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Legacy Traditional School - East Mesa

Q: Is Legacy Traditional School - East Mesa a good school?

Legacy Traditional School - East Mesa ranks 486 th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

486^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 47% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Legacy Traditional School - East Mesa is a public charter elementary school serving 1,040 students in grades K-8 in Mesa, Arizona. The school is part of the Legacy Traditional School district, which is ranked 152 out of 289 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Legacy Traditional School - East Mesa generally performs below the state average in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency, the school stands out with stronger performance in Science, where 5th and 8th-grade students exceed the state averages. The school also demonstrates relatively strong performance for Asian and Multi-racial student subgroups, ranking in the top half of Arizona elementary schools for these groups. However, the school struggles with lower rankings for female, male, Hispanic, White, and Special Education students, indicating a need to address achievement gaps. Notably, the school ranks very low for serving homeless students, suggesting strong support for this vulnerable population.

Compared to nearby public schools like Augusta Ranch Elementary, Canyon Rim Elementary, and Meridian, Legacy Traditional School - East Mesa generally performs below in terms of test scores and overall school rankings. However, the school outperforms some nearby underperforming schools, such as Stevenson Elementary School. Additionally, the school has seen a steady increase in dropout rates over the past few years, rising from 3.7% in 2020-2021 to 6.1% in 2022-2023, which warrants further investigation and intervention.

1,066

Students ?

18.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

30.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10707 E. Guadalupe Rd.
Mesa, AZ 85286

(480) 935-5320

District: Legacy Traditional School - East Mesa

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.3%

Hispanic:

35.2%

Two or more races:

9.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 68th percentile in 2019 → 47th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2019

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg38%

Arizona avg37%

Elementary school

486^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 47%▼ down 22 pts since 2019

From top 32% (2019) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

230^th of 552

Arizona public middle schools ?

Top 42%▼ down 18 pts since 2019

From top 24% (2019) to top 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

152^nd of 289Legacy Traditional School - East Mesa among Arizona districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	486 of 909	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.4	449 of 912	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.8	454 of 1245	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.8	567 of 1000	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	69.9	349 of 1226	71.5%	★★★★☆
2019	68.0	330 of 1039	68.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	55.0	246 of 607	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.8	155 of 289	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.8	265 of 895	70.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	49.5	148 of 316	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.2	82 of 270	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.4	122 of 620	80.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	39.3	545 of 975	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	452 of 589	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.7	392 of 602	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.2	450 of 1219	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.2	562 of 824	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	69.3	336 of 1219	72.4%	★★★★☆
2019	64.1	287 of 862	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	34.5	294 of 496	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.5	249 of 486	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.8	530 of 1170	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.2	328 of 1198	72.6%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	92.4	8 of 423	98.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	345 of 549	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.3	345 of 556	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.8	520 of 1116	53.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	451 of 626	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	456 of 628	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	53.1	503 of 1216	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.3	580 of 830	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	67.1	357 of 1220	70.7%	★★★★☆
2019	55.7	353 of 850	58.5%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	14.7	140 of 145	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	31.8	89 of 101	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.6	157 of 239	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	53.8	251 of 617	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.9	232 of 444	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.6	361 of 1027	64.8%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	27.9	610 of 654	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	57.5	13 of 20	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	30.4	584 of 820	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.7	418 of 1201	65.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	414 of 465	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	416 of 486	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.8	559 of 1024	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.3	708 of 800	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	64.3	367 of 1161	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.0	300 of 595	49.6%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	49.2	230 of 552	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.6	256 of 550	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.4	278 of 854	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.9	315 of 605	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	70.7	197 of 832	76.3%	★★★★☆
2019	75.0	146 of 605	75.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	53.3	150 of 400	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	84.4	16 of 129	87.6%	★★★★☆
2021	71.4	68 of 573	88.1%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	60.7	80 of 247	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.0	255 of 404	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	41.7	298 of 606	50.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	42.4	197 of 395	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.7	111 of 386	71.2%	★★★★☆
2023	53.5	291 of 806	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.5	229 of 494	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	77.4	144 of 820	82.4%	★★★★☆
2019	77.4	84 of 466	82.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	48.4	317 of 760	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.3	274 of 802	65.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	54.5	239 of 717	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.0	162 of 369	56.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	48.5	180 of 379	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.3	184 of 370	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.0	276 of 810	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.1	338 of 476	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	60.9	247 of 818	69.8%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	63.8	32 of 143	77.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	46.6	211 of 384	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.8	242 of 650	62.8%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	81.9	13 of 390	96.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	41.5	164 of 363	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.4	176 of 789	77.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	221 of 277	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	224 of 288	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.7	336 of 675	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.9	341 of 446	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	69.4	189 of 780	75.8%	★★★★☆
2019	75.2	62 of 337	81.6%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Homeless (2021)98th percentile+27 vs school

