The top reported proficiency rate is 42% in English language arts. The lowest is 30% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Legacy Elementary School
Legacy Elementary School is a regular public school in Frederick, serving pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. It is part of the St. Vrain Valley School District, which spans 13 communities along Colorado’s Front Range. The school is located in a town that began as a coal mining settlement and now describes itself as a rapidly growing, primarily residential suburb. Frederick is part of the Tri-Towns area along with Firestone and Dacono, and it is working to preserve a small-town character while absorbing a substantial population increase in recent years. The town maintains a network of 26 developed parks, 21 miles of trails, a recreation center, and a museum. Voters in the district approved a capital projects bond in 2024, described as the largest in the district’s history, to fund new school construction and facility upgrades across the system. This means families moving into the area are likely to see ongoing investment in school capacity and building quality.
Enrollment at Legacy stands at a moderate size for an elementary school. Just over a third of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a mix of income levels within the school community. The student body is predominantly white, with a notable Latino population representing roughly a quarter of students. Smaller shares of students are Asian, Black, multiracial, or Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and no students are identified as American Indian or Alaska Native. Data for students with disabilities and English learners was not available in the source materials, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about those populations and the supports offered.
On Colorado’s state assessments, Legacy’s results paint a mixed picture. In math and English language arts, the proficiency rates for students in grades three through eight sit very close to the midpoint among the district’s schools, based on the comparison set that places them relative to districts in Weld County. The school lands in the top quartile of that county-wide comparison for overall proficiency across tested subjects. Science testing at fifth grade produced weaker results, with a smaller share of students scoring at proficient or above. Because the science assessment uses a different scoring threshold, direct comparison to the math and ELA results is not straightforward, but the lower percentage is still a clear soft spot. Participation rates for all three tests were high, well above the level that would raise questions about data reliability.
The school serves only elementary grades, so there is no graduation rate to consider and no advanced coursework or career pathway programs. Families looking at Legacy are choosing a K-5 feeder school. The district context matters here: St. Vrain Valley is a large system that spans varied communities from rural towns to suburban corridors, and the 2024 bond suggests that classroom space and facility quality are active concerns district-wide. For a family considering Frederick, the rapid residential growth means that school enrollment pressure is a live issue, though Legacy’s current enrollment does not suggest immediate overcrowding.
A parent weighing this school should look closely at the science results and ask how the school addresses that subject in the early grades to build toward the fifth-grade test. They may also want to investigate whether the district’s bond-funded projects affect this specific school or are focused elsewhere. Legacy offers a conventional public elementary experience in a growing town where housing values and rents, like much of the Front Range, are high relative to national medians, and the local economy depends on access to regional employment centers rather than any single major local employer named in available sources.
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