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Enrollment
738
Elementary
STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEGACY CHARTER ACADEMY·NCES 260097908133
Legacy Charter Academy
4900 E HILDALE ST, DETROIT, MI 48234 · (313) 368-2215 · Wayne County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL738 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 43% of Michigan public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Michigan public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
41 FTE teachers
STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
714 students
STATE 55%
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 | 83 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 78 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 72 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 75 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is 11% larger than its 8th grade class (75).
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 56% · 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
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
33.0%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
33.2%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. 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
32.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.4%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% typical for Michigan 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 Michigan'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 Charter Academy
Legacy Charter Academy's state test result (32.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legacy Charter Academy this school | 738 | 96.7% | 32.7% |
| Regent Park Scholars Charter Academy DETROIT | 707 | 98.7% | 21.0% |
| Fisher Magnet Academy DETROIT | 758 | 95.8% | N/A |
| Brenda Scott Academy for Theatre Arts DETROIT | 754 | 95.0% | N/A |
| Warrendale Charter Academy DETROIT | 680 | 97.4% | 21.6% |
| Flagship Charter Academy DETROIT | 655 | 93.9% | 20.6% |
Matched among Michigan 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 Charter Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.7% | #884 of 1,085 | #111 of 165 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.2% | #845 of 1,072 | #108 of 165 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #931 of 1,139 | #119 of 176 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 738 | #47 of 1,630 | #21 of 301 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #1,176 of 1,424 | #222 of 281 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.9% | #1,127 of 1,424 | #173 of 281 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.7% | #37 of 1,563 | #19 of 294 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.8% | #863 of 979 | #144 of 177 |
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
738
-11 (-1%) vs 2020
+86% since 2010-11, when it was 397
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 18.3:1
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 | 738 | 40.5 | 18.2:1 | 97% (714) |
| 2023-24 | 725 | 32.3 | 22.4:1 | 98% (712) |
| 2022-23 | 739 | 40.5 | 18.2:1 | 98% (727) |
| 2020-21 | 749 | 41 | 18.3:1 | 98% (732) |
| 2017-18 | 759 | 37.5 | 20.2:1 | 98% (742) |
| 2015-16 | 757 | 35 | 21.6:1 | 98% (742) |
| 2010-11 | 397 | 21 | 18.9:1 | 97% (385) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Legacy Charter Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (759 to 738); teachers up 8% (37.5 to 40.5).
About Legacy Charter Academy
Legacy Charter Academy, located in DETROIT, Michigan, is a high-enrollment elementary school. Enrollment is 738 students in 2024-25, and the school serves kindergarten through 8. The average for elementary schools in Michigan is about 369 students, so this school is 100% above average.
In federal data, the district for Legacy Charter Academy is the school itself.
Legacy Charter Academy's enrollment is 90% Black. After that, the student body is 8% multiracial. Census figures show Wayne County is about 37% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 19% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school has about 18.2 students per teacher and 40.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 2.4 above the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 97%. That is 31 points above the 66% average for public schools in Wayne County.
allk12 grades Legacy Charter Academy a C+. The grade compares the school only with Michigan public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 23.4% for Legacy Charter Academy. The school posts 32.7%, 9.3 points above the prediction.
Federal survey data for Wayne County show that the median household income is $60,539, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 573 public schools in Wayne County, enrolling about 259,786 students in all.
The closest other public school is Pershing High School, about 0.6 miles away. Legacy Charter Academy has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
The NCES locale for Legacy Charter Academy is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Legacy Charter Academy holds a charter, making it a public charter school.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (749) to 2024-25 (738).
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Wayne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,772,259
Census ACS
Median income
$60,539
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
573
259,786 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DETROIT
- Cass Technical High SchoolHigh · 2,493 students
- Western International High SchoolHigh · 1,959 students
- Renaissance High SchoolHigh · 1,197 students
- Oakland International Academy 28Middle · 1,034 students
- Earhart ElementaryMiddle SchoolElementary · 1,002 students
- Martin Luther King Jr Senior High SchoolHigh · 976 students
Nearby schools
- Pershing High School0.6 mi · 415
- Commonwealth Community Development Academy0.9 mi · 150
- Mason Academy0.9 mi · 476
- Dove Academy of Detroit1.1 mi · 487
- Frontier International Academy1.2 mi · 737
- Detroit International Academy for Young Women1.2 mi · 248
Frequently asked questions
About Legacy Charter AcademyHow many students attend Legacy Charter Academy?
Legacy Charter Academy enrolls approximately 738 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Legacy Charter Academy serve?
Legacy Charter Academy serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Legacy Charter Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Legacy Charter Academy is approximately 18.2:1 (41 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Legacy Charter Academy?
Student demographics at Legacy Charter Academy are roughly 0% White, 1% Hispanic, 90% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Legacy Charter Academy in?
Legacy Charter Academy is part of Legacy Charter Academy.
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