SW Valley Times

There were 734 African American students enrolled in Litchfield Elementary District schools in the 2022-23 school year, 3.8% more than the previous year, according to the Arizona Department of Education.

Data showed that Litchfield Elementary District welcomed 10,855 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, African American students comprised 6.8% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the district.

Litchfield Elementary District roughly covers schools within Maricopa County and has a main office in Litchfield Park.

Among the 15 schools in Litchfield Elementary District, Wigwam Creek Middle School recorded the highest enrollment of African American students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 78 students.

A 2023 study from Scholaroo.com ranked Arizona last out of all U.S. states in terms of educational success, giving the state poor markets for school quality, student success, and teacher-to-student ratio.

WalletHub claimed Arizona’s school system ranked among the worst across U.S. for class size, performance, funding, safety, and instructors’ credentials.

Year	Total District Enrollment	Total African American Students	African American %
2021	10,527	634	6%
2022	10,877	707	6.5%
2023	10,855	734	6.8%