
Two or more races:
13.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  55.6% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Sirrine Montessori Center ranks better than 66.2% of elementary schools in Arizona. It also ranks 13th among 51 ranked elementary schools in the Mesa Unified District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 62.59. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Sirrine Montessori Center is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (57%), Hispanic (22.7%), two or more races (13%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Sirrine Montessori Center is 17.2. 44 elementary schools in the Mesa Unified District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Sirrine Montessori Center is $8,834, which is the 29th highest among 51 elementary schools in the Mesa Unified District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Sirrine Montessori Center:

SchoolDigger ranks Sirrine Montessori Center 308th of 912 Arizona public elementary schools. (See Sirrine Montessori Center in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Mesa Unified District:

SchoolDigger ranks Mesa Unified District 187th of 297 Arizona school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Sirrine Montessori Center

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Rank History for all students at Sirrine Montessori Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 66.18 378th 1062 64.4%
2010 59.91 435th 1090 60.1%
2011 63.95 392nd 1075 63.5%
2012 61.70 435th 1141 61.9%
2013 60.60 448th 1158 61.3%
2014 61.44 421st 1079 61.0%
2015 42.29 482nd 955 49.5%
2016 57.75 422nd 1079 60.9%
2017 52.83 461st 1106 58.3%
2018 56.35 444th 1109 60.0%
2019 40.60 556th 1039 46.5%
2021 39.05 676th 1226 44.9%
2022 32.17 613th 1000 38.7%
2023 23.26 937th 1245 24.7%
2024 62.59 308th 912 66.2%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Sirrine Montessori Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 51.60 427th 1027 58.4%
2022 25.04 408th 444 8.1%
2023 18.22 570th 617 7.6%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Sirrine Montessori Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 43.68 380th 975 61.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Sirrine Montessori Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 64.33 221st 1201 81.6%
2023 34.02 539th 820 34.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Sirrine Montessori Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.18 238th 820 71.0%
2023 32.07 772nd 1116 30.8%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Sirrine Montessori Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 66.53 33rd 423 92.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Sirrine Montessori Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.10 441st 1023 56.9%
2019 32.21 556th 862 35.5%
2021 44.87 597th 1219 51.0%
2022 26.61 633rd 824 23.2%
2023 26.42 874th 1219 28.3%
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Rank History for Foster Care students at Sirrine Montessori Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 65.75 20th 306 93.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Sirrine Montessori Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.91 461st 1032 55.3%
2019 45.99 426th 850 49.9%
2021 36.45 704th 1220 42.3%
2023 23.15 939th 1216 22.8%
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Rank History for Asian students at Sirrine Montessori Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 57.15 268th 620 56.8%
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Rank History for African American students at Sirrine Montessori Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 39.40 507th 895 43.4%
2023 32.54 435th 607 28.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Sirrine Montessori Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.02 507th 911 44.3%
2021 44.09 591st 1198 50.7%
2022 47.54 376th 716 47.5%
2023 26.76 882nd 1170 24.6%
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Rank History for Native American students at Sirrine Montessori Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 40.79 315th 654 51.8%
2023 38.46 127th 219 42.0%
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Rank History for White students at Sirrine Montessori Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.26 320th 720 55.6%
2019 46.98 337th 595 43.4%
2021 29.20 893rd 1161 23.1%
2023 19.09 896th 1024 12.5%
2024 46.92 261st 486 46.3%
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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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Data source: Arizona Department of Education

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All ratings (Avg rating: 3.3)
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Reviews:
by a parent
Wednesday, May 23, 2018

