Santan Junior High School
Public middle school, grades 7 to 8 · Chandler, Arizona
Santan Junior High School in Chandler, Arizona enrolled 1,085 students in 2024-25 with 56.5 full-time teachers, 19.2 students per teacher against the Arizona middle-school median of 18.1. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 52% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 45% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Arizona: 40.4% and 34%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 12% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 7%
1,234 students in 2022-23, 1,180 students in 2023-24, 1,085 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 60.8 to 56.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,234 | 60.8 | 20.3 |
| 2023-24 | 1,180 | 63.3 | 18.6 |
| 2024-25 | 1,085 | 56.5 | 19.2 |
19.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 59 of every 100 Arizona middle schools
Among the 205 Arizona middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 18.1; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 411 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Santan Junior High School enrolled 1,233 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 9 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 411 of the 1,233 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions9
- Chronically absent31.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
58.3% of students were White, 18.2% Hispanic, 7.8% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White58.3%
- Hispanic18.2%
- Two or more races7.8%
- Asian7.5%
- Black5.5%
- American Indian2.4%
- Pacific Islander0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Santan Junior High School scored proficient or above: 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 45% in math in 2022-23, against 40.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23 across Arizona. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Arizona, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Arizona |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 52% | 58% | 40.4% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 45% | 53% (2021-22) | 34% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Chandler
6 public middle schools in Chandler report 2024-25 enrollment; Santan Junior High School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santan Junior High School | 1,085 | 19.2 | 9.0% |
| Bogle Junior High School | 1,007 | 17.7 | 20.0% |
| Arizona College Prep Middle School | 907 | 17.7 | 3.0% |
| John M Andersen Jr High School | 772 | 16.3 | 48.9% |
| Willis Junior High School | 661 | 16.8 | 43.9% |
| Kyrene del Pueblo Middle School | 565 | 18.1 | 22.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Santan Junior High School
- Bogle Junior High SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 3.7 miles away: 1,007 students, 17.7 per teacher (2024-25).3.7 mi
- Willis Junior High SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 4.3 miles away: 661 students, 16.8 per teacher (2024-25).4.3 mi
- Compare Santan Junior High School with Bogle Junior High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Chandler Unified School District spends per student$11,085 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,085
- The largest public schools in ArizonaSantan Junior High School is the number 4 by size of 215 Arizona middle schools open in 2024-25.#4 of 215
- Arizona schools by students per teacher19.2 students per teacher here against the Arizona median of 18.1 for middle schools.19.2:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Santan Junior High School
How many students attend Santan Junior High School?
1,085 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,234 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Chandler, AZ.What is the student-teacher ratio at Santan Junior High School?
19.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Arizona median for middle schools is 18.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Santan Junior High School a Title I school?
Santan Junior High School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Santan Junior High School do on state tests?
The students tested at Santan Junior High School scored proficient or above: 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 45% in math in 2022-23, against 40.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23 across Arizona. Arizona's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Santan Junior High School in?
Chandler Unified School District, NCES district ID 0401870. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 040187002251 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.