Buckeye Union High School

Summary:

Buckeye Union High School is a public high school located in Buckeye, Arizona, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,775 students. The school is part of the Buckeye Union High School District, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Buckeye Union High School's performance, as measured by standardized test scores, is significantly lower than the state and district averages. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 26% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in AASA/English Language Arts, compared to the district average of 33% and the state average of 38%. The school's performance in AASA/Mathematics and AzSCI/Science for 11th grade is also low, with only 23% and 15% of students proficient or better, respectively. However, the school's four-year graduation rate is relatively high, ranging from 90.4% to 96.2% over the past few years, which is generally on par with or slightly lower than the nearby Estrella Foothills High School (92.0%) and Youngker High School (90.9%).

Buckeye Union High School has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 19.97% to 52% over the past few years, which is higher than the nearby Estrella Foothills High School (27.9%) and Youngker High School (48.93%). The school's spending per student has also been lower than the nearby schools, ranging from $5,061 to $8,894 per student over the past few years, compared to $5,514 at Estrella Foothills High School and $5,238 at Youngker High School. These factors suggest that the school may be serving a population with significant socioeconomic challenges, which could be contributing to the lower academic performance.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 902 E Eason Ave
       Buckeye, AZ  85326-2602


(623) 269-1100

District: Buckeye Union High School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
188th of 259 Arizona High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $6,102 Help


Feeder schools for Buckeye Union High School:

Elementary:    Arlington Elementary School
    Bales Elementary School
    Buckeye Elementary School
    Marionneaux Elementary School
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Student/teacher ratio:  23.2 Help
Number of students:  1,775

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
65.6%
White:
23.6%
African American:
6.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  52% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Buckeye Union High School ranks worse than 72.6% of high schools in Arizona. It also ranks 3rd among 4 ranked high schools in the Buckeye Union High School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 24.35. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Buckeye Union High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (65.6%), White (23.6%), African American (6.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 52% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Buckeye Union High School District. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Buckeye Union High School is 23.2, which is the lowest among 5 high schools in the Buckeye Union High School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Buckeye Union High School is $6,102, which is the highest among 5 high schools in the Buckeye Union High School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Buckeye Union High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Buckeye Union High School 188th of 259 Arizona public high schools. (See Buckeye Union High School in the ranking list.)

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Buckeye Union High School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Buckeye Union High School District 204th of 288 Arizona school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Buckeye Union High School

