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C+

Arlington Elementary District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Buckeye’s School Grade C+ better than 44% of Arizona school districts

Students
297
Schools
1
Spent per student
$13,623
AZ $12,318
Students per teacher
16:1
Debt
$0.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Arlington Elementary District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 36% of Arizona districts
  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Spends 11% more per student than the AZ average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 11.7% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0.4M, about $1,465 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 36% of the 577 Arizona school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C+

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Buckeye. Grade by grade →

PK–810 schoolsBuckeye Elementary District
9–122 high schoolsBuckeye Union High School District

Test scores vs. AZ

2021–22
Math proficiency25–29%
State average 34.8% · 184 students tested
Reading / language arts25–29%
State average 40.4% · 184 students tested

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 90% at Buckeye Union High School District, which runs the high school (state 77.8%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$13,623 per student · 11% above AZ
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 33%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 77%State 8%Federal 15%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
266’20
271’21
279’22
302’23
297’24

Up 11.7% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 65%White 33%Two or more races 1%Black <1%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

1 public school. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Arizona’s other public schools.

Arlington Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Arlington
C+
297 students16:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Agua Fria Union High School DistrictGoodyear
$11,001per student
Buckeye Union High School DistrictGoodyear
$10,769per student
Dysart Unified DistrictSurprise
$10,430per student
Liberty Elementary DistrictGoodyear
$10,678per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Arizona.