Legacy Traditional School - East Tucson
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 6 · Tucson, Arizona
Legacy Traditional School - East Tucson in Tucson, Arizona enrolled 439 students in 2024-25 with 20.0 full-time teachers, 22.0 students per teacher against the Arizona elementary-school median of 16.3. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 40-44% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 35-39% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Arizona: 40.4% and 34%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 17% from 2022-23 to 2024-25
376 students in 2022-23, 425 students in 2023-24, 439 students in 2024-25.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 376 | not reported | not reported |
| 2023-24 | 425 | not reported | not reported |
| 2024-25 | 439 | 20.0 | 21.9 |
22.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 91 of every 100 Arizona elementary schools
Among the 1,150 Arizona elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.3; 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 Traditional School - East Tucson enrolled 293 students and reported no counselor; it reported 6 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions6
- Chronically absent64.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
51.3% of students were Hispanic, 29.4% White, 8.4% Black in 2024-25.
- Hispanic51.3%
- White29.4%
- Black8.4%
- Two or more races7.3%
- Asian1.8%
- Pacific Islander1.4%
- American Indian0.5%
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 Traditional School - East Tucson scored proficient or above: 40-44% in reading in 2021-22 and 35-39% in math in 2022-23, against 40.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23 across Arizona. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Arizona, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Arizona |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 40‑44% | 40‑44% | 40.4% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 35‑39% | 20‑24% (2021-22) | 34% |
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 Tucson
7 public elementary schools in Tucson report 2024-25 enrollment; Legacy Traditional School - East Tucson is number 4 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Amigos Elementary School | 613 | 16.3 | 72.9% |
| Craycroft Elementary School | 586 | 21.7 | 68.0% |
| Sonoran Science Academy East | 467 | 18.0 | 41.9% |
| Legacy Traditional School - East Tucson | 439 | 22.0 | 45.7% |
| Summit View Elementary | 403 | 16.2 | 80.9% |
| Soleng Tom Elementary School | 306 | 15.2 | 34.7% |
| Da Vinci Tree Academy | 265 | 13.9 | 35.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Legacy Traditional School - East Tucson
- Marshall Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 272 students, 10.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
- Dunham Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 142 students, 12.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
- Compare Legacy Traditional School - East Tucson with Marshall Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Legacy Traditional School - East Tucson (1001399) spends per student$8,439 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$8,439
- The largest public schools in ArizonaLegacy Traditional School - East Tucson is the number 622 by size of 1,211 Arizona elementary schools open in 2024-25.#622 of 1,211
- Arizona schools by students per teacher22.0 students per teacher here against the Arizona median of 16.3 for elementary schools.22.0:1
- 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 Traditional School - East Tucson
How many students attend Legacy Traditional School - East Tucson?
439 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 376 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Tucson, AZ.What is the student-teacher ratio at Legacy Traditional School - East Tucson?
22.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Arizona median for elementary schools is 16.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Legacy Traditional School - East Tucson a Title I school?
Legacy Traditional School - East Tucson was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Legacy Traditional School - East Tucson do on state tests?
The students tested at Legacy Traditional School - East Tucson scored proficient or above: 40-44% in reading in 2021-22 and 35-39% in math in 2022-23, against 40.4% in reading in 2021-22 and 34% in math in 2022-23 across Arizona. Arizona'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 Traditional School - East Tucson in?
Legacy Traditional School - East Tucson (1001399), NCES district ID 0401008. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 040100803723 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.