Poston Butte High School

32375 North Gantzel Road, San Tan Valley AZ, 85143 | Florence Unified School District | 480-474-6100
  • grades 7-12
  • students 1365
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 30% 30% lower than state average
School Rankings Proficiency Averages
31%San Tan Valley
43%Arizona

Poston Butte High School is a school servicing grades 7 to 12 and is located in the district of "Florence Unified School District" in San Tan Valley, AZ. There are a total of 1,365 students and 82 teachers at Poston Butte High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 17 to 1.

Poston Butte High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 30.0%, which is 30% lower than the Arizona average.

Poston Butte High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1365
Teachers82
Student/Teacher ratio17:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment217
Taking some courses199
Taking some courses (not tests)18
Passing some courses138
Passing no courses42

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Poston Butte High School, there are a total of 217 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 199 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All30%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School25-29%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All30%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School25-29%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Poston Butte High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictArizonaNational
White 53.5% 53.2% 40.8% 51.1%
Black 11.0% 8.6% 5.1% 15.9%
Asian 1.7% 1.6% 2.8% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 30.6% 32.7% 43.8% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 1.0% 1.7% 4.8% 1.2%
Hawaiian 1.3% 0.9% 0.4% 0.4%
Multiracial 1.0% 1.3% 2.2% 3.1%

San Tan Valley demographics profile

StatisticSan Tan ValleyArizonaNational
Population26,7777,278,717328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)4286591
Median age40.337.137.7
Male/Female ratio3.4:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)35%53%55%
Speak English65%73%79%
Speak Spanish29%20%13%

Education level achieved in San Tan Valley

IndexSan Tan ValleyArizonaNational
Completed 8th grade66.3%83.7%84.3%
Completed high school62.0%82.2%83.0%
Completed some college43.8%62.0%59.4%
Completed associate degree16.4%36.5%38.5%
Completed bachelors10.3%28.0%30.3%
Completed masters5.0%10.4%11.5%
Completed professional degree1.7%2.9%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.9%1.2%1.3%
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Source: The Poston Butte High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.