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Alumni: what's one memory from LEGACY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
753
Elementary
DISTRICT 625 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARION·NCES 120126008321
LEGACY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
8496 JUNIPER RD, OCALA, FL 34480 · (352) 671-0800 · Marion County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL753 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.1:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
535 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 50%
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 | 18 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 113 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 105 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 127 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 165 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 104 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 121 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (113) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (121).
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 70% · 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
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
32.3%
FL avg 56.7% . -3.1pp since 2023
Math
29.5%
FL avg 58.9% . -10.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 10 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.3% | 29.5% |
| 2023-24 | 35.4% | 39.7% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. 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
32.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.6%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% typical for Florida 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 Florida'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 →
Schools most like LEGACY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LEGACY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (32.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEGACY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 753 | 71.0% | 32.8% |
| PINEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL EAGLE LAKE | 740 | 73.0% | 46.9% |
| GREENWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OCALA | 720 | 68.5% | 45.1% |
| SOUTH POINTE ELEMENTARY WINTER HAVEN | 689 | 68.8% | 46.0% |
| RIVERS EDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PORT ST LUCIE | 778 | 67.2% | 64.2% |
| WALTER CALDWELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AUBURNDALE | 887 | 72.7% | 50.6% |
Matched among Florida elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where LEGACY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.8% | #2,023 of 2,136 | #29 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.5% | #2,113 of 2,149 ▼ 275 | #31 of 32 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #2,015 of 2,149 ▼ 184 | #29 of 32 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 753 | #564 of 2,267 | #11 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.1:1 | #2,027 of 2,077 | #33 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.0% | #82 of 2,108 | #3 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.0% | #418 of 2,188 | #7 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.5% | #1,230 of 1,374 | #8 of 12 |
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
753
+28 (+4%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
22.1:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 753 | 34 | 22.1:1 | 71% (535) |
| 2023-24 | 691 | 42 | 16.4:1 | 70% (483) |
| 2022-23 | 716 | 45 | 15.9:1 | 72% (515) |
| 2020-21 | 725 | 46 | 15.8:1 | 67% (487) |
| 2017-18 | 780 | 48 | 16.3:1 | 70% (546) |
| 2015-16 | 729 | 46 | 15.8:1 | 70% (512) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LEGACY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About LEGACY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LEGACY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school located in OCALA, Florida, in Marion County. The school enrolls 753 students, from pre-K through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Florida) has about 604 students.
LEGACY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among 62 schools run by MARION, which serves 46,349 students.
At LEGACY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the largest share of students is Hispanic, at 36%. After that, the student body is 28% White, 25% Black, and 9% multiracial. Census figures show Marion County is about 17% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 72%, meaning two students picked at random have a 72% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
LEGACY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL counts 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 22.1 students for each one. On average, elementary schools in Florida have 17.5:1, compared with 22.1:1 here. About 71% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 57% for public schools in Marion County.
LEGACY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 32.8% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 45.6%.
Marion County census figures show that the median household income is $61,010, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Marion County is home to 68 public schools and about 46,349 public school students.
Nearby, BELLEVIEW-SANTOS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is about 1.1 miles away. Within five miles of LEGACY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, LEGACY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL places 9th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Mid-size: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
2024-25 enrollment was 753, a 4% gain from 725 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 22.1 students per teacher, compared with 15.8 in 2020-21.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at LEGACY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Marion County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
400,078
Census ACS
Median income
$61,010
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
68
46,349 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MARION
- WEST PORT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,022 students
- FOREST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,387 students
- BELLEVIEW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,904 students
- VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,684 students
- BELLEVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,600 students
- DUNNELLON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,562 students
Other schools in OCALA
- WEST PORT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,022 students
- FOREST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,387 students
- VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,684 students
- LAKE WEIR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,447 students
- SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 1,402 students
- HORIZON ACADEMY AT MARION OAKSMiddle · 1,260 students
Other Legacy Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 7 states are named Legacy Elementary. LEGACY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the largest of the 9.
- LEGACY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMACCLENNY, FL · 650 students
- Legacy ElementaryAshburn, VA · 627 students
- Legacy Elementary SchoolMadison, AL · 594 students
- Legacy Elementary SchoolLUBBOCK, TX · 579 students
- Legacy Elementary SchoolBossier City, LA · 560 students
Nearby schools
- BELLEVIEW-SANTOS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.1 mi · 663
- BELLEVIEW HIGH SCHOOL1.9 mi · 1,904
- BELLEVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL2.1 mi · 1,600
- MARION CHARTER SCHOOL3.1 mi · 228
- FOREST HIGH SCHOOL3.1 mi · 2,387
- BELLEVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.3 mi · 681
Frequently asked questions
About LEGACY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is LEGACY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
LEGACY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 753 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 teachers does LEGACY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
LEGACY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.1:1.
What is the student diversity at LEGACY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Student demographics at LEGACY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are roughly 28% White, 36% Hispanic, 25% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is LEGACY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
LEGACY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of MARION.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.