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

Legacy Traditional School - East Tucson

Federal NCES profile for Legacy Traditional School - East Tucson, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 15/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 040100803723Charter school
0/100100/10015/100
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Legacy Traditional School - East Tucson earns 15/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data.

#3 of 5
elementary schools in Tucson · Resource Index
15
Resource Index · Lower
45.7%
free-lunch eligible
439
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, Legacy Traditional School - East Tucson ranks #3 of 5 elementary schools in Tucson, AZ.

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

+49 students YoY

Legacy Traditional School - East Tucson grew from 376 students in 2022-23 to 425 in 2023-24 (+13.0%).

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

Growing CCD campus

+49 students YoY 040100803723 · Tucson, AZ Elementary · SMALL · CHARTER

439 enr · 45.7% lunch · RII 15

Nearest enrollment peer: Beebe Early Childhood (439 students)

Legacy Traditional School - East Tucson grew from 376 students in 2022-23 to 425 in 2023-24 (+13.0%). NCES Common Core of Data stamps for this campus. Read with this school → · District book → · Arizona schools → · Find another →

How Legacy Traditional School - East Tucson compares

Legacy Traditional School - East Tucson 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 45.7% ▼ 5% 48.3% 51.7%
Enrollment 439 top 46% - -

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

439
Bigger than 53% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
45.7%
free-lunch eligible - 5% below the Arizona average of 48.3%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Engagement
40.3%
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
$8,439
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
0
in-school suspensions + 6 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.4 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 51.3%
White 29.4%
African American 8.4%
Two or More 7.3%
Asian 1.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.5%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 51.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 63.7/100

Simpson diversity index - at 63.7, Legacy Traditional School - East Tucson is more mixed than the Arizona school average of 47.2.

Programs

District finance for Legacy Traditional School - East Tucson (1001399) reports $8,439 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Similar elementary schools in Tucson

4 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 - East Tucson

How many students attend Legacy Traditional School - East Tucson?

Legacy Traditional School - East Tucson has 439 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Tucson, AZ. CCD year-over-year: 376 (2022-23) → 425 (2023-24), up 49.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Legacy Traditional School - East Tucson?

45.7% of students at Legacy Traditional School - East Tucson are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Arizona average of 48.3%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Legacy Traditional School - East Tucson?

The largest demographic group at Legacy Traditional School - East Tucson is Hispanic or Latino at 51.3% of enrollment, in Tucson, AZ. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 63.7/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Legacy Traditional School - East Tucson?

Legacy Traditional School - East Tucson has a Resource Investment Index of 15/100 (lower 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 - East Tucson rank among elementary schools in Tucson?

By Resource Investment Index, Legacy Traditional School - East Tucson ranks #3 of 5 elementary schools in Tucson, 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 Tucson on the city page.

What other schools are in Legacy Traditional School - East Tucson (1001399)?

None; Legacy Traditional School - East Tucson (1001399) is a single-school charter district, and Legacy Traditional School - East Tucson 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.