Legend Springs Elementary, Glendale AZ

Original Research by School Decision on Legend Springs Elementary

Legend Springs Elementary serves a north Glendale neighborhood as a regular public school within Deer Valley Unified School District. It covers preschool through sixth grade, a very typical elementary span in Arizona. The school is located just off the Arrowhead Loop, a short drive from the Arrowhead Towne Center shopping area and the Westgate Entertainment District that anchors Glendale's sports and entertainment quarter. The surrounding area is suburban, with residential subdivisions, strip commercial corridors, and large employers such as Luke Air Force Base, Honeywell Aerospace, and Banner Health shaping the local economy.

On state assessments administered in the most recent tested year, Legend Springs posted proficiency rates that place it well above the midpoint among elementary schools relative to districts in Maricopa County. In mathematics, solid majorities of students met or exceeded the standard in every tested grade, with the strongest result in fifth grade and rates in third, fourth, and sixth grades also strong. In English language arts, the pattern was similar but with a bit more variation: most students in third and fourth grades were proficient, a clear majority in fifth grade, and an especially high share of sixth graders reached the bar. Science is tested only in fifth grade, and a substantial majority of those students were proficient. The combined proficiency index across all tested subjects and grades is in the top quartile of the Maricopa County comparison universe. Because this is an elementary school without a high school program, no graduation rate is reported.

The student body is diverse in background. The largest racial or ethnic group is white, followed by Hispanic students, then Asian students, and smaller shares of students who are Black, two or more races, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and American Indian or Alaska Native. Data on students eligible for free or reduced-price meals, students with disabilities, and English learners was not available in the source data. A parent interested in those support programs would need to inquire directly with the school or district.

Housing values in the immediate zip code area are above the statewide typical level for Arizona, though the local market has seen a modest pullback in both home prices and rents over the past year. Monthly mortgage costs for a typical home purchase, with a standard down payment and current interest rates, run well above the median rent in the area, which may affect a family's decision about where to live while children attend school. The broader Glendale economy is anchored by a mix of retail, manufacturing, and health care employers, and the city's population is growing steadily.

Legend Springs is a regular public school, not a charter or magnet, and no information on Title I status or specialized programs was reported. The district's website did not point to any recent major changes such as bond elections, boundary adjustments, or curriculum overhauls that would immediately affect a family considering the school. The school's academic record is cleanly positive on the state testing measures available, but several common data points that some parents look for, such as chronic absenteeism and discipline rates, were absent from the source material. That gap may simply reflect the nature of elementary-level reporting, but it is worth noting so a reader can decide whether to follow up.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 375%

School 75% · District 56% · ▲ 19 pts above district

▲ 31 pts above state median · ▲ 29 pts above county median

Grade 472%

School 72% · District 37% · ▲ 35 pts above district

▲ 28 pts above state median · ▲ 25 pts above county median

Grade 581%

School 81% · District 55% · ▲ 26 pts above district

▲ 39 pts above state median · ▲ 35 pts above county median

Grade 669%

School 69% · District 26% · ▲ 43 pts above district

▲ 33 pts above state median · ▲ 29 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 368%

School 68% · District 23% · ▲ 45 pts above district

▲ 28 pts above state median · ▲ 24 pts above county median

Grade 468%

School 68% · District 38% · ▲ 30 pts above district

▲ 21 pts above state median · ▲ 18 pts above county median

Grade 561%

School 61% · District 52% · ▲ 9 pts above district

▲ 20 pts above state median · ▲ 17 pts above county median

Grade 685%

School 85% · District 58% · ▲ 27 pts above district

▲ 42 pts above state median · ▲ 40 pts above county median

Science

Grade 569%

School 69% · District 51% · ▲ 18 pts above district

▲ 32 pts above state median · ▲ 30 pts above county median

This schoolDeer Valley Unified District (4246), same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.