Verrado Elementary School

Verrado Elementary School is an elementary-level community of substantial scale in BUCKEYE, Arizona, operated by Litchfield Elementary District (4281), serveing 847 students in grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 88% bigger than the typical public school in Arizona, which averages around 451 students.

Verrado Elementary School is one of 16 schools operated by Litchfield Elementary District (4281), a district that works with 10,755 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Verrado Elementary School records that the most-represented group is White (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest comes out to 36% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 5% Black. The wider county runs roughly 59% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Verrado Elementary School has 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.0:1 average.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Maricopa County indicate median household income runs about $89,300, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Maricopa County's 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), Verrado Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Verrado Middle School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 22%: 693 students in 2018 compared to 847 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 61% to 49% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 23.1:1 in 2018 to 21.2:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Verrado Elementary School typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.