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==Academic performance==
===Proficiency assessments===
Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the [[U.S. Department of Education]], proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, '''proficiency levels are not comparable between different states''' and '''year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable''' because states may change their proficiency measurements.<ref>[http://www.ed.gov/edfacts ''U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts'', "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 ED''Facts'' Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021]</ref>
====Mathematics====
The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:<ref name=DataNote>''To protect student privacy, percentages were reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five (5) or fewer students were included in a data set, the data was replaced by "PS."''</ref>
{{NCES 404380 academic performance|Type=Mathematics}}
====Reading/language arts====
The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:<ref name=DataNote/>
{{NCES 404380 academic performance|Type=Reading}}


==Contact information==
==Contact information==

Revision as of 20:37, 20 April 2021

Litchfield Elementary School District
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Litchfield Park, Arizona
District details
Superintendent: Jodi Gunning
# of school board members: 5 at-large
Website: Link

Litchfield Elementary School District is a school district in Arizona.

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Superintendent

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Jodi Gunning is the superintendent of the Litchfield Elementary School District. Gunning was appointed superintendent in August 2017. Gunning's previous career experience includes working as an instructional coach, principal, and the district's Title I director.[1]

Past superintendents

  • Julianne Lein was the superintendent of the Litchfield Elementary School District from 2006 to 2017. Lein's previous career experience included working as the district's assistant superintendent.[2]

About the district

Litchfield Elementary School District is located in Maricopa County, Arizona.

Litchfield Elementary School District is located in southwestern Arizona in Maricopa County. Phoenix is its county seat and the state capital. It is also the largest city in Arizona. Maricopa County was home to 4,167,947 residents between 2010 and 2015, according to United States Census Bureau.[3]

Demographics

Maricopa County outperformed Arizona as a whole in terms of higher education achievement between 2010 and 2014. The United States Census Bureau found that 30.0 percent of county residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 27.1 percent for state residents. The median household income for the county was $53,689 compared to $49,928 statewide. County residents lived below the poverty level at a rate of 17.1 percent, while that rate was 17.4 percent for state residents.[3]

Racial Demographics, 2015[3]
Race Maricopa County (%) Arizona (%)
White 84.0 83.5
Black or African American 5.9 4.8
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.8 5.3
Asian 4.2 3.4
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0.3 0.3
Two or More Races 2.8 2.7
Hispanic or Latino 30.5 30.7

Presidential Voting Pattern, Maricopa County[4][5]
Year Democratic Vote Republican Vote
2012 602,288 749,885
2008 602,166 746,448
2004 504,849 679,455
2000 386,683 479,967

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

School board elections

The Litchfield Elementary School District Board of Education consists of five members elected to four-year terms. Board members are elected at large.[6]


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Election dates

See also: Litchfield Elementary School District elections in 2014, 2016, 2018, and 2020

Members of the Litchfield Elementary School District Board of Education are elected to four-year terms. Elections are held in November of even-numbered years.

A general election was scheduled for November 3, 2020.

Budget

From 1993 to 2013, the Litchfield Elementary School District had an average of $40,056,238 in revenue and $41,420,667 in expenditures, according to the United States Census Bureau's survey of school system finances. The district had a yearly average of $21,250,381 in outstanding debt. The district retired $1,606,810 of its debt and issued $3,052,333 in new debt each year on average.[7]

Revenue

The table below separates the district's revenue into the three sources identified by the agency: local, state, and federal.

Revenue by Source
Fiscal
Year
Local State Federal Revenue Total
Total % of Revenue Total % of Revenue Total % of Revenue
2010$28,245,00036.27%$39,649,00050.92%$9,971,00012.81%$77,865,000
2011$27,046,00039.25%$35,217,00051.11%$6,646,0009.64%$68,909,000
2012$26,074,00038.50%$35,207,00051.99%$6,436,0009.50%$67,717,000
2013$27,973,00039.42%$36,970,00052.10%$6,016,0008.48%$70,959,000
Avg.$14,437,81038.25%$22,897,61955.41%$2,720,8106.34%$40,056,238

Expenditures

The table below separates the district's expenditures into five categories identified by the agency:

  • Instruction: operation expenditures, state payments on behalf of the district for instruction and benefits, and retirement system transfers
  • Support Services: support services, food services, and retirement system transfers for support service staff
  • Capital Spending: capital outlay expenditures (i.e., construction, land or facilities purchases, and equipment purchases)
  • Debt & Gov. Payments: payments to state and local governments and interest on school system debt
  • Other: all other non-K-12 programs, except food services
Expenditures by Category
Fiscal
Year
Instruction Support Services Capital Spending Debt & Gov. Payments Other Budget
Total
Total % of Budget Total % of Budget Total % of Budget Total % of Budget Total % of Budget
2010$38,338,00045.58%$28,262,00033.60%$13,749,00016.35%$3,755,0004.46%$00.00%$84,104,000
2011$39,034,00051.80%$28,373,00037.65%$3,927,0005.21%$4,025,0005.34%$00.00%$75,359,000
2012$39,074,00051.33%$29,206,00038.37%$5,977,0007.85%$1,869,0002.46%$00.00%$76,126,000
2013$35,230,00050.52%$25,684,00036.83%$7,168,00010.28%$1,647,0002.36%$4,0000.01%$69,733,000
Avg.$18,567,09543.81%$13,639,19032.71%$7,417,81018.31%$1,394,0953.68%$402,4761.50%$41,420,667

Debt

The table below shows the amount of debt retired, issued, and outstanding in the district for each year.

Debt
Fiscal
Year
Retired Issued Outstanding
2010$1,621,000$0$31,950,000
2011$1,299,000$10,641,000$38,250,000
2012$2,575,000$0$35,675,000
2013$2,925,000$0$32,750,000
Avg.$1,606,810$3,052,333$21,250,381

Academic performance

Proficiency assessments

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements.[8]

Mathematics

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:[9]

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific
Islander (%)
Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native
American (%)
Two or More
Races (%)
White (%)
2018-2019 56 75-79 37 48 40-44 58 66
2017-2018 57 76 38 49 40-44 58 67
2016-2017 56 73 36 47 50-59 N/A 66
2015-2016 53 70 37 44 40-44 N/A 61
2014-2015 49 69 31 38 45-49 N/A 58
2013-2014 76 87 64 69 75-79 N/A 82
2012-2013 76 88 62 69 65-69 N/A 82
2011-2012 74 87 64 66 65-69 N/A 81
2010-2011 72 84 58 62 65-69 N/A 79

Reading/language arts

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:[9]

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific
Islander (%)
Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native
American (%)
Two or More
Races (%)
White (%)
2018-2019 57 75-79 43 49 45-49 61 65
2017-2018 56 71 43 48 40-44 60 66
2016-2017 55 70 40 46 50-59 N/A 64
2015-2016 53 65 41 42 50-54 N/A 62
2014-2015 49 65 38 38 40-44 N/A 58
2013-2014 86 92 79 82 80-84 N/A 90
2012-2013 87 91 81 82 75-79 N/A 91
2011-2012 86 91 80 81 85-89 N/A 89
2010-2011 85 89 76 79 80-84 N/A 90


Contact information

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Litchfield Elementary School District #79
272 E. Sagebrush St.
Litchfield Park, AZ 85340
Phone: 623-535-6000

See also

Arizona School Board Elections News and Analysis
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