Litchfield Elementary District

Public Grades PK–8 B+School Grade

Elementary and middle schools for Litchfield Park, and parts of Glendale, Goodyear, Buckeye and Avondale.

At a glance

10,755Students enrolled

20Schools

$10,366Spent per student

20:1Student–teacher ratio

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Litchfield Park

Grades PK–8

Litchfield Elementary School653 students · Litchfield ParkThis district

Grades 9–12

5 high schoolsDepends on your address · see the listAgua Fria Union High School District

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs AZ

Math proficiency36%

State average 31.2%

Reading / language arts48%

State average 38.5%

Graduation rate 94% at Agua Fria Union High School District, which runs the high school (state 77.3%) · class of 2020

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$10,366

per student each year · 16% below the AZ average

Spending

Classroom instruction58%

Support & administration38%

Other4%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)35%

State54%

Federal11%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

10,555’20

10,936’21

10,828’22

10,734’23

10,755’24

Students

Hispanic · 47%5,104

White · 35%3,740

Black · 8%827

Two or more races · 6%684

Asian · 3%279

American Indian/Alaska Native · 1%77

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools20 in district · 5 next

Level

All 20 Preschool 3 Elementary 13 Middle 3 Other 1

This district · grades PK–8

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Belen Soto Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 1,123 students · Goodyear

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Verrado Heritage Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 1,014 students · Buckeye

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Verrado Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 847 students · Buckeye

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Mabel Padgett Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 664 students · Litchfield Park

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Dreaming Summit ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–6 · 655 students · Litchfield Park

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Litchfield Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 653 students · Litchfield Park

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Palm Valley ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–8 · 643 students · Goodyear

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Barbara B. Robey Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 595 students · Litchfield Park

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Corte Sierra Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 564 students · Avondale

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Scott L Libby Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 560 students · Litchfield Park

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Rancho Santa Fe Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 482 students · Avondale

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L. Thomas Heck Middle SchoolElementary · Grades K–8 · 471 students · Litchfield Park

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White Tanks Learning CenterElementary · Grades K–8 · 19 students · Litchfield Park

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Western Sky Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 5–8 · 952 students · Goodyear

B+Public 📚

Wigwam Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 5–8 · 782 students · Litchfield Park

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Verrado Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 5–8 · 731 students · Buckeye

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Litchfield PreschoolPrekindergarten · Grades PK · Litchfield Park

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Palm Valley PreschoolPrekindergarten · Grades PK · Goodyear

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Rancho Santa Fe PreschoolPrekindergarten · Grades PK · Avondale

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Digital Learning AcademyGrades M · Litchfield Pk

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Where students go next · Agua Fria Union High School District

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Agua Fria High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,535 students · Avondale

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Canyon View High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,141 students · Waddell

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Desert Edge High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,106 students · Goodyear

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Millennium High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,295 students · Goodyear

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Verrado High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,012 students · Buckeye

B-Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Nadaburg Unified School DistrictSurprise · $10,708 per student

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Phoenix Union High School DistrictPhoenix · $14,043 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.