Open Quote We've had a great experience with this school. The teachers have been awesome and my child engaged! Close Quote


by a parent on FaceBook
Monday, May 23, 2016

Open Quote My daughter is about to finish her first year here as a kindergartner. We have had nothing but great experiences with the school, Principal Parker, and her teacher Ms. Hanna. We have to move this summer and I am still thinking about keeping her in this school and just driving her there. My daughter could not read before kindergarten and now she reads fluently. Any discipline issues were handled fairly and quickly. This is a great school Close Quote


by a parent
Friday, May 16, 2014

Open Quote After my child (kindergartener) informed me of being bullied, I immediately addressed the situation. The teacher seemed very cooperative to help restore my child's faith in the school and contacted the principal in regards to the matter at hand. However, the principal was not so cooperative. She cornered my child, told her that the whole bully thing was a dream, and contacted me only after the interrogation of my child had been had. She informed me that my child retracted her statements of being bullied when my 6 year old said "maybe, I don't know!" After speaking to my child, my child said she asked for me, was scared of the principal, and knows it happened, but was being cornered by the principal and her bully to retract her statement. It was only after she was in tears and forced to say it all happened in a dream that she was released back to class and I was notified of the occurance! Needless to say, this school has NO anti-bullying policy beside to make the victim feel like they have nobody to turn to at this school. The whole time during the conversation with the principal, she was rude, laughed at the situation, and told me to handle my child. Shame on this school!!! Close Quote



Enrollment information for Sirrine Montessori Center

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1072 15 29 24 2 n/a n/a -166 976
1989 992 14 18 17 4 n/a n/a -91 954
1990 969 11 19 14 1 n/a n/a -30 984
1991 976 20 13 13 2 n/a n/a 22 1046
1992 989 20 14 13 3 n/a n/a 0 1039
1993 954 14 17 35 1 n/a n/a 0 1021
1994 925 20 27 35 3 n/a n/a 0 1010
1995 722 27 24 127 5 n/a n/a 0 905
1996 722 27 24 127 5 n/a n/a 0 905
1997 653 39 24 137 7 n/a n/a 0 860
1998 620 48 30 133 7 n/a n/a 0 838
1999 620 36 31 144 9 n/a n/a 0 840
2000 539 35 33 150 10 n/a n/a 0 767
2001 472 25 33 195 11 n/a n/a 0 736
2002 408 35 35 198 18 n/a n/a 0 694
2003 408 35 35 198 18 n/a n/a 0 694
2004 405 25 35 191 27 n/a n/a 0 683
2005 362 32 41 175 23 n/a n/a 0 633
2006 338 39 25 212 27 n/a n/a 0 641
2007 298 38 27 223 34 n/a n/a 0 620
2008 275 42 30 247 23 n/a n/a 0 617
2009 267 34 31 234 24 n/a n/a 0 590
2010 228 44 24 218 17 n/a n/a 0 531
2011 208 46 22 187 18 0 4 0 485
2012 185 44 25 196 15 0 13 0 478
2013 169 44 21 189 12 0 18 0 453
2014 185 40 20 207 18 0 16 0 486
2015 151 28 20 178 16 0 31 0 424
2016 127 40 12 173 22 4 21 0 399
2017 109 51 15 148 11 4 23 0 361
2018 107 58 15 157 12 3 23 0 375
2019 104 46 14 162 16 0 25 0 367
2020 108 43 9 156 15 2 36 0 369
2021 75 39 11 148 11 2 31 0 317
2022 92 36 7 163 12 3 32 0 345
2023 81 33 11 176 18 1 34 0 354
2024 171 11 5 68 5 1 39 0 300

