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Litchfield Elementary School

255 E. Wigwam Blvd
Litchfield Park, AZ 85340
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Serving 653 students in grades Prekindergarten-8, Litchfield Elementary School ranks in the top 20% of all schools in Arizona for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 20%, and reading proficiency is top 20%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 55% (which is higher than the Arizona state average of 34%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 54% (which is higher than the Arizona state average of 40%).
The student-teacher ratio of 20:1 is higher than the Arizona state level of 17:1.
Minority enrollment is 58% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is lower than the Arizona state average of 67% (majority Hispanic).

Quick Facts (2026)

  • Grades: Prekindergarten-8
  • Enrollment: 653 students
  • Student-Teacher Ratio: 20:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 58%
  • : Top 20% in AZ
  • : 55% (Top 20%)
  • : 54% (Top 30%)
  • : 35-39% (Top 30%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), AZ Dept. of Education

Top Rankings

Litchfield Elementary School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Arizona for:

Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 20%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 20%)

School Overview

Litchfield Elementary School's student population of 653 students has declined by 16% over five school years.
The teacher population of 33 teachers has declined by 13% over five school years.
Grades Offered
Grades Prekindergarten-8
(No virtual instruction)

Distribution of Students By Grade Trends

GradeLitchfield Elementary School
Pre-K59
Kind93
193
2102
394
4100
5107
61
81
Not Listed3
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Total Students
653 students

Total Students Trends Over Years (1989-2025)

YearLitchfield Elementary School
2025653
2024689
2023707
2022743
2021778
2020881
2019923
2018936
2017936
2016816
2015820
2014794
2013694
2012691
2011685
20101,047
20091,105
20081,017
2007869
2006519
2005893
20041,154
2003665
2002929
2001647
2000599
1999685
1998728
1997937
1996700
1995594
1994558
1993505
1992529
1991824
1990802
1989778
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Total Classroom Teachers
33 teachers

Total Classroom Teachers Trends Over Years (1989-2025)

YearLitchfield Elementary School
202533
202434
202336
202233
202138
202037
201937
201838
201738
201637
201537
201436
201333
201233
201130
201049
200946
200844
200740
200630
200543
200447
200333
200242
200138
200033
199937
199839
199741
199636
199531
199431
199328
199229
199140
199036
198938
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School Rankings

Litchfield Elementary School ranks within the top 20% of all 1,921 schools in Arizona (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data).
The diversity score of Litchfield Elementary School is 0.61, which is less than the diversity score at state average of 0.66. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
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This School
State Level (AZ)
#331 out of 1921 schools
(Top 20%)

Overall School Rank Trends Over Years (2012-2023)

YearLitchfield Elementary School
2023#331
2022#370
2021#501
2019#415
2018#282
2017#265
2016#221
2015#265
2014#182
2013#203
2012#223
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55%
34%

Math Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2012-2023)

YearLitchfield Elementary SchoolArizonaLitchfield Elementary District (4281)
202355%34%45%
202252%35%43%
202140%32%36%
201957%45%56%
201869%45%57%
201763%42%56%
201659%39%53%
201554%38%49%
201485%63%76%
201385%63%76%
201284%63%74%
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54%
40%

Reading and Language Arts Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2011-2022)

YearLitchfield Elementary SchoolArizonaLitchfield Elementary District (4281)
202254%40%49%
202154%39%48%
201965%45%57%
201863%44%57%
201762%42%55%
201665%40%53%
201559%38%49%
201492%79%86%
201391%78%87%
201289%77%86%
201189%77%85%
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35-39%
24%
Student-Teacher Ratio
20:1
17:1

Student-Teacher Ratio Comparison Over Years (1989-2025)

YearLitchfield Elementary SchoolArizonaLitchfield Elementary District (4281)
202520:117:1
202420:118:119:1
202320:118:120:1
202223:118:121:1
202120:117:119:1
202024:119:123:1
201925:119:123:1
201825:119:123:1
201725:119:123:1
201622:119:122:1
201522:119:123:1
201422:119:122:1
201321:119:122:1
201221:119:121:1
201123:119:123:1
201022:118:121:1
200924:118:121:1
200823:118:121:1
200722:119:121:1
200617:119:120:1
200521:119:120:1
200425:119:122:1
200320:119:121:1
200222:119:122:1
200117:119:120:1
200018:119:121:1
199919:119:120:1
199819:119:120:1
199723:119:121:1
199620:119:119:1
199519:119:120:1
199418:120:119:1
199318:120:119:1
199218:120:119:1
199121:120:121:1
199022:120:121:1
198920:120:121:1
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American Indian
1%
5%

