Legacy Traditional School - Surprise

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Legacy Traditional School - Surprise is a public charter elementary school serving 1,895 students in grades K-8 in Surprise, Arizona, within the Dysart Unified District. The school has consistently maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, ranking in the top 20% of Arizona elementary schools.

Legacy Traditional School - Surprise outperforms the state and district averages across multiple grade levels and subject areas, with 57-68% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 35-46%, and 31-69% proficiency in mathematics, well above the state's 28-43% range. The school also demonstrates strong performance across various student subgroups, ranking in the top 50 Arizona elementary schools for Asian, African American, Native American, and military-connected students. Additionally, the school has maintained extremely low dropout rates, ranging from 0-1.9% over the past several years, significantly lower than the state average.

When compared to other nearby schools in the Dysart Unified District, Countryside Elementary and West Point Elementary have lower academic proficiency rates and lower overall rankings. While Legacy Traditional School - Surprise performs well overall, there are a few areas where it could potentially improve, such as the performance of English Language Learners and Special Education students, which have lower rankings compared to other subgroups.


Detail:

Public, Charter K-8

 14506 W Sweetwater Ave
       Surprise, AZ  85379-4290


(623) 299-9820

District: Legacy Traditional School - Surprise

SchoolDigger Rank:
211th of 912 Arizona Elementary Schools


Student/teacher ratio:  n/a Help
Number of students:  1,868

Racial breakdown:

White:
47.5%
Hispanic:
34.7%
Two or more races:
8.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  25% Help


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Compare Details Legacy Traditional School - Surprise ranks better than 76.9% of elementary schools in Arizona. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 73.77. (See more...)
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Compare Details Legacy Traditional School - Surprise ranks better than 70.2% of middle schools in Arizona. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 62.46. (See more...)
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Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (47.5%), Hispanic (34.7%), two or more races (8.4%). (See more...)
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Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Legacy Traditional School - Surprise:

SchoolDigger ranks Legacy Traditional School - Surprise 211th of 912 Arizona public elementary schools. (See Legacy Traditional School - Surprise in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Legacy Traditional School - Surprise 164th of 550 Arizona public middle schools. (See Legacy Traditional School - Surprise in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Legacy Traditional School - Surprise 122nd of 297 Arizona school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Legacy Traditional School - Surprise

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Legacy Traditional School - Surprise

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 89.44 103rd 1109 90.7%
2019 86.45 119th 1039 88.5%
2021 84.90 179th 1226 85.4%
2022 70.77 243rd 1000 75.7%
2023 84.32 189th 1245 84.8%
2024 73.77 211th 912 76.9%
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Rank History for elementary school Multi-racial students at Legacy Traditional School - Surprise

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.80 7th 17 58.8%
2019 51.59 3rd 7 57.1%
2021 60.30 312th 1027 69.6%
2023 66.48 128th 617 79.3%
2024 11.53 5th 5 0.0%
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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Legacy Traditional School - Surprise

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 69.42 22nd 975 97.7%
2023 36.30 231st 451 48.8%
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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Legacy Traditional School - Surprise

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.85 130th 417 68.8%
2021 59.86 282nd 1201 76.5%
2023 57.77 247th 820 69.9%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Legacy Traditional School - Surprise

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 88.18 55th 820 93.3%
2022 74.16 138th 618 77.7%
2023 83.21 111th 1116 90.1%
2024 76.64 92nd 556 83.5%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Legacy Traditional School - Surprise

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 86.85 117th 1023 88.6%
2019 83.66 106th 862 87.7%
2021 80.60 219th 1219 82.0%
2022 62.17 279th 824 66.1%
2023 81.95 190th 1219 84.4%
2024 54.01 239th 602 60.3%
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Rank History for elementary school Foster Care students at Legacy Traditional School - Surprise

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 50.36 82nd 306 73.2%
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Rank History for elementary school Military Connected students at Legacy Traditional School - Surprise

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 69.89 50th 239 79.1%
2022 81.17 11th 101 89.1%
2023 82.16 12th 145 91.7%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Legacy Traditional School - Surprise

