Willis Junior High School
401 South Mcqueen Rd Chandler AZ, 85225, Maricopa County Phone: 480-812-7000 Ranking: (641 out of 1,363, top 47%)* Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8 School District: Chandler Unified District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 48 | 45 | 47 | 48 | 55 | 60 | 59 | |||||||
Total Students: | 920 | 849 | 894 | 886 | 953 | 1,022 | 974 | |||||||
Grade 7: | 477 | 51.8% | 435 | 51.2% | 430 | 48.1% | 465 | 52.5% | 439 | 46.1% | 529 | 51.8% | 493 | 50.6% |
Grade 8: | 443 | 48.2% | 414 | 48.8% | 464 | 51.9% | 421 | 47.5% | 514 | 53.9% | 493 | 48.2% | 481 | 49.4% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 495 | 53.8% | 441 | 51.9% | 474 | 53.0% | 443 | 50.0% | 500 | 52.5% | 538 | 52.6% | 502 | 51.5% |
Female: | 425 | 46.2% | 408 | 48.1% | 420 | 47.0% | 443 | 50.0% | 445 | 46.7% | 476 | 46.6% | 468 | 48.0% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 22 | 2.4% | 23 | 2.7% | 20 | 2.2% | 20 | 2.3% | 15 | 1.6% | 11 | 1.1% | 12 | 1.2% |
Asian: | 40 | 4.3% | 35 | 4.1% | 33 | 3.7% | 36 | 4.1% | 35 | 3.7% | 31 | 3.0% | 41 | 4.2% |
Hispanic: | 469 | 51.0% | 405 | 47.7% | 448 | 50.1% | 434 | 49.0% | 463 | 48.6% | 502 | 49.1% | 489 | 50.2% |
Black: | 79 | 8.6% | 93 | 11.0% | 84 | 9.4% | 83 | 9.4% | 77 | 8.1% | 65 | 6.4% | 57 | 5.9% |
White: | 299 | 32.5% | 285 | 33.6% | 306 | 34.2% | 312 | 35.2% | 363 | 38.1% | 413 | 40.4% | 375 | 38.5% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 10 | 1.1% | 7 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 514 | 55.9% | 456 | 53.7% | 461 | 51.6% | 427 | 48.2% | 465 | 48.8% | 449 | 43.9% | 301 | 30.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 52 | 5.7% | 62 | 7.3% | 51 | 5.7% | 54 | 6.1% | 55 | 5.8% | 58 | 5.7% | 66 | 6.8% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.17 | 18.76 | 19.01 | 18.31 | 17.38 | 17.00 | 16.50 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
AIMS | ||||||
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 554 | 577 | 553 |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 420 | 444 | 422 |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 420 | 444.08 | 425.78 |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 416 | 445 | 426 |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 414 | 447 | 427 |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 513 | 532 | 517 |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 515 | 539 | 524 |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 523 | 544.86 | 531.49 |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 515 | 543 | 530 |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 515 | 547 | 532 |
2012 | Science | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 454 | 493 | 435 |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 546 | 564 | 541 |
2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 563 | 573 | 543 |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 497 | 515.9 | 499.23 |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 500 | 518 | 500 |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 490 | 515 | 496 |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 570 | 587 | 560 |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 436 | 455 | 434 |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 428 | 454.3 | 434.79 |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 428 | 454 | 434 |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 423 | 451 | 434 |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 529 | 545 | 527 |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 522 | 544 | 529 |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 513 | 540.37 | 527.07 |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 507 | 538 | 521 |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 508 | 534 | 520 |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 500 | 524 | 506 |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 505 | 528 | 510 |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 510 | 533.91 | 515.66 |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 505 | 535 | 513 |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 501 | 526 | 511 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 31.1% | 30.5% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 68.9% | 69.5% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 7.0 years | 7.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 47.5% | 47.5% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 52.5% | 52.5% |
Mean Base Salary: | $47,371.0 | $46,062.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $42,200.0 | $41,107.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $52,057.0 | $50,537.0 |
* Willis Junior High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.