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Mabel Padgett Elementary School

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Mabel Padgett Elementary School ranks 397 th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

397^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 56% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Mabel Padgett Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-6 in Litchfield Park, Arizona, with 580 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.

Mabel Padgett Elementary generally performs above the state average in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across grades 3-5. For example, the school's 3rd grade ELA proficiency is projected to be 45% compared to the state average of 36%, and its 5th grade Math proficiency is projected to be 43% compared to the state average of 37%. The school also has strong performance for some student subgroups, ranking in the top 25% of Arizona elementary schools for Asian students and multi-racial students in ELA and Math. However, the school struggles with lower rankings for other subgroups.

Mabel Padgett's statewide ranking has declined from the top 25% of Arizona elementary schools in 2017-2018 to the middle 40% in the most recent year. Additionally, the school has seen a sharp rise in free/reduced lunch recipients, from 9.56% in 2021-2022 to 22.81% in 2022-2023, suggesting an increasing population of economically disadvantaged students. While Litchfield Elementary has a stronger overall ranking and a higher percentage of students scoring proficient, Mabel Padgett generally outperforms the other elementary schools in the district on test scores.

664

Students ?

18.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,505

Per pupil spending ?

22.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

15430 W. Turney
Litchfield Park, AZ 85395

(623) 547-3200

District: Litchfield Elementary District

Students who attend Mabel Padgett Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Verrado High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

45.5%

White:

32.5%

African American:

8.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 74th percentile in 2015 → 56th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Arizona median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg47%

Arizona avg39%

397^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Top 44%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From top 26% (2015) to top 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	48.6	397 of 909	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.5	315 of 912	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.1	281 of 1245	77.4%	★★★★☆
2022	63.2	320 of 1000	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.2	343 of 1226	72.0%	★★★★☆
2019	69.4	316 of 1039	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.8	233 of 1109	79.0%	★★★★☆
2017	71.8	301 of 1106	72.8%	★★★★☆
2016	71.2	296 of 1079	72.6%	★★★★☆
2015	71.6	247 of 955	74.1%	★★★★☆
2014	78.0	230 of 1079	78.7%	★★★★☆
2013	77.1	230 of 1158	80.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	73.2	112 of 607	81.5%	★★★★☆
2022	44.6	210 of 289	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.1	323 of 895	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.5	22 of 100	78.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	62.0	99 of 316	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.7	91 of 270	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.0	412 of 620	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	33.6	251 of 451	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.3	218 of 975	77.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	404 of 589	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.8	320 of 602	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	79.9	215 of 1219	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	62.4	276 of 824	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.3	327 of 1219	73.2%	★★★★☆
2019	61.6	309 of 862	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.9	276 of 1023	73.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	41.5	265 of 496	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.4	225 of 486	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.5	412 of 1170	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.8	326 of 716	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.2	393 of 1198	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.9	180 of 709	74.6%	★★★★☆
2018	74.1	183 of 911	79.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	41.4	625 of 1116	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	75.7	129 of 618	79.1%	★★★★☆
2018	74.7	146 of 820	82.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	416 of 626	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.6	327 of 628	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	69.8	318 of 1216	73.8%	★★★★☆
2022	51.6	391 of 830	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.1	356 of 1220	70.8%	★★★★☆
2019	61.3	305 of 850	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	79.6	218 of 1032	78.9%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	17.7	138 of 145	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.8	214 of 239	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	77.3	75 of 617	87.8%	★★★★☆
2021	62.9	286 of 1027	72.2%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	40.8	318 of 654	51.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	38.0	489 of 820	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.1	468 of 1201	61.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	307 of 465	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.2	224 of 486	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	79.1	158 of 1024	84.6%	★★★★☆
2022	68.0	197 of 800	75.4%	★★★★☆
2021	73.9	246 of 1161	78.8%	★★★★☆
2019	50.6	304 of 595	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	72.9	186 of 720	74.2%	★★★★☆

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)

Multi-racial (2023)88th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2023)82nd percentile+4 vs school

