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Enrollment
430
Elementary
DISTRICT 467 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. VRAIN VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE1J·NCES 080537001830
Legacy Elementary School
7701 EAGLE BOULEVARD, FREDERICK, CO 80504 · (720) 652-8160 · Weld County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL430 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
162 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 50%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
42.3%
CO avg 44.9% . -2.4pp since 2023
Math
41.1%
CO avg 36.1% . +1.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Source: CMAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.9%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Colorado's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
430
-193 (-31%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 19.9:1
% White
65%
was 79%
% Hispanic
25%
was 16%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
3%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Legacy Elementary School
Legacy Elementary School is a mid-sized primary school in FREDERICK, Colorado, operated by St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J. The school teaches 430 students in grades pre-K through 5.
St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J comprises 54 schools with combined enrollment of 31,607 students; Legacy Elementary School is among them.
On demographics, Legacy Elementary School shows that White students make up the majority at 65%. The remainder is composed of 25% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian.
Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 38% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below Weld County's rate of about 47%.
After controlling for student poverty, Legacy Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 43.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 39.9%.
Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Weld County put the typical household earns roughly $97,097 per year, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Weld County runs 116 public schools (combined enrollment of about 61,274 students), of which Legacy Elementary School is one.
The closest other public school is Carbon Valley Academy, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Legacy Elementary School comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 35.7%.
The school occupies a small-town site.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Legacy Elementary School has shrank 31%, going from 623 students in 2018 to 430 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 79% to 65%. Class-load math has fell: from 19.9:1 in 2018 to 17.0:1 in 2025.
In the discussion threads here, members of the Legacy Elementary School community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Weld County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
350,396
Census ACS
Median income
$97,097
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
116
61,274 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J
- Erie High SchoolHigh · 1,727 students
- Niwot High SchoolHigh · 1,509 students
- Frederick Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,491 students
- Longmont High SchoolHigh · 1,268 students
- Soaring Heights PK-8Elementary · 1,211 students
- Silver Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,208 students
Other schools in FREDERICK
- Frederick Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,491 students
- Thunder Valley PK-8Elementary · 880 students
- Grand View ElementaryElementary · 446 students
- Spark! Discovery PreschoolElementary · 274 students
- Carbon Valley AcademyElementary · 245 students
Nearby schools
- Carbon Valley Academy0.6 mi · 245
- Frederick Senior High School1.3 mi · 1,491
- Spark! Discovery Preschool2.1 mi · 274
- Grand View Elementary2.1 mi · 446
- Thunder Valley PK-82.2 mi · 880
- Centennial Elementary2.6 mi · 525
Frequently asked questions
About Legacy Elementary SchoolHow large is Legacy Elementary School?
Legacy Elementary School enrolls approximately 430 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Legacy Elementary School serve?
Legacy Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Legacy Elementary School?
Approximately 17.0:1 students per teacher at Legacy Elementary School.
How diverse is Legacy Elementary School?
Legacy Elementary School reports a student body of 65% White, 25% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Legacy Elementary School?
Legacy Elementary School is overseen by St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J in Weld County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.