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If you had an hour of school board time for Legend Springs Elementary, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
685
Elementary
DISTRICT 618 · STATE 451
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEER VALLEY UNIFIED DISTRICT (4246)·NCES 040775001997
Legend Springs Elementary
21150 N ARROWHEAD LOOP RD, GLENDALE, AZ 85308 · (623) 376-4500 · Maricopa County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL685 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 99% of Arizona public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Arizona public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 95%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 25 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 95 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 91 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 94 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 93 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 99 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 99 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (95) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (99).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 65% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
AASA 2024-25 . % PassingEnglish Language Arts
71.0%
AZ avg 45.4% . -4.0pp since 2017
Math
74.0%
AZ avg 37.8% . -7.0pp since 2017
What this means: On the AASA, Arizona's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arizona schools, those numbers are about 45 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2017, while math scores are down about 7 points.
AASA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.0% | 74.0% |
| 2023-24 | 71.0% | 72.0% |
| 2022-23 | 69.0% | 63.0% |
| 2021-22 | 68.0% | 65.0% |
| 2020-21 | 69.0% | 63.0% |
| 2018-19 | 77.0% | 79.0% |
| 2017-18 | 75.0% | 81.0% |
% Passing, all students and all tested grades.
Source: AASA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Legend Springs Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Arizona | In Maricopa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #42 of 1,072 ▲ 3 | #37 of 646 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #63 of 1,072 ▲ 6 | #56 of 646 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.0pp | #170 of 930 | #105 of 577 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 685 | #223 of 1,223 | #174 of 692 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #582 of 991 | #358 of 615 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.8% | #418 of 1,007 | #287 of 627 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.2% | #224 of 256 | #120 of 138 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
685
+133 (+24%) vs 2020
0% since 2000-01, when it was 686
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 14.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 685 | 39 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 683 | 34.5 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 666 | 36.5 | 18.3:1 | 19% (125) |
| 2020-21 | 552 | 39 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 670 | 38.4 | 17.4:1 | 16% (106) |
| 2015-16 | 679 | 36 | 18.9:1 | 16% (107) |
| 2010-11 | 691 | 35 | 19.7:1 | 12% (86) |
| 2000-01 | 686 | 33 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Legend Springs Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (670 to 685); teachers up 2% (38.4 to 39).
About Legend Springs Elementary
The public elementary school Legend Springs Elementary is located in GLENDALE, Arizona. Students in pre-K through 6 attend, and enrollment is 685 students. The typical figure for elementary schools in Arizona is about 451 students.
Deer Valley Unified District (4246) oversees Legend Springs Elementary and 40 other schools, with 32,265 students in total.
A majority of students at Legend Springs Elementary, 62%, are White. Other reported shares: 20% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 6% multiracial, and 2% Black. That is close to the 59% White share among all Maricopa County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Legend Springs Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 57%.
The school has about 17.6 students per teacher and 39 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Arizona have a similar average ratio of 17.0:1.
allk12 grades Legend Springs Elementary an A+. The grade compares the school only with Arizona public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Within Maricopa County, median household income is about $89,300, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 37%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Maricopa County number 1,352 and enroll about 725,139.
Copper Creek Elementary School is the public school closest to Legend Springs Elementary, about 1.1 miles away. Legend Springs Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The number of students climbed from 552 to 685 over 4 years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 17.6:1, from 14.2:1.
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Maricopa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,559,748
Census ACS
Median income
$89,300
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,352
725,139 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Deer Valley Unified District (4246)
- Mountain Ridge High SchoolHigh · 2,823 students
- Sandra Day O'Connor High SchoolHigh · 2,658 students
- Boulder Creek High SchoolHigh · 2,221 students
- Deer Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,707 students
- Barry Goldwater High SchoolHigh · 1,602 students
- Highland Lakes SchoolElementary · 1,091 students
Other schools in GLENDALE
- Mountain Ridge High SchoolHigh · 2,823 students
- Sandra Day O'Connor High SchoolHigh · 2,658 students
- Copper Canyon High SchoolHigh · 2,182 students
- Apollo High SchoolHigh · 2,152 students
- Independence High SchoolHigh · 1,907 students
- Ironwood High SchoolHigh · 1,804 students
Nearby schools
- Copper Creek Elementary School1.1 mi · 688
- Mountain Ridge High School1.1 mi · 2,823
- Sierra Verde STEAM Academy1.4 mi · 932
- Heritage Academy Pinnacle1.4 mi · 124
- Hillcrest Middle School1.4 mi · 732
- Highland Lakes School1.5 mi · 1,091
Frequently asked questions
About Legend Springs ElementaryHow large is Legend Springs Elementary?
Legend Springs Elementary enrolls approximately 685 students in grades PK-06.
Is Legend Springs Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Legend Springs Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Legend Springs Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Legend Springs Elementary is approximately 17.6:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Legend Springs Elementary?
At Legend Springs Elementary, the student body is approximately 62% White, 20% Hispanic, 2% Black, 10% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Legend Springs Elementary public or private?
Legend Springs Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Deer Valley Unified District (4246).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.