Schools in Buckshot · Yuma Elementary District, Yuma Union High School District
Buckshot’s public schools score below 63% of Arizona districts
The public schools Buckshot’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 63% of Arizona’s districts on state tests and graduation.
Reading proficiency
28%
▼ 11 pts vs AZ 39%
2020–21
Math proficiency
17%
▼ 14 pts vs AZ 31%
2020–21
Graduate on time
91%
▲ 14 pts vs AZ 77%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$10.5K
▼ 15% vs AZ $12.3K
FY2024
Schools
0
The School Grade
How Buckshot compares
C Test scoresB+ Graduation
Arizona school districts we grade (567)Better than 37%
Lower resultsHigher results
High confidence. Built on 6,004 tested students and a graduating class of 2,756; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Arizona’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Arizona only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Buckshot (some depend on your address).
13 schools teach Pre-K in Buckshot’s district. Which one depends on your address: Mary A Otondo Elementary School, Desert Mesa Elementary School, Sunrise Elementary School and Dorothy Hall Elementary and more.
13 schools teach K in Buckshot’s district. Which one depends on your address: Mary A Otondo Elementary School, Desert Mesa Elementary School, Sunrise Elementary School and Dorothy Hall Elementary and more.
13 schools teach 1st grade in Buckshot’s district. Which one depends on your address: Mary A Otondo Elementary School, Desert Mesa Elementary School, Sunrise Elementary School and Dorothy Hall Elementary and more.
13 schools teach 2nd grade in Buckshot’s district. Which one depends on your address: Mary A Otondo Elementary School, Desert Mesa Elementary School, Sunrise Elementary School and Dorothy Hall Elementary and more.
13 schools teach 3rd grade in Buckshot’s district. Which one depends on your address: Mary A Otondo Elementary School, Desert Mesa Elementary School, Sunrise Elementary School and Dorothy Hall Elementary and more.
13 schools teach 4th grade in Buckshot’s district. Which one depends on your address: Mary A Otondo Elementary School, Desert Mesa Elementary School, Sunrise Elementary School and Dorothy Hall Elementary and more.
13 schools teach 5th grade in Buckshot’s district. Which one depends on your address: Mary A Otondo Elementary School, Desert Mesa Elementary School, Sunrise Elementary School and Dorothy Hall Elementary and more.
9 schools teach 6th grade in Buckshot’s district. Which one depends on your address: Castle Dome Middle School, R Pete Woodard Jr High School, James B Rolle School and Gila Vista Jr High School and more.
5 schools teach 7th grade in Buckshot’s district. Which one depends on your address: Castle Dome Middle School, R Pete Woodard Jr High School, Gila Vista Jr High School and Ron Watson Middle School and more.
5 schools teach 8th grade in Buckshot’s district. Which one depends on your address: Castle Dome Middle School, R Pete Woodard Jr High School, Gila Vista Jr High School and Ron Watson Middle School and more.
6 schools teach 9th grade in Buckshot’s district. Which one depends on your address: San Luis High School, Cibola High School, Gila Ridge High School and Kofa High School and more.
6 schools teach 10th grade in Buckshot’s district. Which one depends on your address: San Luis High School, Cibola High School, Gila Ridge High School and Kofa High School and more.
6 schools teach 11th grade in Buckshot’s district. Which one depends on your address: San Luis High School, Cibola High School, Gila Ridge High School and Kofa High School and more.
6 schools teach 12th grade in Buckshot’s district. Which one depends on your address: San Luis High School, Cibola High School, Gila Ridge High School and Kofa High School and more.
The path, start to finish
PK–613 schoolsDepends on your address
7–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–126 high schoolsDepends on your address
Two districts serve Buckshot
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Yuma Elementary DistrictGrades PK–8 · 20 schools · 9,102 students
$12,255AZ $12,318
C+Yuma Union High School DistrictGrades 9–12 · 8 schools · 11,217 students
$10,484AZ $12,318
B−Test scores · 2020–21
Well below the state in reading
Reading · PK–8, Yuma Elementary District28%
State average 38.5%
Reading · 9–12, Yuma Union High School District16%
State average 38.5%
Math · PK–8, Yuma Elementary District17%
State average 31.2%
Math · 9–12, Yuma Union High School District14%
State average 31.2%
Every school in Buckshot
0 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.
Also serving Buckshot · in other towns
Mary A Otondo Elementary School
B893 students24:1Rate it →
Desert Mesa Elementary School
B−876 students21:1Rate it →
Sunrise Elementary School
B−655 students20:1Rate it →
Dorothy Hall Elementary
A−601 students20:1Rate it →
James B Rolle School
C+567 students20:1Rate it →
C W Mcgraw Elementary School
C+511 students18:1Rate it →
Palmcroft Elementary School
B406 students16:1Rate it →
O C Johnson School
C+352 students17:1Rate it →
Pecan Grove Elementary School
D331 students14:1Rate it →
Alice Byrne Elementary School
B+289 students19:1Rate it →
George Washington Carver Elementary School
C270 students13:1Rate it →
Roosevelt School
D254 students15:1Rate it →
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Within reach
Colleges →Colleges near Buckshot
There’s no college in Buckshot, but 1 is within 30 miles. The closest is Arizona Western College in Yuma, 3.8 miles away.
Straight-line distance from the center of Buckshot. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Arizona. Stars are from neighbors.