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

Legacy Traditional School - West Surprise

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

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 040099603653Charter 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 - West Surprise earns 35/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most Arizona schools.

35
Resource Index · Typical
16.0%
free-lunch eligible
1,231
students enrolled

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

+50 students YoY

Legacy Traditional School - West Surprise held near 1,215 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+50 headcount).

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

Steady CCD campus

+50 students YoY 040099603653 · Surprise, AZ Elementary · MID · CHARTER

1,231 enr · 16.0% lunch · RII 35

Nearest enrollment peer: Southshore Charter Academy (1,230 students)

Legacy Traditional School - West Surprise held near 1,215 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+50 headcount). NCES Common Core of Data stamps for this campus. Read with this school → · District book → · Arizona schools → · Find another →

How Legacy Traditional School - West Surprise compares

Legacy Traditional School - West Surprise held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Arizona and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Arizona Arizona avg U.S. avg
Free-lunch eligible 16.0% ▼ 67% 48.3% 51.7%
Enrollment 1,231 top 7% - -

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

1,231
Bigger than 94% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
16.0%
free-lunch eligible - 67% 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
46.1%
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
$7,896
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
27
in-school suspensions + 16 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 2.2 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 3.5 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 43.0%
Hispanic or Latino 35.7%
African American 8.3%
Two or More 8.0%
Asian 4.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.3%

Largest group: White at 43.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 67.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 67.3, Legacy Traditional School - West Surprise is more mixed than the Arizona school average of 47.2.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Legacy Traditional School - West Surprise (1000560) reports $7,896 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

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 - West Surprise

How many students attend Legacy Traditional School - West Surprise?

Legacy Traditional School - West Surprise has 1,231 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Surprise, AZ. CCD year-over-year: 1,165 (2022-23) → 1,215 (2023-24), nearly flat (+50).

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Legacy Traditional School - West Surprise?

16.0% of students at Legacy Traditional School - West Surprise are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Arizona average of 48.3%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Legacy Traditional School - West Surprise?

The largest demographic group at Legacy Traditional School - West Surprise is White at 43.0% of enrollment, in Surprise, AZ. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 67.3/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Legacy Traditional School - West Surprise?

Legacy Traditional School - West Surprise has a Resource Investment Index of 35/100 (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.

What other schools are in Legacy Traditional School - West Surprise (1000560)?

None; Legacy Traditional School - West Surprise (1000560) is a single-school charter district, and Legacy Traditional School - West Surprise 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.