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Blue Horizons Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

711^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Blue Horizons Elementary School in Buckeye, Arizona, serves pre-K through grade 8 and enrolls 976 students in Liberty Elementary District, which SchoolDigger ranks at the 49th percentile statewide with 3 stars. The school’s latest SchoolDigger standing is lower, and its all-grades test results show a consistent challenge: in 2025–2026, 32% of students were proficient in English language arts (ELA) and 25% in math, below both state and district results.

Grade 8 is a relative bright spot: Blue Horizons matched the state in ELA and math, with 39% proficient in ELA and 30% in math. Its grade 8 ELA score was second-highest among five nearby schools with reported results. Overall, though, it trails nearby-school averages in both subjects: 32% versus 45% in ELA and 25% versus 42% in math, gaps of 13 and 17 points. It is also 9 points below the state and district in ELA and 8 points below them in math. Science is especially weak in grade 5: 20% were proficient in 2024–2025, 14 points below the state, 11 below the district and 19 below the nearby-school average. Grade 6–7 math results are also a concern, at 20% and 17%.

Grade 5 science proficiency fell from 25% in 2022–2023 to 20% in 2024–2025, while grade 8 science rose from 14% to 17% over those years. SchoolDigger’s overall percentile has edged up from 20 to 21 since the previous year, but remains at 1 star and is down 12 points from its 2022–2023 high; only Inca Elementary School ranks lower among nearby schools with same-year data. The student-teacher ratio is 20.1, within the range of several similarly sized nearby schools. The reported free/reduced-lunch rate was 56% in 2022–2023; comparable nearby rates were not supplied. One notable group-specific change in SchoolDigger’s effectiveness rankings is for African American students: the ranking rose from the 16th percentile in 2021–2022 to the 70th in 2022–2023, while the school’s overall ranking moved from the 27th to the 33rd percentile.

976

Students ?

20.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,971

Per pupil spending ?

39.2%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

20070 W. Blue Horizons Pkwy. N
Buckeye, AZ 85326

(623) 474-6600

District: Liberty Elementary District

Students who attend Blue Horizons Elementary School usually attend:

High:	BUHSD Institute of Online Learning
	Youngker High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

66.5%

White:

19.1%

African American:

8.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 27th percentile in 2022 → 21st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (28% vs 37% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2022

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school28%

District avg37%

Arizona avg37%

Elementary school

711^th of 900

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 6 pts since 2022

From bottom 27% (2022) to bottom 21% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

369^th of 536

Arizona public middle schools ?

Bottom 31%▲ up 9 pts since 2023

From bottom 22% (2023) to bottom 31% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Liberty Elementary District

135^th of 267Liberty 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
2026	19.7	711 of 900	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.1	730 of 909	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	646 of 912	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.7	832 of 1245	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.9	731 of 1000	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	64.0	182 of 607	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	34.6	244 of 289	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	34.3	220 of 316	30.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	33.1	254 of 451	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2026	13.0	533 of 579	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.5	544 of 589	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	474 of 602	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	897 of 1219	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	715 of 824	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2026	15.1	444 of 500	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.3	450 of 496	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	365 of 486	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	910 of 1170	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	590 of 716	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2026	16.2	491 of 529	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.6	471 of 549	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	466 of 556	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	888 of 1116	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2026	12.4	539 of 591	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.7	589 of 626	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	574 of 628	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	35.7	726 of 1216	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	33.8	116 of 145	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.4	94 of 101	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	36.2	448 of 617	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	18.9	764 of 820	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	37.6	641 of 1024	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2026	25.1	369 of 536	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.8	355 of 552	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.3	421 of 550	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	662 of 854	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	81.2	32 of 400	92.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2026	30.7	249 of 370	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.0	222 of 395	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.5	307 of 386	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	686 of 806	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2026	27.6	227 of 338	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.0	199 of 345	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.7	636 of 760	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2026	26.1	229 of 328	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.7	185 of 344	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.2	578 of 717	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2026	17.5	305 of 370	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.7	305 of 379	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	310 of 370	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	580 of 810	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	18.6	597 of 675	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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

African American (2023)70th percentile+37 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)44th percentile+11 vs school

White (2023)37th percentile+4 vs school

Asian (2023)30th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)27th percentile-6 vs school

Military Connected (2023)20th percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2026)11th percentile-10 vs school

Male (2026)9th percentile-12 vs school

Female (2026)8th percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)7th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2023)7th percentile-26 vs school

Middle school

African American (2023)92nd percentile+70 vs school

Hispanic (2026)33rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)33rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)30th percentile~ school

Male (2026)18th percentile-14 vs school

White (2023)12th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts32%-9 vs state

