BASIS Chandler

BASIS Chandler is part of the BASIS Charter Schools network, a global network of schools that use the BASIS Curriculum owned by BASIS Curriculum Schools, Inc. BASIS Curriculum Schools are managed by BASIS Educational Group, LLC, a for-profit charter management organization that is based in Scottsdale Arizona. 

BASIS Charter Schools seek to prepare students, in the elementary through high school level, to be competitive globally. This is done through extended homework hours, lecture driven classes, an emphasis on success in standardized tests, like Advanced Placement tests, and an opportunity to graduate early or complete a senior project.


Basis schools have regularly topped U.S. national school rankings, earning the top five spots and more among the U.S. News & World Report Best High Schools 2017 rankings. Basis schools have also earned the number one spot on the list of America's Most Challenging High Schools published by The Washington Post.

BASIS Chandler opened its doors in 2011. It moved to its current location in 2016. The student body comprises a diverse group of exceptional students in grades 5–12 from Chandler and the surrounding Valley. Students share the spirit of determination and achieving success through the high-performing academic community and the nationally acclaimed curriculum. 

The school shows the following highlights:

• BASIS Chandler regularly earns national recognition from U.S. News & World Report and The Washington Post.
• school has graduated a Flinn Scholar every year for four straight years.
• BASIS Chandler seniors have a passing rate of 84.4 percent on AP exams.
• The school has been named the Top Senior Division School at the Arizona Science and Engineering Fair, with students selected to compete at the International level.
• The school's Bobcat Academic Decathlon Team finished first in the Division III National Online Academic Decathlon Tournament.
• The school also celebrates having winners in the State Brain Bee Championship, AIA State Championship in varsity chess and CAA State Championship in Boy’s varsity swimming.

The BASIS Chandler is a Public university located in Chandler.
The current president of BASIS Chandler is Matthew FritzMiller.