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Verrado High School

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Verrado High School ranks 151 st of 271 Arizona high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

151^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 271 Arizona High Schools

Better than 44% of Arizona high schools

Summary

Verrado High School is a public high school located in Buckeye, Arizona, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,948 students. It is part of the Agua Fria Union High School District, which is ranked 198 out of 289 districts in Arizona and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Verrado High School's performance has been somewhat inconsistent over the years, with its statewide ranking fluctuating between 122 and 189 out of Arizona high schools, and its SchoolDigger rating ranging from 2 to 4 stars out of 5. This is comparable to the nearby Canyon View High School, which is also part of the Agua Fria Union High School District and has a similar ranking and rating. The school's performance across different student subgroups has also been varied, with some groups, like Asian and Pacific Islander students, performing significantly better than others, such as Native American and multi-racial students.

Verrado High School's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 77.5% to 92.9% over the past few years, which is comparable to the nearby Canyon View High School. However, the school's dropout rate has fluctuated from 2.0% to 6.1%, which is slightly higher than the state average. Academically, the school's performance on state assessments has been mixed, with some subject areas, like English Language Arts, performing better than the district and state, while others, like Science and Mathematics, have lagged behind. When compared to the nearby Shadow Ridge High School, which is part of the Dysart Unified District, Verrado High School has generally underperformed on state assessments.

2,012

Students ?

21.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,166

Per pupil spending ?

25.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

20050 W Indian School Rd
Buckeye, AZ 85396-7201

(623) 932-7400

District: Agua Fria Union High School District

Feeder schools for Verrado High School:

Elementary:	Belen Soto Elementary School
	Copper Trails
	Desert Thunder
	Mabel Padgett Elementary School
	More...
	Scott L Libby Elementary School
	Verrado Elementary School
	Verrado Heritage Elementary School
Middle:	Verrado Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

49.1%

White:

36.1%

African American:

6.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 42nd percentile in 2015 → 44th in 2025

Strengths

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the Arizona average (80%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg28%

Arizona avg30%

151^st of 271

Arizona public high schools ?

Bottom 44%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5High Schools in the Agua Fria Union High School District

198^th of 289Agua Fria Union High School District among Arizona districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	38.5	151 of 271	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.5	135 of 270	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.4	135 of 469	71.2%	★★★★☆
2022	44.7	189 of 464	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.3	153 of 509	69.9%	★★★★☆
2019	47.0	125 of 285	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.3	132 of 420	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	56.1	122 of 416	70.7%	★★★★☆
2016	53.8	134 of 406	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	33.2	151 of 261	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	64.9	156 of 394	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	75.3	119 of 491	75.8%	★★★★☆
2012	78.9	91 of 471	80.7%	★★★★☆
2011	78.4	95 of 397	76.1%	★★★★☆
2010	73.7	113 of 403	72.0%	★★★★☆
2009	79.6	87 of 395	78.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	34.1	120 of 201	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.2	90 of 301	70.1%	★★★★☆
2021	43.1	144 of 306	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.1	7 of 33	78.8%	★★★★☆
2018	54.1	46 of 122	62.3%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	61.0	55 of 146	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.6	149 of 238	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.9	107 of 231	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.6	27 of 83	67.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	35.2	16 of 24	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.7	53 of 258	79.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.6	29 of 312	90.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	136 of 207	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.8	116 of 200	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.2	135 of 406	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.9	196 of 456	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.5	142 of 492	71.1%	★★★★☆
2019	45.7	125 of 247	49.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.8	112 of 354	68.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	92 of 176	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.9	85 of 170	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.8	108 of 379	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	35.0	238 of 441	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.5	166 of 479	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.3	87 of 183	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.9	111 of 311	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	64.7	28 of 150	81.3%	★★★★☆
2021	93.4	6 of 168	96.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	93 of 180	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.5	83 of 172	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.6	103 of 347	70.3%	★★★★☆
2018	48.4	98 of 253	61.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	36.9	130 of 223	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.2	125 of 219	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	65.9	120 of 429	72.0%	★★★★☆
2022	40.1	202 of 455	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.4	164 of 492	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.8	101 of 238	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.3	131 of 370	64.6%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	41.3	48 of 74	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	69.3	27 of 125	78.4%	★★★★☆
2021	53.6	41 of 102	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	21.2	168 of 199	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.2	188 of 282	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.2	124 of 374	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.5	20 of 25	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	71.9	10 of 76	86.8%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	25.1	150 of 255	41.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.3	115 of 256	55.1%	★★☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	66.5	7 of 41	82.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	24.3	141 of 172	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	51.8	100 of 380	73.7%	★★★★☆
2021	59.9	81 of 422	80.8%	★★★★☆
2018	33.5	96 of 155	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	136 of 178	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.9	118 of 184	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.5	122 of 371	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.0	216 of 409	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.0	161 of 448	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.8	96 of 217	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.5	116 of 291	60.1%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Pacific Islander (2023)83rd percentile+12 vs school

