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Which teacher or staff member at Buckeye Union High School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
1,841
High
DISTRICT 1,413 · STATE 631
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BUCKEYE UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT (4284)·NCES 040141000075
Buckeye Union High School
902 E EASON AVE, BUCKEYE, AZ 85326 · (623) 269-1100 · Maricopa County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL1,841 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% of Arizona public high 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.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
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 high schools
Student : Teacher
22.6:1
82 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.6:1 · STATE 20.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 498 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 446 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 435 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 462 | 25% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
32.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . +9.0pp since 2017
Math
26.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -9.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 9 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 9 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.0% | 26.0% |
| 2023-24 | 26.0% | 23.0% |
| 2022-23 | 27.0% | 28.0% |
| 2021-22 | 15.0% | 15.0% |
| 2020-21 | 22.0% | 14.0% |
| 2018-19 | 23.0% | 30.0% |
| 2017-18 | 23.0% | 35.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Buckeye Union High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #140 of 268 ▲ 15 | #95 of 144 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #164 of 267 ▲ 23 | #105 of 143 ▲ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.0pp | #21 of 220 | #12 of 134 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,841 | #70 of 510 | #57 of 248 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.6:1 | #233 of 279 | #135 of 163 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.2% | #166 of 284 | #96 of 163 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +23.9% | #35 of 128 | #20 of 68 |
Ranked against other public high 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,841
+169 (+10%) vs 2020
+155% since 1990-91, when it was 722
Student : Teacher
22.6:1
was 23.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,841 | 81.5 | 22.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 1,824 | 77.5 | 23.5:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 1,775 | 76.5 | 23.2:1 | 52% (923) |
| 2020-21 | 1,672 | 72 | 23.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,486 | 67.7 | 22.0:1 | 64% (950) |
| 2015-16 | 1,402 | 57 | 24.6:1 | 20% (287) |
| 2010-11 | 1,196 | 63 | 19.0:1 | 47% (567) |
| 2000-01 | 1,146 | 55 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 722 | 38 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Buckeye Union High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 24% (1,486 to 1,841); teachers up 20% (67.7 to 81.5).
About Buckeye Union High School
Buckeye Union High School is classified as a high school. It is located in BUCKEYE, Arizona. In all, 1,841 students attend the school in grades 9 through 12. The school is 192% bigger than the average for high schools in Arizona.
Buckeye Union High School is run by Buckeye Union High School District (4284), whose 4 schools enroll 5,650 students.
More than half of enrollment at Buckeye Union High School is Hispanic: 67%. Other groups include 22% White, 7% Black, and 2% multiracial. By comparison, Maricopa County residents are about 31% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 50, compared with 70 nationally.
On staff are 81.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 22.6:1. Statewide, high schools in Arizona average 20.2:1.
On the allk12 Grade, Buckeye Union High School lands at B-, ahead of 53% of Arizona public high schools.
The county, Maricopa County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $89,300, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. The county's public schools total 1,352, with about 725,139 students.
About 0.6 miles separate Buckeye Union High School from the closest public school, Buckeye Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.
Locale: Town: Fringe. In NCES terms, the school is in a town close to an urbanized area.
In 2020-21, Buckeye Union High School enrolled 1,672 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 1,841.
People can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates and other school topics. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Buckeye Union High School District (4284)
- Youngker High SchoolHigh · 2,096 students
- Estrella Foothills High SchoolHigh · 1,592 students
- BUHSD Institute of Online LearningHigh · 121 students
- The Buckeye AcademyHigh
Other schools in BUCKEYE
- Youngker High SchoolHigh · 2,096 students
- Verrado High SchoolHigh · 2,012 students
- Odyssey Institute for Advanced and International StudiesHigh · 1,553 students
- Buckeye Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,150 students
- Verrado Heritage Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,014 students
- Blue Horizons Elementary SchoolElementary · 976 students
Nearby schools
- Buckeye Elementary School0.6 mi · 1,150
- The Odyssey Preparatory Academy0.8 mi · 544
- ThrivePoint High School at Buckeye1.2 mi · 141
- Bales Elementary School1.4 mi · 699
- Marionneaux Elementary School1.6 mi · 697
- Steven R. Jasinski Elementary School2.2 mi · 855
Frequently asked questions
About Buckeye Union High SchoolHow many students attend Buckeye Union High School?
Buckeye Union High School enrolls approximately 1,841 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Buckeye Union High School serve?
Buckeye Union High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Buckeye Union High School have?
Buckeye Union High School employs 82 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Buckeye Union High School?
Student demographics at Buckeye Union High School are roughly 22% White, 67% Hispanic, 7% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Buckeye Union High School public or private?
Buckeye Union High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Buckeye Union High School District (4284).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.