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Enrollment
1,534
Elementary
DISTRICT 696 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STATE SPONSORED CHARTER SCHOOLS·NCES 320000100934
Legacy Traditional School Southwest Las Vegas
7077 W. Wigwam Avenue, Las Vegas, NV 89113 · (702) 637-1776 · Clark County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,534 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% of Nevada public elementary schools
- ATest 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 Nevada public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
39.3:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 34.0:1 · STATE 18.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
635 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 85%
Community
1
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 | 149 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 154 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 158 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 157 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 193 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 187 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 180 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 188 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 168 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (149) is 11% smaller than its 8th grade class (168).
Student demographics
78%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
Nevada SBAC 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
70.4%
NV avg 45.8% . +7.3pp since 2023
Math
61.8%
NV avg 35.6% . +9.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the Nevada SBAC, Nevada's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Nevada schools, those numbers are about 46 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Nevada SBAC results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.4% | 61.8% |
| 2023-24 | 63.1% | 52.8% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Nevada SBAC. 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
54.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.7%
based on NV schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% typical for Nevada 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 Nevada'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 Traditional School Southwest Las Vegas
Legacy Traditional School Southwest Las Vegas's state test result (54.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legacy Traditional School Southwest Las Vegas this school | 1,534 | 41.4% | 54.5% |
| Amplus Rainbow Las Vegas | 628 | 31.1% | 60.5% |
| Doral Academy West Pebble Las Vegas | 990 | 24.5% | 58.6% |
| Coral Academy Tamarus Las Vegas | 390 | 29.2% | 77.9% |
| Doral Academy Saddle Las Vegas | 997 | 28.3% | 59.0% |
| Coral Academy Eastgate Las Vegas | 575 | 40.5% | 52.1% |
Matched among Nevada 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 Traditional School Southwest Las Vegas ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Nevada | In Clark County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.5% | #42 of 367 | #25 of 250 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.8% | #44 of 388 ▲ 28 | #28 of 258 ▲ 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.4% | #30 of 390 ▲ 23 | #23 of 259 ▲ 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,534 | #1 of 442 | #1 of 276 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 39.3:1 | #374 of 379 | #256 of 261 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 78.5% | #14 of 381 | #14 of 262 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.4% | #333 of 386 | #248 of 260 |
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
1,534
-80 (-5%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
39.3:1
was 29.9:1
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 | 1,534 | 39 | 39.3:1 | 41% (635) |
| 2023-24 | 1,518 | 33 | 46.0:1 | 43% (650) |
| 2022-23 | 1,499 | 35 | 42.8:1 | 40% (603) |
| 2020-21 | 1,614 | 54 | 29.9:1 | 45% (731) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Legacy Traditional School Southwest Las Vegas.
About Legacy Traditional School Southwest Las Vegas
Las Vegas, Nevada, is home to Legacy Traditional School Southwest Las Vegas, a large elementary school. A total of 1,534 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 8. Against the 480-student average for elementary schools in Nevada, enrollment here is 220% higher.
Legacy Traditional School Southwest Las Vegas is one school in State Sponsored Charter Schools, a system of 83 schools with 64,162 students.
Legacy Traditional School Southwest Las Vegas's enrollment has no majority group, and Asian students are the largest at 33%. Smaller groups are 19% Hispanic, 18% White, 14% Black, and 14% multiracial. County-wide, 11% of Clark County residents are Asian. By the diversity index, Legacy Traditional School Southwest Las Vegas comes in at 78%.
The school reports 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 39.3 students per teacher. For comparison, elementary schools in Nevada average 18.1:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 41% of students. The average for public schools in Clark County is 93%.
allk12 grades Legacy Traditional School Southwest Las Vegas an A-. The grade compares the school only with Nevada public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Test results at Legacy Traditional School Southwest Las Vegas are 8.8 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (54.5% actual, 45.7% predicted).
Clark County census figures show that median household income is about $76,472, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Legacy Traditional School Southwest Las Vegas is among the 462 public schools in Clark County.
Southwest Career & Technical Academy High School is located about 0.3 miles from Legacy Traditional School Southwest Las Vegas. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Legacy Traditional School Southwest Las Vegas is ahead of the 42.1% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 7.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large. NCES lists Legacy Traditional School Southwest Las Vegas as a charter school.
The student count in 2024-25 was 1,534, 5% below the 1,614 of 2020-21. The number of students per teacher rose from 29.9 to 39.3 over 4 years.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Legacy Traditional School Southwest Las Vegas covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Clark County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,329,548
Census ACS
Median income
$76,472
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
462
360,225 students
Quick facts
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- Somerset Academy Sky PointeCombined · 2,172 students
Other schools in Las Vegas
- NV Learning Academy J-SHSHigh · 3,352 students
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- Sierra Vista High SchoolHigh · 3,255 students
- Arbor View High SchoolHigh · 3,069 students
- Desert Pines High SchoolHigh · 3,011 students
- Centennial High SchoolHigh · 2,961 students
Nearby schools
- Southwest Career & Technical Academy High School0.3 mi · 1,600
- Fine Mark L Elementary School0.5 mi · 723
- Doral Academy West Pebble0.9 mi · 990
- Canarelli Lawrence & Heidi Middle School1.2 mi · 1,540
- Steele Judith D Elementary School1.3 mi · 788
- Alamo Tony Elementary School1.6 mi · 898
Frequently asked questions
About Legacy Traditional School Southwest Las VegasWhat is the total enrollment at Legacy Traditional School Southwest Las Vegas?
Legacy Traditional School Southwest Las Vegas enrolls approximately 1,534 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Legacy Traditional School Southwest Las Vegas serve?
Legacy Traditional School Southwest Las Vegas serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Legacy Traditional School Southwest Las Vegas?
Approximately 39.3:1 students per teacher at Legacy Traditional School Southwest Las Vegas.
How diverse is Legacy Traditional School Southwest Las Vegas?
Legacy Traditional School Southwest Las Vegas reports a student body of 18% White, 19% Hispanic, 14% Black, 33% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Who oversees Legacy Traditional School Southwest Las Vegas?
Legacy Traditional School Southwest Las Vegas is overseen by State Sponsored Charter Schools in Clark County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.