Elementary school (grades K-5) · Phoenix, AZ

Legacy Traditional School - Deer Valley

Federal NCES profile for Legacy Traditional School - Deer Valley, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 44/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 040100703722Charter school
0/100100/10044/100
🌟 Gifted program
70
📋 Attendance
18
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Legacy Traditional School - Deer Valley earns 44/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most Arizona schools.

#1 of 15
elementary schools in Phoenix · Resource Index
44
Resource Index · Typical
34.8%
free-lunch eligible
563
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, Legacy Traditional School - Deer Valley ranks #1 of 15 elementary schools in Phoenix, AZ.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+57 students YoY

Legacy Traditional School - Deer Valley grew from 451 students in 2022-23 to 508 in 2023-24 (+12.6%).

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Growing CCD campus

+57 students YoY 040100703722 · Phoenix, AZ Elementary · MID · CHARTER

563 enr · 34.8% lunch · RII 44

Nearest enrollment peer: Vail Elementary (563 students)

Legacy Traditional School - Deer Valley grew from 451 students in 2022-23 to 508 in 2023-24 (+12.6%). NCES Common Core of Data stamps for this campus. Read with this school → · District book → · Arizona schools → · Find another →

How Legacy Traditional School - Deer Valley compares

Legacy Traditional School - Deer Valley is a growing campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs Arizona and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Arizona Arizona avg U.S. avg
Free-lunch eligible 34.8% ▼ 28% 48.3% 51.7%
Enrollment 563 top 32% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

563
Bigger than 69% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
34.8%
free-lunch eligible - 28% below the Arizona average of 48.3%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Engagement
32.7%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$9,672
per pupil, district-wide - below Arizona avg of $13,502
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 11 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.2 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.1 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 42.6%
White 35.9%
African American 9.8%
Two or More 7.1%
Asian 3.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.7%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 42.6% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 67.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 67.4, Legacy Traditional School - Deer Valley is more mixed than the Arizona school average of 47.2.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Legacy Traditional School - Deer Valley (1001398) reports $9,672 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Similar elementary schools in Phoenix

6 comparable elementary schools (grades K-5) serving the same city.

Nationwide elementary schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Legacy Traditional School - Deer Valley

How many students attend Legacy Traditional School - Deer Valley?

Legacy Traditional School - Deer Valley has 563 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Phoenix, AZ. CCD year-over-year: 451 (2022-23) → 508 (2023-24), up 57.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Legacy Traditional School - Deer Valley?

34.8% of students at Legacy Traditional School - Deer Valley are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Arizona average of 48.3%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Legacy Traditional School - Deer Valley?

The largest demographic group at Legacy Traditional School - Deer Valley is Hispanic or Latino at 42.6% of enrollment, in Phoenix, AZ. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 67.4/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Legacy Traditional School - Deer Valley?

Legacy Traditional School - Deer Valley has a Resource Investment Index of 44/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 2 factors: gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.

How does Legacy Traditional School - Deer Valley rank among elementary schools in Phoenix?

By Resource Investment Index, Legacy Traditional School - Deer Valley ranks #1 of 15 elementary schools in Phoenix, AZ. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all elementary schools in Phoenix on the city page.

What other schools are in Legacy Traditional School - Deer Valley (1001398)?

None; Legacy Traditional School - Deer Valley (1001398) is a single-school charter district, and Legacy Traditional School - Deer Valley is its only campus.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.