Buckeye Elementary School District

The first school in Buckeye was built in 1889. It was a one-room school made of lumber and located on the north side of Clanton Street between Fifth and Sixth streets. Just one year after it was built (1890), W. J. Melton organized a Baptist church group which met there on Sundays and for socials. The school outgrew the building and had to move, but the church remained there until 1931. In 1903, Buckeye built a four-room, two-story, red brick building with an outdoor stairway with a woodshed under the stairway. It was just east of the original school and across from the present elementary school (211. S. Seventh Street, Buckeye, AZ 85326.) There were two large rooms on the ground floor and two upstairs.

In 1937, the Buckeye Elementary School was constructed on its current location.

As the community of Buckeye grew, so did the school district:

• 2002 – Bales Elementary School

           -Bales Elementary School Is A K-8 school located in Buckeye AZ, It serves academics for elementary and middle school students. Provides "Electives" or "Specials" such as, Music, Technology, Library, Art, and Physical Education. And has clubs (mostly for middle school students)such as, Yearbook, Sports (Baseball, Softball, Volleyball, Soccer, Flag Football, and Basketball), Garden, Youth4Youth, NJHS, Art, Student Council, and Band. The school first opened in August 2002. And the construction of the school is rumored to have started in October 2001.

• 2004 – Sundance Elementary School
• 2005 – WestPark Elementary School
• 2006 – Jasinski Elementary School
• 2009 – Inca Elementary School
• 2017 – Marionneaux Elementary School

The Buckeye Elementary School District Governing Board consists of five members, each of whom resides within the school district and is elected to a four-year term. They serve voluntarily.[1]

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