Buckeye Elementary School
211 South 7th St
Buckeye AZ, 85326, Maricopa County
Phone: 623-925-3400
Ranking:
(1,182 out of 1,363, bottom 13%)*

Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 8
School District: Buckeye Elementary District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 46 | 46 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 23 | |||||||
Total Students: | 842 | 853 | 804 | 341 | 336 | 551 | 456 | |||||||
Prekindergarten: | 55 | 6.5% | 53 | 6.2% | 60 | 7.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Kindergarten: | 77 | 9.1% | 108 | 12.7% | 91 | 11.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 1: | 93 | 11.0% | 83 | 9.7% | 93 | 11.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 2: | 85 | 10.1% | 101 | 11.8% | 85 | 10.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 3: | 102 | 12.1% | 86 | 10.1% | 88 | 10.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 4: | 84 | 10.0% | 90 | 10.6% | 93 | 11.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Grade 5: | 97 | 11.5% | 94 | 11.0% | 70 | 8.7% | 81 | 23.8% | 87 | 25.9% | 136 | 24.7% | 100 | 21.9% |
Grade 6: | 94 | 11.2% | 73 | 8.6% | 76 | 9.5% | 87 | 25.5% | 74 | 22.0% | 133 | 24.1% | 125 | 27.4% |
Grade 7: | 80 | 9.5% | 75 | 8.8% | 73 | 9.1% | 87 | 25.5% | 87 | 25.9% | 142 | 25.8% | 116 | 25.4% |
Grade 8: | 75 | 8.9% | 89 | 10.4% | 74 | 9.2% | 86 | 25.2% | 88 | 26.2% | 140 | 25.4% | 115 | 25.2% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 444 | 52.7% | 454 | 53.2% | 439 | 54.6% | 190 | 55.7% | 180 | 53.6% | 286 | 51.9% | 245 | 53.7% |
Female: | 398 | 47.3% | 399 | 46.8% | 365 | 45.4% | 151 | 44.3% | 148 | 44.0% | 257 | 46.6% | 207 | 45.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 8 | 1.0% | 10 | 1.2% | 5 | 0.6% | 5 | 1.5% | 7 | 2.1% | 13 | 2.4% | 6 | 1.3% |
Asian: | 11 | 1.3% | 9 | 1.1% | 4 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 9 | 1.6% | 5 | 1.1% |
Hispanic: | 596 | 70.8% | 621 | 72.8% | 580 | 72.1% | 222 | 65.1% | 214 | 63.7% | 359 | 65.2% | 288 | 63.2% |
Black: | 46 | 5.5% | 32 | 3.8% | 36 | 4.5% | 24 | 7.0% | 16 | 4.8% | 29 | 5.3% | 21 | 4.6% |
White: | 163 | 19.4% | 173 | 20.3% | 173 | 21.5% | 90 | 26.4% | 99 | 29.5% | 141 | 25.6% | 136 | 29.8% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 16 | 1.9% | 7 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.5% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 677 | 80.4% | 509 | 59.7% | 524 | 65.2% | 222 | 65.1% | 202 | 60.1% | 298 | 54.1% | 255 | 55.9% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 53 | 6.3% | 47 | 5.5% | 38 | 4.7% | 15 | 4.4% | 32 | 9.5% | 62 | 11.3% | 52 | 11.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.40 | 18.38 | 44.62 | 17.64 | 15.35 | 23.00 | 20.30 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
AIMS | ||||||
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 363 | 357 | 369 |
2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 365 | 358 | 369 |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 440 | 446 | 458 |
2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 452 | 451 | 459 |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 364 | 372 | 383 |
2013 | Math | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 370 | 370 | 381 |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 461 | 467 | 477 |
2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 462 | 467 | 478 |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 485 | 499 | 513 |
2013 | Science | 4th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 479 | 494 | 507 |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 486 | 491 | 508 |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 363 | 372 | 392 |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 382 | 383.58 | 397.21 |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 385 | 384 | 394 |
2013 | Math | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 377 | 379 | 393 |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 476 | 486 | 496 |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 471 | 479 | 496 |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 483 | 490.56 | 502.04 |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 484 | 489 | 498 |
2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 478 | 485 | 499 |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 493 | 518 | 523 |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 500 | 506 | 529 |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 473 | 477.7 | 499.13 |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 474 | 480 | 501 |
2013 | Writing | 5th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 480 | 482 | 501 |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 494 | 511 | 525 |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 372 | 392 | 407 |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 390 | 404.19 | 412.64 |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 397 | 398 | 410 |
2013 | Math | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 412 | 403 | 410 |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 484 | 490 | 501 |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 478 | 497 | 508 |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 497 | 505.84 | 515.19 |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 489 | 501 | 510 |
2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 501 | 501 | 510 |
2009 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 507 | 519 | 537 |
2010 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 487 | 516 | 543 |
2011 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 470 | 486.67 | 499.17 |
2012 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 478 | 486 | 501 |
2013 | Writing | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 487 | 485 | 499 |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 516 | 538 | 553 |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 392 | 408 | 422 |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 394 | 411.71 | 425.78 |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 402 | 417 | 426 |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 405 | 414 | 427 |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 488 | 505 | 517 |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 508 | 515 | 524 |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 503 | 520.33 | 531.49 |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 515 | 521 | 530 |
2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 513 | 518 | 532 |
2009 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 501 | 529 | 541 |
2010 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 491 | 518 | 543 |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 477 | 485.67 | 499.23 |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 476 | 485 | 500 |
2013 | Writing | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 474 | 477 | 496 |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 524 | 540 | 560 |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 409 | 421 | 434 |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 411 | 421.13 | 434.79 |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 402 | 421 | 434 |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 421 | 429 | 434 |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 497 | 511 | 527 |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 507 | 518 | 529 |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 513 | 522.23 | 527.07 |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 493 | 512 | 521 |
2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 501 | 509 | 520 |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 472 | 484 | 506 |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 481 | 494 | 510 |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 499 | 502.53 | 515.66 |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 485 | 501 | 513 |
2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 489 | 503 | 511 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
2007 | 2006 | |
Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 83.3% | 70.6% |
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 16.7% | 29.4% |
Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 5.0 years | 9.0 years |
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 66.7% | 29.4% |
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 33.3% | 70.6% |
Mean Base Salary: | $34,336.0 | $36,305.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $31,659.0 | $33,264.0 |
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $39,689.0 | $37,571.0 |
* Buckeye Elementary School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.