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Enrollment
458
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993005799
Legacy Elementary Charter School
3318 W Ogden Ave, Chicago, IL 60623 · (773) 542-1640 · Cook County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL458 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
423 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 56%
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 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 52 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 50 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 52 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (52).
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 69% · 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
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
39.2%
IL avg 51.0% . +14.4pp since 2023
Math
11.7%
IL avg 37.9% . +6.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.2% | 11.7% |
| 2023-24 | 24.8% | 5.5% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. 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
23.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 18% typical for Illinois 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 Illinois'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 Charter School
Legacy Elementary Charter School's state test result (23.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legacy Elementary Charter School this school | 458 | 92.4% | 23.1% |
| Deneen Elementary School Chicago | 451 | 92.2% | 21.2% |
| Shoop Math-Sci Tech Elementary Academy Chicago | 515 | 91.3% | 20.0% |
| CICS - Avalon/South Shore Chicago | 469 | 90.2% | 42.0% |
| CICS - Washington Pk Campus Chicago | 493 | 95.3% | 32.1% |
| Providence-Englewood Elementary Charter Chicago | 428 | 97.0% | 22.7% |
Matched among Illinois 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 Charter School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.1% | #1,507 of 1,925 | #508 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.7% | #1,848 of 2,077 ▼ 5 | #674 of 829 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.2% | #1,372 of 2,077 ▲ 10 | #475 of 829 ▲ 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 458 | #719 of 2,419 | #335 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #1,897 of 2,035 | #773 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.6% | #1,717 of 2,042 | #652 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.4% | #219 of 2,132 | #158 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.5% | #1,389 of 1,461 | #634 of 661 |
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
458
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
+4% since 2010-11, when it was 442
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 | 458 | 26 | 17.6:1 | 92% (423) |
| 2023-24 | 455 | 22.6 | 20.1:1 | 95% (430) |
| 2022-23 | 449 | 19.4 | 23.1:1 | 94% (420) |
| 2020-21 | 455 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 465 | 8 | 58.1:1 | 92% (429) |
| 2015-16 | 478 | 17 | 28.1:1 | 92% (442) |
| 2010-11 | 442 | 24 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Legacy Elementary Charter School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (465 to 458); teachers up 225% (8 to 26).
About Legacy Elementary Charter School
Legacy Elementary Charter School is a medium-sized elementary school in Chicago, Illinois, under Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. The latest federal count shows 458 students in kindergarten through 8. Against the 381-student average for elementary schools in Illinois, enrollment here is 20% higher.
A total of 622 schools make up Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, with 324,396 students enrolled.
At Legacy Elementary Charter School, Black students make up 91% of the student body. It is also 7% Hispanic. Cook County's residents are about 22% Black, 69 points below the school's share. By the diversity index, Legacy Elementary Charter School comes in at 17%.
Federal data list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers at Legacy Elementary Charter School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 17.6:1. Among elementary schools in Illinois, the typical ratio is 13.9:1. The lunch program counts 92% of students at Legacy Elementary Charter School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is above the 66% average among public schools in Cook County.
The model predicts 18.2% for a school in Illinois with Legacy Elementary Charter School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Legacy Elementary Charter School posts 23.1%.
Cook County has about 5,182,090 residents, and median household income is about $83,498, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Federal data list 1,406 public schools in Cook County, with a combined enrollment of about 697,934.
The nearest public school is North Lawndale Prep Chtr - Christ, at less than a tenth of a mile. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, Legacy Elementary Charter School is 1st among 9 schools close by.
The federal government classifies Legacy Elementary Charter School's location as City: Large. Legacy Elementary Charter School is a publicly funded charter school.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 455 to 458, a small change.
Community posts for Legacy Elementary Charter School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Cook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,182,090
Census ACS
Median income
$83,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,406
697,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
- Lane Technical High SchoolHigh · 4,604 students
- Taft High SchoolHigh · 4,487 students
- Curie Metropolitan High SchoolHigh · 3,099 students
- Kenwood Academy High SchoolHigh · 2,268 students
- Young Magnet High SchoolHigh · 2,223 students
- Lincoln Park High SchoolHigh · 2,214 students
Other schools in Chicago
- Lane Technical High SchoolHigh · 4,604 students
- Taft High SchoolHigh · 4,487 students
- Curie Metropolitan High SchoolHigh · 3,099 students
- Kenwood Academy High SchoolHigh · 2,268 students
- Young Magnet High SchoolHigh · 2,223 students
- Lincoln Park High SchoolHigh · 2,214 students
Nearby schools
- North Lawndale Prep Chtr - Christ0.1 mi · 258
- Dvorak Technology Academy Elementary School0.4 mi · 276
- Crown Elementary Comm Acd Fine Arts Center0.4 mi · 92
- Johnson STEAM Elementary0.4 mi · 209
- Lawndale Elementary Community Academy0.5 mi · 191
- Kanoon Elementary Magnet School0.5 mi · 389
Frequently asked questions
About Legacy Elementary Charter SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Legacy Elementary Charter School?
Legacy Elementary Charter School enrolls approximately 458 students in grades KG-08.
Is Legacy Elementary Charter School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Legacy Elementary Charter School is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Legacy Elementary Charter School have?
Legacy Elementary Charter School employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Legacy Elementary Charter School?
Student demographics at Legacy Elementary Charter School are roughly 1% White, 7% Hispanic, 91% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Legacy Elementary Charter School?
Legacy Elementary Charter School is overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 in Cook County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.