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Buckeye Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

861^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Buckeye Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Buckeye Elementary District in Buckeye, Arizona. With 1,062 students, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Arizona elementary schools over the past several years, earning a 0 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger.

Buckeye Elementary faces significant challenges, with consistently low test scores, high dropout rates, and a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 14-31% of Buckeye Elementary students were proficient in English Language Arts, compared to 22-46% for the district and 36-42% for the state. In math, only 13-20% of Buckeye Elementary students were proficient, compared to 21-34% for the district and 29-42% for the state. The school's dropout rates have ranged from 2.5% to 6.1% in recent years, higher than the state average, and 38.62% to 72.93% of students receive free or reduced-price lunch.

Compared to other schools in the Buckeye Elementary District, such as Inca Elementary, Sundance Elementary, and Westpark Elementary, Buckeye Elementary consistently underperforms. The school also lags behind nearby schools in other districts, like Freedom Elementary in the Liberty Elementary District and The Odyssey Preparatory Academy in the The Odyssey Preparatory Academy Inc. district.

1,150

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,555

Per pupil spending ?

72.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

211 S 7th St
Buckeye, AZ 85326-1020

(623) 386-4487

District: Buckeye Elementary District

Students who attend Buckeye Elementary School usually attend:

High:	Buckeye Union High School
	BUHSD Institute of Online Learning

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

71.4%

White:

15.7%

African American:

7.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 18th percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (20% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg28%

Arizona avg38%

Elementary school

861^st of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

468^th of 552

Arizona public middle schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Buckeye Elementary District

227^th of 289Buckeye Elementary 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	10.9	861 of 909	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	859 of 912	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	1009 of 1245	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	851 of 1000	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	1006 of 1226	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.2	1010 of 1039	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	1010 of 1109	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	14.1	1001 of 1106	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.9	981 of 1079	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	19.6	782 of 955	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	23.3	867 of 1079	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.4	937 of 1158	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.1	951 of 1141	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.0	918 of 1075	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	10.0	1046 of 1090	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	16.4	968 of 1062	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	20.9	526 of 607	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.0	660 of 895	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	37.6	442 of 620	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	19.5	400 of 451	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.3	545 of 975	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	6.9	581 of 602	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	976 of 1219	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	739 of 824	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.0	936 of 1219	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.6	846 of 862	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	956 of 1023	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	29.9	255 of 306	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	12.0	481 of 496	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	458 of 486	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	965 of 1170	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	648 of 716	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	28.9	855 of 1198	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	670 of 709	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	793 of 911	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	524 of 549	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	543 of 556	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	875 of 1116	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	499 of 618	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	690 of 820	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	8.3	604 of 626	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	1048 of 1216	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.0	800 of 830	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.1	1065 of 1220	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	756 of 850	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	924 of 1032	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	14.3	983 of 1027	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	29.4	488 of 654	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	14.5	808 of 820	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	34.3	782 of 1201	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	23.2	840 of 1024	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.0	1081 of 1161	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.7	709 of 720	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	16.3	468 of 552	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	503 of 550	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	683 of 854	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	504 of 605	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	683 of 832	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.1	600 of 605	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	592 of 711	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.3	563 of 695	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.6	498 of 677	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.1	417 of 521	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	39.5	408 of 690	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	34.8	555 of 787	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.3	653 of 772	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.0	586 of 685	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	15.5	631 of 692	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	12.7	618 of 663	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	37.8	319 of 573	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	50.0	205 of 404	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	47.7	149 of 606	75.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	19.0	309 of 395	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	675 of 806	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.2	603 of 820	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	550 of 624	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	30.5	155 of 166	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	276 of 345	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	273 of 329	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	587 of 760	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.7	599 of 802	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	468 of 543	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	285 of 344	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	300 of 320	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	537 of 717	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	407 of 503	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	20.8	648 of 810	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.3	691 of 818	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	500 of 617	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	30.2	294 of 384	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.8	594 of 650	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	28.2	345 of 390	11.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	16.9	340 of 363	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	39.5	443 of 789	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.3	36 of 178	79.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	23.9	542 of 675	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.2	670 of 780	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.1	326 of 436	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Asian (2021)29th percentile+11 vs school

Native American (2021)25th percentile+7 vs school

White (2023)18th percentile~ school

Foster Care (2021)17th percentile~ school

African American (2023)13th percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)11th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2021)4th percentile-14 vs school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

Female (2024)3rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)1st percentile-17 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2021)75th percentile+58 vs school

Asian (2021)49th percentile+31 vs school

African American (2021)44th percentile+26 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)23rd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)22nd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2023)20th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)20th percentile+5 vs school

White (2023)20th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile~ school

Native American (2021)12th percentile-6 vs school

Foster Care (2021)7th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2023)6th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

