Willie & Coy Payne Jr. High

7655 S. Higley Rd., Gilbert AZ, 85142 | Chandler Unified District | 480-812-7000
  • grades 7-8
  • students 1060
  • type Middle
PROFICIENCY 54% 26% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 36 in Gilbert
  • Ranked #0 of 2842 in Arizona
Proficiency Averages
61%Gilbert
43%Arizona

Willie & Coy Payne Jr. High is a school servicing grades 7 to 8 and is located in the district of "Chandler Unified District" in Gilbert, AZ. There are a total of 1,060 students and 50 teachers at Willie & Coy Payne Jr. High, for a student to teacher ratio of 22 to 1.

Willie & Coy Payne Jr. High has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 54.0%, which is 26% higher than the Arizona average.

Willie & Coy Payne Jr. High location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1060
Teachers50
Student/Teacher ratio22:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Willie & Coy Payne Jr. High, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All56%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
756%
857%
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All52%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
751%
854%
High Schooln/a

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Willie & Coy Payne Jr. High race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictArizonaNational
White 74.7% 55.4% 40.8% 51.1%
Black 5.1% 5.8% 5.1% 15.9%
Asian 5.1% 9.5% 2.8% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 13.3% 25.6% 43.8% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.5% 1.6% 4.8% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.1% 0.2% 0.4% 0.4%
Multiracial 1.1% 1.9% 2.2% 3.1%

Gilbert demographics profile

StatisticGilbertArizonaNational
Population248,3497,278,717328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)3,6216591
Median age34.537.137.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)60%53%55%
Speak English86%73%79%
Speak Spanish7%20%13%

Education level achieved in Gilbert

IndexGilbertArizonaNational
Completed 8th grade93.7%83.7%84.3%
Completed high school93.5%82.2%83.0%
Completed some college79.2%62.0%59.4%
Completed associate degree53.0%36.5%38.5%
Completed bachelors42.4%28.0%30.3%
Completed masters14.3%10.4%11.5%
Completed professional degree3.4%2.9%3.3%
Completed doctorate1.7%1.2%1.3%
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Source: The Willie & Coy Payne Jr. High data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.