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 90.48 83rd 1032 92.0%
2019 78.55 152nd 850 82.1%
2021 85.78 155th 1220 87.3%
2022 66.74 231st 830 72.2%
2023 83.36 184th 1216 84.9%
2024 68.43 166th 628 73.6%
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Rank History for elementary school Asian students at Legacy Traditional School - Surprise

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 73.78 102nd 620 83.5%
2022 75.69 50th 270 81.5%
2023 82.16 37th 316 88.3%
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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Legacy Traditional School - Surprise

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 82.00 44th 895 95.1%
2023 79.29 81st 607 86.7%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Legacy Traditional School - Surprise

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 87.00 84th 911 90.8%
2019 85.43 82nd 709 88.4%
2021 80.67 139th 1198 88.4%
2022 63.36 262nd 716 63.4%
2023 74.37 222nd 1170 81.0%
2024 63.02 157th 486 67.7%
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Rank History for elementary school Native American students at Legacy Traditional School - Surprise

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 63.98 91st 654 86.1%
2022 67.61 22nd 82 73.2%
2023 87.06 10th 219 95.4%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Legacy Traditional School - Surprise

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.32 111th 720 84.6%
2019 69.56 145th 595 75.6%
2021 77.30 209th 1161 82.0%
2022 57.99 297th 800 62.9%
2023 77.34 178th 1024 82.6%
2024 59.83 176th 486 63.8%
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Data source: test scores: Arizona Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Legacy Traditional School - Surprise

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Rank History for all middle school students at Legacy Traditional School - Surprise

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 87.50 70th 711 90.2%
2019 87.13 64th 605 89.4%
2021 84.79 95th 832 88.6%
2022 72.07 132nd 605 78.2%
2023 82.01 109th 854 87.2%
2024 62.46 164th 550 70.2%
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Rank History for middle school Multi-racial students at Legacy Traditional School - Surprise

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 62.56 180th 650 72.3%
2023 51.01 188th 384 51.0%
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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Legacy Traditional School - Surprise

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 80.02 3rd 606 99.5%
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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Legacy Traditional School - Surprise

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.78 26th 178 85.4%
2021 49.14 273rd 789 65.4%
2022 45.21 27th 36 25.0%
2023 31.77 230th 363 36.6%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Legacy Traditional School - Surprise

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 92.52 22nd 503 95.6%
2022 68.44 84th 369 77.2%
2023 81.24 64th 717 91.1%
2024 65.86 75th 320 76.6%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Legacy Traditional School - Surprise

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 85.60 64th 624 89.7%
2019 83.97 52nd 466 88.8%
2021 82.05 107th 820 87.0%
2022 64.83 146th 494 70.4%
2023 77.25 136th 806 83.1%
2024 54.72 144th 386 62.7%
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Rank History for middle school Military Connected students at Legacy Traditional School - Surprise

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 50.99 66th 143 53.8%
2022 68.47 17th 68 75.0%
2023 62.60 29th 110 73.6%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Legacy Traditional School - Surprise

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 86.97 68th 617 89.0%
2019 80.96 61st 435 86.0%
2021 84.31 91st 818 88.9%
2022 66.46 124th 476 73.9%
2023 82.39 103rd 810 87.3%
2024 49.49 161st 370 56.5%
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Rank History for middle school Asian students at Legacy Traditional School - Surprise

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 76.47 46th 404 88.6%
2022 60.35 68th 192 64.6%
2023 77.10 42nd 247 83.0%
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Rank History for middle school African American students at Legacy Traditional School - Surprise

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 71.44 67th 573 88.3%
2023 71.00 69th 400 82.8%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Legacy Traditional School - Surprise

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 83.01 58th 543 89.3%
2019 85.45 49th 387 87.3%
2021 84.17 64th 802 92.0%
2022 63.55 118th 392 69.9%
2023 76.86 112th 760 85.3%
2024 64.04 89th 329 72.9%
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Rank History for middle school Native American students at Legacy Traditional School - Surprise

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 79.35 23rd 159 85.5%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Legacy Traditional School - Surprise

