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Enrollment
847
Elementary
DISTRICT 638 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LITCHFIELD ELEMENTARY DISTRICT (4281)·NCES 040438002782
Verrado Elementary School
20873 W SUNRISE LN, BUCKEYE, AZ 85396 · (623) 547-1600 · Maricopa County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL847 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 87% of Arizona public elementary schools
- ATest 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.
- B-Three-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
21.2:1
40 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 | 82 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 113 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 104 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 155 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 124 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 132 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 137 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (113) is 18% smaller than its 5th grade class (137).
Student demographics
62%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
54.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . -5.0pp since 2017
Math
62.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -3.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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 5 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 3 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.0% | 62.0% |
| 2023-24 | 58.0% | 51.0% |
| 2022-23 | 65.0% | 56.0% |
| 2021-22 | 60.0% | 57.0% |
| 2020-21 | 59.0% | 47.0% |
| 2018-19 | 69.0% | 71.0% |
| 2017-18 | 59.0% | 65.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Verrado Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #113 of 1,072 ▲ 107 | #93 of 646 ▲ 75 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #243 of 1,072 ▼ 37 | #195 of 646 ▼ 29 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.5pp | #462 of 930 | #294 of 577 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 847 | #95 of 1,223 | #74 of 692 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.2:1 | #876 of 991 | #554 of 615 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.8% | #247 of 1,007 | #173 of 627 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +22.2% | #70 of 256 | #41 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 2024-25Enrollment
847
+252 (+42%) vs 2020
+21% since 2010-11, when it was 700
Student : Teacher
21.2:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 847 | 40 | 21.2:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 911 | 41 | 22.2:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 867 | 39 | 22.2:1 | 20% (173) |
| 2020-21 | 595 | 34 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 693 | 30 | 23.1:1 | 17% (117) |
| 2015-16 | 608 | 30 | 20.3:1 | 16% (95) |
| 2010-11 | 700 | 32 | 21.9:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Verrado Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 22% (693 to 847); teachers up 33% (30 to 40).
About Verrado Elementary School
Verrado Elementary School operates as a large elementary school in BUCKEYE, Arizona. The school runs pre-K through 6 and enrolls 847 students. Elementary schools in Arizona average about 451 students, which makes this school 88% bigger than average.
Litchfield Elementary District (4281) counts 10,755 students in its 16 schools, and Verrado Elementary School is one of them.
The student body at Verrado Elementary School has no majority group. White students lead at 49%. The remaining shares are 36% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 5% Black. Maricopa County as a whole is about 59% White, so the school's share is lower. A diversity index of 62% means there is a 62% chance two randomly chosen students at Verrado Elementary School are from different groups.
The school has 40 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 21.2 students per teacher. Statewide, elementary schools in Arizona average 17.0:1.
Verrado Elementary School earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 87% of Arizona public elementary schools.
The school's county is Maricopa County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $89,300, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. There are 1,352 public schools in the county, enrolling about 725,139, Verrado Elementary School among them.
Verrado Middle School is less than a tenth of a mile from Verrado Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Verrado Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools.
The federal government classifies Verrado Elementary School's location as Suburb: Large.
Reported enrollment: 595 (2020-21) and 847 (2024-25). These figures may describe different sets of grades. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 17.5:1 to 21.2:1.
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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
- Wigwam Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 782 students
- Verrado Middle SchoolMiddle · 731 students
- Mabel Padgett Elementary SchoolElementary · 664 students
Other schools in BUCKEYE
- Youngker High SchoolHigh · 2,096 students
- Verrado High SchoolHigh · 2,012 students
- Buckeye Union High SchoolHigh · 1,841 students
- Odyssey Institute for Advanced and International StudiesHigh · 1,553 students
- Buckeye Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,150 students
- Verrado Heritage Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,014 students
Nearby schools
- Verrado Middle School0.1 mi · 731
- Verrado High School1.0 mi · 2,012
- West-MEC - Verrado High School1.0 mi · 1
- Verrado Heritage Elementary School1.4 mi · 1,014
- The Odyssey Preparatory Academy - Sienna Hills1.8 mi · 472
- Sequoia Pathfinder Academy at Verrado Way and I-102.8 mi · 602
Frequently asked questions
About Verrado Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Verrado Elementary School?
Verrado Elementary School enrolls approximately 847 students in grades PK-06.
Is Verrado Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Verrado Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Verrado Elementary School?
Approximately 21.2:1 students per teacher at Verrado Elementary School.
How diverse is Verrado Elementary School?
Verrado Elementary School reports a student body of 49% White, 36% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Verrado Elementary School?
Verrado Elementary School is overseen by Litchfield Elementary District (4281) in Maricopa County.
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