B+
Litchfield Elementary District
Public school districtGrades PK–8
Serves Litchfield Park, and parts of Glendale, Goodyear, Buckeye and Avondale.
Students
10,755
Schools
20
Spent per student
$10,366
AZ $12,318
Students per teacher
20:1
Debt
$50.9M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Litchfield Elementary District
- School Grade B+: better than 70% of Arizona districts
- Reading / language arts 10 pts above the state
- Spends 16% less per student than the AZ average
- 20 students per teacher
- Debt of $50.9M, about $4,730 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Cactus Forest.
PK–88 schoolsFlorence Unified School District
9–123 high schoolsFlorence Unified School District
Test scores vs. AZ
2020–21Math proficiency36%
State average 31.2%
Reading / language arts48%
State average 38.5%
Graduation rate 85% at Florence Unified School District, which runs the high school (state 77.3%) · class of 2020.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$10,366 per student · 16% below AZ
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 38%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 35%State 54%Federal 11%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
10,555’20
10,936’21
10,828’22
10,734’23
10,755’24
About steady.
Students
Hispanic 47%White 35%Black 8%Two or more races 6%Asian 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
20 public schools.
Belen Soto Elementary School
A−1,123 students24:1
Verrado Heritage Elementary School
A−1,014 students22:1
Verrado Elementary School
A−847 students21:1
Mabel Padgett Elementary School
A−664 students19:1
Dreaming Summit Elementary
B+655 students18:1
Litchfield Elementary School
A−653 students20:1
Palm Valley Elementary
A−643 students21:1
Barbara B. Robey Elementary School
B−595 students18:1
Corte Sierra Elementary School
B+564 students20:1
Scott L Libby Elementary School
A−560 students19:1
Rancho Santa Fe Elementary School
B482 students18:1
L. Thomas Heck Middle School
B471 students13:1
White Tanks Learning Center
19 students6:1
Western Sky Middle School
B+952 students26:1
Wigwam Creek Middle School
B782 students21:1
Verrado Middle School
A−731 students21:1
Litchfield Preschool
0 students
Palm Valley Preschool
0 students
Rancho Santa Fe Preschool
0 students
Digital Learning Academy
0 students
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.