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Does Santan Elementary have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
548
Elementary
DISTRICT 590 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHANDLER UNIFIED DISTRICT #80 (4242)·NCES 040187002480
Santan Elementary
1550 E CHANDLER HEIGHTS RD, CHANDLER, AZ 85249 · (480) 883-4700 · Maricopa County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL548 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 76% of Arizona public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- DThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Arizona public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 59 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 59 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 86 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 31% smaller than its 6th grade class (86).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
AASA 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
56.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . -15.0pp since 2017
Math
60.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -17.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 45 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 15 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 17 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.0% | 60.0% |
| 2023-24 | 61.0% | 60.0% |
| 2022-23 | 67.0% | 63.0% |
| 2021-22 | 66.0% | 69.0% |
| 2020-21 | 70.0% | 63.0% |
| 2018-19 | 72.0% | 73.0% |
| 2017-18 | 71.0% | 77.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Santan Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #132 of 1,072 ▼ 8 | #107 of 646 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #217 of 1,072 ▼ 51 | #175 of 646 ▼ 41 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -9.5pp | #88 of 930 | #51 of 577 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 548 | #415 of 1,223 | #320 of 692 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #194 of 991 | #97 of 615 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.8% | #171 of 1,007 | #117 of 627 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.7% | #135 of 721 | #86 of 456 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
548
-119 (-18%) vs 2020
-49% since 2010-11, when it was 1,073
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 16.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 548 | 39.5 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 623 | 46.2 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 651 | 41.9 | 15.5:1 | 15% (97) |
| 2020-21 | 667 | 40 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 779 | 46 | 16.9:1 | 11% (85) |
| 2015-16 | 887 | 51 | 17.4:1 | 10% (89) |
| 2010-11 | 1,073 | 52 | 20.6:1 | 9% (99) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Santan Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (779 to 548); teachers down 14% (46 to 39.5).
About Santan Elementary
The public elementary school Santan Elementary is located in CHANDLER, Arizona. Students in pre-K through 6 make up the school's enrollment of 548 students. That compares with an average of about 451 students for elementary schools in Arizona.
Chandler Unified District #80 (4242) is the district for Santan Elementary. It has 48 schools and 41,421 students.
About 55% of the student body at Santan Elementary is White. Smaller groups are 21% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 7% Asian, and 4% Black. Maricopa County residents are about 59% White, a similar share. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 64%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Santan Elementary is 13.9:1, based on 39.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Arizona, 17.0:1, is higher.
Among Arizona public elementary schools, Santan Elementary outscored 76%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
In Maricopa County, the median household earns about $89,300 a year, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Across Maricopa County, 1,352 public schools serve about 725,139 students.
Santan Elementary's nearest public school is Santan Junior High School (less than a tenth of a mile). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.
For locale, NCES codes Santan Elementary as City: Large.
Enrollment decreased 18% over 4 years, reaching 548 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 16.7:1 to 13.9:1.
This page is set up for the Santan Elementary community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Maricopa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,559,748
Census ACS
Median income
$89,300
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,352
725,139 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chandler Unified District #80 (4242)
- Hamilton High SchoolHigh · 3,444 students
- Chandler High SchoolHigh · 3,179 students
- Basha High SchoolHigh · 2,826 students
- Dr. Camille Casteel High SchoolHigh · 2,816 students
- Perry High SchoolHigh · 2,373 students
- Arizona College Prep High SchoolHigh · 2,271 students
Other schools in CHANDLER
- Primavera - OnlineCombined · 6,378 students
- Hamilton High SchoolHigh · 3,444 students
- Chandler High SchoolHigh · 3,179 students
- Basha High SchoolHigh · 2,826 students
- Arizona College Prep High SchoolHigh · 2,271 students
- BASIS ChandlerHigh · 1,185 students
Nearby schools
- Santan Junior High School0.1 mi · 1,085
- BASIS Chandler1.4 mi · 1,185
- BASIS Chandler Primary- South Campus1.6 mi · 488
- Arizona College Prep High School1.9 mi · 2,271
- Ira A. Fulton Elementary1.9 mi · 502
- Jane D. Hull Elementary1.9 mi · 471
Frequently asked questions
About Santan ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Santan Elementary?
Santan Elementary enrolls approximately 548 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Santan Elementary serve?
Santan Elementary serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Santan Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Santan Elementary is approximately 13.9:1 (40 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Santan Elementary?
Student demographics at Santan Elementary are roughly 55% White, 21% Hispanic, 4% Black, 7% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Santan Elementary in?
Santan Elementary is part of Chandler Unified District #80 (4242).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.