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What's the most underrated thing about Legacy Early College that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
1,592
Combined
DISTRICT 1,068 · STATE 1,077
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SC PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 450390101685
Legacy Early College
900 Woodside Avenue, Greenville, SC 29611 · (864) 248-0646 · Greenville County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED13-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL1,592 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 52% of South Carolina public schools
- B-Test 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 South Carolina public schools
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
112 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 77%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 6 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 140 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 125 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 153 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 105 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 104 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 121 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 133 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 127 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 130 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 138 | 9% |
| Grade 10 | 118 | 7% |
| Grade 11 | 92 | 6% |
| Grade 12 | 100 | 6% |
This year's kindergarten class (140) is 8% larger than its 8th grade class (130).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 67% · 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
SC READY 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
52.6%
SC avg 59.7% . +8.6pp since 2023
Math
34.1%
SC avg 44.2% . -0.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the SC READY, South Carolina's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all South Carolina schools, those numbers are about 60 and 44. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
SC READY results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.6% | 34.1% |
| 2023-24 | 44.0% | 34.6% |
% Meets or Exceeds Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: SC READY. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,592
-2 (0%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 1,592 | 112 | 14.2:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 1,583 | 118.5 | 13.4:1 | 100% (1,583) |
| 2022-23 | 1,610 | 131 | 12.3:1 | 100% (1,610) |
| 2020-21 | 1,594 | 128 | 12.4:1 | 100% (1,594) |
| 2017-18 | 1,356 | 92.4 | 14.7:1 | 100% (1,356) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Legacy Early College.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (1,356 to 1,592); teachers up 21% (92.4 to 112).
About Legacy Early College
Legacy Early College is a combined-grade school in Greenville, South Carolina, and it is part of SC Public Charter School District. Enrolled students number 1,592 students, in pre-K through 12. Statewide, combined schools in South Carolina average about 1,077 students each.
SC Public Charter School District has 21,383 students in 43 schools, and Legacy Early College is one of those schools.
Black students are the largest group at Legacy Early College, with 46% of enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 45% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 2% White. Among all residents of Greenville County, the Black share is about 16%. The chance that two students picked at random at Legacy Early College belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 58%.
Teacher staffing is 112 full-time equivalents, or about 14.2 students per teacher. Combined schools in South Carolina have a similar average ratio of 13.7:1.
Measured against South Carolina public schools, Legacy Early College receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Census Bureau estimates for Greenville County show that median household income is about $76,932, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 41% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Legacy Early College is one of 109 public schools in Greenville County, which together enroll about 89,863 students.
The nearest other public school, Alexander Elementary, is about 0.8 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Legacy Early College.
Legacy Early College is coded as City: Small in federal locale data. Legacy Early College is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 1,592, close to the 1,594 recorded in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 14.2 students per teacher, compared with 12.4 in 2020-21.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Greenville County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
548,166
Census ACS
Median income
$76,932
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
109
89,863 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SC Public Charter School District
- Carolus Online AcademyCombined · 1,786 students
- York Preparatory AcademyCombined · 1,672 students
- Bridges Preparatory SchoolCombined · 1,472 students
- High Point AcademyCombined · 1,208 students
- GREEN Charter School GreenvilleElementary · 998 students
- Riverwalk AcademyCombined · 755 students
Other schools in Greenville
- Cyber Academy of South CarolinaCombined · 3,280 students
- J. L. Mann High AcademyHigh · 2,013 students
- Wade Hampton HighHigh · 1,790 students
- Greenville Senior High AcademyHigh · 1,730 students
- Heron Virtual Academy of South CarolinaHigh · 1,439 students
- Berea HighHigh · 1,250 students
Nearby schools
- Alexander Elementary0.8 mi · 494
- Monaview Elementary0.9 mi · 592
- A.J. Whittenberg Elementary1.2 mi · 491
- Greenville Senior High Academy1.7 mi · 1,730
- Stone Academy1.7 mi · 538
- SC Governor's School for Arts and Humanities1.8 mi · 235
Frequently asked questions
About Legacy Early CollegeHow large is Legacy Early College?
Legacy Early College enrolls approximately 1,592 students in grades PK-12.
Is Legacy Early College an elementary, middle, or high school?
Legacy Early College is a combined-grade school covering grades PK-12.
How many students per teacher at Legacy Early College?
Approximately 14.2:1 students per teacher at Legacy Early College.
How diverse is Legacy Early College?
Legacy Early College reports a student body of 2% White, 45% Hispanic, 46% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Legacy Early College public or private?
Legacy Early College is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by SC Public Charter School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.