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Verrado Middle School

Q: Is Verrado Middle School a good school?

Verrado Middle School ranks 176 th of 552 Arizona middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

176^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 552 Arizona Middle Schools

Better than 68% of Arizona middle schools

Summary

Verrado Middle School is a public middle school located in Buckeye, Arizona, serving grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 719 students. It is part of the Litchfield Elementary District, which is ranked 115 out of 289 districts in Arizona and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Verrado Middle School consistently performs above the state and district averages in standardized test scores, particularly in English Language Arts (ELA) and Science. For example, in 2024-2025, 52-56% of Verrado's 8th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 40-55% for the district and 40% for the state. In Mathematics, Verrado's performance is more on par with the district, with 30-40% of students proficient or better across grades 6-8, compared to 27-34% for the state. Verrado's performance is especially strong in the Asian and Multi-racial student subgroups, ranking in the top 100 schools in the state for these groups.

However, when compared to schools outside the district, such as Estrella Middle School and Hurley Ranch Elementary, Verrado's performance is more on par or even slightly lower, particularly in Mathematics and for certain student subgroups. Additionally, Verrado Middle School has seen a gradual increase in its dropout rate over the past few years, rising from 3.3% in 2019-2020 to 6.1% in 2022-2023, which is still lower than the state average but warrants further investigation.

731

Students ?

21.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,394

Per pupil spending ?

20.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

20880 W Main St
Buckeye, AZ 85396-7641

(623) 547-1300

District: Litchfield Elementary District

Students who attend Verrado Middle School usually attend:

High:

Verrado High School

Feeder schools for Verrado Middle School:

Elementary:	Scott L Libby Elementary School
	Verrado Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

45.1%

White:

40.4%

Two or more races:

6.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 81st percentile in 2015 → 68th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (45% vs 34% meeting standards)

✓Above the Arizona median (68th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg43%

Arizona avg34%

176^th of 552

Arizona public middle schools ?

Top 32%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From top 19% (2015) to top 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Middle 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2014	83.2	174 of 1079	83.9%	★★★★☆
2013	81.0	164 of 1158	85.8%	★★★★☆
2012	80.2	194 of 1141	83.0%	★★★★☆
2011	78.4	227 of 1075	78.9%	★★★★☆
2010	71.1	324 of 1090	70.3%	★★★★☆
2009	70.5	330 of 1062	68.9%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	60.7	176 of 552	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.1	171 of 550	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.7	171 of 854	80.0%	★★★★☆
2022	72.0	135 of 605	77.7%	★★★★☆
2021	79.4	140 of 832	83.2%	★★★★☆
2019	76.2	125 of 605	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	79.7	125 of 711	82.4%	★★★★☆
2017	84.0	87 of 695	87.5%	★★★★☆
2016	86.4	79 of 677	88.3%	★★★★☆
2015	78.1	100 of 521	80.8%	★★★★☆
2014	84.6	94 of 690	86.4%	★★★★☆
2013	82.3	96 of 787	87.8%	★★★★☆
2012	78.7	131 of 772	83.0%	★★★★☆
2011	79.6	122 of 685	82.2%	★★★★☆
2010	78.7	134 of 692	80.6%	★★★★☆
2009	73.7	164 of 663	75.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	33.5	268 of 400	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	65.3	90 of 573	84.3%	★★★★☆
2018	84.3	9 of 125	92.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	55.0	96 of 247	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	83.8	18 of 404	95.5%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	50.4	121 of 606	80.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	49.5	169 of 395	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.7	169 of 386	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.0	158 of 806	80.4%	★★★★☆
2022	57.9	189 of 494	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	79.3	128 of 820	84.4%	★★★★☆
2019	76.8	88 of 466	81.1%	★★★★☆
2018	80.5	103 of 624	83.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	55.9	114 of 345	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.8	124 of 329	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.2	175 of 760	77.0%	★★★★☆
2022	54.6	156 of 392	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.9	127 of 802	84.2%	★★★★☆
2019	75.3	76 of 387	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	79.6	73 of 543	86.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	52.0	126 of 344	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.2	139 of 320	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.0	242 of 717	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	82.3	42 of 369	88.6%	★★★★☆
2018	60.4	146 of 503	71.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	49.9	169 of 379	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.6	155 of 370	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.7	179 of 810	77.9%	★★★★☆
2022	62.1	155 of 476	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	76.5	152 of 818	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	64.1	139 of 435	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.1	123 of 617	80.1%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	56.4	44 of 110	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.9	115 of 143	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	80.3	30 of 384	92.2%	★★★★★
2022	70.6	47 of 211	77.7%	★★★★☆
2021	79.0	65 of 650	90.0%	★★★★★
2018	82.5	7 of 43	83.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	26.6	274 of 363	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	55.3	177 of 789	77.6%	★★★★☆
2018	32.9	108 of 178	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	49.6	127 of 277	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.9	106 of 288	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.0	130 of 675	80.7%	★★★★☆
2022	59.8	158 of 446	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.9	143 of 780	81.7%	★★★★☆
2019	61.0	123 of 337	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.4	105 of 436	75.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Middle school

Multi-racial (2023)92nd percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)80th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)67th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)63rd percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2023)61st percentile-19 vs school

Military Connected (2023)60th percentile-20 vs school

Female (2025)57th percentile-11 vs school

Male (2025)55th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)54th percentile-14 vs school

