Bales Elementary School

Bales Elementary School operates as a roomy primary school in BUCKEYE, Arizona, operated by Buckeye Elementary District (4269). Current enrollment sits at 699 students spanning grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 451 students per school, that is 55% above typical.

Buckeye Elementary District (4269) comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 6,221 students; Bales Elementary School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Bales Elementary School logs that 73% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school lists 17% White, 8% Black, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 31% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Bales Elementary School has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Bales Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Maricopa County put the typical household earns roughly $89,300 per year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Maricopa County runs 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), of which Bales Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is ThrivePoint High School at Buckeye, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Bales Elementary School has edged down 8%, going from 756 students in 2018 to 699 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 64% to 73% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 22.7:1 in 2018 to 20.0:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Bales Elementary School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.