Legacy Charter Academy
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 8 · Detroit, Michigan
Legacy Charter Academy in Detroit, Michigan enrolled 738 students in 2024-25 with 40.5 full-time teachers, 18.2 students per teacher against the Michigan elementary-school median of 15.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 22-26% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 17% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Michigan: 44% and 34.5%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
739 students in 2022-23, 725 students in 2023-24, 738 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 40.5 to 40.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 739 | 40.5 | 18.2 |
| 2023-24 | 725 | 32.3 | 22.5 |
| 2024-25 | 738 | 40.5 | 18.2 |
18.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 83 of every 100 Michigan elementary schools
Among the 1,602 Michigan elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.8; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Legacy Charter Academy enrolled 802 students and reported no counselor; it reported 54 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions54
- Chronically absent62.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
89.7% of students were Black, 7.7% of two or more races, 1.1% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- Black89.7%
- Two or more races7.7%
- Hispanic1.1%
- Asian0.7%
- White0.4%
- American Indian0.3%
- Pacific Islander0.1%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Legacy Charter Academy scored proficient or above: 22-26% in reading in 2021-22 and 17% in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.5% in math in 2022-23 across Michigan. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Michigan, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Michigan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 22‑26% | 22‑26% | 44% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 17% | 14‑17% (2021-22) | 34.5% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Detroit
24 public elementary schools in Detroit report 2024-25 enrollment; Legacy Charter Academy is number 6 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earhart ElementaryMiddle School | 1,002 | 21.7 | 81.5% |
| Munger ElementaryMiddle School | 954 | 19.1 | 83.1% |
| Mackenzie ElementaryMiddle School | 876 | 20.8 | 90.3% |
| Voyageur Academy | 789 | 23.0 | 95.9% |
| Davison ElementaryMiddle School | 765 | 18.0 | 87.7% |
| Legacy Charter Academy | 738 | 18.2 | 94.7% |
| Regent Park Scholars Charter Academy | 707 | 16.5 | 95.5% |
| Edward Duke Ellington at Beckham | 560 | 18.7 | 89.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Legacy Charter Academy
- Commonwealth Community Development AcademyThe nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 150 students, 15.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
- Mason AcademyThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 476 students, 15.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
- Compare Legacy Charter Academy with Commonwealth Community Development AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Legacy Charter Academy spends per student$12,501 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,501
- The largest public schools in MichiganLegacy Charter Academy is the number 45 by size of 1,611 Michigan elementary schools open in 2024-25.#45 of 1,611
- Michigan schools by students per teacher18.2 students per teacher here against the Michigan median of 15.8 for elementary schools.18.2:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Legacy Charter Academy
How many students attend Legacy Charter Academy?
738 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 739 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Detroit, MI.What is the student-teacher ratio at Legacy Charter Academy?
18.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Michigan median for elementary schools is 15.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Legacy Charter Academy a Title I school?
Legacy Charter Academy ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Legacy Charter Academy do on state tests?
The students tested at Legacy Charter Academy scored proficient or above: 22-26% in reading in 2021-22 and 17% in math in 2022-23, against 44% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.5% in math in 2022-23 across Michigan. Michigan's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Legacy Charter Academy in?
Legacy Charter Academy, NCES district ID 2600979. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 260097908133 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.