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Youngker High School

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Youngker High School ranks 185 th of 271 Arizona high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

185^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 271 Arizona High Schools

Better than 32% of Arizona high schools

Summary

Youngker High School is a public high school located in Buckeye, Arizona, serving around 2,100 students in grades 9-12. 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.

Youngker High School's academic performance, as measured by standardized test scores, is generally below the state and district averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 11% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in science, compared to 12% for the district and 19% for the state. The school's performance in English Language Arts and Mathematics is also below the state and district averages, with only 35% and 24% of 11th-grade students, respectively, being proficient or better in these subjects. Youngker High School's performance has been relatively consistent over the past few years, with its statewide ranking fluctuating between 175 and 248 out of the approximately 464-509 high schools in Arizona.

Youngker High School's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 77.5% to 91.5% over the past few years, which is generally lower than the state and district averages. The school's dropout rate has also been higher than the state and district averages, ranging from 2.2% to 6.1% in recent years. The school's per-student spending has ranged from $4,730 to $8,507 over the past few years, which is generally lower than the state and district averages. When compared to other nearby schools, such as Buckeye Union High School and the BUHSD Institute of Online Learning, Youngker High School generally performs at a similar or slightly lower level in terms of academic achievement, graduation rates, and other key metrics.

2,096

Students ?

24.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$5,238

Per pupil spending ?

48.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3000 S Apache Rd
Buckeye, AZ 85326-3998

(623) 474-0100

District: Buckeye Union High School District

Feeder schools for Youngker High School:

Elementary:	Blue Horizons Elementary School
	Freedom Elementary School
	Inca Elementary School
	Sundance Elementary
	More...
	Westpark Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.9%

White:

17.6%

African American:

8.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 61st percentile in 2021 → 32nd 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)

!Ranking has slipped from its 61st-percentile peak (2021) to 32nd (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg25%

Arizona avg30%

185^th of 271

Arizona public high schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	185 of 271	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.9	175 of 270	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.4	188 of 469	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.9	248 of 464	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.5	197 of 509	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.3	153 of 285	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.3	177 of 420	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	45.8	162 of 416	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	38.7	200 of 406	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	22.1	213 of 261	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	64.0	163 of 394	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	69.0	161 of 491	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	66.5	165 of 471	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.6	149 of 397	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.2	149 of 403	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	72.6	117 of 395	70.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	8 of 14	42.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.8	115 of 201	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.2	135 of 301	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.1	165 of 306	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.6	51 of 122	58.2%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	4.5	217 of 238	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.1	181 of 231	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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	23.6	157 of 207	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	142 of 200	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.3	211 of 406	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.5	277 of 456	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.3	189 of 492	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.0	140 of 247	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.7	156 of 354	55.9%	★★★☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	34.6	38 of 130	70.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	123 of 176	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.9	113 of 170	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.0	149 of 379	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.2	256 of 441	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.8	134 of 479	72.0%	★★★★☆
2019	46.0	73 of 183	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.5	124 of 311	60.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	109 of 180	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.4	108 of 172	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.7	133 of 347	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.7	103 of 168	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	157 of 223	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.2	148 of 219	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.8	169 of 429	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.4	252 of 455	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.0	215 of 492	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.5	129 of 238	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.0	172 of 370	53.5%	★★★☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	30.7	22 of 44	50.0%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	10.5	104 of 125	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	64 of 102	37.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	80.9	18 of 199	91.0%	★★★★★
2022	68.1	74 of 282	73.8%	★★★★☆
2021	56.7	146 of 374	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.3	15 of 76	80.3%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	42.6	61 of 128	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	80.9	28 of 255	89.0%	★★★★☆
2021	90.8	17 of 256	93.4%	★★★★★

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
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
2023	26.3	123 of 172	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.2	143 of 380	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.7	204 of 422	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.3	38 of 155	75.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	137 of 178	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	143 of 184	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	54.3	157 of 371	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.5	250 of 409	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.8	264 of 448	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.8	120 of 217	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.8	148 of 291	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2023)91st percentile+31 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)79th percentile+33 vs school

Foster Care (2021)71st percentile+9 vs school

Native American (2023)52nd percentile-8 vs school

Migrant (2022)50th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)43rd percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile+8 vs school

Pacific Islander (2022)38th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile~ school

Male (2025)30th percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)28th percentile-31 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)23rd percentile-9 vs school

Military Connected (2022)17th percentile-30 vs school

Asian (2022)9th percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts35%-5 vs state

Mathematics24%-6 vs state

Science11%-8 vs state

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Thursday, August 2, 2018

This is a great school with a great helpful staff. It also has top notch facilities. Very clean campus. Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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 Youngker High School

Is Youngker High School a good school?

Youngker High School ranks 185^th of 271 Arizona high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Youngker High School?

Youngker High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Blue Horizons Elementary School
Elementary : Freedom Elementary School
Elementary : Inca Elementary School
Elementary : Sundance Elementary
Elementary : Westpark Elementary School

How many students attend Youngker High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,096 students attended Youngker High School.

What district is Youngker High School in?

Buckeye Union High School District

What is the racial makeup of Youngker High School?

Students at Youngker High School are 69% Hispanic, 18% White, 9% African American, 3% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

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