Homeless (2022)81st percentile+22 vs school

Asian (2023)62nd percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)48th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)42nd percentile-3 vs school

Native American (2022)41st percentile-18 vs school

African American (2023)40th percentile-31 vs school

Military Connected (2023)35th percentile-36 vs school

Female (2025)34th percentile-10 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)33rd percentile-38 vs school

White (2025)24th percentile-21 vs school

Special Education (2023)18th percentile-53 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)16th percentile-56 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts42%~ state avg

Mathematics28%~ state avg

Science20%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				AASA English Language Arts (2025)				AASA Mathematics (2025)				AzSCI Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	AASA English Language Arts 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 11th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 11th Grade	AzSCI Science 8th Grade	AzSCI Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Verrado High School	Public	9-12	20050 W Indian School Rd	Buckeye	85396	Maricopa County	Agua Fria Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 932-7400	2,012	93	21.7		726 (36.1%)	139 (6.9%)	987 (49.1%)	33 (1.6%)	15 (0.7%)	3 (0.1%)	109 (5.4%)	38.5	151^st of 271 public high schools	44.3%		42.5	135^th of 270 public high schools	50.0%	16				42.0				28.0		20.0	$7,166	$73	$195	$341	$6,073	$825	$6,898
West-MEC - Verrado High School	Public	9-12	20050 W Indian School Rd	Buckeye	85396	Maricopa County	West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 932-7400	1				0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)												$00			$00
Canyon View High School	Public	9-12	6024 N Perryville Rd	Waddell	85355	Maricopa County	Agua Fria Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 932-7600	2,141	93	23.0		725 (33.9%)	211 (9.9%)	1,000 (46.7%)	41 (1.9%)	15 (0.7%)	6 (0.3%)	143 (6.7%)	38.6	149^th of 271 public high schools	45.0%		41.8	142^nd of 270 public high schools	47.4%	7				45.0				29.0		16.0	$5,374	$75	$177	$327	$4,262	$860	$5,122
West-MEC Canyon View High School	Public	9-12	6024 N Perryville Rd	Waddell	85355	Maricopa County	West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 932-7600	1				0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)												$00			$00
BUHSD Institute of Online Learning	Public, Virtual	9-12	751 N 215th Ave	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	Buckeye Union High School District	No	(n/a)	Yes	No	(623) 474-0332	121				34 (28.1%)	9 (7.4%)	73 (60.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	4 (3.3%)	35.2	161^st of 271 public high schools	40.6%		20.3	216^th of 270 public high schools	20.0%	55				41.0				24.0				$00			$00
Southwest Campus	Public	9-12	500 N Verrado Way	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 872-6260	33	22	1.5		15 (45.5%)	3 (9.1%)	14 (42.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.0%)								(n/a)											$6,894	$00			$5,084	$1,810	$6,894
Odyssey Institute for Advanced and International Studies	Public, Charter	6-12	1495 S Verrado Way	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	The Odyssey Preparatory Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 327-1757	1,553	133	11.6		533 (34.3%)	121 (7.8%)	769 (49.5%)	37 (2.4%)	10 (0.6%)	5 (0.3%)	78 (5.0%)	47.3	122^nd of 271 public high schools	55.0%		62.1	89^th of 270 public high schools	67.0%	33	42.0	39.0	42.0	50.0	16.0	13.0	16.0	32.0	25.0	22.0	$5,523	$66	$163	$295	$3,834	$1,460	$5,294
EVIT - American Leadership Academy West Foothills	Public	9-12	17608 W Olive Ave	Waddell	85355	Maricopa County	East Valley Institute of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(623) 288-6250	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
West-MEC - Shadow Ridge High School	Public	9-12	10909 N Perryville Rd	Surprise	85388	Maricopa County	West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 523-5100	2				1 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)												$00			$00
Shadow Ridge High School	Public	7-12	10909 N Perryville Rd	Surprise	85388	Maricopa County	Dysart Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 523-5100	2,212	104	21.3		1,157 (52.3%)	120 (5.4%)	713 (32.2%)	35 (1.6%)	13 (0.6%)	7 (0.3%)	167 (7.5%)	67.5	76^th of 271 public high schools	72.0%		67.6	72^nd of 270 public high schools	73.3%	4				54.0				44.0		38.0	$7,922	$227	$863	$1,316	$5,805	$1,028	$6,833

Frequently Asked Questions about Verrado High School

How many students attend Verrado High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,012 students attended Verrado High School.

What schools feed into Verrado High School?

Verrado High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Belen Soto Elementary School
Elementary : Copper Trails
Elementary : Desert Thunder
Elementary : Mabel Padgett Elementary School
Elementary : Scott L Libby Elementary School
Elementary : Verrado Elementary School
Elementary : Verrado Heritage Elementary School
Middle : Verrado Middle School

Is Verrado High School a good school?

Verrado High School ranks 151^st of 271 Arizona high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Verrado High School?

Students at Verrado High School are 49% Hispanic, 36% White, 7% African American, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Verrado High School in?

Agua Fria Union High School District

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