Legacy Traditional School - Avondale

Located at 12320 W VAN BUREN ST, in AVONDALE, Arizona, Legacy Traditional School - Avondale is a sizable elementary school that enrolls 1,346 students (grades K through 8), one of the schools within Legacy Traditional School - Avondale (91135). By comparison, Arizona's public schools average about 451 students each, so Legacy Traditional School - Avondale sits 198% above that benchmark.

Legacy Traditional School - Avondale sits inside Legacy Traditional School - Avondale (91135), the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

In terms of who attends, Legacy Traditional School - Avondale lists that 66% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder comes out to 15% White, 10% Black, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 31% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 64.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.0:1 average.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Maricopa County indicate median household earnings sit near $89,300, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Legacy Traditional School - Avondale is one of 1352 public schools in Maricopa County (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students).

The closest other public school is Highland Prep West, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Legacy Traditional School - Avondale.

Legacy Traditional School - Avondale operates from a suburban location. As a public charter, Legacy Traditional School - Avondale runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Legacy Traditional School - Avondale has rose 5%, going from 1,281 students in 2018 to 1,346 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 51% to 66% across the same window.

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