Summary:
ZIP code 85340 has three middle schools serving grades 5–8 in Litchfield Elementary District, with enrollments from 731 to 952. Across the schools, average all-grades proficiency is 45% in English language arts (ELA), compared with 41% statewide; in mathematics, the average is 32%, versus 33% statewide. Grade 8 science averages 41%, compared with 30% statewide. The clearest overall finding is that Verrado Middle School leads the group in all three of these comparisons.
Verrado stands out in all-grades ELA at 49% and mathematics at 36%, leading Wigwam Creek Middle School by 9 and 8 percentage points, respectively. Verrado also leads in grade 8 science at 44%, just 1 point above Western Sky Middle School; all three schools exceed the state’s 30% in that subject. Wigwam Creek is lowest in the all-grades comparisons, with 40% in ELA and 28% in mathematics. Results vary by grade, however: Western Sky reaches 40% in grade 6 mathematics, 10 points above the state, while Wigwam Creek’s grade 7 mathematics result is 32%, 5 points above the state.
SchoolDigger’s statewide percentiles slipped from 2023–24 to 2025–26 at Western Sky (65 to 59) and Verrado (69 to 65), while Wigwam Creek was unchanged at 47 after reaching 52 in 2024–25. The three-school average percentile fell about 3 points over the period, though rankings do not indicate whether proficiency scores themselves rose or fell. School context also differs: Western Sky has the largest enrollment and highest student–teacher ratio (952 students; 26.0), while Verrado and Wigwam Creek each have a ratio of 21.1. Despite that shared ratio, Verrado is ahead of Wigwam Creek by 9 points in ELA and 8 in mathematics. These results cover only the three listed schools.
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