Buena High School

Buena High School

Public High School | Grade 7-12
5225 E Buena School Blvd,  Sierra Vista, AZ
Sierra Vista Unified School District
3.3
2.0
1,836 Students
B-
Niche Grade

School Details

Student Teacher Ratio
24:1
Average SAT Score
1170
Average ACT Score
24
Math Proficiency
58%
Reading Proficiency
54%
Average GPA
3.41
Graduation Rate
86%

Niche Grade

B
Academics
C-
Teachers
B-
College Prep
D
Administration
D+
Resources/Facilities
C
Clubs and Activities
B
Sports
C-
Food
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Niche Grade Details

Academics
Average GPA
3.41
Reading Proficiency
54%
Math Proficiency
58%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
24:1
Teachers
77
Full Time Teachers
77
Teachers in First or Second Year
2.2%
College Prep
Average SAT
1170
Math
580
Verbal
590
Average ACT
24
Math
23
English
24
Reading
25
Science
23
Number of AP Courses
11
AP Pass Rate
48.3%
AP Math Enrollment
Very Low
AP Science Enrollment
Low
Other AP Enrollment
Low
Clubs and Activities
Girls Athletic Participation
Low
Boys Athletic Participation
Low

GreatSchools Rating

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Test Scores

Math
36%
State Average
44%
Science
21%
State Average
31%
GreatSchools Test Scores Rating
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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
318:1

Student Diversity

Male
53.3%
Female
46.7%
White
43.7%
Hispanic
38.1%
Two or more races
8.6%
Black
5.8%
Asian or Pacific Islander
2%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
1.3%
Native American
<1%
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Specialty School Programs

AP Programs Offered
IB Programs Offered
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
Athletics Program

Colleges Students are Considering

Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
University of Arizona 532 Students
Northern Arizona University 460 Students
Arizona State University 403 Students
Cochise College 291 Students
Grand Canyon University 209 Students
University of California - Los Angeles 111 Students
Arizona State University - West Campus 104 Students
University of San Diego 86 Students
New Mexico State University 79 Students
University of New Mexico 78 Students

What Students Want to Study

Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Nursing 102 Students
Business 99 Students
Psychology 88 Students
Biology 85 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies 53 Students
Computer Science 45 Students
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Administration 33 Students
Engineering 32 Students
Criminology 30 Students
Physical Therapy 30 Students

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
3.3 510 Reviews
3.0 Senior
10/1/2024
Buena High school is one of the worst schools when it comes to college preparation. The teachers have not focused on helping the students and making sure they are prepared for the next steps in life.
3.0 Senior
8/21/2024
Overall my experience at Buena High School has been good, however I do have some problems with the athletics and academics. The classes that are taught are super easy, and require little effort. I feel as if this will affect my performance in college. On the other hand, Athletics at Buena are mediocre simply because of the lack of talent, as well as poor coaches. I was affected by poor coaching in my 3 years of varsity baseball.
4.0 Senior
4/14/2024
I've have a great time at Buena High School finding my place and what I want to do with my life. All the teachers I've had have helped he tremendously and have encouraged me to follow my dreams and even helped me towards them.
GreatSchools Reviews
2.0 25 Reviews
2.0 student
5/24/2025
This school is such a dissapointment they are in 4 million dollars of debt by the time i wrote this the teachers are a gamble if you will have a good one and i learned that the only way you can fully learn is to teach yourself however some notes are they take care of special needs people quite well...
2.0 student
4/16/2025
The school has poor online security, often blocking me from being able to look up anything with a Facebook or Reddit page ( I don't have to click the link). This has blocked me from looking up and researching many topics and will continue to inhibit my learning experience.
1.0 other
2/2/2024
Honestly the school itself is pretty nice but it's the teachers and the faculty that are just so disrespectful and really don't care if there teaching us I use to go here and there was always fights and teachers never helped me even when I asked for it, it got so bad my mom had to put me online beca...
1.0 parent
4/27/2023
A lot of issues with this school, but it's the only public high school in the area. Some teachers are great, but most don't care if your child is struggling. If you're having issues financially (layoff during covid for us) you're going to have issues. There are fees for the classes that they don't t...

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