Verrado Heritage Elementary School

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Verrado Heritage Elementary School is a public school located in Buckeye, Arizona, serving grades PK-8 with an enrollment of 1,017 students. The school is part of the Litchfield Elementary District, which is ranked 110 out of 288 districts in Arizona and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Verrado Heritage Elementary School consistently ranks in the top 25% of Arizona elementary schools, with a statewide ranking between 199-236 out of over 1,000 schools in recent years. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly higher than the Litchfield Elementary District and the state of Arizona averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, Verrado Heritage Elementary School had 64% of 3rd graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 48% for the district and 39% for the state. The school also performs particularly well for certain student subgroups, such as White, Multi-racial, and Military Connected students, ranking in the top 25% of Arizona elementary schools for these groups.

Verrado Heritage Elementary School outperforms the other schools in the Litchfield Elementary District, as well as most of the nearby schools in the Buckeye and Goodyear areas, on academic measures. For example, Verrado Heritage Elementary School's 3rd grade English Language Arts proficiency rate of 64% in 2023-2024 is significantly higher than the 45-51% range of the other Litchfield Elementary District schools and the 29-40% range of the nearby Buckeye and Goodyear schools. Additionally, Verrado Heritage Elementary School has maintained very low dropout rates, ranging from 0.0% to 0.3% over the past several years, which is significantly lower than the state average.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

 20895 W Hamilton St
       Buckeye, AZ  85396


(623) 547-3300

District: Litchfield Elementary District

SchoolDigger Rank:
202nd of 912 Arizona Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $5,735 Help


Students who attend Verrado Heritage Elementary School usually attend:

High:    Verrado High School

Student/teacher ratio:  24.2 Help
Number of students:  1,017

Racial breakdown:

White:
45.5%
Hispanic:
39.1%
Two or more races:
7.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  22.9% Help


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Compare Details Verrado Heritage Elementary School ranks better than 77.9% of elementary schools in Arizona. It also ranks first among 11 ranked elementary schools in the Litchfield Elementary District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 75.46. (See more...)
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Compare Details Verrado Heritage Elementary School ranks better than 85.1% of middle schools in Arizona. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 81.04. (See more...)
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Verrado Heritage Elementary School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Litchfield Elementary District. Racial makeup is: White (45.5%), Hispanic (39.1%), two or more races (7.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 22.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Verrado Heritage Elementary School is 24.2, which is the highest among 12 elementary schools in the Litchfield Elementary District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Verrado Heritage Elementary School is $5,735. 10 elementary schools in the Litchfield Elementary District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Verrado Heritage Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Verrado Heritage Elementary School 202nd of 912 Arizona public elementary schools. (See Verrado Heritage Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Verrado Heritage Elementary School 82nd of 550 Arizona public middle schools. (See Verrado Heritage Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Litchfield Elementary District:

