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Enrollment
562
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASHINGTON DISTRICT·NCES 490114000605
Legacy School
280 E 100 S, ST GEORGE, UT 84770 · (435) 673-6191 · Washington County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL562 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 27.5:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
368 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 33%
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 | 106 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 94 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 97 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 99 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (106) is 38% larger than its 5th grade class (77).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 47% · 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
RISE / Utah Aspire+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Highly ProficientEnglish Language Arts
34.5%
UT avg 41.4% . -6.7pp since 2023
Math
34.3%
UT avg 41.8% . -0.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 35 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 Utah schools, those numbers are about 41 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.5% | 34.3% |
| 2023-24 | 41.2% | 35.2% |
% Proficient + Highly Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: RISE / Utah Aspire+. 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
39.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.8%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% typical for Utah 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 Utah'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 School
Legacy School's state test result (39.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legacy School this school | 562 | 65.5% | 39.3% |
| Sandstone School ST GEORGE | 518 | 65.1% | 41.1% |
| Liberty Elementary School OGDEN | 554 | 61.0% | 33.4% |
| Bonneville School OGDEN | 442 | 67.4% | 22.4% |
| Parkside Elementary OREM | 588 | 61.1% | 31.0% |
| Timpanogos School PROVO | 636 | 63.1% | 31.1% |
Matched among Utah 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 School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #390 of 562 | #22 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.3% | #409 of 578 ▲ 4 | #22 of 30 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #417 of 578 ▼ 49 | #27 of 30 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 562 | #227 of 613 | #9 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #82 of 556 | #4 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.5% | #110 of 559 | #5 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.5% | #35 of 582 | #5 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.7% | #268 of 388 | #11 of 19 |
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
562
+8 (+1%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 963
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 | 562 | 31 | 18.1:1 | 65% (368) |
| 2023-24 | 566 | 31.5 | 18.0:1 | 57% (325) |
| 2022-23 | 565 | 30.4 | 18.6:1 | 62% (349) |
| 2020-21 | 554 | N/A | N/A | 71% (393) |
| 2017-18 | 629 | N/A | N/A | 77% (487) |
| 2015-16 | 599 | N/A | N/A | 77% (461) |
| 2010-11 | 543 | 26 | 20.9:1 | 59% (320) |
| 2000-01 | 576 | 27 | 21.3:1 | 50% (288) |
| 1990-91 | 963 | 35 | 27.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Legacy School.
About Legacy School
Legacy School is a public medium-sized elementary school in ST GEORGE, Utah. It educates 562 students in pre-K through 5.
Legacy School reports to Washington District, which has 54 schools and 37,102 students.
At 54%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at Legacy School combined. Smaller groups are 38% White, 4% multiracial, and 2% Pacific Islander. County-wide, 12% of Washington County residents are Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Legacy School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 57%.
A ratio of 18.1:1 comes from the school's 31 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, elementary schools in Utah average 21.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 65% in 2024-25. Across public schools in Washington County, the average is 29%.
After adjusting for student poverty, Legacy School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Utah schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 39.3%; the prediction is 27.8%.
Legacy School is located in Washington County, where median household income is about $80,632, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 65 public schools in Washington County, with a combined enrollment of about 41,356.
The school nearest to Legacy School is Utah Online 7-12, at a distance of about 0.5 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Legacy School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Legacy School as City: Mid-size.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 554 to 562.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
196,431
Census ACS
Median income
$80,632
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
65
41,356 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Washington District
- Utah Online K8Elementary · 2,693 students
- Utah Online 7-12High · 1,547 students
- Crimson Cliffs HighHigh · 1,401 students
- Snow Canyon HighHigh · 1,324 students
- Dixie HighHigh · 1,263 students
- Desert Hills HighHigh · 1,241 students
Other schools in ST GEORGE
- Utah Online K8Elementary · 2,693 students
- Snow Canyon HighHigh · 1,324 students
- Dixie HighHigh · 1,263 students
- Pine View HighHigh · 1,124 students
- George Washington AcademyElementary · 1,013 students
- Dixie MiddleHigh · 844 students
Other Legacy schools
One other US public school is named Legacy. Legacy School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Legacy SchoolAMERICAN FORK, UT · 819 students
Nearby schools
- Utah Online 7-120.5 mi · 1,547
- Utah Online K80.5 mi · 2,693
- Dixie High0.7 mi · 1,263
- Success DSU0.8 mi · 310
- Dixie Middle0.9 mi · 844
- Heritage School1.4 mi · 526
Frequently asked questions
About Legacy SchoolHow many students attend Legacy School?
Legacy School enrolls approximately 562 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Legacy School serve?
Legacy School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Legacy School?
Approximately 18.1:1 students per teacher at Legacy School.
How diverse is Legacy School?
Legacy School reports a student body of 38% White, 54% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Legacy School?
Legacy School is overseen by Washington District in Washington County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.