Festival Foothills Elementary School

Buckeye’s Festival Foothills Elementary School is located in a retirement community.

Buckeye’s Festival Foothills Elementary School teaches under 200 students.

Buckeye’s Festival Foothills Elementary School gets a rating of 7/10 from GreatSchools.com.

Festival Foothills Elementary School

Public Pre-K, Elementary, Middle School | Grade Pre-K-8

26252 W Desert Vista Blvd, Buckeye, AZ

Sun City Festival Neighborhood

Wickenburg Unified School District

4.5

3.1

314 Students

C+

Niche Grade

GreatSchools Rating

School Details

Student Teacher Ratio
17:1

Math Proficiency
25%

Reading Proficiency
40%

B-

Academics

Teachers

Source: Niche

Niche Grade Details

Academics

Reading Proficiency

40%

Math Proficiency

25%

Teachers

Student Teacher Ratio 17:1 Teachers 18	Full Time Teachers 18
Teachers in First or Second Year 48.6%

Equity

Source: GreatSchools

GreatSchools Rating Details

Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor

186:1

Student Diversity

Male 54.1%	Female 45.9%
Male 54.1%	Female 45.9%
White 45.1%	Economically disadvantaged 42.4%
Hispanic 34.2%	Black 10.5%
Two or more races 7.8%

Specialty School Programs

Free/Reduced Lunch Offered

This School’s Reviews

4.0

12/18/2023

Its a good school. Nothing too special, but its a school that works and teaches their students the things that the kids need to succeed.

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1.0 parent

11/7/2023

We put our child in this school and had multiple times we felt our child wasn’t safe. Communication was terrible. They go off campus in an unsecured area to use playground equipment. Our child was not excelling like they should have for being in such a low number student classroom and was actually d...

1.0 parent

9/21/2023

Horrible experience!!! This school is understaffed and underfunded. This school is the prime example of leave every student behind. There is a lack of pride throughout, starting at the staff level. Bullying is everywhere and the students that are doing the bullying are protected more than the studen...

1.0 parent

10/29/2018

0 stars if I could give that low. It's really too bad because there are a few excellent teachers

1.0 parent

10/29/2018

The worst school I have ever seen ! This school needs a new Principal for sure !!

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Arizona Maricopa County Buckeye 85396 Sun City Festival

Festival Foothills Elementary School is a public school for students in grades Pre-K-8 in Buckeye, AZ and is served by the Wickenburg Unified School District in Arizona. Annual tuition is $0. The school has a total enrollment of 314 and maintains a student-teacher ratio of 17:1. Academic records show that 25% of students achieve proficiency in math, and 40% are proficient in reading. Festival Foothills Elementary School has received feedback and ratings, with a Niche grade of C+ and a GreatSchools Rating of 2 out of 10. The average home value in this area is $454,517. Discover additional schools in the area, like Imagine Prep at Surprise, The Odyssey Institute for Advanced and International Studies, Mountainside High School, and more. Learn more about what Buckeye has to offer, and browse homes for sale and for rent near Festival Foothills Elementary School.

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