L. Thomas Heck Middle School

Regular School · Litchfield Park, AZ

L. Thomas Heck Middle School is a regular school school in Litchfield Park, Arizona, serving grades KG–08 with 471 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 12.7:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 08

Enrollment

471

Teachers (FTE)

37.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

12.7:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	230	49%
White	127	27%
Black or African American	53	11%
Two or more races	29	6%
Asian	24	5%
American Indian / Alaska Native	6	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	2	0%
Total enrollment	471	243M / 228F

English Language Learners: 42 (9% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	24.0% -7.9pp	31.9%	735
Reading Proficiency	40.0% +1.1pp	38.9%	728

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.10 grade levels

Math

+0.07 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

23 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

9.6% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

214

45.4% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	471	100%

Contact & Location

272 E SAGEBRUSH ST

Litchfield Park, AZ 85340

Phone: (623)547-1700

http://hms.lesd79.org

District

Litchfield Elementary District (4281)

Per-pupil expenditure: $11,365

District enrollment: 10,425

Other Schools in District

Barbara B. Robey Elementary School Elementary
Belen Soto Elementary School Elementary
Corte Sierra Elementary School Elementary
Dreaming Summit Elementary Elementary
Litchfield Elementary School Elementary
Mabel Padgett Elementary School Elementary
Palm Valley Elementary Elementary
Rancho Santa Fe Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 85340) → CensusDepth.com
Arizona population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Arizona teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

040438003036

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD