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Litchfield Elementary District

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Litchfield Elementary District is located close to the center of Arizona. Litchfield Elementary District has 65.85 square miles of land area and 0.16 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Litchfield Elementary District population is 79,438. Litchfield Elementary District median household income is $73,490 in 2010-2014. Litchfield Elementary District median house value is $234,200 in 2010-2014. On average, Litchfield Elementary District is much better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	(19 out of 167, top 11%)*
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 8
Number of Schools:	14
Population	79,438 (2010-2014), rank #29
Population Growth	28.99% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	1,203.30/sq mi, rank #37
Median Household Income:	$73,490 at 2010-2014—-3.36% increase since 2005-2009, rank #10
Median House Price:	$234,200 at 2010-2014—-28.05% increase since 2005-2009, rank #23
Time Zone:	Mountain GMT -7:00
Land Area:	65.85 sq mi, rank #182
Water Area:	0.16 sq mi (0.25%), rank #105
State:	Arizona
County:	Maricopa County
City:	Avondale, Glendale, Litchfield Park, Waddell, Goodyear, Citrus Park, Buckeye
Zip:	85392, 85307, 85340, 85355, 85395, 85309, 85396
Area:	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ

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Litchfield Elementary District Map and Nearby Locations

290 East Sagebrush St

Litchfield Park AZ, 85340, Maricopa County

Phone: 623-535-6000

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	10,707	10,421	10,219	10,300	9,923	10,058	9,562
English Language Learner Students:	371	241	441	359	440	702	892
Total Teachers:	476.10	471.50	472.99	451.99	470.20	485.40	450.50
Prekindergarten:	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	3.00	6.00
Kindergarten:	45.00	44.00	42.00	42.00	40.00	39.00	36.50
Elementary:	427.10	423.50	426.99	405.99	426.20	443.40	408.00
Secondary:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Total Other Staff:	523.28	502.19	436.64	431.35	429.01	410.40	394.70
Instructional Aides:	158.38	157.49	152.49	149.30	136.83	133.00	122.80
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	3.00	3.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	9.00	8.00	8.00	8.00	7.00	7.00	9.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	9.00	8.00	8.00	8.00	7.00	7.00	9.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	1.00	1.00	8.00	7.00	6.00	1.00	10.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.40
District Administrators:	13.00	13.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
District Administrative Support:	41.74	38.50	11.00	10.00	10.00	7.00	10.00
School Administrators:	17.00	17.00	26.00	24.00	23.00	24.50	22.00
School Administrative Support:	20.50	20.96	25.71	23.51	38.20	40.00	36.60
Student Support Services:	136.84	132.82	90.34	89.12	70.50	68.10	65.30
Other Support Services:	122.82	110.42	112.10	117.42	134.48	126.80	115.60
Student-Teacher Ratio:	22.49	22.10	21.61	22.79	21.10	20.72	21.23

Schools

Barbara B. Robey Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	5340 North Wigwam Creek Blvd, Litchfield Park AZ 85340
Corte Sierra Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	3300 North Sante Fe Trail, Avondale AZ 85323
Dreaming Summit Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	13335 West Missouri, Litchfield Park AZ 85340
L. Thomas Heck Middle School	Grade 5 to Grade 8	12448 West Bethany Home Rd, Litchfield Park AZ 85340
Litchfield Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	255 East Wigwam Blvd, Litchfield Park AZ 85340
Mabel Padgett Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	15430 West Turney, Goodyear AZ 85395
Palm Valley Elementary	Prekindergarten to Grade 8	2801 North 135th Ave, Goodyear AZ 85395
Rancho Santa Fe Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 8	2150 North Rancho Santa Fe Blv, Avondale AZ 85323
Scott L Libby Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 6	18701 West Thomas Rd, Litchfield Park AZ 85340
Verrado Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 8	20873 West Sunrise Ln, Buckeye AZ 85326
Verrado Middle School	Kindergarten to Grade 8	20880 West Main St, Buckeye AZ 85326
Western Sky Middle School	Grade 5 to Grade 8	4095 North 144th Ave, Goodyear AZ 85338
White Tanks Learning Center	Kindergarten to Grade 8	18825 West Thomas Rd, Litchfield Park AZ 85340
Wigwam Creek Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	4510 North 127th Ave, Litchfield Park AZ 85340

