Rancho Santa Fe Elementary School

Rancho Santa Fe Elementary School is one of the middle-of-the-pack elementary-level communitys in Avondale, Arizona, operated by Litchfield Elementary District (4281), with 482 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6.

Within Litchfield Elementary District (4281), which oversees 16 schools and 10,755 students, Rancho Santa Fe Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Rancho Santa Fe Elementary School records that 65% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school reports 21% White, 7% Black, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Maricopa County as a whole is about 31% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.0:1 average.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Maricopa County put median household earnings sit near $89,300, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Maricopa County runs 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), of which Rancho Santa Fe Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Valor Preparatory Academy, roughly 0.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Rancho Santa Fe Elementary School has declined 26%, going from 652 students in 2018 to 482 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 55% to 65% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 20.4:1 in 2018 to 17.9:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Rancho Santa Fe Elementary School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.