LEGACY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

As a middle-of-the-pack primary school in OCALA, Florida, LEGACY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls 753 students from grades pre-K through 5, part of MARION. That puts it 25% bigger than the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 604 students.

Across the 62 schools in MARION (46,349 students total), LEGACY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, LEGACY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that 36% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school lists 28% White, 25% Black, 9% multiracial. By comparison, Marion County as a whole is about 17% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, LEGACY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 22.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting LEGACY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 71% of students at LEGACY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Marion County runs at roughly 57%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), LEGACY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 45.6%; this one delivers 32.8%.

Around the school, census data for Marion County shows median household earnings sit near $61,010, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Marion County's 68 public schools (combined enrollment of about 46,349 students), LEGACY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is BELLEVIEW-SANTOS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 1.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around LEGACY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LEGACY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 49.5%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 3%: 780 students in 2018 compared to 753 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 24% to 36%. Class-load math has widened: from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 22.1:1 in 2025.

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