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Rank History for all students at Buckeye Union High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 63.21 157th 395 60.3%
2010 58.14 176th 403 56.3%
2011 70.56 124th 397 68.8%
2012 60.87 190th 471 59.7%
2013 62.18 201st 491 59.1%
2014 57.63 185th 394 53.0%
2015 29.18 179th 261 31.4%
2016 29.11 243rd 406 40.1%
2017 31.23 237th 416 43.0%
2018 36.00 211th 420 49.8%
2019 20.25 218th 285 23.5%
2021 41.47 247th 509 51.5%
2022 20.06 347th 464 25.2%
2023 40.86 241st 469 48.6%
2024 24.35 188th 259 27.4%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Buckeye Union High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 24.52 254th 374 32.1%
2022 10.14 234th 282 17.0%
2023 31.02 142nd 199 28.6%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Buckeye Union High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 44.58 29th 312 90.7%
2022 41.67 53rd 258 79.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Buckeye Union High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.15 102nd 155 34.2%
2021 56.10 98th 422 76.8%
2022 32.37 192nd 380 49.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Buckeye Union High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 19.84 147th 168 12.5%
2023 48.66 156th 347 55.0%
2024 24.94 124th 168 26.2%
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Rank History for Migrant students at Buckeye Union High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 62.35 4th 23 82.6%
2022 51.35 14th 44 68.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Buckeye Union High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.62 211th 354 40.4%
2019 20.68 195th 247 21.1%
2021 39.19 255th 492 48.2%
2022 18.98 351st 456 23.0%
2023 35.73 246th 406 39.4%
2024 19.87 157th 193 18.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Buckeye Union High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.74 192nd 370 48.1%
2019 18.48 194th 238 18.5%
2021 40.24 255th 492 48.2%
2022 19.16 349th 455 23.3%
2023 39.45 235th 429 45.2%
2024 20.93 155th 207 25.1%
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Rank History for Asian students at Buckeye Union High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 46.95 128th 238 46.2%
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Rank History for African American students at Buckeye Union High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.16 60th 122 50.8%
2021 42.85 146th 306 52.3%
2022 27.71 205th 301 31.9%
2023 53.02 83rd 201 58.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Buckeye Union High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.68 150th 311 51.8%
2019 24.23 139th 183 24.0%
2021 46.07 212th 479 55.7%
2022 20.71 344th 441 22.0%
2023 37.69 220th 379 42.0%
2024 23.55 127th 164 22.6%
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Rank History for Native American students at Buckeye Union High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 30.29 115th 256 55.1%
2022 57.04 69th 255 72.9%
2023 53.24 48th 128 62.5%
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Rank History for Pacific Islander students at Buckeye Union High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 27.21 41st 94 56.4%
2022 20.13 80th 129 38.0%
2023 28.69 31st 41 24.4%
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Rank History for White students at Buckeye Union High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.23 191st 291 34.4%
2019 15.59 198th 217 8.8%
2021 36.04 284th 448 36.6%
2022 15.28 343rd 409 16.1%
2023 42.48 218th 371 41.2%
2024 18.65 151st 174 13.2%
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Data source: test scores: Arizona Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Buckeye Union High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 613 33 5 203 21 n/a n/a -62 813
1989 615 26 7 212 14 n/a n/a -102 772
1990 600 21 4 204 13 n/a n/a -44 798
1991 603 17 4 222 14 n/a n/a -138 722
1992 518 21 5 201 14 n/a n/a 0 759
1993 549 34 4 226 17 n/a n/a 0 830
1994 586 31 0 249 25 n/a n/a 0 891
1995 658 37 4 307 23 n/a n/a 0 1029
1996 658 37 4 307 23 n/a n/a 0 1029
1997 675 41 4 347 19 n/a n/a 0 1086
1998 650 41 5 351 19 n/a n/a 0 1066
1999 669 49 5 338 13 n/a n/a 0 1074
2000 657 42 10 350 11 n/a n/a 0 1070
2001 680 44 10 386 26 n/a n/a 0 1146
2002 600 40 7 463 24 n/a n/a 0 1134
2003 600 40 7 463 24 n/a n/a 0 1134
2004 581 34 4 445 14 n/a n/a 0 1078
2005 596 47 9 455 14 n/a n/a 0 1121
2006 624 66 17 575 15 n/a n/a 0 1297
2007 673 107 18 809 20 n/a n/a 0 1627
2008 595 120 19 874 17 n/a n/a 0 1625
2009 537 123 28 872 19 n/a n/a 0 1579
2010 94 29 1 148 3 n/a n/a 0 275
2011 469 65 12 642 7 1 0 0 1196
2012 489 62 7 644 9 5 0 0 1216
2013 463 67 4 667 9 6 4 0 1220
2014 484 87 4 677 16 4 13 0 1285
2015 455 100 2 772 23 3 18 0 1373
2016 442 106 3 809 21 2 19 0 1402
2017 455 114 4 900 18 5 22 0 1518
2018 423 122 5 887 17 8 24 0 1486
2019 407 122 8 972 22 6 36 0 1573
2020 418 108 4 1053 22 6 42 0 1653
2021 419 120 4 1073 21 8 27 0 1672
2022 411 129 5 1106 32 11 24 0 1718
2023 419 122 4 1164 28 12 26 0 1775

