📍 401 S Mcqueen Rd, Chandler, Maricopa County, 85225
Willis Junior High School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Chandler, Maricopa County. The school has 865 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Chandler Unified District #80 (4242) school district. It serves grades 7–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 45.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.9:1.
Willis Junior High School enrolls 865 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 45.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% Hispanic or Latino, 26% White and 5.7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 499 | 58% |
| White | 229 | 26% |
| Black or African American | 49 | 5.7% |
| Asian | 34 | 3.9% |
| Two or more races | 34 | 3.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 15 | 1.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
475 of the school's 865 students (55%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Willis Junior High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district OK-50.
Willis Junior High School is one of 44 schools in Chandler Unified District #80 (4242), based in CHANDLER, Arizona. The district serves 41,421 students district-wide and employs 2,414 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 865 students, Willis Junior High School is close to the district average of about 941 students per school.
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