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Enrollment
471
Elementary
DISTRICT 638 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LITCHFIELD ELEMENTARY DISTRICT (4281)·NCES 040438003036
L. Thomas Heck Middle School
12448 West Bethany Home Road, Litchfield Park, AZ 85340 · (623) 547-1700 · Maricopa County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL471 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.4:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
2
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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Test scores
AASA 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
42.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . -6.0pp since 2017
Math
33.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -11.0pp since 2017
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
471
-356 (-43%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 25.4:1
% White
27%
was 38%
% Hispanic
49%
was 41%
% Black
11%
was 11%
% Asian
5%
was 5%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About L. Thomas Heck Middle School
L. Thomas Heck Middle School is an elementary campus of moderately sized scale in Litchfield Park, Arizona, overseen by Litchfield Elementary District (4281), hosting 471 students in grades K through 8.
Across the 16 schools in Litchfield Elementary District (4281) (10,755 students total), L. Thomas Heck Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On demographics, L. Thomas Heck Middle School logs that the largest single group is Hispanic at 49%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest breaks down as 27% White, 11% Black, 6% multiracial, 5% Asian. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 31%.
In terms of school funding signals, L. Thomas Heck Middle School logs 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting L. Thomas Heck Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm.
In the area at large, Maricopa County reports that the typical household earns roughly $89,300 per year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Maricopa County runs 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), of which L. Thomas Heck Middle School is one.
Nearest neighbor: Crown Charter School, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around L. Thomas Heck Middle School.
L. Thomas Heck Middle School operates from a residential location.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at L. Thomas Heck Middle School has contracted 43%, going from 827 students in 2018 to 471 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 38% to 27% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 25.4:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 in 2025.
On this page, members of the L. Thomas Heck Middle School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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)
- Belen Soto Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,123 students
- 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
Other schools in Litchfield Park
- Wigwam Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 782 students
- Mabel Padgett Elementary SchoolElementary · 664 students
- Dreaming Summit ElementaryElementary · 655 students
- Litchfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 653 students
- Barbara B. Robey Elementary SchoolElementary · 595 students
- Scott L Libby Elementary SchoolElementary · 560 students
Nearby schools
- Crown Charter School0.4 mi · 294
- Heritage Elementary School0.6 mi · 832
- Barbara B. Robey Elementary School0.8 mi · 595
- Dreaming Summit Elementary1.3 mi · 655
- Luke Elementary School1.5 mi · 702
- Wigwam Creek Middle School1.7 mi · 782
Frequently asked questions
About L. Thomas Heck Middle SchoolHow many students attend L. Thomas Heck Middle School?
L. Thomas Heck Middle School enrolls approximately 471 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does L. Thomas Heck Middle School serve?
L. Thomas Heck Middle School serves grades KG-08.
How many teachers does L. Thomas Heck Middle School have?
L. Thomas Heck Middle School employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at L. Thomas Heck Middle School?
At L. Thomas Heck Middle School, the student body is approximately 27% White, 49% Hispanic, 11% Black, 5% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees L. Thomas Heck Middle School?
L. Thomas Heck Middle School is overseen by Litchfield Elementary District (4281) in Maricopa County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.