Legacy Traditional School - Surprise

As a high-enrollment elementary-level community in SURPRISE, Arizona, Legacy Traditional School - Surprise enrolls 1,797 students from grades K through 8, overseen by Legacy Traditional School - Surprise (92879). That puts it 298% above the typical public school in Arizona, which averages around 451 students.

Legacy Traditional School - Surprise is one of 2 schools operated by Legacy Traditional School - Surprise (92879), a district that hosts 2,108 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Legacy Traditional School - Surprise records that 45% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school logs 36% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 7% Black, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 59% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Legacy Traditional School - Surprise shows 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 46.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.0:1 average.

In the area at large, Maricopa County reports that median household income runs about $89,300, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Maricopa County runs 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), of which Legacy Traditional School - Surprise is one.

Nearest neighbor: Marley Park Elementary, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Legacy Traditional School - Surprise.

Legacy Traditional School - Surprise operates from a suburban location. Legacy Traditional School - Surprise is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 1,797 students in 2018 compared to 1,797 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 65% to 45% across the same window.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.