The top reported proficiency rate is 60% in Math. The lowest is 43% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Legacy Traditional School - Goodyear (1000283)
Legacy Traditional School - Goodyear is a single-school charter district serving kindergarten through eighth grade in Maricopa County. For a family considering it, this is a school that reports solid academic results in the early elementary years, with some dip in middle school that bears watching. The school's enrollment tilts toward the lower grades, with a notable drop-off by sixth grade, which may reflect families transitioning elsewhere for middle school or other local options.
On state assessments, third graders showed a strong proficiency rate in math, and fourth and fifth graders also performed well in that subject. Sixth-grade math proficiency was softer, a pattern that often accompanies the transition to more abstract material. In English language arts, the school's results were consistent across grades three through six, with a majority of students meeting proficiency benchmarks. Science results for fifth graders were available and landed at a similar level to the sixth-grade math performance, another area a parent may want to discuss with the school to understand how the curriculum supports those subjects. The school's overall proficiency index, which averages all tested subjects and grades, sits above the midpoint when compared with other Maricopa County districts, reflecting a baseline of academic strength relative to a large set of peers.
The school serves a student body that is diverse. A majority of students are Hispanic, with substantial groups of white students and Black students, and smaller shares of students from other racial and ethnic backgrounds. The data did not include the share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price meals, nor the share receiving special education services or English learner support. Those are gaps a family would want to fill by asking the school directly, as they shape how resources and attention are distributed.
This is a kindergarten-through-eighth-grade charter, so there is no high school graduation rate to report, and the school does not offer a high school program. The chronic absenteeism rate, reported at a level that falls below the midpoint among the county's districts, indicates a challenge with regular attendance that a family may want to explore. Per-pupil spending is in the middle range for the county, trending lower, which is typical for many charter schools that operate with leaner administrative structures.
The school's enrollment pattern shows about half of the student body in kindergarten through second grade, with progressively smaller classes in the upper grades. Seventh and eighth grades had no reported enrollment in the most recent data, which means the school effectively serves kindergarten through sixth grade for now. That structure could limit continuity for families hoping to keep a child in one school through the end of middle school.
No data was available on the share of students with disabilities or English learners, and the school's chronic absenteeism rate is a soft spot that a parent would want to ask about directly. The district brief turned up no recent major changes or initiatives, so the school appears to be operating steadily without a recent shift in programming or leadership that would alter the picture. A family choosing this school should go in knowing that the early grades are a clear strength, the middle-grade results are more mixed, and attendance is an area the school is likely working to improve. The overall proficiency standing is solid for the county, but the available data only covers a single year, so there is no trend to assess.
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