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Enrollment
664
Elementary
DISTRICT 638 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LITCHFIELD ELEMENTARY DISTRICT (4281)·NCES 040438003185
Mabel Padgett Elementary School
15430 W. Turney, Litchfield Park, AZ 85395 · (623) 547-3200 · Maricopa County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL664 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 60% 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.
- FThree-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
19.0:1
35 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 | 31 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 94 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 98 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 120 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 102 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 110 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 106 | 16% |
| Ungraded | 3 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (94) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (106).
Student demographics
67%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
45.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . -16.0pp since 2017
Math
42.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -22.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 16 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 22 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.0% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 53.0% |
| 2022-23 | 54.0% | 56.0% |
| 2021-22 | 55.0% | 57.0% |
| 2020-21 | 50.0% | 43.0% |
| 2018-19 | 61.0% | 60.0% |
| 2017-18 | 61.0% | 64.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Mabel Padgett Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #345 of 1,072 ▼ 146 | #251 of 646 ▼ 95 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #366 of 1,072 ▼ 55 | #261 of 646 ▼ 22 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -12.5pp | #34 of 930 | #22 of 577 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 664 | #247 of 1,223 | #193 of 692 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.0:1 | #726 of 991 | #456 of 615 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.2% | #95 of 1,007 | #67 of 627 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.4% | #337 of 721 | #215 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
664
+79 (+14%) vs 2020
-10% since 2010-11, when it was 739
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
was 18.9:1
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 | 664 | 35 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 580 | 35 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 605 | 31 | 19.5:1 | 23% (138) |
| 2020-21 | 585 | 31 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 814 | 34 | 23.9:1 | 21% (170) |
| 2015-16 | 891 | 38 | 23.4:1 | 25% (223) |
| 2010-11 | 739 | 35 | 21.1:1 | 0% (3) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mabel Padgett Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (814 to 664); teachers up 3% (34 to 35).
About Mabel Padgett Elementary School
Families in Litchfield Park, Arizona, are served by Mabel Padgett Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school. It reported 664 students in pre-K through 6 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 451 students for elementary schools in Arizona.
Litchfield Elementary District (4281) serves 10,755 students across 16 schools.
About 45% of students at Mabel Padgett Elementary School are Hispanic, the largest single group. Other reported shares: 33% White, 9% Black, 8% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Maricopa County's residents are about 31% Hispanic, 14 points below the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 67, compared with 70 nationally.
The school lists 35 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.0:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Arizona average 17.0:1.
Mabel Padgett Elementary School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 60% of Arizona public elementary schools.
In the wider Maricopa County area, the median household earns about $89,300 a year, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Mabel Padgett Elementary School shares Maricopa County with 1,351 other public schools.
Mabel Padgett Elementary School is about 0.8 miles from Millennium High School, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.
In the federal locale system, Mabel Padgett 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.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 664, up from 585 in 2020-21.
This page is set up for the Mabel Padgett Elementary School community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
- Dreaming Summit ElementaryElementary · 655 students
- Litchfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 653 students
- Barbara B. Robey Elementary SchoolElementary · 595 students
- Scott L Libby Elementary SchoolElementary · 560 students
- L. Thomas Heck Middle SchoolElementary · 471 students
Nearby schools
- Millennium High School0.8 mi · 2,295
- Western Sky Middle School1.3 mi · 952
- Litchfield Elementary School2.0 mi · 653
- Great Hearts Academies - Trivium Prep2.3 mi · 882
- Great Hearts Academies - Archway Trivium2.3 mi · 895
- Dreaming Summit Elementary2.7 mi · 655
Frequently asked questions
About Mabel Padgett Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Mabel Padgett Elementary School?
Mabel Padgett Elementary School enrolls approximately 664 students in grades PK-06.
Is Mabel Padgett Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mabel Padgett Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Mabel Padgett Elementary School have?
Mabel Padgett Elementary School employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Mabel Padgett Elementary School?
Student demographics at Mabel Padgett Elementary School are roughly 33% White, 45% Hispanic, 9% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Mabel Padgett Elementary School?
Mabel Padgett Elementary 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.