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Litchfield Elementary District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Litchfield Park, and parts of Glendale, Buckeye, Goodyear and Avondale.

Litchfield Park’s School Grade B+ better than 73% of Arizona school districts

Students
10,755
Schools
16
Spent per student
$10,366
AZ $12,318
Students per teacher
20:1
Debt
$50.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Litchfield Elementary District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 72% of Arizona districts
  • Math proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 9 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
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 72% of the 577 Arizona school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
B+
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Litchfield Park. Grade by grade →

PK–8Litchfield Elementary SchoolThis district
9–125 high schoolsAgua Fria Union High School District

Test scores vs. AZ

2021–22
Math proficiency43%
State average 34.8% · 7,449 students tested
Reading / language arts49%
State average 40.4% · 7,411 students tested

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 93% at Agua Fria Union High School District, which runs the high school (state 77.8%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

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%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

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 since 2020–21.

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

16 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Arizona’s other public schools.

Left off: 4 schools reporting no students for 2024–25.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Arizona.