SchoolDigger ranks Litchfield Elementary District 119th of 297 Arizona school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Verrado Heritage Elementary School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Verrado Heritage Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 84.84 158th 1109 85.8%
2019 79.61 204th 1039 80.4%
2021 82.73 209th 1226 83.0%
2022 71.56 236th 1000 76.4%
2023 80.40 229th 1245 81.6%
2024 75.46 202nd 912 77.9%
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Rank History for elementary school Multi-racial students at Verrado Heritage Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 80.99 90th 1027 91.2%
2022 59.73 159th 444 64.2%
2023 75.61 83rd 617 86.5%
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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Verrado Heritage Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 53.10 153rd 975 84.3%
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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Verrado Heritage Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 40.28 626th 1201 47.9%
2023 41.30 437th 820 46.7%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Verrado Heritage Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.49 134th 820 83.7%
2022 82.88 71st 618 88.5%
2023 65.21 291st 1116 73.9%
2024 69.74 123rd 556 77.9%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Verrado Heritage Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 84.78 146th 1023 85.7%
2019 72.57 208th 862 75.9%
2021 80.59 220th 1219 82.0%
2022 65.50 242nd 824 70.6%
2023 77.09 247th 1219 79.7%
2024 59.86 206th 602 65.8%
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Rank History for elementary school Military Connected students at Verrado Heritage Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 57.50 97th 239 59.4%
2022 70.53 25th 101 75.2%
2023 71.10 24th 145 83.4%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Verrado Heritage Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 83.05 162nd 1032 84.3%
2019 73.39 206th 850 75.8%
2021 80.68 211th 1220 82.7%
2022 60.37 292nd 830 64.8%
2023 79.35 224th 1216 81.6%
2024 63.52 198th 628 68.5%
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Rank History for elementary school Asian students at Verrado Heritage Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 46.96 378th 620 39.0%
2023 29.69 261st 316 17.4%
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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Verrado Heritage Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 61.75 175th 895 80.4%
2022 59.17 138th 289 52.2%
2023 64.81 173rd 607 71.5%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Verrado Heritage Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.80 118th 911 87.0%
2019 68.98 201st 709 71.7%
2021 69.48 270th 1198 77.5%
2022 56.80 307th 716 57.1%
2023 66.44 314th 1170 73.2%
2024 60.23 169th 486 65.2%
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Rank History for elementary school Native American students at Verrado Heritage Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 72.41 54th 654 91.7%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Verrado Heritage Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.43 109th 720 84.9%
2019 75.58 108th 595 81.8%
2021 82.06 140th 1161 87.9%
2022 70.33 172nd 800 78.5%
2023 81.06 140th 1024 86.3%
2024 70.71 116th 486 76.1%
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Data source: test scores: Arizona Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Verrado Heritage Elementary School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Verrado Heritage Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.13 116th 711 83.7%
2019 83.56 82nd 605 86.4%
2021 82.72 113th 832 86.4%
2022 77.23 103rd 605 83.0%
2023 89.93 56th 854 93.4%
2024 81.04 82nd 550 85.1%
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Rank History for middle school Multi-racial students at Verrado Heritage Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 73.90 96th 650 85.2%
2022 67.81 51st 211 75.8%
2023 85.68 18th 384 95.3%
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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Verrado Heritage Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 41.74 298th 606 50.8%
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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Verrado Heritage Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 46.83 307th 789 61.1%
2023 39.46 173rd 363 52.3%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Verrado Heritage Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.02 69th 503 86.3%
2022 86.21 30th 369 91.9%
2023 82.90 56th 717 92.2%
2024 78.71 41st 320 87.2%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Verrado Heritage Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.65 148th 624 76.3%
2019 76.92 87th 466 81.3%
2021 78.20 138th 820 83.2%
2022 78.78 61st 494 87.7%
2023 91.03 42nd 806 94.8%
2024 76.91 60th 386 84.5%
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Rank History for middle school Military Connected students at Verrado Heritage Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 64.16 31st 143 78.3%
2022 50.80 34th 68 50.0%
2023 92.96 3rd 110 97.3%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Verrado Heritage Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 84.15 83rd 617 86.5%
2019 80.20 64th 435 85.3%
2021 81.55 105th 818 87.2%
2022 65.55 129th 476 72.9%
2023 86.93 66th 810 91.9%
2024 69.16 86th 370 76.8%
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Rank History for middle school African American students at Verrado Heritage Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 44.01 248th 573 56.7%
2022 30.20 112th 129 13.2%
2023 56.90 130th 400 67.5%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Verrado Heritage Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.16 93rd 543 82.9%
2019 76.88 71st 387 81.7%
2021 78.00 99th 802 87.7%
2022 78.19 60th 392 84.7%
2023 86.69 53rd 760 93.0%
2024 76.54 51st 329 84.5%
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Rank History for middle school Native American students at Verrado Heritage Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 49.24 113th 390 71.0%
2023 91.42 3rd 159 98.1%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Verrado Heritage Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.32 63rd 436 85.6%
2019 82.65 34th 337 89.9%
2021 81.94 77th 780 90.1%
2022 72.17 77th 446 82.7%
2023 90.68 30th 675 95.6%
2024 77.83 46th 288 84.0%
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Data source: test scores: Arizona Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Verrado Heritage Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2016 434 35 7 289 2 4 29 0 800
2017 470 39 5 332 3 4 33 0 886
2018 522 46 7 363 3 4 43 0 988
2019 569 37 5 395 7 1 48 0 1062
2020 540 54 9 372 9 3 61 0 1048
2021 437 58 6 318 6 2 47 0 874
2022 474 55 10 370 10 1 67 0 987
2023 463 62 10 398 8 0 76 0 1017

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Verrado Heritage Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2016 800 33.0 24.2 24
2017 886 36.5 24.2 26.7
2018 988 39.0 25.3 22
2019 1062 42.0 25.2 23
2020 1048 43.0 24.3 19.8
2021 874 43.0 20.3 n/a
2022 987 43.0 22.9 8.2
2023 1017 42.0 24.2 22.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Verrado Heritage Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2016 800 33.0 24.2 24
2017 886 36.5 24.2 26.7
2018 988 39.0 25.3 22
2019 1062 42.0 25.2 23
2020 1048 43.0 24.3 19.8
2021 874 43.0 20.3 n/a
2022 987 43.0 22.9 8.2
2023 1017 42.0 24.2 22.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Verrado Heritage Elementary School

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YearPersonnel Expenditures from Federal FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from Federal FundsTotal Expenditures from Federal FundsPersonnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $44 (0.7%) $26 (0.4%) $114 (1.7%) $5,709 (85.7%) $884 (13.3%) $6,593 (98.9%) $6,663
2020 $30 (0.5%) $217 (3.5%) $277 (4.5%) $5,456 (87.7%) $519 (8.3%) $5,975 (96.0%) $6,221
2021 $193 (3.2%) $88 (1.5%) $475 (7.9%) $5,276 (87.7%) $459 (7.6%) $5,735 (95.3%) $6,017
2022 $01 (0.0%) $00 (0.0%) $03 (0.1%) $5,129 (89.4%) $604 (10.5%) $5,733 (100.0%) $5,735

Data source: Arizona Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Verrado Heritage Elementary School

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Rankings

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Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 204th of 1039 Elementary schoolsRanks 229th of 1245 Elementary schools
 1.2%
Ranks 82nd of 605 Middle schoolsRanks 56th of 854 Middle schools
 7%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students10621017
 4.2%
African American3762
 67.6%
American Indian78
 14.3%
Asian510
 100%
Hispanic395398
 0.8%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White569463
 18.6%
Two or More Races4876
 58.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients23%22.9%
 0.1%


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Verrado Heritage Elementary School ranks 202nd of 912 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,017 students attended Verrado Heritage Elementary School.

Students at Verrado Heritage Elementary School are 46% White, 39% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 6% African American.

Students who attend Verrado Heritage Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Verrado High School


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arizona Department of Education.

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