American Indian Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2000-2024)

YearLitchfield Elementary SchoolArizonaLitchfield Elementary District (4281)
20241%5%1%
20231%5%1%
20221%5%1%
20211%5%1%
20201%6%1%
20191%6%1%
20141%5%1%
20131%5%2%
20121%5%2%
20112%7%2%
20102%6%2%
20091%6%1%
20081%5%1%
20071%6%2%
20061%7%1%
20052%7%1%
20041%8%2%
20032%8%1%
20021%8%1%
20011%8%1%
20002%8%1%
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Asian
2%
3%

Asian Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1992-2024)

YearLitchfield Elementary SchoolArizonaLitchfield Elementary District (4281)
20242%3%3%
20233%3%3%
20223%3%3%
20214%3%3%
20204%3%3%
20195%3%3%
20186%3%4%
20176%3%4%
20166%3%4%
20156%3%5%
20146%3%5%
20135%3%5%
20125%3%5%
20114%3%5%
20109%3%6%
20099%3%6%
20087%3%6%
20076%3%6%
20063%2%4%
20054%2%4%
20045%2%4%
20035%2%4%
20024%2%4%
20014%2%4%
20005%2%4%
19994%2%3%
19985%2%3%
19976%2%3%
19967%2%3%
19956%2%3%
19945%2%3%
19931%2%2%
19922%2%3%
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Hispanic
46%
49%

Hispanic Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1988-2024)

YearLitchfield Elementary SchoolArizonaLitchfield Elementary District (4281)
202442%48%47%
202343%47%46%
202240%47%45%
202137%46%44%
202035%45%41%
201936%45%41%
201834%45%39%
201734%45%39%
201635%45%39%
201534%45%37%
201428%44%36%
201329%43%35%
201227%43%34%
201128%42%33%
201026%41%32%
200927%41%32%
200826%42%32%
200723%41%31%
200624%39%31%
200524%38%29%
200423%37%27%
200319%36%27%
200227%35%25%
200127%33%24%
200023%33%23%
199924%32%21%
199821%31%21%
199718%30%19%
199614%30%18%
199514%29%18%
199414%28%16%
199312%27%15%
199210%25%11%
199110%25%13%
199011%24%13%
198911%22%13%
198811%23%14%
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Black
4%
6%

Black Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1992-2024)

YearLitchfield Elementary SchoolArizonaLitchfield Elementary District (4281)
20245%6%8%
20235%6%7%
20223%6%7%
20214%6%7%
20203%5%7%
20193%5%7%
20186%5%8%
20176%5%8%
20165%5%8%
20155%5%8%
20146%5%8%
20135%5%8%
20125%5%9%
20115%5%10%
20107%6%10%
20097%6%10%
20086%6%10%
20076%5%9%
20063%5%9%
20059%5%9%
20049%5%8%
20036%5%7%
20024%5%6%
20013%5%6%
20003%4%6%
19993%5%4%
19983%4%4%
19973%4%5%
19963%4%4%
19953%4%3%
19921%4%4%
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White
42%
33%

White Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1988-2024)

YearLitchfield Elementary SchoolArizonaLitchfield Elementary District (4281)
202445%34%35%
202343%35%37%
202248%35%39%
202149%36%40%
202050%38%43%
201949%38%43%
201850%38%45%
201750%38%45%
201652%39%45%
201553%40%47%
201457%41%47%
201357%42%48%
201260%42%49%
201161%42%50%
201056%44%50%
200956%44%51%
200860%44%51%
200764%45%52%
200669%47%55%
200561%48%57%
200462%48%59%
200368%49%61%
200264%50%64%
200165%52%65%
200067%53%66%
199968%54%71%
199871%56%72%
199773%57%73%
199676%57%75%
199577%58%76%
199481%59%79%
199386%60%80%
199287%61%56%
199189%65%83%
199087%66%85%
198989%67%82%
198888%67%80%
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Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
Two or more races
5%
4%