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Buckeye Union High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 813 43.3 18.7 n/a
1989 772 41.5 18.6 n/a
1990 798 40.5 19.7 n/a
1991 722 38.0 19.0 n/a
1992 759 36.8 20.6 n/a
1993 830 36.8 22.6 n/a
1994 891 36.0 24.8 n/a
1995 1029 49.8 20.7 n/a
1996 1029 49.8 20.7 n/a
1997 1086 51.0 21.3 n/a
1998 1066 56.5 18.9 n/a
1999 1074 55.7 19.3 n/a
2000 1070 55.2 19.4 n/a
2001 1146 55.6 20.6 n/a
2002 1134 57.0 19.9 40.6
2003 1134 57.0 19.9 40.6
2004 1078 56.5 19.1 49.4
2005 1121 55.5 20.2 45.4
2006 1297 58.3 22.2 47.2
2007 1627 75.1 21.7 28.1
2008 1625 78.3 20.8 44.2
2009 1579 72.7 21.7 51.8
2010 275 65.3 4.2 61.1
2011 1196 63.1 18.9 47.4
2012 1216 59.9 20.2 24.3
2013 1220 57.7 21.1 13
2014 1285 56.0 22.9 58.1
2015 1373 63.0 21.7 69
2016 1402 57.0 24.5 20.5
2017 1518 64.9 23.3 66.9
2018 1486 67.6 21.9 63.9
2019 1573 67.6 23.2 59.9
2020 1653 66.3 24.9 60.9
2021 1672 72.6 23.0 n/a
2022 1718 92.5 18.5 20
2023 1775 76.5 23.2 52

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Buckeye Union High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 813 43.3 18.7 n/a
1989 772 41.5 18.6 n/a
1990 798 40.5 19.7 n/a
1991 722 38.0 19.0 n/a
1992 759 36.8 20.6 n/a
1993 830 36.8 22.6 n/a
1994 891 36.0 24.8 n/a
1995 1029 49.8 20.7 n/a
1996 1029 49.8 20.7 n/a
1997 1086 51.0 21.3 n/a
1998 1066 56.5 18.9 n/a
1999 1074 55.7 19.3 n/a
2000 1070 55.2 19.4 n/a
2001 1146 55.6 20.6 n/a
2002 1134 57.0 19.9 40.6
2003 1134 57.0 19.9 40.6
2004 1078 56.5 19.1 49.4
2005 1121 55.5 20.2 45.4
2006 1297 58.3 22.2 47.2
2007 1627 75.1 21.7 28.1
2008 1625 78.3 20.8 44.2
2009 1579 72.7 21.7 51.8
2010 275 65.3 4.2 61.1
2011 1196 63.1 18.9 47.4
2012 1216 59.9 20.2 24.3
2013 1220 57.7 21.1 13
2014 1285 56.0 22.9 58.1
2015 1373 63.0 21.7 69
2016 1402 57.0 24.5 20.5
2017 1518 64.9 23.3 66.9
2018 1486 67.6 21.9 63.9
2019 1573 67.6 23.2 59.9
2020 1653 66.3 24.9 60.9
2021 1672 72.6 23.0 n/a
2022 1718 92.5 18.5 20
2023 1775 76.5 23.2 52

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Buckeye Union High School

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YearPersonnel Expenditures from Federal FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from Federal FundsTotal Expenditures from Federal FundsPersonnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $595 (6.7%) $53 (0.6%) $1,242 (14.0%) $6,392 (71.9%) $1,854 (20.8%) $8,246 (92.7%) $8,894
2020 $447 (8.8%) $392 (7.7%) $1,285 (25.4%) $4,400 (86.9%) n/a $4,223 (83.4%) $5,061
2021 $656 (11.1%) $13 (0.2%) $1,325 (22.5%) $4,925 (83.6%) $298 (5.1%) $5,223 (88.6%) $5,892
2022 $750 (12.3%) $25 (0.4%) $1,526 (25.0%) $5,024 (82.3%) $302 (4.9%) $5,326 (87.3%) $6,102

Data source: Arizona Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Buckeye Union High School

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Rankings

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Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 218th of 285 High schoolsRanks 241st of 469 High schools
 25.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students15731775
 12.8%
African American122122
American Indian2228
 27.3%
Asian84
 50%
Hispanic9721164
 19.8%
Pacific Islander612
 100%
White407419
 2.9%
Two or More Races3626
 27.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients59.9%52%
 7.9%


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Buckeye Union High School ranks 188th of 259 Arizona high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Students at Buckeye Union High School are 66% Hispanic, 24% White, 7% African American, 2% American Indian, 1% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,775 students attended Buckeye Union High School.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arizona Department of Education.

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