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 Sirrine Montessori Center

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 976 40.0 24.4 n/a
1989 954 37.5 25.4 n/a
1990 984 36.0 27.3 n/a
1991 1046 38.0 27.5 n/a
1992 1039 37.7 27.5 n/a
1993 1021 37.7 27.1 n/a
1994 1010 35.0 28.9 n/a
1995 905 38.6 23.4 n/a
1996 905 38.6 23.4 n/a
1997 860 38.2 22.5 n/a
1998 838 38.0 22.1 n/a
1999 840 38.6 21.8 n/a
2000 767 38.1 20.1 n/a
2001 736 36.3 20.3 n/a
2002 694 34.4 20.2 29.3
2003 694 34.4 20.2 29.3
2004 683 33.0 20.7 39.5
2005 633 33.2 19.1 43.1
2006 641 29.6 21.7 46.3
2007 620 29.0 21.4 40.3
2008 617 30.5 20.2 44.9
2009 590 29.8 19.8 45.8
2010 531 26.8 19.8 57.8
2011 485 28.7 16.8 61
2012 478 24.9 19.1 63.6
2013 453 26.1 17.3 61.8
2014 486 26.5 18.3 66.7
2015 424 24.0 17.6 59.4
2016 399 23.0 17.3 69.4
2017 361 20.4 17.6 69
2018 375 17.4 21.5 58.9
2019 367 18.3 20.0 60.8
2020 369 15.8 23.3 60.7
2021 317 18.7 16.9 n/a
2022 345 20.3 16.9 35.9
2023 354 23.3 15.1 55.6
2024 300 17.4 17.2 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 Sirrine Montessori Center

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 976 40.0 24.4 n/a
1989 954 37.5 25.4 n/a
1990 984 36.0 27.3 n/a
1991 1046 38.0 27.5 n/a
1992 1039 37.7 27.5 n/a
1993 1021 37.7 27.1 n/a
1994 1010 35.0 28.9 n/a
1995 905 38.6 23.4 n/a
1996 905 38.6 23.4 n/a
1997 860 38.2 22.5 n/a
1998 838 38.0 22.1 n/a
1999 840 38.6 21.8 n/a
2000 767 38.1 20.1 n/a
2001 736 36.3 20.3 n/a
2002 694 34.4 20.2 29.3
2003 694 34.4 20.2 29.3
2004 683 33.0 20.7 39.5
2005 633 33.2 19.1 43.1
2006 641 29.6 21.7 46.3
2007 620 29.0 21.4 40.3
2008 617 30.5 20.2 44.9
2009 590 29.8 19.8 45.8
2010 531 26.8 19.8 57.8
2011 485 28.7 16.8 61
2012 478 24.9 19.1 63.6
2013 453 26.1 17.3 61.8
2014 486 26.5 18.3 66.7
2015 424 24.0 17.6 59.4
2016 399 23.0 17.3 69.4
2017 361 20.4 17.6 69
2018 375 17.4 21.5 58.9
2019 367 18.3 20.0 60.8
2020 369 15.8 23.3 60.7
2021 317 18.7 16.9 n/a
2022 345 20.3 16.9 35.9
2023 354 23.3 15.1 55.6
2024 300 17.4 17.2 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.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Sirrine Montessori Center

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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 $174 (1.7%) $22 (0.2%) $370 (3.6%) $7,237 (71.2%) $2,730 (26.9%) $9,968 (98.1%) $10,164
2020 $707 (9.9%) $409 (5.7%) $1,824 (25.6%) $6,177 (86.6%) n/a $6,017 (84.3%) $7,134
2021 $1,289 (13.3%) $163 (1.7%) $2,742 (28.4%) $7,397 (76.5%) $821 (8.5%) $8,218 (85.0%) $9,671
2022 $782 (8.9%) $68 (0.8%) $1,632 (18.5%) $7,661 (86.7%) $323 (3.7%) $7,983 (90.4%) $8,834

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Sirrine Montessori Center

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Rankings

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Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
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Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 556th of 1039 Elementary schoolsRanks 937th of 1245 Elementary schools
 21.7%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students367354
 3.5%
African American4633
 28.3%
American Indian1618
 12.5%
Asian1411
 21.4%
Hispanic162176
 8.6%
Pacific Islander01
White10481
 22.1%
Two or More Races2534
 36%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients60.8%55.6%
 5.1%


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Students at Sirrine Montessori Center are 57% White, 23% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 4% African American, 2% Asian, 2% American Indian.

Sirrine Montessori Center ranks 308th of 912 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Sirrine Montessori Center usually go on to attend:

High : Dobson High School

In the 2023-24 school year, 300 students attended Sirrine Montessori Center.


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