Asian (2023)69th percentile-9 vs school

Native American (2021)51st percentile-21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)47th percentile-10 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)44th percentile-33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)44th percentile-33 vs school

Special Education (2023)40th percentile-37 vs school

White (2025)34th percentile-22 vs school

Male (2025)34th percentile-23 vs school

Female (2025)31st percentile-25 vs school

Military Connected (2023)5th percentile-73 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts45%+5 vs state

Mathematics43%+3 vs state

Science35%~ state avg

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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
Mabel Padgett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	15430 W. Turney	Litchfield Park	85395	Maricopa County	Litchfield Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 547-3200	664	35	18.9		216 (32.5%)	57 (8.6%)	302 (45.5%)	23 (3.5%)	7 (1.1%)	4 (0.6%)	55 (8.3%)	48.6	397^th of 909 public elementary schools	56.3%		61.5	315^th of 912 public elementary schools	65.5%	82	45.0	44.0	47.0				50.0	35.0	43.0				35.0		$8,505	$211	$28	$449	$7,424	$843	$8,267
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
Dreaming Summit Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	13335 W Missouri Ave	Litchfield Park	85340	Maricopa County	Litchfield Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 547-1200	655	36	18.1		178 (27.2%)	60 (9.2%)	331 (50.5%)	21 (3.2%)	8 (1.2%)	7 (1.1%)	50 (7.6%)	46	419^th of 909 public elementary schools	53.9%		40.1	474^th of 912 public elementary schools	48.0%	55	32.0	52.0	39.0				45.0	44.0	47.0				33.0		$7,165	$326	$10	$662	$5,917	$912	$6,828
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
Incito Schools	Public, Charter	K-8	877 N Sarival Ave	Goodyear	85338	Maricopa County	Incito Schools	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 819-7170	179	9	19.8		53 (29.6%)	15 (8.4%)	97 (54.2%)	3 (1.7%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	9 (5.0%)								(n/a)																$00			$00
Somerset Academy Skyway Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	14900 W Van Buren St	Goodyear	85338	Maricopa County	Somerset Academy Arizona Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 208-4629	143	12	11.9		31 (21.7%)	6 (4.2%)	97 (67.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	6 (4.2%)								(n/a)																$00			$00
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
Desert Thunder	Public	PK, KG-8	16750 W Garfield St	Goodyear	85338	Maricopa County	Avondale Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 772-4700	928	37	25.1		170 (18.3%)	138 (14.9%)	571 (61.5%)	14 (1.5%)	8 (0.9%)	5 (0.5%)	22 (2.4%)	23	656^th of 909 public elementary schools	27.8%		31	568^th of 912 public elementary schools	37.7%	88	27.0	41.0	30.0	31.0	39.0	50.0	36.0	30.0	24.0	11.0	19.0	24.0	27.0	38.0	$10,127	$868	$394	$2,131	$6,931	$1,933	$8,864
Barbara B. Robey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5340 N. Wigwam Creek Blvd	Litchfield Park	85340	Maricopa County	Litchfield Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 547-1400	595	33	18.3		140 (23.5%)	97 (16.3%)	283 (47.6%)	18 (3.0%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	49 (8.2%)	41.2	460^th of 909 public elementary schools	49.4%		46.9	427^th of 912 public elementary schools	53.2%	33	26.0	44.0	43.0				40.0	29.0	43.0				46.0		$8,267	$622	$06	$1,251	$6,704	$934	$7,638
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Mabel Padgett Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Mabel Padgett Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Mabel Padgett Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Verrado High School

Is Mabel Padgett Elementary School a good school?

Mabel Padgett Elementary School ranks 397^th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Mabel Padgett Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 664 students attended Mabel Padgett Elementary School.

What district is Mabel Padgett Elementary School in?

Litchfield Elementary District

What is the racial makeup of Mabel Padgett Elementary School?

Students at Mabel Padgett Elementary School are 45% Hispanic, 33% White, 9% African American, 8% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 1% American Indian.

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