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools AZ State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 77.98 73rd 436 83.3%
2019 75.99 58th 337 82.8%
2021 76.42 120th 780 84.6%
2022 60.56 152nd 446 65.9%
2023 72.23 128th 675 81.0%
2024 37.20 185th 288 35.8%
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Data source: test scores: Arizona Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Arizona Department of Education

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by a parent
Saturday, November 9, 2019

Open Quote When Legacy first opened it was everything we wanted. Small class sizes, back to school basic teaching etc.... over the past year and a half that has changed significantly. The classes are almost maxed out with 30-34 students (the school in general is maxed out at being as big as a HS) Specials teachers share a room and have to push a cart into classes) The kids get about 10 min to eat lunch if that. By the time they get in the cafeteria there are so many kids per grade level it takes forever to get through the lunch line. At recess the little kids are supposed to be on one side and bigger kids to the other, they end up mixing and the littles get pushed around or hear inappropriate things. I personally like being a part of a PTA so I know where raised money is going. Legacy has a PVO and it is not shared with families where or how much money there is. We were told each grade level would get 1 paid field trip per year, but twice my kids have either have had a field trip at the school or we had to pay for it. You get a feel that many students and parents feel entitled about going to Legacy, the parents pages are filled with many issues about, bullying ,theft, kids who should have been kicked out still there years later (so much for their zero tolerance policy) parents in general being rude to each other in driveline etc....

The one great thing about Legacy are the teachers. They have some gems there. but if you try to get out of your contract they want $5000 RED FLAG Close Quote



Enrollment information for Legacy Traditional School - Surprise

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2016 871 30 14 253 3 1 87 0 1259
2017 922 33 15 284 2 1 92 0 1349
2018 1167 63 32 404 3 1 127 0 1797
2019 1221 58 37 466 5 3 125 0 1915
2020 1203 60 38 475 6 3 141 0 1926
2021 1059 82 39 533 9 4 149 0 1875
2022 1068 90 42 563 8 5 160 0 1936
2023 964 112 55 602 10 5 147 0 1895
2024 887 109 51 649 13 2 157 0 1868

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Legacy Traditional School - Surprise

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2016 1259 n/a n/a 24.8
2017 1349 n/a n/a 22.4
2018 1797 n/a n/a n/a
2019 1915 n/a n/a n/a
2020 1926 n/a n/a n/a
2021 1875 n/a n/a n/a
2022 1936 n/a n/a 9
2023 1895 n/a n/a 25
2024 1868 n/a n/a n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Legacy Traditional School - Surprise

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2016 1259 n/a n/a 24.8
2017 1349 n/a n/a 22.4
2018 1797 n/a n/a n/a
2019 1915 n/a n/a n/a
2020 1926 n/a n/a n/a
2021 1875 n/a n/a n/a
2022 1936 n/a n/a 9
2023 1895 n/a n/a 25
2024 1868 n/a n/a n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Legacy Traditional School - Surprise

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YearPersonnel Expenditures from Federal FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from Federal FundsTotal Expenditures from Federal FundsPersonnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsNon-Personnel Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $272 (4.0%) $40 (0.6%) $585 (8.6%) $3,587 (52.6%) $2,917 (42.8%) $6,504 (95.4%) $6,817

Data source: Arizona Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Legacy Traditional School - Surprise

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

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Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 119th of 1039 Elementary schoolsRanks 189th of 1245 Elementary schools
 3.7%
Ranks 64th of 605 Middle schoolsRanks 109th of 854 Middle schools
 2.2%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
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Change (%)
Total Students19151895
 1%
African American58112
 93.1%
American Indian510
 100%
Asian3755
 48.6%
Hispanic466602
 29.2%
Pacific Islander35
 66.7%
White1221964
 21%
Two or More Races125147
 17.6%


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Students at Legacy Traditional School - Surprise are 47% White, 35% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 6% African American, 3% Asian.

Legacy Traditional School - Surprise ranks 211th of 912 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,868 students attended Legacy Traditional School - Surprise.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arizona Department of Education.

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