Summary:
Bucklin has two schools: Bucklin Elementary, serving pre-K through grade 8, and Bucklin High, serving grades 9–12. Together, they enroll 195 students, with 138 at Elementary and 57 at High. The schools have different strengths rather than one clear leader across subjects: Elementary’s all-grades math result is slightly above the state, while High’s is below. The clearest high point in the reported results is Elementary’s science performance: 60% proficient, 22 percentage points above the state’s 38%.
Bucklin High stands out in ELA: 55% of students were proficient, compared with 46% at Elementary and 46% statewide. High was 9 percentage points above the state, and its grade 10 result was 14 points above that grade’s state figure. Bucklin Elementary is stronger in all-grades math, at 43% versus High’s 36% and the state’s 41%. But that school-wide figure hides sharp grade differences: grade 4 was 22 points above its state result, while grades 6 and 7 were 21 and 23 points below. School-wide comparisons are not grade-matched because the schools serve different grades.
Elementary’s recent results moved in different directions: from 2024–25 to 2025–26, ELA fell by 6 percentage points, math rose by 5, and science rose by 14; its science advantage over the state grew from 4 to 22 points. SchoolDigger’s latest rankings give High 4 stars and a 74th-percentile standing, compared with Elementary’s 2 stars and 40th percentile. Elementary’s ranking fluctuated over the past three listed years, while High’s rose from the 21st percentile in 2022–23. High also has a lower student-teacher ratio (6.5 versus 9.1), while Elementary has a higher free/reduced-lunch rate (51% versus 32%); these are context measures, not explanations for achievement. Attendance is another important difference: chronic absenteeism was 33% at High and 11% at Elementary, compared with 18% statewide.
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