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Buckeye Union High School

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Buckeye Union High School ranks 186 th of 271 Arizona high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

186^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 271 Arizona High Schools

Better than 31% of Arizona high schools

Summary

Buckeye Union High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Buckeye, Arizona, with a total enrollment of 1,824 students. The school is part of the Buckeye Union High School District, which is ranked 205 out of 289 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Buckeye Union High School consistently underperforms compared to state and district averages on standardized tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 12% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in Science, compared to 19% statewide. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (32%) and Mathematics (26%) for 11th-grade students were also lower than the state averages of 40% and 30%, respectively. Additionally, the school's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 77.5% to 91.8% over the past few years, generally lower than the state average, and its dropout rates have ranged from 2.2% to 6.1%, higher than the state's desired goal.

Interestingly, Buckeye Union High School's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups. While the school's Native American and English Language Learner students have performed relatively better, ranking in the top half of Arizona high schools in some years, the school's White, Multi-racial, and Special Education students have struggled, ranking in the bottom half or bottom quarter of Arizona high schools. The school's relatively high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with free and reduced-price lunch recipients ranging from 19.97% to 52% over the past few years, may be a contributing factor to these performance disparities. Compared to nearby schools like Estrella Foothills High School and Youngker High School, which are also part of the Buckeye Union High School District, Buckeye Union High School's performance is generally lower.

1,841

Students ?

22.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,102

Per pupil spending ?

52%

Free/discounted lunch ?

902 E Eason Ave
Buckeye, AZ 85326-2602

(623) 269-1100

District: Buckeye Union High School District

Feeder schools for Buckeye Union High School:

Elementary:	Arlington Elementary School
	Bales Elementary School
	Buckeye Elementary School
	Marionneaux Elementary School
	More...
	Palo Verde Elementary School
	Steven R. Jasinski Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

66.6%

White:

21.9%

African American:

7.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 31st percentile in 2015 → 31st in 2025

Strengths

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

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (23% vs 30% meeting standards)

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

!Near the bottom of Buckeye Union High School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg25%

Arizona avg30%

186^th of 271

Arizona public high schools ?

Bottom 31%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4High Schools in the Buckeye Union High School District

205^th of 289Buckeye 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	27.0	186 of 271	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.8	196 of 270	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.9	241 of 469	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.1	347 of 464	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.5	247 of 509	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	20.3	218 of 285	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.0	211 of 420	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.2	237 of 416	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	29.1	243 of 406	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	29.2	179 of 261	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	57.6	185 of 394	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	62.2	201 of 491	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	60.9	190 of 471	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	70.6	124 of 397	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	58.1	176 of 403	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	63.2	157 of 395	60.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	53.0	83 of 201	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.7	205 of 301	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.8	146 of 306	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.2	60 of 122	50.8%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	47.0	128 of 238	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
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	22.2	163 of 207	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	163 of 200	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.7	246 of 406	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.0	351 of 456	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.2	255 of 492	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.7	195 of 247	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.6	211 of 354	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	124 of 176	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.3	126 of 170	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.7	220 of 379	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.7	344 of 441	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.1	212 of 479	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.2	139 of 183	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.7	150 of 311	51.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	129 of 180	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	120 of 172	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.7	156 of 347	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	19.8	147 of 168	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	160 of 223	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	162 of 219	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.4	235 of 429	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.2	349 of 455	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.2	255 of 492	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.5	194 of 238	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.7	192 of 370	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	51.3	14 of 44	68.2%	★★★★☆
2021	62.3	4 of 23	82.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	31.0	142 of 199	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	234 of 282	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.5	254 of 374	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	53.2	48 of 128	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.0	69 of 255	72.9%	★★★★☆
2021	30.3	115 of 256	55.1%	★★☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	28.7	31 of 41	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	80 of 129	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.2	41 of 94	56.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	32.4	192 of 380	49.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	56.1	98 of 422	76.8%	★★★★☆
2018	32.2	102 of 155	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	153 of 178	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	155 of 184	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.5	218 of 371	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.3	343 of 409	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.0	284 of 448	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.6	198 of 217	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	31.2	191 of 291	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2022)79th percentile+54 vs school

Migrant (2022)68th percentile+43 vs school

Native American (2023)62nd percentile+14 vs school

African American (2023)59th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2022)49th percentile+24 vs school

Asian (2022)46th percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2023)29th percentile-20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)28th percentile-3 vs school

Pacific Islander (2023)24th percentile-24 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)14th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts32%-8 vs state

Mathematics26%-4 vs state

Science12%-7 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 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
Buckeye Union High School	Public	9-12	902 E Eason Ave	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	Buckeye Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 269-1100	1,841	82	22.5		404 (21.9%)	132 (7.2%)	1,227 (66.6%)	8 (0.4%)	21 (1.1%)	9 (0.5%)	40 (2.2%)	27	186^th of 271 public high schools	31.4%		23.8	196^th of 270 public high schools	27.4%	10				32.0				26.0		12.0	$6,102	$750	$25	$1,526	$5,024	$302	$5,326
West-MEC - Buckeye Union High School	Public	9-12	902 E Eason Ave	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 386-4423	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)												$00			$00
The Buckeye Academy	Public	9-12	402 W Narramore	Buckeye	85236	Maricopa County	Buckeye Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 386-9701	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
ThrivePoint High School at Buckeye	Public, Charter	9-12	6213 S. Miller Ave.	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	ThrivePoint High School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 870-2000	141	1	282.0		31 (22.0%)	10 (7.1%)	88 (62.4%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.7%)								(n/a)											$2,801	$00			$1,474	$1,328	$2,801
Skyview High School	Public, Charter	9-12	4290 S Miller Rd Ste 102	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	Kaizen Education Foundation dba Skyview High School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 386-6799	148	5	29.6		18 (12.2%)	8 (5.4%)	113 (76.4%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.4%)								(n/a)											$12,224	$1,624	$1,276	$4,523	$5,018	$4,306	$9,324
West-MEC - Youngker High School	Public	9-12	3000 S Apache Rd	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 474-0100	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)												$00			$00
Youngker High School	Public	9-12	3000 S Apache Rd	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	Buckeye Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 474-0100	2,096	86	24.3		368 (17.6%)	179 (8.5%)	1,444 (68.9%)	15 (0.7%)	22 (1.0%)	15 (0.7%)	53 (2.5%)	27	185^th of 271 public high schools	31.7%		30.9	175^th of 270 public high schools	35.2%	10				35.0				24.0		11.0	$5,238	$292	$07	$592	$4,673	$265	$4,938
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Buckeye Union High School

How many students attend Buckeye Union High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,841 students attended Buckeye Union High School.

What is the racial makeup of Buckeye Union High School?

Students at Buckeye Union High School are 67% Hispanic, 22% White, 7% African American, 2% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

What schools feed into Buckeye Union High School?

Buckeye Union High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Arlington Elementary School
Elementary : Bales Elementary School
Elementary : Buckeye Elementary School
Elementary : Marionneaux Elementary School
Elementary : Palo Verde Elementary School
Elementary : Steven R. Jasinski Elementary School

Is Buckeye Union High School a good school?

Buckeye Union High School ranks 186^th of 271 Arizona high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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Buckeye Union High School District

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