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What's the one class at Wigwam Creek Middle School every student should take?
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Enrollment
782
Middle
DISTRICT 822 · STATE 494
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LITCHFIELD ELEMENTARY DISTRICT (4281)·NCES 040438002004
Wigwam Creek Middle School
4510 N 127TH AVE, Litchfield Park, AZ 85340 · (623) 547-1100 · Maricopa County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL782 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 65% of Arizona public middle 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.
- C+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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
21.1:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.8:1 · STATE 17.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 309 | 40% |
| Grade 7 | 225 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 248 | 32% |
Student demographics
61%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
43.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . -9.0pp since 2017
Math
25.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -23.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 9 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 23 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.0% | 25.0% |
| 2023-24 | 39.0% | 28.0% |
| 2022-23 | 47.0% | 31.0% |
| 2021-22 | 43.0% | 29.0% |
| 2020-21 | 42.0% | 26.0% |
| 2018-19 | 49.0% | 45.0% |
| 2017-18 | 52.0% | 48.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Wigwam Creek Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #67 of 190 ▼ 5 | #42 of 87 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #60 of 190 ▼ 2 | #39 of 87 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.0pp | #65 of 160 | #35 of 78 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 782 | #37 of 214 | #28 of 96 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.1:1 | #151 of 179 | #77 of 85 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.7% | #51 of 182 | #33 of 86 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.2% | #61 of 139 | #35 of 69 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
782
-193 (-20%) vs 2020
+155% since 2000-01, when it was 307
Student : Teacher
21.1:1
was 20.7:1
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 | 782 | 37 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 718 | 38 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 785 | 43 | 18.3:1 | 47% (368) |
| 2020-21 | 975 | 47 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 993 | 42.5 | 23.4:1 | 43% (426) |
| 2015-16 | 978 | 41 | 23.9:1 | 46% (451) |
| 2010-11 | 920 | 37 | 24.9:1 | 1% (5) |
| 2000-01 | 307 | 10 | 30.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wigwam Creek Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (993 to 782); teachers down 13% (42.5 to 37).
About Wigwam Creek Middle School
Wigwam Creek Middle School operates as a high-enrollment middle-grades school in Litchfield Park, Arizona. It enrolled 782 students in grades 5 through 8 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 58% higher than the average for middle schools in Arizona, which is about 494.
Litchfield Elementary District (4281) has 16 schools and 10,755 students, and Wigwam Creek Middle School is one of those schools.
Wigwam Creek Middle School's enrollment is 57% Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 22% White, 11% Black, 6% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Among people living in Maricopa County, the Hispanic share is about 31%. Wigwam Creek Middle School has a diversity index of 61%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 21.1:1, with 37 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among middle schools in Arizona, the typical ratio is 17.8:1.
allk12 grades Wigwam Creek Middle School a B+. The grade compares the school only with Arizona public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Within Maricopa County, median household income is about $89,300, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 1,352 public schools in Maricopa County, with a combined enrollment of about 725,139.
Of nearby public schools, Barbara B. Robey Elementary School is the closest, at about 0.9 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.
Federal data place Wigwam Creek Middle School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 782 was 20% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 975.
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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
- Verrado Elementary SchoolElementary · 847 students
- Verrado Middle SchoolMiddle · 731 students
- Mabel Padgett Elementary SchoolElementary · 664 students
Other schools in Litchfield Park
- Mabel Padgett Elementary SchoolElementary · 664 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
- Barbara B. Robey Elementary School0.9 mi · 595
- Corte Sierra Elementary School0.9 mi · 564
- Arizona Agribusiness & Equine Center - Estrella1.1 mi · 335
- Dreaming Summit Elementary1.3 mi · 655
- Litchfield Elementary School1.5 mi · 653
- West-MEC Estrella Mountain Community College1.5 mi · 1
Frequently asked questions
About Wigwam Creek Middle SchoolHow many students attend Wigwam Creek Middle School?
Wigwam Creek Middle School enrolls approximately 782 students in grades 05-08.
What grades does Wigwam Creek Middle School serve?
Wigwam Creek Middle School serves grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wigwam Creek Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wigwam Creek Middle School is approximately 21.1:1 (37 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Wigwam Creek Middle School?
Wigwam Creek Middle School reports a student body of 22% White, 57% Hispanic, 11% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Wigwam Creek Middle School public or private?
Wigwam Creek Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Litchfield Elementary District (4281).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.