Buckeye Elementary School District

Buckeye Elementary School District 33 is a school district in Maricopa County, Arizona, feeding into Buckeye Union High School District. The district consists of seven K-8 schools, with more than 5,200 students and 650 staff.

History

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

2004 - Sundance Elementary School

2005 - WestPark Elementary School

2006 - Jasinski Elementary School

Bales Elementary School has nearly 800 students.

2009 - Inca Elementary School

2017 - Marionneaux Elementary School

Inca Elementary School in Buckeye, Ariz. educates nearly 775 students.
Marionneaux Elementary School is the newest school in the Buckeye Elementary School District. Constructed in 2016-2017, the school opened with nearly 750 students.
WestPark Elementary School is located in Buckeye, Ariz. and has nearly 730 students.
Jasinski Elementary School in Buckeye, Ariz.
Sundance Elementary School in Buckeye, Ariz. is a K-8 school with nearly 780 students.

The Buckeye Elementary Preschool, located on the campus of Buckeye Elementary School, opened a separate campus adjacent to BES in 2004 and an additional campus at Jasinski Elementary in 2017.

Buckeye Elementary School in Buckeye, Ariz. Originally built as a one-room wooden structure, today the campus has nearly 870 students.

Governing Board
The original Buckeye Elementary School was constructed in 1889. It was a one-room wooden structure and in the early days, was also used as the Baptist Church.

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. Governing Board President is Marcus Eads, Clerk is Jane Hunt, Member Richard Hopkins, Member Amy Lovitt and Member Gina Ragsdale.

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