Litchfield Elementary District (4281)
Public school district based in Litchfield Park, Arizona. NCES district ID 0404380; state ID AZ-4281.
District totals on this page are sums of the school records in the 2024–25 Common Core of Data. They can differ from totals the district reports itself, which may include students or staff not assigned to a school. Why.
Operating schoolsDefinition
19
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
10,755
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
533.0
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
Not shown: incomplete reporting
Charter schoolsDefinition
0
A district ratio is shown only when every school reported both enrollment and teachers. School-level ratios are in the table below.
Enrollment by grade
| Group | Students | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Kindergarten | 392 | |
| Kindergarten | 969 | |
| Grade 1 | 1,035 | |
| Grade 2 | 1,156 | |
| Grade 3 | 1,142 | |
| Grade 4 | 1,129 | |
| Grade 5 | 1,209 | |
| Grade 6 | 1,254 | |
| Grade 7 | 1,219 | |
| Grade 8 | 1,235 | |
| Ungraded | 15 |
Students by race/ethnicity
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.7% | |
| Asian | 2.6% | |
| Black or African American | 7.7% | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 47.5% | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.4% | |
| Two or more races | 6.4% | |
| White | 34.8% |
Race/ethnicity categories are those states report to NCES. Shares describe the district as a whole, not any one school or student.
Students by sex
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 49.1% | |
| Male | 50.9% |
Schools in this district
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a ranking). Locale mix: Suburb 17, Rural 2.
| School | Grades | Type | Students | Teacher FTE | Students / FTE | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belen Soto Elementary School Goodyear | PK–8 | Regular | 1,123 | 47.0 | 23.9 | Suburb: Large |
| Verrado Heritage Elementary School Buckeye | PK–8 | Regular | 1,014 | 46.0 | 22 | Suburb: Large |
| Western Sky Middle School Goodyear | 5–8 | Regular | 952 | 36.5 | 26.1 | Suburb: Large |
| Verrado Elementary School Buckeye | PK–6 | Regular | 847 | 40.0 | 21.2 | Suburb: Large |
| Wigwam Creek Middle School Litchfield Park | 5–8 | Regular | 782 | 37.0 | 21.1 | Suburb: Large |
| Verrado Middle School Buckeye | 5–8 | Regular | 731 | 34.5 | 21.2 | Suburb: Large |
| Mabel Padgett Elementary School Litchfield Park | PK–6 | Regular | 664 | 35.0 | 19 | Suburb: Large |
| Dreaming Summit Elementary Litchfield Park | PK–6 | Regular | 655 | 36.0 | 18.2 | Suburb: Large |
| Litchfield Elementary School Litchfield Park | PK–8 | Regular | 653 | 33.0 | 19.8 | Suburb: Large |
| Palm Valley Elementary Goodyear | PK–8 | Regular | 643 | 31.0 | 20.7 | Suburb: Large |
| Barbara B. Robey Elementary School Litchfield Park | PK–5 | Regular | 595 | 32.5 | 18.3 | Suburb: Large |
| Corte Sierra Elementary School Avondale | PK–6 | Regular | 564 | 28.5 | 19.8 | Suburb: Large |
| Scott L Libby Elementary School Litchfield Park | PK–6 | Regular | 560 | 29.0 | 19.3 | Rural: Fringe |
| Rancho Santa Fe Elementary School Avondale | PK–6 | Regular | 482 | 27.0 | 17.9 | Suburb: Large |
| L. Thomas Heck Middle School Litchfield Park | K–8 | Regular | 471 | 37.0 | 12.7 | Suburb: Large |
| White Tanks Learning Center Litchfield Park | K–8 | Alternative | 19 | 3.0 | 6.3 | Rural: Fringe |
| Rancho Santa Fe Preschool Avondale | PK | Regular | 0 | Not reported | — | Suburb: Large |
| Palm Valley Preschool Goodyear | PK | Regular | 0 | Not reported | — | Suburb: Large |
| Litchfield Preschool Litchfield Park | PK | Regular | 0 | Not reported | — | Suburb: Large |
Finance and graduation rates
District finance (NCES F-33, fiscal year 2023) and four-year graduation rates (ED Data Express, 2022–23) are being added. They will appear here with their own reporting years. See School Finance and Education Outcomes.
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Sources for this page
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_029_2425_w_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_052_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_059_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES EDGE Public School Geocodes 2024–25. File
EDGE_GEOCODE_PUBLICSCH_2425.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
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