Legacy Traditional School - Cibolo, Cibolo TX

Original Research by School Decision on Legacy Traditional School - Cibolo

Legacy Traditional School - Cibolo is a charter school serving prekindergarten through eighth grade in the San Antonio area. It is part of Legacy Traditional Schools - Texas, a network that rebranded from School of Excellence and operates under a back-to-basics, direct-instruction model aligned with Texas state standards. The school sits in Cibolo, a community where housing values are modest and stable, and where median household income runs close to the state benchmark.

The student body is diverse and economically mixed. Roughly four in ten students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The student population is roughly evenly divided among Hispanic students, white students, and African American students, with smaller shares of Asian students and students of two or more races.

On state testing, the school shows uneven strength across subjects and grades. In English language arts, students perform notably better, with more than half meeting or exceeding proficiency in most tested grades. The strongest performance appears in sixth grade, where proficiency runs higher. Writing achievement tends to be stronger than mathematics. In mathematics, performance is considerably weaker across all grade levels tested, ranging from low to moderate proficiency. Third grade shows the most strength in math; fourth grade is notably the lowest point. Science and social studies show modest proficiency, tested only in fifth and eighth grades. A parent may want to look into the school's strategy for strengthening mathematics outcomes, particularly in the upper elementary and middle grades, and whether tutoring or intervention support is available for students who are not yet proficient.

The school reflects the network's philosophy of back-to-basics instruction and strong behavioral expectations. The curriculum is tuition-free and includes enrichment in music, art, Spanish, technology, and physical education alongside core academics. The network has undergone facility improvements and curriculum revision since the rebrand. For families considering this school, it represents a structured, traditional pedagogical approach rather than a project-based or progressive one.

The school is relatively small for its grade span, with enrollment of several hundred students spread across ten grade levels from pre-K through eighth grade. This is a K-8 setting; families whose children plan to continue through high school should know that the network operates a separate secondary campus serving grades seven through twelve, which offers a P-TECH early college partnership with St. Philip's College where students can earn college credits or work toward certifications.

Compared to other districts in Guadalupe County, this school's overall proficiency index sits below the midpoint, reflecting the gap in mathematics performance. The school is not a Title I recipient, meaning it does not serve a high-poverty population, though its enrollment includes a meaningful share of economically disadvantaged students. Data on students with disabilities and English learners was not available, so parents with children in those categories should inquire directly with the school.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 340%

School 40% · District 38% · ▲ 2 pts above district

even with state median · ▲ 4 pts above county median

Grade 423%

School 23% · District 25% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▼ 18 pts below state median · ▼ 12 pts below county median

Grade 536%

School 36% · district not reported

▼ 5 pts below state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

Grade 617%

School 17% · District 13% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▼ 17 pts below state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

Grade 734%

School 34% · District 33% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 7 pts above state median

Grade 833%

School 33% · District 43% · ▼ 10 pts below district

▼ 9 pts below state median

English language arts

Grade 358%

School 58% · district not reported

▲ 12 pts above state median · ▲ 16 pts above county median

Grade 460%

School 60% · district not reported

▲ 11 pts above state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

Grade 555%

School 55% · district not reported

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Grade 670%

School 70% · District 58% · ▲ 12 pts above district

▲ 18 pts above state median · ▲ 15 pts above county median

Grade 747%

School 47% · District 49% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▼ 2 pts below state median

Grade 860%

School 60% · District 60%

▲ 5 pts above state median

Science

Grade 528%

School 28% · District 19% · ▲ 9 pts above district

▲ 5 pts above state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

Grade 847%

School 47% · District 39% · ▲ 8 pts above district

▲ 5 pts above state median

Social studies

Grade 833%

School 33% · District 28% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▲ 9 pts above state median

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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.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income48%Higher-income63%15 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income41%Higher-income75%34 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income46%Higher-income61%15 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income72%Higher-income69%3 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income27%Higher-income58%31 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income50%Higher-income74%24 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income36%Higher-income46%10 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income9%Higher-income34%25 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income23%Higher-income44%21 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income19%Higher-income15%4 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income15%Higher-income47%32 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income39%Higher-income30%9 pp gap