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
AIMS Test
2009	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	464	451
2010	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	374	365
2011	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	382.15	370.95
2012	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	382	369
2013	Math	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	382	369
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	469	459
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	467	460
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	468.57	461.52
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	468	458
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	464	459
2013	Science	3rd Grade	Mean Scaled Score	0	424
2009	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	504	487
2010	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	391	379
2011	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	400.84	385.58
2012	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	401	383
2013	Math	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	398	381
2009	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	489	477
2010	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	491	480
2011	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	495.15	484.14
2012	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	487	477
2013	Reading	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	488	478
2009	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	527	508
2010	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	535	513
2011	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	549.06	519.5
2012	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	540	513
2013	Science	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	533	507
2013	Writing	4th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	495	475
2009	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	519	508
2010	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	402	392
2011	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	408.65	397.21
2012	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	405	394
2013	Math	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	411	393
2009	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	505	496
2010	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	505	496
2011	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	512.76	502.04
2012	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	508	498
2013	Reading	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	512	499
2009	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	533	523
2010	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	548	529
2011	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	507.44	499.13
2012	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	513	501
2013	Writing	5th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	512	501
2009	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	535	525
2010	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	411	407
2011	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	422.57	412.64
2012	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	424	410
2013	Math	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	420	410
2009	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	509	501
2010	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	517	508
2011	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	525.23	515.19
2012	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	521	510
2013	Reading	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	519	510
2009	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	570	537
2010	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	567	543
2011	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	510.5	499.17
2012	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	524	501
2013	Writing	6th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	515	499
2009	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	556	553
2010	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	436	422
2011	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	440.17	425.78
2012	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	442	426
2013	Math	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	443	427
2009	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	523	517
2010	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	537	524
2011	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	541.71	531.49
2012	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	543	530
2013	Reading	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	547	532
2009	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	561	541
2010	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	559	543
2011	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	508.58	499.23
2012	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	511	500
2013	Writing	7th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	509	496
2009	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	571	560
2010	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	443	434
2011	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	452.9	434.79
2012	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	450	434
2013	Math	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	448	434
2009	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	540	527
2010	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	543	529
2011	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	542.27	527.07
2012	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	533	521
2013	Reading	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	536	520
2009	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	523	506
2010	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	529	510
2011	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	532.02	515.66
2012	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	531	513
2013	Science	8th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	528	511

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$67,717,000	$6,627		$68,909,000	$6,690		$77,865,000	$7,847
Federal:	$6,436,000	$630	9.5%	$6,646,000	$645	9.6%	$9,971,000	$1,005	12.8%
State:	$35,207,000	$3,445	52.0%	$35,217,000	$3,419	51.1%	$39,649,000	$3,996	50.9%
Local:	$26,074,000	$2,552	38.5%	$27,046,000	$2,626	39.2%	$28,245,000	$2,846	36.3%
Total Expenditures:	$76,126,000	$7,449		$75,359,000	$7,316		$84,104,000	$8,476
Total Current Expenditures:	$68,280,000	$6,682		$67,407,000	$6,544		$66,600,000	$6,712
Instructional Expenditures:	$39,074,000	$3,824	57.2%	$39,034,000	$3,790	57.9%	$38,338,000	$3,864	57.6%
Student and Staff Support:	$10,365,000	$1,014	15.2%	$10,339,000	$1,004	15.3%	$9,312,000	$938	14.0%
Administration:	$5,354,000	$524	7.8%	$5,101,000	$495	7.6%	$5,932,000	$598	8.9%
Operations, Food, Other:	$13,487,000	$1,320	19.8%	$12,933,000	$1,256	19.2%	$13,018,000	$1,312	19.5%
Total Capital Outlay:	$5,977,000	$585		$3,927,000	$381		$13,749,000	$1,386
Construction:	$4,768,000	$467		$1,917,000	$186		$11,674,000	$1,176
Total Other:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$0	$0
Interest on Debt:	$1,869,000	$183		$4,025,000	$391		$3,755,000	$378

Total Salary:	$44,920,000	$4,396		$45,765,000	$4,443		$42,869,000	$4,320
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$29,403,000	$2,877	65.5%	$29,681,000	$2,882	64.9%	$28,508,000	$2,873	66.5%
Other Salary:	$15,517,000	$1,518	34.5%	$16,084,000	$1,562	35.1%	$14,361,000	$1,447	33.5%
Total Benefit:	$11,632,000	$1,138		$10,723,000	$1,041		$11,109,000	$1,120
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$7,355,000	$720	63.2%	$6,972,000	$677	65.0%	$7,068,000	$712	63.6%
Other Benefit:	$4,277,000	$419	36.8%	$3,751,000	$364	35.0%	$4,041,000	$407	36.4%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	68.4%	74.7%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	31.3%	25.3%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	7.0 years	7.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	53.1%	56.6%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	28.0%	25.3%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	15.3%	13.5%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	1.9%	3.5%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	1.7%	1.1%

Mean Base Salary:	$42,880.0	$40,787.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$39,397.0	$37,470.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$44,731.0	$42,565.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$49,068.0	$47,673.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$54,055.0	$52,508.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$53,046.0	$48,979.0

* Litchfield Elementary District was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.