Chandler Traditional Academy - Independence

Chandler Traditional Academy - Independence is one of the well-populated elementary-level communitys in SUN LAKES, Arizona, operated by Chandler Unified District #80 (4242), with 796 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Arizona's public schools average about 451 students each, so Chandler Traditional Academy - Independence sits 76% above that benchmark.

Chandler Traditional Academy - Independence is one of 48 schools operated by Chandler Unified District #80 (4242), a district that instructs 41,421 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Chandler Traditional Academy - Independence records that 63% of the student body identifies as Asian. The remainder reads as 19% White, 10% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Black. By comparison, Maricopa County as a whole is about 5% Asian, so the school skews noticeably more Asian than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school lists 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.0:1 average.

Around the school, Maricopa County reports that median household earnings sit near $89,300, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Maricopa County's 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), Chandler Traditional Academy - Independence is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Ira A. Fulton Elementary, around 1.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Chandler Traditional Academy - Independence.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Chandler Traditional Academy - Independence has shrank 4%, going from 827 students in 2018 to 796 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 37% to 63% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.