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Enrollment
1,123
Elementary
DISTRICT 638 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LITCHFIELD ELEMENTARY DISTRICT (4281)·NCES 040438003661
Belen Soto Elementary School
18601 W Campbell Ave, Goodyear, AZ 85395 · (623) 547-3400 · Maricopa County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,123 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 95% of Arizona public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Arizona public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
23.9:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.4:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 23 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 93 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 110 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 115 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 116 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 118 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 119 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 132 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 157 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 140 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (93) is 34% smaller than its 8th grade class (140).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
AASA 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
60.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . +8.0pp since 2020
Math
57.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . +15.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 45 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 15 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.0% | 57.0% |
| 2023-24 | 58.0% | 54.0% |
| 2022-23 | 54.0% | 46.0% |
| 2021-22 | 54.0% | 47.0% |
| 2020-21 | 52.0% | 42.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Belen Soto Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #168 of 1,072 ▲ 15 | #133 of 646 ▲ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #169 of 1,072 ▲ 38 | #140 of 646 ▲ 27 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.0pp | #116 of 930 | #66 of 577 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,123 | #19 of 1,223 | #13 of 692 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.9:1 | #943 of 991 | #591 of 615 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.3% | #266 of 1,007 | #186 of 627 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,123
+200 (+22%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
23.9:1
was 22.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,123 | 47 | 23.9:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 1,048 | 47 | 22.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 997 | 44 | 22.7:1 | 18% (178) |
| 2020-21 | 923 | 41 | 22.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Belen Soto Elementary School.
About Belen Soto Elementary School
Belen Soto Elementary School is a large elementary school based in Goodyear, Arizona. Students in pre-K through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 1,123 students. That compares with an average of about 451 students for elementary schools in Arizona.
Litchfield Elementary District (4281) is the district for Belen Soto Elementary School. It has 16 schools and 10,755 students.
The student body at Belen Soto Elementary School has no majority group. Hispanic students lead at 45%. Other groups include 42% White, 5% Black, 5% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The county population is about 31% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 61, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 47 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 23.9:1. Across elementary schools in Arizona, the average ratio is 17.0:1.
Among Arizona public elementary schools, Belen Soto Elementary School outscored 95%, which works out to an A+ on the allk12 Grade.
Maricopa County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $89,300, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Maricopa County's 1,352 public schools enroll about 725,139 students and include Belen Soto Elementary School.
Scott L Libby Elementary School is about 1.5 miles from Belen Soto Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.
Belen Soto Elementary School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Enrollment increased 22% over 4 years, reaching 1,123 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 22.5:1 to 23.9:1.
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Maricopa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,559,748
Census ACS
Median income
$89,300
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,352
725,139 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Litchfield Elementary District (4281)
- Verrado Heritage Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,014 students
- Western Sky Middle SchoolMiddle · 952 students
- Verrado Elementary SchoolElementary · 847 students
- Wigwam Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 782 students
- Verrado Middle SchoolMiddle · 731 students
- Mabel Padgett Elementary SchoolElementary · 664 students
Other schools in Goodyear
- Millennium High SchoolHigh · 2,295 students
- Desert Edge High SchoolHigh · 2,106 students
- Estrella Foothills High SchoolHigh · 1,592 students
- Copper TrailsElementary · 1,020 students
- Western Sky Middle SchoolMiddle · 952 students
- Desert ThunderElementary · 928 students
Nearby schools
- Scott L Libby Elementary School1.5 mi · 560
- White Tanks Learning Center1.6 mi · 19
- West-MEC Canyon View High School1.7 mi · 1
- Canyon View High School1.7 mi · 2,141
- Verrado High School1.9 mi · 2,012
- West-MEC - Verrado High School1.9 mi · 1
Frequently asked questions
About Belen Soto Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Belen Soto Elementary School?
Belen Soto Elementary School enrolls approximately 1,123 students in grades PK-08.
Is Belen Soto Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Belen Soto Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Belen Soto Elementary School have?
Belen Soto Elementary School employs 47 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Belen Soto Elementary School?
At Belen Soto Elementary School, the student body is approximately 42% White, 45% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Belen Soto Elementary School public or private?
Belen Soto Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Litchfield Elementary District (4281).
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