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C+

Buckeye Elementary District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Buckeye.

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

Students
6,221
Schools
8
Spent per student
$10,727
AZ $12,318
Students per teacher
20:1
Debt
$57.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Buckeye Elementary District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 36% of Arizona districts
  • Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Spends 13% less per student than the AZ average
  • 20 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 18% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $57.7M, about $9,276 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+
The town it serves, and its School Grade
C+Buckeye 125,445

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Buckeye. Grade by grade →

PK–810 schoolsThis district
9–122 high schoolsBuckeye Union High School District

Test scores vs. AZ

2021–22
Math proficiency24%
State average 34.8% · 3,849 students tested
Reading / language arts30%
State average 40.4% · 3,837 students tested

100% 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
$10,727 per student · 13% below AZ
Spending
Classroom instruction 51%Support & administration 42%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 23%State 64%Federal 13%

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

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

Enrollment over time
5,271’20
5,723’21
5,725’22
5,810’23
6,221’24

Up 18% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 68%White 17%Black 9%Two or more races 4%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Buckeye Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Buckeye
C−
1,150 students18:1
Steven R. Jasinski Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Buckeye
B−
855 students20:1
John S McCain III Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Buckeye
777 students22:1
Inca Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Buckeye
C
735 students22:1
Bales Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Buckeye
C−
699 students20:1
Marionneaux Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Buckeye
C
697 students19:1
Sundance Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Buckeye
C
656 students20:1
Westpark Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Buckeye
B−
652 students17:1

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

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.