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

Legacy Traditional School ? Glendale

Federal NCES profile for Legacy Traditional School ? Glendale, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 35/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 040094803523Charter school
0/100100/10035/100
🌟 Gifted program
70
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Legacy Traditional School ? Glendale earns 35/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most Arizona schools.

#2 of 6
public schools in Glendale · Resource Index
35
Resource Index · Typical
28.0%
free-lunch eligible
1,280
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, Legacy Traditional School ? Glendale ranks #2 of 6 public schools in Glendale, AZ.

Enrollment

1,280

Arizona · 2024-25 NCES data

Free-lunch eligible

28.0%

vs 48.3% Arizona avg

-42% vs state

What stands out at Legacy Traditional School ? Glendale

Legacy Traditional School ? Glendale is a large charter elementary school in Glendale, Arizona, enrolling 1,280 students.

Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 28.0% of students eligible for free meals.

By headcount it is one of the larger campuses in Arizona, bigger than 94% of state schools at 1,280 students.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 2,064 scored Arizona schools.

Against 119 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #18.

Its student body is led by White (38%) and Hispanic or Latino (37%), more mixed than most schools in the state (diversity index 69/100).

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 49.1% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

The surrounding Legacy Traditional School - Glendale (850100) spends $7,323 per pupil, 44% below the Arizona average, a leaner-resourced district than most.

Among Glendale's elementary schools, it stands alongside Edison School of Innovation (237 students): Legacy Traditional School ? Glendale is larger than that campus by headcount.

Legacy Traditional School - Glendale (850100) is a single-school charter district, so Legacy Traditional School ? Glendale operates independently rather than alongside district-mates.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Legacy Traditional School ? Glendale compares

Legacy Traditional School ? Glendale on the metrics families compare, against Arizona and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Arizona Arizona avg U.S. avg
Free-lunch eligible 28.0% ▼ 42% 48.3% 51.7%
Enrollment 1,280 top 6% - -

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

1,280
Bigger than 95% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
28.0%
free-lunch eligible - 42% below the Arizona average of 48.3%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Engagement
49.1%
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
$7,323
per pupil, district-wide - below Arizona avg of $13,145
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
5
in-school suspensions + 23 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.4 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.2 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 37.8%
Hispanic or Latino 37.0%
Asian 14.1%
African American 7.0%
Two or More 3.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.4%

Largest group: White at 37.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 69.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 69.4, Legacy Traditional School ? Glendale is more mixed than the Arizona school average of 47.2.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Legacy Traditional School - Glendale (850100), which includes Legacy Traditional School ? Glendale.

$7,323
Per student
-44%
vs Arizona
Avg $13,145
-56%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 5.9%
State 79.3%
Federal 14.7%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

Similar elementary schools in Glendale

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

Similar elementary schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Arizona, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Legacy Traditional School ? Glendale's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Legacy Traditional School ? Glendale

How many students attend Legacy Traditional School ? Glendale?

Legacy Traditional School ? Glendale has 1,280 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Glendale, AZ.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Legacy Traditional School ? Glendale?

28.0% of students at Legacy Traditional School ? Glendale are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Arizona average of 48.3%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Legacy Traditional School ? Glendale?

The largest demographic group at Legacy Traditional School ? Glendale is White at 37.8% of enrollment, in Glendale, AZ. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 69.4/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Legacy Traditional School ? Glendale?

Legacy Traditional School ? Glendale has a Resource Investment Index of 35/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 2 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. 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 ? Glendale rank among public schools in Glendale?

By Resource Investment Index, Legacy Traditional School ? Glendale ranks #2 of 6 public schools in Glendale, AZ. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Glendale on the city page.

Is Legacy Traditional School ? Glendale a good school?

Legacy Traditional School ? Glendale earns 35/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most Arizona schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Legacy Traditional School - Glendale (850100)?

None; Legacy Traditional School - Glendale (850100) is a single-school charter district, and Legacy Traditional School ? Glendale 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 2021-22) · 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

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