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Rancho Santa Fe Elementary School

Q: Is Rancho Santa Fe Elementary School a good school?

Rancho Santa Fe Elementary School ranks 473 rd of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

473^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 48% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Rancho Santa Fe Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-6 in Avondale, Arizona, with an enrollment of 579 students. The school is part of the Litchfield Elementary District, which is ranked 115 out of 289 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Rancho Santa Fe Elementary's academic performance, as measured by state assessment scores, is generally below the district and state averages. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics for grades 3-5 are 5-15 percentage points lower than the Litchfield Elementary District averages. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with some groups, like White and English Language Learner students, performing relatively well, while others, like Female, Male, African American, and Special Education students, struggle.

Rancho Santa Fe Elementary's statewide ranking has fluctuated between the 380th and 521st percentile over the past 10 years, with a current ranking of 473 out of 909 Arizona elementary schools. Its SchoolDigger rating has also varied between 2 and 3 stars out of 5. The school has seen a significant increase in the percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, from 21.1% in 2021-2022 to 52.84% in 2022-2023, indicating a growing population of economically disadvantaged students. Compared to nearby schools like Corte Sierra Elementary School and Litchfield Elementary School, Rancho Santa Fe Elementary's performance is generally lower, with higher academic proficiency rates and better student group performance at these other schools.

482

Students ?

17.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,680

Per pupil spending ?

52.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2150 N Rancho Santa Fe Blvd
Avondale, AZ 85392

(623) 535-6500

District: Litchfield Elementary District

Students who attend Rancho Santa Fe Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Wigwam Creek Middle School
High:	Agua Fria High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

64.5%

White:

20.7%

African American:

7.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 65th percentile in 2014 → 48th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2014

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Litchfield Elementary District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg47%

Arizona avg39%

473^rd of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 48%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 12Elementary Schools in the Litchfield Elementary District

115^th of 289Litchfield Elementary District among Arizona districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	39.4	473 of 909	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.1	519 of 912	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.4	461 of 1245	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.1	458 of 1000	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.3	514 of 1226	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.5	465 of 1039	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.7	414 of 1106	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	53.4	454 of 1079	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	38.1	521 of 955	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	65.0	380 of 1079	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	62.4	430 of 1158	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	67.3	355 of 1141	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	70.8	315 of 1075	70.7%	★★★★☆
2010	64.5	393 of 1090	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	65.8	384 of 1062	63.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	41.7	361 of 607	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.4	534 of 895	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	65.9	189 of 620	69.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	77.3	73 of 451	83.8%	★★★★☆
2021	38.9	826 of 975	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	421 of 589	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	498 of 602	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.2	659 of 1219	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.8	424 of 824	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.4	536 of 1219	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.3	473 of 862	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	46.5	239 of 496	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.4	251 of 486	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.8	492 of 1170	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.7	355 of 716	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.5	434 of 1198	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.1	319 of 709	55.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	276 of 549	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.3	305 of 556	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.7	469 of 1116	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.6	245 of 618	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	450 of 626	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	458 of 628	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	68.5	334 of 1216	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	50.2	404 of 830	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.4	492 of 1220	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.6	439 of 850	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	41.0	101 of 145	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	32.3	487 of 617	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	67.4	233 of 1027	77.3%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	36.1	404 of 654	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2022	52.6	8 of 24	66.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	20.7	735 of 820	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.7	458 of 1201	61.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	80.4	144 of 1024	85.9%	★★★★☆
2022	60.1	276 of 800	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.0	563 of 1161	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.7	276 of 595	53.6%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2023)86th percentile+23 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)84th percentile+21 vs school

Asian (2021)70th percentile+11 vs school

Pacific Islander (2022)67th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)52nd percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)50th percentile~ school

African American (2023)41st percentile-22 vs school

Native American (2021)38th percentile-20 vs school

Military Connected (2023)30th percentile-33 vs school

Female (2025)29th percentile-19 vs school

Male (2025)28th percentile-20 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)21st percentile-42 vs school

Special Education (2023)10th percentile-53 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics44%+4 vs state

English Language Arts36%-4 vs state

Science31%-3 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, March 21, 2015

