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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Blue Horizons Elementary School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
976
Elementary
DISTRICT 650 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LIBERTY ELEMENTARY DISTRICT (4266)·NCES 040432003733
Blue Horizons Elementary School
20070 W. Blue Horizons Pkwy. N, Buckeye, AZ 85326 · (623) 474-6600 · Maricopa County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL976 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 34% of Arizona public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Arizona public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.8:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 94 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 105 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 113 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 118 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 111 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 117 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 117 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 94 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 107 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (94) is 12% smaller than its 8th grade class (107).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
AASA 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
33.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . +4.0pp since 2022
Math
20.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . +2.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 45 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 2 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.0% | 20.0% |
| 2023-24 | 32.0% | 17.0% |
| 2022-23 | 29.0% | 18.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Blue Horizons Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #764 of 1,072 ▲ 62 | #471 of 646 ▲ 40 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #578 of 1,072 ▲ 36 | #371 of 646 ▲ 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 976 | #42 of 1,223 | #33 of 692 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.1:1 | #824 of 991 | #520 of 615 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.3% | #563 of 1,007 | #369 of 627 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 976 | 48.5 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 940 | 48 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 867 | 37 | 23.4:1 | 56% (484) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Blue Horizons Elementary School.
About Blue Horizons Elementary School
Blue Horizons Elementary School is a high-enrollment elementary school in Buckeye, Arizona, (ZIP code 85326). It covers pre-K through 8, with a total enrollment of 976 students. Statewide, elementary schools in Arizona average about 451 students each.
Blue Horizons Elementary School is one of 7 schools in Liberty Elementary District (4266), which enrolls 4,547 students in total.
By race and ethnicity, Blue Horizons Elementary School is 67% Hispanic. After that, the student body is 19% White, 8% Black, and 4% multiracial. Census figures show Maricopa County is about 31% Hispanic. Blue Horizons Elementary School has a diversity index of 51%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Blue Horizons Elementary School operates with 48.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 20.1:1. That ratio is over the 17.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arizona.
Measured against Arizona public elementary schools, Blue Horizons Elementary School receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Federal survey data for Maricopa County show that median household income is about $89,300, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Blue Horizons Elementary School is among the 1,352 public schools in Maricopa County.
The nearest public school is Southwest Campus, at about 0.8 miles. Blue Horizons Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
Blue Horizons Elementary School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Blue Horizons Elementary School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Maricopa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,559,748
Census ACS
Median income
$89,300
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,352
725,139 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Liberty Elementary District (4266)
- Westar Elementary SchoolElementary · 815 students
- Las Brisas AcademyElementary · 663 students
- Rainbow Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 583 students
- Freedom Elementary SchoolElementary · 574 students
- Estrella Mountain Elementary SchoolElementary · 525 students
- Liberty Elementary SchoolElementary · 411 students
Other schools in Buckeye
- Youngker High SchoolHigh · 2,096 students
- Verrado High SchoolHigh · 2,012 students
- Buckeye Union High SchoolHigh · 1,841 students
- Odyssey Institute for Advanced and International StudiesHigh · 1,553 students
- Buckeye Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,150 students
- Verrado Heritage Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,014 students
Nearby schools
- Southwest Campus0.8 mi · 33
- Sequoia Pathfinder Academy at Verrado Way and I-100.8 mi · 602
- Odyssey Institute for Advanced and International Studies1.0 mi · 1,553
- BUHSD Institute of Online Learning1.1 mi · 121
- Great Hearts Academies - Roosevelt1.1 mi · 934
- Freedom Elementary School2.2 mi · 574
Frequently asked questions
About Blue Horizons Elementary SchoolHow large is Blue Horizons Elementary School?
Blue Horizons Elementary School enrolls approximately 976 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Blue Horizons Elementary School serve?
Blue Horizons Elementary School serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Blue Horizons Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Blue Horizons Elementary School is approximately 20.1:1 (49 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Blue Horizons Elementary School?
Blue Horizons Elementary School reports a student body of 19% White, 67% Hispanic, 8% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Blue Horizons Elementary School?
Blue Horizons Elementary School is overseen by Liberty Elementary District (4266) in Maricopa County.
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