The top reported proficiency rate is 61% in English language arts. The lowest is 51% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Legacy Traditional School - Glendale (850100)
Legacy Traditional School – Glendale is a single-campus district in its own right, serving kindergarten through eighth grade. The school is located in Glendale, Arizona, but no street address or neighborhood context was provided with the data. The district reports to the state of Arizona as a regular public-school district, and its single school is listed in the National Center for Education Statistics as a regular, open-enrollment public school.
The academic picture comes from the 2024-25 state assessments, which report proficiency rates for every grade level that tested. In English language arts, the results are uneven. About half of third graders scored proficient, while the fourth-grade rate was notably higher. Fifth grade dipped back, sixth grade was strong again, seventh grade was near the middle, and eighth graders posted the highest rate in the subject. In math, the pattern also varied across grades: third grade near half, fourth grade a bit above, fifth grade stronger, sixth grade softer, seventh grade around the middle, and eighth graders the strongest. Science, tested in fifth and eighth grades, showed a modest proficiency rate in fifth grade and a higher rate in eighth.
When these results are averaged across all tested subjects and grades, the district lands above the midpoint among Maricopa County’s districts. That is a straightforward observation of position: the school sits in the upper half of a very large county field, but it is not near the top of that field either. A parent might reasonably describe performance as generally solid, with clear pockets of stronger achievement in upper elementary and middle school language arts.
The data did not include a graduation rate. That is not a gap or a weakness; the school does not serve high school grades, so the measure does not apply.
Chronic absenteeism was reported, and the rate falls above the midpoint among county districts. That means a fairly high share of students miss enough school days to be considered chronically absent. A parent may want to ask the school what attendance supports are in place, since chronic absenteeism can affect learning continuity.
Per-pupil spending is in the lower range compared to other Maricopa County districts. That is a financial fact worth noting: the school operates with below-typical funding for the county. How that translates to resources in the classroom is not available from the data.
The school’s student body is diverse, though a parent looking for detailed economic context will not find it here. Free or reduced-price lunch data was missing. Special education counts and English learner counts were also missing. The racial and ethnic composition shows that white students and Hispanic students together make up a large majority, with Asian students also present in a meaningful share. Black students and students of two or more races make up smaller shares. American Indian or Alaska Native students are a very small group. Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students are not represented in the reported count.
The only program information in the data is a published change for the 2026-27 school year. The school will transition its tuition-free Kindergarten from half-day to full-day classes. That is a concrete benefit for incoming families: full-day kindergarten at no cost, allowing more classroom time in the foundational year.
Legacy Traditional School – Glendale is a single-site kindergarten-through-eighth-grade district with academic proficiency that sits in the upper half of Maricopa County’s districts, though with some grade-to-grade variation. It operates on lower-than-typical per-pupil spending and has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate that a prospective family may wish to explore. The announced expansion to full-day kindergarten is a specific, near-term change that will matter for families with children entering the school in the coming years.
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