African American (2023)33rd percentile-47 vs school

Special Education (2023)25th percentile-55 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts54%+13 vs state

Science44%+14 vs state

Mathematics36%+9 vs state

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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 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
Verrado Middle School	Public	5-8	20880 W Main St	Buckeye	85396	Maricopa County	Litchfield Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 547-1300	731	35	21.1		295 (40.4%)	36 (4.9%)	330 (45.1%)	19 (2.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (6.4%)	60.7	176^th of 552 public middle schools	68.1%		62.1	171^st of 550 public middle schools	68.9%	5				56.0	53.0	52.0				30.0	40.0	39.0	44.0	$6,394	$159	$07	$325	$5,202	$1,026	$6,228
Western Sky Middle School	Public	5-8	4095 N. 144th Ave.	Goodyear	85395	Maricopa County	Litchfield Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 535-6300	952	37	26.0		369 (38.8%)	61 (6.4%)	423 (44.4%)	25 (2.6%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	68 (7.1%)	54.3	210^th of 552 public middle schools	62.0%		58.6	195^th of 550 public middle schools	64.5%	15				45.0	51.0	55.0				33.0	34.0	30.0	43.0	$5,674	$240		$479	$4,868	$566	$5,434
Paradise Honors Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	12805 N 175th Dr	Surprise	85388	Maricopa County	Paragon Management Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(623) 455-7430	696	38	18.3		411 (59.1%)	27 (3.9%)	184 (26.4%)	10 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	57 (8.2%)								(n/a)
Avondale Middle School	Public	5-8	1406 N Central Ave	Avondale	85323	Maricopa County	Avondale Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 772-4500	351	13	27.0		29 (8.3%)	50 (14.2%)	264 (75.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	11.1	523^rd of 552 public middle schools	5.3%		14.8	476^th of 550 public middle schools	13.5%	47				16.0	18.0	26.0					12.0		11.0	$10,663	$766	$721	$2,253	$6,809	$2,366	$9,176
Pensar Academy	Public, Charter	4-8	12843 W Redondo Dr	Litchfield Park	85340	Maricopa County	Pensar Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 383-4013	203	13	16.2		23 (11.3%)	20 (9.9%)	151 (74.4%)	3 (1.5%)	6 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52	216^th of 552 public middle schools	60.9%		35.5	304^th of 550 public middle schools	44.7%	88				45.0	42.0	50.0				32.0		39.0	40.0		$00			$00
Wigwam Creek Middle School	Public	5-8	4510 N 127th Ave	Litchfield Park	85340	Maricopa County	Litchfield Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 547-1100	782	37	21.1		170 (21.7%)	89 (11.4%)	448 (57.3%)	16 (2.0%)	5 (0.6%)	5 (0.6%)	49 (6.3%)	41.1	266^th of 552 public middle schools	51.8%		38.2	290^th of 550 public middle schools	47.3%	24				35.0	49.0	48.0				19.0	32.0	24.0	35.0	$6,767	$369	$01	$739	$5,342	$1,054	$6,396
Imagine Avondale Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	950 North Eliseo C. Felix Jr.	Avondale	85323	Maricopa County	Imagine Avondale Middle Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 344-1730	164	3	54.6		10 (6.1%)	20 (12.2%)	126 (76.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.3%)	18.4	444^th of 552 public middle schools	19.6%					(n/a)				24.0	23.0	32.0									$00			$00
Imagine Surprise Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	14850 N 156th Ave	Surprise	85379	Maricopa County	Imagine Middle at Surprise Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 344-1770	248	20	12.4		119 (48.0%)	19 (7.7%)	77 (31.0%)	12 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	20 (8.1%)	29.3	340^th of 552 public middle schools	38.4%		25.1	372^nd of 550 public middle schools	32.4%	32				42.0	38.0	31.0				26.0	26.0	18.0	19.0		$00			$00
Hurley Ranch Elementary	Public	3-8	8950 W Illini Rd	Tolleson	85353	Maricopa County	Union Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 478-5100	703	34	20.9		31 (4.4%)	127 (18.1%)	495 (70.4%)	8 (1.1%)	22 (3.1%)	5 (0.7%)	15 (2.1%)	12.8	501^st of 552 public middle schools	9.2%		11.5	512^th of 550 public middle schools	6.9%	11	25.0	20.0	12.0	16.0	19.0	28.0	29.0	14.0	15.0			11.0	16.0	$9,648	$1,284	$1,505	$4,073	$5,650	$1,209	$6,859
Raul H. Castro Middle School: Academy of Fine Arts	Public	6-8	2730 N 79th Ave	Phoenix	85035	Maricopa County	Cartwright Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 691-5300	545	24	22.4		14 (2.6%)	56 (10.3%)	463 (85.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	10.6	529^th of 552 public middle schools	4.2%		9.6	530^th of 550 public middle schools	3.6%	1					25.0	20.0					7.0	4.0	14.0	$12,164	$1,785	$486	$4,055	$8,362	$1,532	$9,894

Frequently Asked Questions about Verrado Middle School

What high school do graduates of Verrado Middle School attend?

Students who attend Verrado Middle School usually go on to attend Verrado High School

Is Verrado Middle School a good school?

Verrado Middle School ranks 176^th of 552 Arizona middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Verrado Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 731 students attended Verrado Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Verrado Middle School?

Students at Verrado Middle School are 45% Hispanic, 40% White, 6% Two or more races, 5% African American, 3% Asian.

What district is Verrado Middle School in?

Litchfield Elementary District

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