Willis Junior High School

Willis Junior High School, an average-sized junior high in CHANDLER, Arizona, one of the schools within Chandler Unified District #80 (4242), serves 661 students, covering grades 7 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 34% bigger than the state mean of about 494.

Chandler Unified District #80 (4242) comprises 48 schools with combined enrollment of 41,421 students; Willis Junior High School is among them.

On demographics, Willis Junior High School lists that 62% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school lists 23% White, 6% multiracial, 6% Black, 3% Asian. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 31%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Willis Junior High School has 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.8:1 average.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Maricopa County shows median household income runs about $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), Willis Junior High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Chandler Online Academy, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 24%: 871 students in 2018 compared to 661 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 30% to 23% over that span.

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