Mathematics25%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				AASA English Language Arts (2026)							AASA Mathematics (2026)							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	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 English Language Arts All Grades	AASA Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics All Grades	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
Blue Horizons Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	20070 W. Blue Horizons Pkwy. N	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	Liberty Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 474-6600	976	49	20.1	39.2%	186 (19.1%)	78 (8.0%)	649 (66.5%)	3 (0.3%)	6 (0.6%)	12 (1.2%)	42 (4.3%)	19.7	711^th of 900 public elementary schools	21.0%		18.1	730^th of 909 public elementary schools	19.7%	19	28.0	34.0	33.0	27.0	29.0	39.0	32.0	23.0	30.0	27.0	20.0	17.0	30.0	25.0	$8,971	$569	$351	$1,490	$6,520	$1,531	$8,051
Freedom Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	22150 W Sundance Pkwy	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	Liberty Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 327-2850	574	33	17.3	44.1%	84 (14.6%)	49 (8.5%)	410 (71.4%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.8%)								(n/a)		36.0			40.0	20.0	24.0					18.0		12.0	$8,828	$441	$345	$1,227	$6,510	$1,532	$8,042
The Odyssey Preparatory Academy - Sienna Hills	Public, Charter	K-5	2400 N Sienna Hills Pkwy	Buckeye	85396	Maricopa County	The Odyssey Preparatory Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 444-9654	472	29	16.2	—	147 (31.1%)	26 (5.5%)	248 (52.5%)	7 (1.5%)	6 (1.3%)	3 (0.6%)	35 (7.4%)	43.6	438^th of 900 public elementary schools	51.3%		52.6	371^st of 909 public elementary schools	59.2%	67	34.0	42.0	51.0				43.0	39.0	27.0	53.0				40.0	$6,127	$438	$286	$1,161	$3,769	$1,634	$5,404
Verrado Heritage Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	20895 W Hamilton St	Buckeye	85340	Maricopa County	Litchfield Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 547-3300	1,014	46	22.0	16.5%	435 (42.9%)	54 (5.3%)	427 (42.1%)	16 (1.6%)	7 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	73 (7.2%)	75.9	186^th of 900 public elementary schools	79.3%		67.6	271^st of 909 public elementary schools	70.2%	85	53.0	64.0	64.0	52.0	54.0	76.0	61.0	55.0	66.0	50.0	53.0	43.0	31.0	50.0	$5,735	$01	$01	$03	$5,129	$604	$5,733
White Tanks Learning Center	Public	K-8	18825 W. Thomas Rd.	Litchfield Park	85340	Maricopa County	Litchfield Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 547-1585	19	3	6.3	42.1%	11 (57.9%)	2 (10.5%)	6 (31.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															$27,597	$09	$52	$70	$16,212	$11,324	$27,536
Scott L Libby Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	18701 W Thomas Rd	Litchfield Park	85340	Maricopa County	Litchfield Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 535-6200	560	29	19.3	32.0%	196 (35.0%)	23 (4.1%)	297 (53.0%)	14 (2.5%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.6%)	54.4	356^th of 900 public elementary schools	60.4%		52.8	365^th of 909 public elementary schools	59.8%	9	49.0	53.0	30.0				45.0	56.0	50.0	39.0				49.0	$8,539	$251	$27	$530	$6,530	$1,730	$8,260
Loretta Zumbro Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	18304 W Lower Buckeye Rd	Buckeye	85326	Maricopa County	Liberty Elementary District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(623) 474-6600	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)			36.0				30.0			42.0				24.0
The Odyssey Preparatory Academy Goodyear	Public, Charter	K-6	17532 W Harrison St	Goodyear	85326	Maricopa County	The Odyssey Preparatory Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 882-1140	522	31	16.8	—	187 (35.8%)	33 (6.3%)	250 (47.9%)	9 (1.7%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	39 (7.5%)	73.9	203^rd of 900 public elementary schools	77.4%		69.8	255^th of 909 public elementary schools	71.9%	52	37.0	68.0	59.0				54.0	52.0	63.0	65.0				60.0	$5,421	$282	$143	$707	$3,442	$1,554	$4,996
Las Brisas Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	18211 W Las Brisas Dr	Goodyear	85338	Maricopa County	Liberty Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 237-2860	663	33	20.0	29.9%	119 (17.9%)	75 (11.3%)	417 (62.9%)	11 (1.7%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.5%)	34 (5.1%)	62.8	296^th of 900 public elementary schools	67.1%		57	338^th of 909 public elementary schools	62.8%	42	44.0	60.0	40.0	49.0	50.0	37.0	47.0	65.0	67.0	51.0	30.0	32.0	48.0	50.0	$8,063	$355	$353	$1,063	$5,913	$1,442	$7,354
Verrado Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	20873 W Sunrise Ln	Buckeye	85340	Maricopa County	Litchfield Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 547-1600	847	40	21.1	16.5%	419 (49.5%)	46 (5.4%)	304 (35.9%)	11 (1.3%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	61 (7.2%)	74.3	200^th of 900 public elementary schools	77.8%		71.4	241^st of 909 public elementary schools	73.5%	41	59.0	63.0	59.0				60.0	42.0	63.0	61.0				54.0	$6,841	$04	$05	$13	$6,195	$637	$6,832

Frequently Asked Questions about Blue Horizons Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Blue Horizons Elementary School?

Students at Blue Horizons Elementary School are 66% Hispanic, 19% White, 8% African American, 4% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Blue Horizons Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 976 students attended Blue Horizons Elementary School.

Is Blue Horizons Elementary School a good school?

Blue Horizons Elementary School ranks in the bottom 21.0% of Arizona elementary schools.

What district is Blue Horizons Elementary School in?

Liberty Elementary District

What schools do graduates of Blue Horizons Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Blue Horizons Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : BUHSD Institute of Online Learning
High : Youngker High School

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