Mabel Padgett Elementary School

Set in Litchfield Park, Arizona, Mabel Padgett Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary campus, part of Litchfield Elementary District (4281). It teaches 664 students across grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 47% larger than the typical public school in Arizona, which averages around 451 students.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, Mabel Padgett Elementary School lists that 45% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder breaks down as 33% White, 9% Black, 8% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 31% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Mabel Padgett Elementary School records 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.0:1 average.

In the area at large, census data for Maricopa County shows median household earnings sit near $89,300, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Mabel Padgett Elementary School is one of 1352 public schools in Maricopa County (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students).

The closest other public school is Millennium High School, roughly 0.8 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Mabel Padgett Elementary School.

Mabel Padgett Elementary School operates from a commuter-belt location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 18%: 814 students in 2018 compared to 664 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 47% to 33% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 23.9:1 in 2018 to 19.0:1 today.

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