We are extremely happy with RSF! Our son is in the Traditional Academy and he has struggled a bit with it this year. His teacher has gone above and beyond with interacting with us to get him up to speed and now he is on par with where he needs to be. The parents are active in this school and we all try hard to make it great! We love being a Bronco! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				AASA English Language Arts (2025)						AASA Mathematics (2025)						AzSCI Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	AASA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	AASA English Language Arts 4th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 5th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th Grade	AzSCI Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Rancho Santa Fe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	2150 N Rancho Santa Fe Blvd	Avondale	85392	Maricopa County	Litchfield Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 535-6500	482	27	17.8		100 (20.7%)	34 (7.1%)	311 (64.5%)	9 (1.9%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	20 (4.1%)	39.4	473^rd of 909 public elementary schools	48.0%		35.1	519^th of 912 public elementary schools	43.1%	46	25.0	44.0	38.0				42.0	39.0	50.0				31.0		$7,680	$639	$03	$1,281	$6,163	$875	$7,038
Palm Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	2801 N 135th Ave	Goodyear	85395	Maricopa County	Litchfield Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 535-6400	643	31	20.7		212 (33.0%)	63 (9.8%)	293 (45.6%)	24 (3.7%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.6%)	44 (6.8%)	56.2	344^th of 909 public elementary schools	62.2%		58.5	343^rd of 912 public elementary schools	62.4%	1	41.0	48.0	40.0	47.0			61.0	57.0	54.0	34.0			35.0		$8,143	$258	$02	$517	$6,707	$1,176	$7,883
Corte Sierra Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3300 N Santa Fe Trl	Avondale	85392	Maricopa County	Litchfield Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 547-1000	564	29	19.7		120 (21.3%)	70 (12.4%)	312 (55.3%)	23 (4.1%)	5 (0.9%)	5 (0.9%)	29 (5.1%)	36.5	497^th of 909 public elementary schools	45.3%		61.9	313^th of 912 public elementary schools	65.7%	184	31.0	47.0	37.0				33.0	39.0	39.0				33.0		$7,545	$343	$09	$696	$5,977	$1,216	$7,193
Canyon Breeze Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	11675 W Encanto Blvd	Avondale	85392	Maricopa County	Pendergast Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 772-2610	640	31	20.6		76 (11.9%)	79 (12.3%)	440 (68.8%)	25 (3.9%)	9 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.4%)	14.2	799^th of 909 public elementary schools	12.1%		13.2	817^th of 912 public elementary schools	10.4%	18	24.0	41.0	17.0	24.0	26.0	27.0	17.0		19.0		17.0	13.0	14.0	18.0	$5,354	$527	$1,090	$2,144	$4,561		$3,737
Sun Valley Academy-Avondale	Public, Charter	K-8	1515 North 117th Avenue	Avondale	85392	Maricopa County	Sun Valley Academy - Avondale Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 600-7660	479	27	17.7		43 (9.0%)	98 (20.5%)	288 (60.1%)	7 (1.5%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.1%)	17.4	740^th of 909 public elementary schools	18.6%					(n/a)	24.0	32.0			44.0		26.0				37.0					$00			$00
Legacy Traditional School - Avondale	Public, Charter	K-8	12320 W Van Buren St	Avondale	85323	Maricopa County	Legacy Traditional School - Avondale	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 344-0330	1,346	21	64.0		206 (15.3%)	128 (9.5%)	890 (66.1%)	39 (2.9%)	7 (0.5%)	8 (0.6%)	68 (5.1%)	42.3	453^rd of 909 public elementary schools	50.2%		47.6	423^rd of 912 public elementary schools	53.6%	30	36.0	48.0	43.0	54.0	51.0	48.0	38.0	40.0	30.0	30.0	33.0	26.0	34.0	30.0		$00			$00
Litchfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	255 E. Wigwam Blvd	Litchfield Park	85340	Maricopa County	Litchfield Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 535-6100	653	33	19.7		275 (42.1%)	28 (4.3%)	303 (46.4%)	10 (1.5%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.1%)	80.9	149^th of 909 public elementary schools	83.6%		69.1	257^th of 912 public elementary schools	71.8%	108	45.0	63.0	71.0				52.0	72.0	66.0				61.0		$7,624	$243	$201	$688	$6,335	$844	$7,179
Imagine Avondale Elementary	Public, Charter	K-5	950 N. Elisio C. Felix Jr. Way	Avondale	85323	Maricopa County	Imagine Avondale Elementary Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 344-1730	343	21	16.3		26 (7.6%)	43 (12.5%)	259 (75.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.5%)								(n/a)	23.0						34.0									$00			$00
Lattie Coor	Public	PK, KG-2	220 W La Canada Blvd	Avondale	85323	Maricopa County	Avondale Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 772-4400	305	12	25.4		42 (13.8%)	34 (11.1%)	224 (73.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)								(n/a)															$15,873	$1,280	$524	$3,085	$11,395	$2,674	$14,068
Eliseo C. Felix School	Public	2-5	540 E La Pasada Blvd	Goodyear	85338	Maricopa County	Avondale Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 772-4300	516	16	32.2		42 (8.1%)	64 (12.4%)	395 (76.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.3%)	13.1	824^th of 909 public elementary schools	9.4%		13	823^rd of 912 public elementary schools	9.8%	1	17.0	29.0	15.0				30.0	32.0	18.0				12.0		$8,599	$684	$488	$1,856	$5,571	$1,856	$7,428

Frequently Asked Questions about Rancho Santa Fe Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Rancho Santa Fe Elementary School?

Students at Rancho Santa Fe Elementary School are 65% Hispanic, 21% White, 7% African American, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian.

Is Rancho Santa Fe Elementary School a good school?

Rancho Santa Fe Elementary School ranks 473^rd of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Rancho Santa Fe Elementary School in?

Litchfield Elementary District

What schools do graduates of Rancho Santa Fe Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Rancho Santa Fe Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Wigwam Creek Middle School
High : Agua Fria High School

How many students attend Rancho Santa Fe Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 482 students attended Rancho Santa Fe Elementary School.

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