Hendrix Junior High School, Chandler AZ

Original Research by School Decision on Hendrix Junior High School

Hendrix Junior High School, part of the Mesa Unified District, is no longer active. The school was a regular public school serving middle grades in Chandler, Arizona. Because the school is inactive, no current enrollment, demographic, or program offerings are available. The data on the school is limited to a single year of state test results from the 2009–2010 school year, which gives a snapshot of academic performance at that time.

In that 2009–2010 school year, students at Hendrix took the Arizona Instrument to Measure Standards, or AIMS. In reading and writing, the school's performance was strong. In seventh grade, a large majority of students scored proficient or above. In eighth grade, the share scoring at that level was similarly high. Math results were lower. Just over two-thirds of seventh graders were proficient or above, and just over half of eighth graders reached that mark. Science scores, available only for eighth graders, also showed room for improvement, with roughly three in five students scoring proficient or above.

When set against other schools in Maricopa County based on that single year of data, Hendrix's overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades landed in the top quartile. That is a favorable position, but it reflects one year of testing from more than a decade and a half ago. No graduation rate data exists for this school because it served only middle grades. No information on chronic absenteeism, discipline, course access, or staffing was available, as the school is no longer operating.

Chandler, where the school was located, is a large Phoenix suburb that has grown rapidly. It is a hub for technology and semiconductor manufacturing, anchored by a major Intel campus and other large employers. The city is car-oriented, with residential subdivisions and freeway corridors, and has a small historic downtown. Housing values in the area are somewhat higher than the state average, and the housing market has seen modest price declines recently. Rents are similarly above the state norm, though mortgage payments still outpace them, reflecting a market where buying carries a higher monthly cost than renting. The unemployment rate nationally has been steady and low.

For a parent or resident looking at Hendrix Junior High School, the central fact is that the school is inactive. It no longer serves students. The Mesa Unified District, which operated Hendrix, has no recent changes of lasting impact publicly reported. The only academic data available is dated and cannot speak to what the school would be like today. Anyone seeking a school in this area would need to look at the currently active middle schools in the Mesa Unified District or in the Chandler Unified School District, which also serves parts of the city.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 768%

School 68% · District 24% · ▲ 44 pts above district

▲ 36 pts above state median · ▲ 35 pts above county median

Grade 857%

School 57% · District 22% · ▲ 35 pts above district

▲ 25 pts above state median · ▲ 23 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 786%

School 86% · District 38% · ▲ 48 pts above district

▲ 43 pts above state median · ▲ 41 pts above county median

Grade 882%

School 82% · District 33% · ▲ 49 pts above district

▲ 42 pts above state median · ▲ 40 pts above county median

Science

Grade 861%

School 61% · District 26% · ▲ 35 pts above district

▲ 28 pts above state median · ▲ 26 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.