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

Legacy Traditional School ? Peoria

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

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 040095103532Charter 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 ? Peoria earns 35/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data.

#2 of 8
elementary schools in Peoria · Resource Index
35
Resource Index · Typical
11.0%
free-lunch eligible
609
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, Legacy Traditional School ? Peoria ranks #2 of 8 elementary schools in Peoria, AZ.

Enrollment

609

Arizona · 2024-25 NCES data

Free-lunch eligible

11.0%

vs 48.3% Arizona avg

-77% vs state

What stands out at Legacy Traditional School ? Peoria

Legacy Traditional School ? Peoria is a lower-poverty, mid-sized charter elementary school in Peoria, Arizona, enrolling 609 students.

Comparatively few students face economic hardship here, 11.0% free-meal eligibility runs 77% below the Arizona average.

Enrollment of 609 puts it in the larger third of Arizona schools by headcount.

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

Against 204 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #93.

Its student body is led by White (58%) and Hispanic or Latino (19%) (diversity index 61/100).

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 57.1% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

The surrounding Legacy Traditional School - Peoria (850099) spends $7,656 per pupil, 42% below the Arizona average, a leaner-resourced district than most.

Legacy Traditional School - Peoria (850099) is a single-school charter district, so Legacy Traditional School ? Peoria 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 ? Peoria compares

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

Metric This school vs Arizona Arizona avg U.S. avg
Free-lunch eligible 11.0% ▼ 77% 48.3% 51.7%
Enrollment 609 top 28% - -

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

609
Bigger than 73% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
11.0%
free-lunch eligible - 77% below the Arizona average of 48.3%
Below the 40% Title I threshold, among the lower-need profiles in the state; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Engagement
57.1%
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
$7,656
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
2
in-school suspensions + 8 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.3 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.6 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 58.3%
Hispanic or Latino 19.0%
Asian 11.8%
African American 5.4%
Two or More 4.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.0%

Largest group: White at 58.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 60.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 60.5, Legacy Traditional School ? Peoria 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 - Peoria (850099), which includes Legacy Traditional School ? Peoria.

$7,656
Per student
-42%
vs Arizona
Avg $13,145
-54%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 5.6%
State 83.9%
Federal 10.6%

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 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 ? Peoria'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 ? Peoria

How many students attend Legacy Traditional School ? Peoria?

Legacy Traditional School ? Peoria has 609 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Peoria, AZ.

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

11.0% of students at Legacy Traditional School ? Peoria are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Arizona average of 48.3%.

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

The largest demographic group at Legacy Traditional School ? Peoria is White at 58.3% of enrollment, in Peoria, AZ. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 60.5/100.

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

Legacy Traditional School ? Peoria 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 ? Peoria rank among elementary schools in Peoria?

By Resource Investment Index, Legacy Traditional School ? Peoria ranks #2 of 8 elementary schools in Peoria, 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 Peoria on the city page.

Is Legacy Traditional School ? Peoria a good school?

Legacy Traditional School ? Peoria earns 35/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. 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 - Peoria (850099)?

None; Legacy Traditional School - Peoria (850099) is a single-school charter district, and Legacy Traditional School ? Peoria 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

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

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