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What advice would you give to incoming students at Legacy Academy?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
428
Elementary
DISTRICT 246 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELIZABETH SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 080372001586
Legacy Academy
1975 LEGACY CIRCLE, ELIZABETH, CO 80107 · (303) 646-2636 · Elbert County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL428 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 58.5:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
83 students
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 41 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 46 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 37 | 9% |
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 62% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Legacy Academy→Elizabeth High School
Based on grade levels within ELIZABETH SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
43.6%
CO avg 44.9% . +10.1pp since 2023
Math
30.4%
CO avg 36.1% . +1.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.6% | 30.4% |
| 2023-24 | 33.5% | 29.3% |
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CMAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
36.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.0%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 55% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Legacy Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Elbert County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #491 of 931 | #4 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.4% | #537 of 940 | #4 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.6% | #461 of 946 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 428 | #374 of 1,056 | #1 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #155 of 896 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.4% | #863 of 896 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.4% | #840 of 983 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.7% | #502 of 664 | N/A |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
428
-13 (-3%) vs 2020
+58% since 2000-01, when it was 271
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 17.0:1
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 | 428 | 32 | 13.4:1 | 19% (83) |
| 2023-24 | 416 | 27.8 | 14.9:1 | 22% (91) |
| 2022-23 | 415 | 27.1 | 15.3:1 | 9% (38) |
| 2020-21 | 441 | 26 | 17.0:1 | 15% (66) |
| 2017-18 | 469 | 24.2 | 19.4:1 | 14% (64) |
| 2015-16 | 434 | 24 | 18.1:1 | 11% (49) |
| 2010-11 | 322 | 21 | 15.3:1 | 11% (36) |
| 2000-01 | 271 | 16 | 16.9:1 | 3% (9) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Legacy Academy.
About Legacy Academy
Legacy Academy is a mid-sized elementary school that serves part of ELIZABETH, Colorado. It had 428 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 8.
Legacy Academy reports to ELIZABETH SCHOOL DISTRICT, which has 7 schools and 2,282 students.
The share of White students at Legacy Academy is 87%. Other groups include 7% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. In Elbert County overall, the White share is about 85%. The diversity index for Legacy Academy is 23%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 32 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 13.4:1. The gap from the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado is 3.2 students per teacher. On the income side, 19% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 32% average for public schools in Elbert County is 12 points.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, Legacy Academy is among the bottom 10% of schools in Colorado. Predicted: 55.0%. Actual: 36.0%.
Elbert County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $132,685, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. There are 17 public schools in the county, enrolling about 3,265, Legacy Academy among them.
Measured in a straight line, Elizabeth Middle School is about 1.1 miles from Legacy Academy. Other public schools within five miles: 4. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Legacy Academy ranks 6th on proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Legacy Academy in rural territory some distance from an urban area (Rural: Distant). The school is classified as a charter school in federal data.
A 3% decrease took enrollment from 441 in 2020-21 to 428 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 17.0:1 to 13.4:1.
The Legacy Academy discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Elbert County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
27,874
Census ACS
Median income
$132,685
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
3,265 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ELIZABETH SCHOOL DISTRICT
- Elizabeth High SchoolHigh · 668 students
- Elizabeth Middle SchoolMiddle · 386 students
- Singing Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 383 students
- Running Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 292 students
- Singing Hills PreschoolElementary · 72 students
- Elizabeth Running Creek PreschoolElementary · 53 students
Other schools in ELIZABETH
- Elizabeth High SchoolHigh · 668 students
- Elizabeth Middle SchoolMiddle · 386 students
- Running Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 292 students
- Elizabeth Running Creek PreschoolElementary · 53 students
Nearby schools
- Elizabeth Middle School1.1 mi · 386
- Elizabeth High School1.5 mi · 668
- Running Creek Elementary School1.7 mi · 292
- Elizabeth Running Creek Preschool1.7 mi · 53
- Franktown Elementary School6.6 mi · 354
- Singing Hills Preschool7.4 mi · 72
Frequently asked questions
About Legacy AcademyHow large is Legacy Academy?
Legacy Academy enrolls approximately 428 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Legacy Academy serve?
Legacy Academy serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Legacy Academy?
Approximately 13.4:1 students per teacher at Legacy Academy.
What is the student diversity at Legacy Academy?
Student demographics at Legacy Academy are roughly 87% White, 7% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Legacy Academy in?
Legacy Academy is part of ELIZABETH SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.