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Schools in Arlington

Arlington’s public schools

Arlington Elementary District and Buckeye Union High School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Arlington. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/4schools above Arizona’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Arizona’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
27%
2021–22
Math proficiency
27%
2021–22
Spent per student
$10.8K
▼ 13% vs AZ $12.3K
FY2024 · Buckeye Union High
Students per teacher
23.0
AZ 17.2 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
5,826 students on the public path
In brief

Arlington’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Arlington’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Arizona’s 1,781 public schools. Estrella Foothills High School places highest (better than 63%); Buckeye Union High School lowest (30%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Arlington, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8Arlington Elementary SchoolArlington Elementary DistrictC+
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to B

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Arlington Elementary District.

Two districts serve Arlington

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Arlington Elementary DistrictGrades PK–8 · 1 schools · 297 students, up 12% since 2020–21 · 15.6 per teacher (AZ 17.2)
$13,623AZ $12,318 · FY2024
C+
Buckeye Union High School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 4 schools · 5,650 students, up 18% since 2020–21 · 23.6 per teacher (AZ 17.2)
$10,769AZ $12,318 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–8, Arlington Elementary District27%
State average 40.4% · 184 students tested
Math · PK–8, Arlington Elementary District27%
State average 34.8% · 184 students tested
Reading · 9–12, Buckeye Union High School District24%
State average 40.4% · 1204 students tested
Math · 9–12, Buckeye Union High School District29%
State average 34.8% · 1208 students tested

Arlington vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Arizona towns that share Arlington’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Arlington—Arlington Elementary District PK–8 · Buckeye Union High 9–12

Every school in Arlington

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Arizona’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Arlingtonin other towns
Arlington Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
C+
297 students16:1Rate it →
Youngker High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Buckeye
C+
2,096 students24:1Rate it →
Buckeye Union High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Buckeye
C
1,841 students23:1Rate it →
Estrella Foothills High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Goodyear
B
1,592 students24:1Rate it →

Questions about Arlington’s schools

Are Arlington’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Arlington. Arlington Elementary District and Buckeye Union High School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Arlington. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Arizona’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Arlington in?

Arlington Elementary District and Buckeye Union High School District.

Where do Arlington kids go to high school?

One of three high schools, depending on your address: Youngker High School, Buckeye Union High School and Estrella Foothills High School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.