Litchfield Elementary School

Litchfield Elementary School operates as a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus in Litchfield Park, Arizona, part of Litchfield Elementary District (4281). Current enrollment sits at 653 students spanning grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, Arizona's public schools average about 451 students each, so Litchfield Elementary School sits 45% larger than that benchmark.

Across the 16 schools in Litchfield Elementary District (4281) (10,755 students total), Litchfield Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Litchfield Elementary School lists that 46% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest looks like 42% White, 5% multiracial, 4% Black. By comparison, Maricopa County as a whole is about 31% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Litchfield Elementary School has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.8:1. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

Around the school, Maricopa County reports that the typical household earns roughly $89,300 per year, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Litchfield Elementary School is one of 1352 public schools in Maricopa County (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students).

Western Sky Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Litchfield Elementary School.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Litchfield Elementary School has decreased 29%, going from 925 students in 2018 to 653 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 34% to 46%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 25.0:1 in 2018 to 19.8:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.