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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LITTLETON ELEMENTARY DISTRICT (4278)·NCES 040444000347

Littleton Elementary School

1252 S AVONDALE BLVD, AVONDALE, AZ 85323 · (623) 478-5700 · Maricopa County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL802 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 58% of Arizona public elementary schools
  • B-Test 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

Enrollment
802
Elementary
DISTRICT 690 · STATE 451
Student : Teacher
,
Teacher data unavailable
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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K14718%
Kindergarten749%
Grade 1648%
Grade 28210%
Grade 37710%
Grade 47910%
Grade 58511%
Grade 67710%
Grade 7638%
Grade 8547%

This year's kindergarten class (74) is 37% larger than its 8th grade class (54).

Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 65% · US 70%
White
253%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 33% · US 43%
Hispanic
64580%
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 48% · US 30%
Black
9612%
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 6% · US 15%
Asian
132%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
182%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
51%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5% · US 1%
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
Male
45657%
Female
34643%

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Test scores

AASA 2024-25 . % Passing
English Language Arts
34.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . +14.0pp since 2017
Math
26.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . +14.0pp since 2017

What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 14 points since 2017, while math scores are up about 14 points.

AASA results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2534.0%26.0%
2023-2434.0%24.0%
2022-2332.0%23.0%
2021-2227.0%17.0%
2020-2115.0%2.0%
2018-1921.0%16.0%
2017-1820.0%12.0%
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Littleton Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn ArizonaIn Maricopa County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
26.0%#607 of 1,072
▲ 50
#384 of 646
▲ 27
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
34.0%#554 of 1,072
▲ 20
#360 of 646
▲ 7
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+8.0pp#117 of 930#67 of 577
Enrollment
ranked largest first
802#118 of 1,223#92 of 692
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
33.7%#800 of 1,007#526 of 627
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+34.3%#41 of 256#27 of 138
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 2024-25
Enrollment
802
+44 (+6%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 1,026
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-25802N/AN/AN/A
2023-2479843.818.2:1N/A
2022-2380239.320.4:166% (529)
2020-217585314.3:1N/A
2017-1859737.515.9:178% (464)
2015-168125215.6:182% (667)
2010-117504317.4:178% (587)
2000-011,0285718.0:1N/A
1990-911,0265518.6:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Littleton Elementary School.

About Littleton Elementary School

AVONDALE, Arizona, is home to Littleton Elementary School, a high-enrollment elementary school. The school covers pre-K through 8 and reported 802 students in 2024-25. That puts enrollment 78% larger than the 451-student average for elementary schools in Arizona.

Littleton Elementary District (4278) includes 9 schools. Together they enroll 6,206 students.

A large majority of enrollment at Littleton Elementary School is Hispanic, at 80%. After that, the student body is 12% Black, 3% White, and 2% multiracial. Among all residents of Maricopa County, the Hispanic share is about 31%. The diversity index for Littleton Elementary School is 34%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

Among Arizona public elementary schools, Littleton Elementary School outscored 58%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.

Maricopa County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $89,300 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Public schools in Maricopa County number 1,352, with about 725,139 students.

Littleton Elementary School is about 0.4 miles from Estrella Vista Elementary School, its nearest public school. Littleton Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.

Under the NCES locale system, Littleton Elementary School is Suburb: Large.

Enrollment figures show a rise of 44 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.

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Maricopa County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Littleton Elementary School
District
Littleton Elementary District (4278)
Address
1252 S AVONDALE BLVD, AVONDALE, AZ 85323
Phone
(623) 478-5700
County
Maricopa County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–08
Total enrollment
802
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
040444000347
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Littleton Elementary District (4278)
Other schools in AVONDALE
Other Littleton Elementary schools

One other US public school is named Littleton Elementary. Littleton Elementary School is the largest of the 2.

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Frequently asked questions

About Littleton Elementary School
What is the total enrollment at Littleton Elementary School?
Littleton Elementary School enrolls approximately 802 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Littleton Elementary School serve?
Littleton Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Littleton Elementary School?
At Littleton Elementary School, the student body is approximately 3% White, 80% Hispanic, 12% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Littleton Elementary School in?
Littleton Elementary School is part of Littleton Elementary District (4278).
What city is Littleton Elementary School in?
Littleton Elementary School is located in AVONDALE, AZ.
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