Two or More Races Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2014-2024)

YearLitchfield Elementary SchoolArizonaLitchfield Elementary District (4281)
20245%4%6%
20235%4%6%
20225%4%5%
20215%4%5%
20206%3%5%
20195%3%5%
20184%3%4%
20174%3%4%
20162%3%4%
20152%2%3%
20141%2%3%
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All Ethnic Groups
0.61
0.66

Diversity Score Comparison Over Years (1989-2025)

YearLitchfield Elementary SchoolArizonaLitchfield Elementary District (4281)
20250.610.65
20240.620.650.65
20230.630.650.65
20220.610.650.64
20210.620.660.65
20200.630.650.64
20190.630.650.64
20180.630.650.64
20170.630.650.64
20160.610.650.64
20150.600.640.64
20140.600.640.64
20130.590.640.64
20120.570.640.64
20110.550.650.64
20100.610.640.64
20090.610.640.63
20080.570.630.63
20070.540.630.62
20060.470.630.60
20050.570.620.59
20040.560.630.57
20030.500.630.55
20020.520.620.53
20010.510.620.51
20000.510.620.50
19990.490.600.46
19980.450.590.44
19970.430.580.43
19960.400.580.40
19950.390.580.39
19940.340.570.36
19930.270.560.34
19920.240.560.36
19910.230.540.29
19900.260.530.27
19890.230.510.30
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Eligible for Free Lunch
30%
41%

Free Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (2005-2025)

YearLitchfield Elementary SchoolArizonaLitchfield Elementary District (4281)
202530%41%
202428%40%31%
202319%39%24%
20229%29%12%
202125%42%32%
202015%43%25%
201917%43%25%
201820%42%29%
201720%42%29%
201619%33%29%
201517%34%27%
201418%36%29%
201317%37%29%
201218%36%28%
20112%36%
201015%38%27%
200917%39%24%
200811%29%19%
200710%32%17%
200613%37%22%
200526%40%23%
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Eligible for Reduced Lunch
5%
10%

Reduced-Price Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (2003-2025)

YearLitchfield Elementary SchoolArizonaLitchfield Elementary District (4281)
20255%10%
20245%10%8%
20233%7%7%
20214%9%8%
20205%7%6%
20194%7%6%
20183%9%7%
20173%9%7%
20164%11%6%
20155%5%7%
20145%14%7%
20135%10%8%
20124%11%7%
20105%8%10%
20096%10%9%
20087%9%9%
20076%9%10%
20068%8%10%
20059%8%8%
20048%8%8%
20035%3%7%
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School Statewide Testing
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School District Name
Litchfield Elementary District (4281)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), AZ Dept. of Education
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Litchfield Elementary School's ranking?
Litchfield Elementary School is ranked #331 out of 1,921 schools, which ranks it among the top 20% of public schools in Arizona.
What schools are Litchfield Elementary School often compared to?
Litchfield Elementary Schoolis often viewed alongside schools like Scott L Libby Elementary School, Palm Valley Elementary School by visitors of our site.
What percent of students have achieved state testing proficiency in math and reading?
55% of students have achieved math proficiency (compared to the 34% AZ state average), while 54% of students have achieved reading proficiency (compared to the 40% AZ state average).
How many students attend Litchfield Elementary School?
653 students attend Litchfield Elementary School.
What is the racial composition of the student body?
46% of Litchfield Elementary School students are Hispanic, 42% of students are White, 5% of students are Two or more races, 4% of students are Black, 2% of students are Asian, and 1% of students are American Indian.
What is the student-teacher ratio of Litchfield Elementary School?
Litchfield Elementary School has a student ration of 20:1, which is higher than the Arizona state average of 17:1.
What grades does Litchfield Elementary School offer ?
Litchfield Elementary School offers enrollment in grades Prekindergarten-8 (No virtual instruction).
What school district is Litchfield Elementary School part of?
Litchfield Elementary School is part of Litchfield Elementary District (4281).

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Quick Facts (2026)

  • Grades: Prekindergarten-8
  • Enrollment: 653 students
  • Student-Teacher Ratio: 20:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 58%
  • : Top 20%
  • : 55% (Top 20%)
  • : 54% (Top 30%)
  • : 35-39% (Top 30%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), AZ Dept. of Education

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