Verrado Heritage Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to ungraded · Buckeye, Arizona
Verrado Heritage Elementary School in Buckeye, Arizona enrolled 1,014 students in 2024-25 with 46.0 full-time teachers, 22.0 students per teacher against the Arizona elementary-school median of 16.3. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 59% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 59% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Arizona: 40.4% and 34%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 10%
1,017 students in 2022-23, 999 students in 2023-24, 1,014 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 42.0 to 46.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,017 | 42.0 | 24.2 |
| 2023-24 | 999 | 42.0 | 23.8 |
| 2024-25 | 1,014 | 46.0 | 22.0 |
22.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 91 of every 100 Arizona elementary schools
Among the 1,150 Arizona elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.3; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Verrado Heritage Elementary School enrolled 966 students and reported no counselor; it reported 15 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions15
- Chronically absent30.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
42.9% of students were White, 42.1% Hispanic, 7.2% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White42.9%
- Hispanic42.1%
- Two or more races7.2%
- Black5.3%
- Asian1.6%
- American Indian0.7%
- Pacific Islander0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Verrado Heritage Elementary School scored proficient or above: 59% in reading in 2021-22 and 59% in math in 2022-23, against 40.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23 across Arizona. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Arizona, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Arizona |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 59% | 49% | 40.4% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 59% | 43% (2021-22) | 34% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Buckeye
5 public elementary schools in Buckeye report 2024-25 enrollment; Verrado Heritage Elementary School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verrado Heritage Elementary School | 1,014 | 22.0 | 18.0% |
| Blue Horizons Elementary School | 976 | 20.1 | 39.9% |
| Marionneaux Elementary School | 697 | 19.4 | 50.9% |
| Desert Sunset Elementary School | 648 | 23.1 | 36.9% |
| Festival Foothills Elementary School | 262 | 22.3 | 24.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Verrado Heritage Elementary School
- The Odyssey Preparatory Academy - Sienna HillsThe nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 472 students, 16.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
- Verrado Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.4 miles away: 847 students, 21.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
- Compare Verrado Heritage Elementary School with The Odyssey Preparatory Academy - Sienna HillsStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Litchfield Elementary District (4281) spends per student$9,992 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$9,992
- The largest public schools in ArizonaVerrado Heritage Elementary School is the number 35 by size of 1,211 Arizona elementary schools open in 2024-25.#35 of 1,211
- Arizona schools by students per teacher22.0 students per teacher here against the Arizona median of 16.3 for elementary schools.22.0:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Verrado Heritage Elementary School
How many students attend Verrado Heritage Elementary School?
1,014 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,017 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Buckeye, AZ.What is the student-teacher ratio at Verrado Heritage Elementary School?
22.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Arizona median for elementary schools is 16.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Verrado Heritage Elementary School a Title I school?
Verrado Heritage Elementary School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Verrado Heritage Elementary School do on state tests?
The students tested at Verrado Heritage Elementary School scored proficient or above: 59% in reading in 2021-22 and 59% in math in 2022-23, against 40.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23 across Arizona. Arizona's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Verrado Heritage Elementary School in?
Litchfield Elementary District (4281), NCES district ID 0404380. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 040438003478 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.