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Enrollment
653
Elementary
DISTRICT 638 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LITCHFIELD ELEMENTARY DISTRICT (4281)·NCES 040438000344
Litchfield Elementary School
255 E. Wigwam Blvd, Litchfield Park, AZ 85340 · (623) 535-6100 · Maricopa County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL653 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 96% 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
19.8:1
33 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 | 59 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 93 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 93 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 102 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 94 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 100 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 107 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 1 | 0% |
| Grade 8 | 1 | 0% |
| Ungraded | 3 | 0% |
Student demographics
60%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% . -3.0pp since 2017
Math
64.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -5.0pp since 2017
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 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 45 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 5 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.0% | 64.0% |
| 2023-24 | 56.0% | 57.0% |
| 2022-23 | 55.0% | 56.0% |
| 2021-22 | 55.0% | 53.0% |
| 2020-21 | 54.0% | 40.0% |
| 2018-19 | 65.0% | 57.0% |
| 2017-18 | 63.0% | 69.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Litchfield Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #97 of 1,072 ▲ 60 | #77 of 646 ▲ 47 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #168 of 1,072 ▲ 74 | #139 of 646 ▲ 56 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.0pp | #115 of 930 | #65 of 577 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 653 | #262 of 1,223 | #206 of 692 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.8:1 | #793 of 991 | #503 of 615 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.3% | #302 of 1,007 | #208 of 627 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.4% | #139 of 721 | #88 of 456 |
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
653
-125 (-16%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 837
Student : Teacher
19.8:1
was 20.5:1
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 | 653 | 33 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 689 | 33.5 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 707 | 36 | 19.6:1 | 22% (155) |
| 2020-21 | 778 | 38 | 20.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 925 | 37 | 25.0:1 | 21% (194) |
| 2015-16 | 816 | 37 | 22.1:1 | 24% (195) |
| 2010-11 | 685 | 30 | 22.8:1 | 2% (12) |
| 2000-01 | 647 | 38 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 837 | 39 | 21.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Litchfield Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (925 to 653); teachers down 11% (37 to 33).
About Litchfield Elementary School
Litchfield Elementary School is one of the public schools in Litchfield Park, Arizona. It is a mid-sized elementary school. Total enrollment is 653 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 8. Elementary schools in Arizona have about 451 students on average; enrollment here is 45% higher.
Litchfield Elementary School is one of the 16 schools that make up Litchfield Elementary District (4281) (10,755 students in total).
Hispanic students make up 46% of enrollment at Litchfield Elementary School, the largest share of any group. The remaining shares are 42% White, 5% multiracial, and 4% Black. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Maricopa County's population at about 31%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 60, compared with 70 nationally.
With 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 19.8:1. Elementary schools in Arizona average 17.0:1, 2.8 fewer students per teacher than here.
Litchfield Elementary School holds an A+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 96% of Arizona public elementary schools.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Maricopa County show that median household income comes to about $89,300, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county's public schools total 1,352, with about 725,139 students.
Litchfield Elementary School is about 0.8 miles from Western Sky Middle School, its nearest public school. Litchfield Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
In the federal locale system, Litchfield Elementary School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school shrank from 778 students in 2020-21 to 653 in 2024-25.
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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)
- 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
- Barbara B. Robey Elementary SchoolElementary · 595 students
- Scott L Libby Elementary SchoolElementary · 560 students
- L. Thomas Heck Middle SchoolElementary · 471 students
Other Litchfield Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Litchfield Elementary. Litchfield Elementary School is the largest of the 4.
- Litchfield Elementary SchoolLitchfield, IL · 355 students
- Litchfield Elementary SchoolLITCHFIELD, MI · 110 students
- LITCHFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLITCHFIELD, NE · 76 students
Nearby schools
- Western Sky Middle School0.8 mi · 952
- Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center - Estrella1.0 mi · 335
- West-MEC Estrella Mountain Community College1.1 mi · 1
- Palm Valley Elementary1.2 mi · 643
- Millennium High School1.2 mi · 2,295
- Valor Preparatory Academy1.3 mi · 230
Frequently asked questions
About Litchfield Elementary SchoolHow large is Litchfield Elementary School?
Litchfield Elementary School enrolls approximately 653 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Litchfield Elementary School serve?
Litchfield Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many teachers does Litchfield Elementary School have?
Litchfield Elementary School employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Litchfield Elementary School?
Student demographics at Litchfield Elementary School are roughly 42% White, 46% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Litchfield Elementary School public or private?
Litchfield Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Litchfield Elementary District (4281).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.