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Buckeye Union High School District

At a glance

205^thof 289 Arizona districts▲ 15

Better than 29% of Arizona districts

High 5Grades 9-12

1000 E Narramore Ave
Buckeye, AZ 85326-2632·(623) 269-1002·All Arizona district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2025

2025: better than 29.1% of districts

Schools

5,650

Students

Top rankedEstrella Foothills High School146^th of 271 Arizona high schools

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Biggest riser

BUHSD Institute of Online Learning up 55 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Buckeye Union High School 22.5 students per teacher

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Summary:

The Buckeye Union High School District in Arizona operates four high schools serving grades 9-12. Based on the available data, Estrella Foothills High School stands out as the top-performing school in the district, with the highest statewide ranking, strongest academic proficiency rates, and lowest student-teacher ratio.

While all four high schools, including Youngker High School, Buckeye Union High School, and BUHSD Institute of Online Learning, share consistent graduation and dropout rates, Estrella Foothills outperforms the district and state averages on state assessments. However, there are still significant gaps in proficiency, particularly in science and math, suggesting room for improvement across the Buckeye Union High School District.

Funding disparities may also play a role, as Buckeye Union High School received the highest per-student spending, while the online school had the lowest assessment scores. Overall, the data provides a detailed look at the performance and characteristics of the high schools in the Buckeye Union High School District, with Estrella Foothills emerging as the standout institution.

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Ranking:

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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 11th Grade	AASA Mathematics 11th 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
Estrella Foothills High School	Public	9-12	13033 S Estrella Pkwy	Goodyear	85338	Maricopa County	Buckeye Union High School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 327-2470	1,592	67	23.7		581 (36.5%)	105 (6.6%)	803 (50.4%)	23 (1.4%)	13 (0.8%)	4 (0.3%)	63 (4.0%)	40.1	146^th of 271 public high schools	46.1%		46.2	129^th of 270 public high schools	52.2%	17	47.0	32.0	13.0	$5,514	$87	$06	$180	$5,016	$405	$5,420
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
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
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)

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
West-MEC - Western Maricopa Education Center	0.02 mi	63
Buckeye Elementary District	0.61 mi	9	227^th
The Odyssey Preparatory Academy Inc.	0.82 mi	4	148^th
ThrivePoint High School Inc.	1.24 mi	7
Kaizen Education Foundation dba Skyview High School	2.39 mi	1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arizona Department of Education.

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