Sirrine Montessori Center, Chandler AZ

Original Research by School Decision on Sirrine Montessori Center

Sirrine Montessori Center is a regular public school serving pre-kindergarten through sixth grade within the Mesa Unified District, located in the city of Chandler, Arizona. Its name signals a Montessori instructional approach, though detailed program offerings were not available in the data we reviewed, so a parent would want to confirm the specific curriculum and classroom structure directly with the school.

Academically, the school shows a mixed picture. In English language arts, a majority of students at each tested grade met proficiency standards, with the fourth grade reaching a particularly strong result. In math, roughly half of third graders met the bar, while fourth graders scored below that level; results for fifth and sixth grades were suppressed in our data, meaning the figures were withheld, often because of small group sizes, so a parent may want to ask the school for those details directly. Science, tested only in fifth grade, showed a majority of students at proficiency. When all tested subjects and grades are combined into a single index, the school’s overall proficiency sits above the midpoint when measured against other districts in Maricopa County, which is a meaningful context given the county’s large number of districts.

The enrollment is modest for the PK-6 band, and the student body is predominantly white, with a substantial Hispanic population and a notable share of students identifying as two or more races. Data on how many students qualify for free or reduced-price meals, receive special education services, or are identified as English learners was not reported in our data, so those aspects of student support are not visible here. The school serves only elementary grades, so it has no graduation rate, and no chronic absenteeism data was available.

Chandler itself is a large, fast-growing Phoenix suburb that anchors significant technology and semiconductor employment. It is car-oriented, with residential subdivisions and freeway corridors separating the city into distinct sections. A historic downtown core exists but is small relative to the overall spread of the city. Housing in the Chandler area is priced well above national benchmarks, and rents are correspondingly high, reflecting the sustained demand from the region’s employment base. The Mesa Unified District, which operates this school, did not report any recent major changes of lasting interest to parents.

Sirrine Montessori Center fits a family seeking a Montessori-aligned public elementary experience in a moderate-sized school setting, within a high-growth suburban tech hub. A parent may want to follow up on the suppressed testing groups, the lack of available data on student supports, and the details of how the Montessori method is implemented in this particular building.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 349%

School 49% · District 19% · ▲ 30 pts above district

▲ 5 pts above state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

Grade 442%

School 42% · District 24% · ▲ 18 pts above district

▼ 2 pts below state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 352%

School 52% · District 17% · ▲ 35 pts above district

▲ 12 pts above state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

Grade 472%

School 72% · District 27% · ▲ 45 pts above district

▲ 25 pts above state median · ▲ 22 pts above county median

Grade 560%

School 60% · District 19% · ▲ 41 pts above district

▲ 19 pts above state median · ▲ 16 pts above county median

Grade 655%

School 55% · District 43% · ▲ 12 pts above district

▲ 12 pts above state median · ▲ 10 pts above county median

Science

Grade 561%

School 61% · District 33% · ▲ 28 pts above district

▲ 24 pts above state median · ▲ 22 pts above county median

This schoolMesa Unified District (4235), same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.