Science22%-10 vs state

English Language Arts21%-19 vs state

Mathematics16%-22 vs state

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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 3rd Grade	AASA English Language Arts 4th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 5th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th Grade	AzSCI Science 8th 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
Buckeye Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	211 S 7th St	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	Buckeye Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 386-4487	1,150	65	17.6		181 (15.7%)	83 (7.2%)	821 (71.4%)	4 (0.3%)	16 (1.4%)	3 (0.3%)	42 (3.7%)	10.9	861^st of 909 public elementary schools	5.3%		10.8	859^th of 912 public elementary schools	5.8%	2	14.0	22.0	20.0	31.0	16.0	25.0	20.0	15.0	13.0	14.0			23.0	22.0	$11,555	$690	$177	$1,557	$8,609	$2,079	$10,688
The Odyssey Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	6500 S Apache Rd	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	The Odyssey Preparatory Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 327-3111	544	34	16.0		100 (18.4%)	29 (5.3%)	375 (68.9%)	6 (1.1%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (0.9%)	26 (4.8%)	35.7	505^th of 909 public elementary schools	44.4%		34.5	530^th of 912 public elementary schools	41.9%	25	29.0	58.0	26.0				48.0	50.0	13.0				21.0		$7,046	$244	$278	$766	$4,408	$2,116	$6,524
Bales Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	25400 W Maricopa Rd	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	Buckeye Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 847-8503	699	35	19.9		117 (16.7%)	54 (7.7%)	507 (72.5%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.0%)	19.9	706^th of 909 public elementary schools	22.3%		34.5	529^th of 912 public elementary schools	42.0%	177	16.0	43.0	26.0	26.0	22.0	26.0	30.0	24.0	16.0		17.0	12.0	32.0	16.0	$9,848	$606	$92	$1,303	$7,002	$2,148	$9,151
Marionneaux Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	24155 W Roeser Rd	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	Buckeye Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 866-6100	697	36	19.3		86 (12.3%)	79 (11.3%)	498 (71.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.7%)	21.3	685^th of 909 public elementary schools	24.6%		27.4	605^th of 912 public elementary schools	33.7%	80	21.0	28.0	41.0	30.0	27.0	35.0	36.0	21.0	21.0	16.0	16.0	19.0	29.0	26.0	$9,385	$487	$89	$1,062	$7,120	$1,689	$8,809
Steven R. Jasinski Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	4280 S 246th Ave	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	Buckeye Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 925-3100	855	42	20.3		162 (18.9%)	88 (10.3%)	551 (64.4%)	8 (0.9%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	38 (4.4%)	26.2	605^th of 909 public elementary schools	33.4%		19	722^nd of 912 public elementary schools	20.8%	117	16.0	33.0	25.0	43.0	36.0	38.0	30.0	46.0	21.0	34.0	30.0	31.0	22.0	28.0	$8,768	$431	$83	$946	$6,561	$1,692	$8,253
John S McCain III Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	3170 S 247th Ave	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	Buckeye Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 925-3400	777	36	21.5		189 (24.3%)	24 (3.1%)	515 (66.3%)	5 (0.6%)	12 (1.5%)	3 (0.4%)	29 (3.7%)	19.5	712^th of 909 public elementary schools	21.7%		20.9	687^th of 912 public elementary schools	24.7%	25	21.0	38.0	18.0	17.0	26.0	49.0	26.0	48.0	25.0	14.0	15.0	43.0	23.0	30.0	$10,733	$354	$80	$788	$7,314	$2,984	$10,299
Imagine Schools at Buckeye	Public, Charter	K-8	2400 S 247th Ave	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	West Gilbert Charter Elementary School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 250-4580	441	18	24.5		106 (24.0%)	24 (5.4%)	281 (63.7%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	22 (5.0%)	17.8	733^rd of 909 public elementary schools	19.4%					(n/a)	23.0	27.0		29.0			30.0									$00			$00
Westpark Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2700 S 257th Dr	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	Buckeye Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 435-3282	652	39	16.9		129 (19.8%)	81 (12.4%)	379 (58.1%)	5 (0.8%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (7.7%)	49.1	394^th of 909 public elementary schools	56.7%		43.6	447^th of 912 public elementary schools	51.0%	53	31.0	37.0	36.0	44.0	57.0	32.0	55.0	65.0	40.0	42.0	50.0	60.0	36.0	31.0	$9,185	$430	$87	$946	$6,898	$1,771	$8,669
Inca Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	23601 W Durango St	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	Buckeye Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 925-3500	735	33	22.2		92 (12.5%)	53 (7.2%)	536 (72.9%)	6 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.7%)	40 (5.4%)	14.5	795^th of 909 public elementary schools	12.5%		18.9	724^th of 912 public elementary schools	20.6%	71	30.0	28.0	25.0	19.0	24.0	31.0	31.0	16.0	20.0	15.0	15.0		18.0	16.0	$9,825	$496	$86	$1,077	$7,280	$1,964	$9,244
Sundance Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	23800 W Hadley St	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	Buckeye Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 847-8531	656	33	19.8		92 (14.0%)	82 (12.5%)	435 (66.3%)	9 (1.4%)	9 (1.4%)	4 (0.6%)	25 (3.8%)	26.1	607^th of 909 public elementary schools	33.2%		26.3	620^th of 912 public elementary schools	32.0%	13	37.0	34.0	17.0	25.0	40.0	24.0	54.0	38.0	16.0	23.0	20.0	33.0	21.0	16.0	$8,329	$520	$82	$1,121	$6,170	$1,557	$7,728

Frequently Asked Questions about Buckeye Elementary School

What district is Buckeye Elementary School in?

Buckeye Elementary District

What schools do graduates of Buckeye Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Buckeye Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Buckeye Union High School
High : BUHSD Institute of Online Learning

How many students attend Buckeye Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,150 students attended Buckeye Elementary School.

Is Buckeye Elementary School a good school?

Buckeye Elementary School ranks in the bottom 5.3% of Arizona elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Buckeye Elementary School?

Students at Buckeye Elementary School are 71% Hispanic, 16% White, 7% African American, 4% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

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