Poston Butte High School
32375 North Gantzel Rd
San Tan Valley AZ, 85143, Pinal County
Phone: 480-474-6100
Ranking: 
(154 out of 409, top 38%)*
(154 out of 409, top 38%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Florence Unified School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | ||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 72 | 77 | 71 | |||
| Total Students: | 1,646 | 1,736 | 1,755 | |||
| Grade 9: | 449 | 27.3% | 492 | 28.3% | 533 | 30.4% |
| Grade 10: | 409 | 24.8% | 476 | 27.4% | 520 | 29.6% |
| Grade 11: | 405 | 24.6% | 424 | 24.4% | 378 | 21.5% |
| Grade 12: | 383 | 23.3% | 344 | 19.8% | 324 | 18.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||
| Male: | 847 | 51.5% | 881 | 50.7% | 891 | 50.8% |
| Female: | 799 | 48.5% | 855 | 49.3% | 864 | 49.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 21 | 1.3% | 21 | 1.2% | 21 | 1.2% |
| Asian: | 34 | 2.1% | 33 | 1.9% | 33 | 1.9% |
| Hispanic: | 493 | 30.0% | 513 | 29.6% | 483 | 27.5% |
| Black: | 189 | 11.5% | 210 | 12.1% | 215 | 12.3% |
| White: | 863 | 52.4% | 928 | 53.5% | 975 | 55.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 20 | 1.2% | 15 | 0.9% | 10 | 0.6% |
| Two or More Races: | 26 | 1.6% | 16 | 0.9% | 18 | 1.0% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 538 | 32.7% | 684 | 39.4% | 658 | 37.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 199 | 12.1% | 102 | 5.9% | 167 | 9.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 22.83 | 22.62 | 24.69 | |||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| AIMS | ||||||
| 2010 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 494 | 496 | 499 |
| 2011 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 494 | 495.19 | 501.09 |
| 2012 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 486 | 488 | 496 |
| 2013 | Math | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 493 | 493 | 496 |
| 2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 706 | 708 | 710 |
| 2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 708 | 708.2 | 711.72 |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 696 | 698 | 707 |
| 2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 706 | 704 | 707 |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 491 | 489 | 479 |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 485 | 482.62 | 485.06 |
| 2012 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 480 | 481 | 480 |
| 2013 | Science | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 489 | 485 | 478 |
| 2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 703 | 702 | 702 |
| 2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 490 | 491.45 | 499.58 |
| 2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 493 | 497 | 501 |
| 2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 502 | 503 | 504 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Poston Butte High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.