Belen Soto Elementary School

Summary:

Belen Soto Elementary School is a public school located in Goodyear, Arizona, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 997 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.

Belen Soto Elementary School consistently ranks in the top 25-30% of Arizona elementary schools, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics are significantly higher than the state and district averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, 72% of 3rd graders at Belen Soto were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 48% in the district and 39% statewide. In Mathematics, 72% of 3rd graders at Belen Soto were proficient or better, compared to 53% in the district and 43% statewide.

Belen Soto Elementary School performs particularly well for Hispanic and low socioeconomic status (SES) students, ranking in the top 25-35% of Arizona elementary schools for these subgroups. The school's performance for African American and multi-racial students is also noteworthy, with rankings in the top 15-30% of Arizona elementary schools. However, the school's performance for special education and military-connected students is relatively lower, ranking in the bottom 30-50% of Arizona elementary schools. Despite having a relatively lower per-student spending and higher student-teacher ratio compared to nearby schools, Belen Soto Elementary School is still able to achieve strong academic outcomes.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

 18601 W Campbell Ave
       Goodyear, AZ  85395


(623) 547-3400

District: Litchfield Elementary District

SchoolDigger Rank:
248th of 912 Arizona Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $5,386 Help


Students who attend Belen Soto Elementary School usually attend:

High:    Verrado High School

Student/teacher ratio:  22.6 Help
Number of students:  997

Racial breakdown:

White:
47.7%
Hispanic:
41.4%
Two or more races:
5.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  17.9% Help


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Compare Details Belen Soto Elementary School ranks better than 72.8% of elementary schools in Arizona. It also ranks 3rd 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 70.15. (See more...)
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Compare Details Belen Soto Elementary School ranks better than 80.2% of middle schools in Arizona. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 76.52. (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 Racial makeup is: White (47.7%), Hispanic (41.4%), two or more races (5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 17.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Litchfield Elementary District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Belen Soto Elementary School is 22.6. 10 elementary schools in the Litchfield Elementary District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Belen Soto Elementary School is $5,386, which is the lowest among 12 elementary schools in the Litchfield Elementary District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Belen Soto Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Belen Soto Elementary School 248th of 912 Arizona public elementary schools. (See Belen Soto Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Belen Soto Elementary School 109th of 550 Arizona public middle schools. (See Belen Soto 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 Belen Soto Elementary School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Belen Soto Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 75.70 288th 1226 76.5%
2022 68.15 272nd 1000 72.8%
2023 73.11 310th 1245 75.1%
2024 70.15 248th 912 72.8%
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Rank History for elementary school Multi-racial students at Belen Soto Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 70.61 197th 1027 80.8%
2022 83.11 30th 444 93.2%
2023 54.36 235th 617 61.9%
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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Belen Soto Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 45.57 517th 1201 57.0%
2023 28.06 617th 820 24.8%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Belen Soto Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 79.22 99th 618 84.0%
2023 53.03 447th 1116 59.9%
2024 79.50 75th 556 86.5%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Belen Soto Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 77.86 248th 1219 79.7%
2022 60.25 304th 824 63.1%
2023 69.78 323rd 1219 73.5%
2024 57.16 219th 602 63.6%
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Rank History for elementary school Military Connected students at Belen Soto Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 49.66 143rd 239 40.2%
2022 37.19 75th 101 25.7%
2023 33.64 117th 145 19.3%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Belen Soto Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 69.96 331st 1220 72.9%
2022 62.02 278th 830 66.5%
2023 70.63 308th 1216 74.7%
2024 56.22 247th 628 60.7%
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Rank History for elementary school Asian students at Belen Soto Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 73.67 103rd 620 83.4%
2023 43.63 181st 316 42.7%
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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Belen Soto Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 34.85 606th 895 32.3%
2022 73.82 49th 289 83.0%
2023 66.39 156th 607 74.3%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Belen Soto Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 71.39 242nd 1198 79.8%
2022 62.87 267th 716 62.7%
2023 73.70 229th 1170 80.4%
2024 65.42 146th 486 70.0%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Belen Soto Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 66.55 349th 1161 69.9%
2022 51.89 370th 800 53.8%
2023 56.62 415th 1024 59.5%
2024 48.28 254th 486 47.7%
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Data source: test scores: Arizona Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Belen Soto Elementary School

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Rank History for all middle school students at Belen Soto Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 76.09 170th 832 79.6%
2022 59.66 219th 605 63.8%
2023 76.08 155th 854 81.9%
2024 76.52 109th 550 80.2%
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Rank History for middle school Multi-racial students at Belen Soto Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 67.62 133rd 650 79.5%
2022 53.42 89th 211 57.8%
2023 47.06 209th 384 45.6%
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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Belen Soto Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 42.31 196th 606 67.7%
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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Belen Soto Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 43.31 373rd 789 52.7%
2023 27.21 266th 363 26.7%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Belen Soto Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 70.11 76th 369 79.4%
2023 72.32 122nd 717 83.0%
2024 77.86 44th 320 86.3%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Belen Soto Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 77.44 142nd 820 82.7%
2022 55.76 201st 494 59.3%
2023 74.49 152nd 806 81.1%
2024 65.76 98th 386 74.6%
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Rank History for middle school Military Connected students at Belen Soto Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 53.47 57th 143 60.1%
2022 39.03 51st 68 25.0%
2023 53.74 52nd 110 52.7%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Belen Soto Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 73.35 173rd 818 78.9%
2022 51.79 212th 476 55.5%
2023 72.61 171st 810 78.9%
2024 67.90 91st 370 75.4%
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Rank History for middle school Asian students at Belen Soto Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 57.57 174th 404 56.9%
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Rank History for middle school African American students at Belen Soto Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 61.94 110th 573 80.8%
2022 56.96 64th 129 50.4%
2023 41.12 226th 400 43.5%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Belen Soto Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 74.19 121st 802 84.9%
2022 60.36 130th 392 66.8%
2023 70.64 151st 760 80.1%
2024 76.05 53rd 329 83.9%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Belen Soto Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 66.98 207th 780 73.5%
2022 49.94 227th 446 49.1%
2023 69.50 147th 675 78.2%
2024 59.84 97th 288 66.3%
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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 Belen Soto Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2020 539 39 13 306 1 0 39 0 937
2021 500 40 14 325 3 4 37 0 923
2022 532 31 15 376 3 3 51 0 1011
2023 476 38 12 413 4 4 50 0 997

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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 Belen Soto Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2020 937 40.0 23.4 n/a
2021 923 41.0 22.5 n/a
2022 1011 42.0 24.0 5.1
2023 997 44.0 22.6 17.9

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 Belen Soto Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2020 937 40.0 23.4 n/a
2021 923 41.0 22.5 n/a
2022 1011 42.0 24.0 5.1
2023 997 44.0 22.6 17.9

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 Belen Soto Elementary School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2021 $5,326
2022 $5,386

Data source: Arizona Department of Education


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Belen Soto Elementary School ranks 248th of 912 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Belen Soto Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Verrado High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 997 students attended Belen Soto Elementary School.

Students at Belen Soto Elementary School are 48% White, 41% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% African American, 1% Asian.


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