Legacy Academy of Excellence
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·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 Ohio public elementary schools
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 20 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 21 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 25 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 22 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 24 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 26 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 22 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 26 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 18 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (20) is 11% larger than its 8th grade class (18).
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveWhat this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 6 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 Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are down about 8 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 6.0% | 12.2% |
| 2023-24 | 5.8% | 2.5% |
| 2022-23 | 14.3% | 0.0% |
Where Legacy Academy of Excellence ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Franklin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.2% | #1,519 of 1,569 ▲ 42 | #187 of 199 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 6.0% | #1,569 of 1,569 ▼ 1 | #199 of 199 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 204 | #1,580 of 1,808 | #191 of 225 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 34.0:1 | #1,576 of 1,582 | #189 of 192 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 3.9% | #1,578 of 1,590 | #192 of 193 |
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 204 | 6 | 34.0:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 170 | 6 | 28.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 95 | 7 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
About Legacy Academy of Excellence
Legacy Academy of Excellence is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Columbus, Ohio. A total of 204 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 8. The average for elementary schools in Ohio is about 404 students, so this school is 50% smaller than average.
Federal records list Legacy Academy of Excellence as its own district.
At Legacy Academy of Excellence, Black students make up 98% of the student body. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 23%. Legacy Academy of Excellence has a diversity index of 4%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reported 6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 34.0:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Ohio average 17.9:1.
allk12 grades Legacy Academy of Excellence an F. The grade compares the school only with Ohio public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
In the county around the school, Franklin County, median household income is about $75,176, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Legacy Academy of Excellence is among the 402 public schools in Franklin County.
The nearest other public school, Mifflin Alternative Middle School, is about 0.5 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Legacy Academy of Excellence.
Federal data place Legacy Academy of Excellence in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Legacy Academy of Excellence is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.
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