Littleton Elementary School, Avondale AZ

Original Research by School Decision on Littleton Elementary School

Littleton Elementary School is a regular public school serving students from preschool through eighth grade in Avondale, a fast-growing suburb west of Phoenix. The school is part of the Littleton Elementary District, and its enrollment of roughly that size for a PK-8 campus reflects a student body that is heavily Hispanic, with smaller shares of Black, white, and Asian students. Data on the share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price meals, receiving special education services, or classified as English learners was not available; a parent who wants a full picture of student support programs and resources may wish to ask the school directly.

Avondale itself has transformed from a small farming community into a major residential suburb, with Interstate 10 running through the north end and a historic Old Town corridor along Western Avenue. The city continues to grow rapidly, and its housing market reflects the broader Phoenix metropolitan area: home values and rents are near the middle range for the region, and the area remains suburban and auto-oriented. The school sits on Avondale Boulevard, a main commercial artery.

Academically, state testing data for the most recent school year shows that proficiency rates vary by grade and subject, and overall performance is below the midpoint when compared with other districts in Maricopa County. In math, the share of students meeting proficiency benchmarks was low across every tested grade, with a wide gap between the highest and lowest grades. In English language arts, results were also generally low, though sixth graders and eighth graders posted higher rates than younger grades, with roughly half of students in those two grades meeting expectations. Science testing in fifth grade showed a low proficiency rate; results for eighth grade science were suppressed due to small group size, which often happens when the number of tested students does not meet state reporting thresholds. The school does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to report.

The district brief turned up no recent major changes such as bond measures, overrides, or curriculum overhauls that would be visible to parents. The school itself appears to be a standard neighborhood elementary and middle school, with no special academic programs or magnet designations noted in the available data.

For a family considering this school, the low proficiency results across multiple grades and subjects are a clear area of concern. A parent should look into what academic interventions or support programs the school offers, particularly in math, where results are weakest across the board. The school's size and demographic makeup reflect the broader Avondale community, which is predominantly Hispanic and experiencing steady residential growth. There is no information on discipline rates, chronic absenteeism, or teacher staffing ratios, so those are further questions a parent might raise during a visit or conversation with school leadership. The combination of a growing suburb, a school without a record of major programming changes, and academic results that sit below many of its county peers gives a family a realistic picture of what to investigate further.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 341%

School 41% · District 21% · ▲ 20 pts above district

▼ 3 pts below state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

Grade 420%

School 20% · District 21% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▼ 24 pts below state median · ▼ 27 pts below county median

Grade 530%

School 30% · District 19% · ▲ 11 pts above district

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▼ 16 pts below county median

Grade 719%

School 19% · District 13% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▼ 13 pts below state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

Grade 832%

School 32% · District 15% · ▲ 17 pts above district

even with state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 324%

School 24% · District 20% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▼ 16 pts below state median · ▼ 20 pts below county median

Grade 425%

School 25% · District 29% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▼ 22 pts below state median · ▼ 25 pts below county median

Grade 531%

School 31% · District 25% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▼ 10 pts below state median · ▼ 13 pts below county median

Grade 648%

School 48% · District 29% · ▲ 19 pts above district

▲ 5 pts above state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

Grade 733%

School 33% · District 30% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▼ 10 pts below state median · ▼ 12 pts below county median

Grade 849%

School 49% · District 32% · ▲ 17 pts above district

▲ 9 pts above state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

Science

Grade 519%

School 19% · District 18% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▼ 18 pts below state median · ▼ 20 pts below county median

This schoolLittleton Elementary District (4278), same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.