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If you had an hour of school board time for Imagine Schools at Buckeye, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
441
Elementary
STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST GILBERT CHARTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL INC. (79497)·NCES 040027902170
Imagine Schools at Buckeye
2400 S 247TH AVE, BUCKEYE, AZ 85326 · (623) 250-4580 · Maricopa County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL441 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 10% 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
24.5:1
18 FTE teachers
STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
5
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 | 73 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 30 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 38 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 23 | 5% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 217% larger than its 8th grade class (23).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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 2023-24 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
24.0%
AZ avg 42.2% . -20.0pp since 2017
Math
2.0%
AZ avg 35.1% . -53.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 2 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 42 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 20 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 53 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 24.0% | 2.0% |
| 2022-23 | 30.0% | 17.0% |
| 2021-22 | 42.0% | 34.0% |
| 2020-21 | 2.0% | 2.0% |
| 2018-19 | 56.0% | 61.0% |
| 2017-18 | 44.0% | 55.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Imagine Schools at Buckeye ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 2.0% | #971 of 1,072 ▼ 150 | #600 of 646 ▼ 93 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #795 of 1,072 ▼ 152 | #492 of 646 ▼ 89 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 441 | #612 of 1,223 | #456 of 692 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.5:1 | #953 of 991 | #596 of 615 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.1% | #529 of 1,007 | #349 of 627 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +72.3% | #9 of 256 | #6 of 138 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
441
+407 (+1197%) vs 2020
+14% since 2010-11, when it was 386
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 | 441 | 18 | 24.5:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 378 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 296 | N/A | N/A | 55% (162) |
| 2020-21 | 34 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 256 | N/A | N/A | 34% (86) |
| 2015-16 | 202 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 386 | N/A | N/A | 30% (114) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Imagine Schools at Buckeye.
About Imagine Schools at Buckeye
Imagine Schools at Buckeye is a public elementary school in BUCKEYE, Arizona. It is open to students in kindergarten through 8 and enrolls 441 students.
Imagine Schools at Buckeye is part of West Gilbert Charter Elementary School Inc. (79497).
Hispanic students are 64% of those enrolled at Imagine Schools at Buckeye. Other reported shares: 24% White, 5% Black, and 5% multiracial. That compares with about 31% Hispanic among all Maricopa County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 53%.
There are 18 full-time-equivalent teachers at Imagine Schools at Buckeye, giving a ratio of 24.5:1. Elementary schools in Arizona average 17.0:1, 7.5 fewer students per teacher than here.
Imagine Schools at Buckeye earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 10% of Arizona public elementary schools.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Maricopa County show that 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%. Maricopa County counts 1,352 public schools with about 725,139 students.
John S McCain III Elementary School is the nearest public school to Imagine Schools at Buckeye, about 0.5 miles away. Within five miles of Imagine Schools at Buckeye, there are at least 8 other public schools.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Fringe, or in rural territory close to an urban area. Imagine Schools at Buckeye is one of the charter schools in Arizona.
Imagine Schools at Buckeye had 34 students in 2020-21 and 441 in 2024-25, according to federal records. Those counts may cover different grade spans.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Imagine Schools at Buckeye. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
- 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
- John S McCain III Elementary School0.5 mi · 777
- Youngker High School0.7 mi · 2,096
- Steven R. Jasinski Elementary School1.2 mi · 855
- Skyview High School1.3 mi · 148
- Westpark Elementary School1.3 mi · 652
- Inca Elementary School1.4 mi · 735
Frequently asked questions
About Imagine Schools at BuckeyeHow large is Imagine Schools at Buckeye?
Imagine Schools at Buckeye enrolls approximately 441 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Imagine Schools at Buckeye serve?
Imagine Schools at Buckeye serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many teachers does Imagine Schools at Buckeye have?
Imagine Schools at Buckeye employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Imagine Schools at Buckeye?
Student demographics at Imagine Schools at Buckeye are roughly 24% White, 64% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Imagine Schools at Buckeye public or private?
Imagine Schools at Buckeye is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by West Gilbert Charter Elementary School Inc. (79497).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.