African American (2023)59th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)59th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2023)53rd percentile-10 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)44th percentile-27 vs school

Hispanic (2025)41st percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile-9 vs school

Pacific Islander (2023)35th percentile-29 vs school

Special Education (2023)29th percentile-35 vs school

Male (2025)28th percentile-19 vs school

Female (2025)23rd percentile-23 vs school

White (2025)11th percentile-36 vs school

Native American (2021)7th percentile-65 vs school

Military Connected (2023)3rd percentile-60 vs school

Middle school

Native American (2021)97th percentile+20 vs school

Military Connected (2021)78th percentile~ school

Asian (2023)68th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)67th percentile~ school

African American (2023)62nd percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2023)58th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2023)55th percentile-13 vs school

Male (2025)53rd percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)51st percentile-25 vs school

Female (2025)50th percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)45th percentile-22 vs school

White (2025)20th percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts45%+4 vs state

Science40%+8 vs state

Mathematics29%-6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				AASA English Language Arts (2025)						AASA Mathematics (2025)					AzSCI Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2023)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	AASA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	AASA English Language Arts 4th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 5th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th Grade	AzSCI Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Legacy Traditional School - East Mesa	Public, Charter	K-8	10707 E. Guadalupe Rd.	Mesa	85286	Maricopa County	Legacy Traditional School - East Mesa	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 935-5320	1,066	58	18.3	30.9%	472 (44.3%)	62 (5.8%)	375 (35.2%)	38 (3.6%)	16 (1.5%)	7 (0.7%)	96 (9.0%)	37.4	486^th of 909 public elementary schools	46.5%		43.4	449^th of 912 public elementary schools	50.8%	37	32.0	43.0	44.0	50.0	52.0	49.0	36.0	27.0	33.0	21.0	26.0	41.0	39.0		$00			$00
Canyon Rim Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3045 S Canyon Rim	Mesa	85212	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 984-3216	905	54	16.6	27.8%	526 (58.1%)	34 (3.8%)	257 (28.4%)	13 (1.4%)	5 (0.6%)	6 (0.7%)	64 (7.1%)	78.2	176^th of 909 public elementary schools	80.6%		81.5	152^nd of 912 public elementary schools	83.3%	24	60.0	66.0	47.0	75.0			67.0	58.0	47.0	69.0		46.0		$8,142	$339	$06	$684	$7,567	$231	$7,797
Meridian	Public	PK, KG-6	3900 S Mountain Rd	Mesa	85212	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 497-4032	850	56	15.2	22.9%	530 (62.4%)	24 (2.8%)	229 (26.9%)	11 (1.3%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	48 (5.6%)	71.8	236^th of 909 public elementary schools	74.0%		68.1	264^th of 912 public elementary schools	71.1%	28	58.0	72.0	56.0	50.0			67.0	56.0	46.0	40.0		46.0		$7,565	$17	$10	$44	$7,374	$164	$7,537
Augusta Ranch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	9430 E Neville Ave	Mesa	85209	Maricopa County	Gilbert Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 635-2011	855	59	14.4	29.0%	549 (64.2%)	32 (3.7%)	208 (24.3%)	16 (1.9%)	9 (1.1%)	6 (0.7%)	35 (4.1%)	66	282^nd of 909 public elementary schools	69.0%		65.3	279^th of 912 public elementary schools	69.4%	3	51.0	64.0	52.0	61.0			47.0	53.0	40.0	41.0		49.0		$6,555	$232	$00	$465	$6,198	$124	$6,322
American Leadership Academy Mesa K-6	Public, Charter	K-6	3301 W Warner Rd	Apache Junction	85286	Maricopa County	American Leadership Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 420-2110	403	32	12.7		247 (61.3%)	13 (3.2%)	98 (24.3%)	7 (1.7%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.9%)	78.4	173^rd of 909 public elementary schools	81.0%		76	194^th of 912 public elementary schools	78.7%	21	53.0	65.0	53.0	60.0			83.0	56.0	61.0	42.0		59.0		$7,594	$68	$353	$489	$4,986	$2,187	$7,173
Imagine East Mesa Elementary	Public, Charter	K-6	9701 E Southern Ave	Mesa	85053	Maricopa County	East Mesa Charter Elementary School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 355-6830	611	25	24.4	59.7%	247 (40.4%)	29 (4.7%)	281 (46.0%)	6 (1.0%)	11 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	35 (5.7%)	27.9	582^nd of 909 public elementary schools	36.0%		29.5	581^st of 912 public elementary schools	36.3%	1	19.0	25.0	37.0	40.0			28.0	22.0	46.0	25.0		35.0			$00			$00
Brinton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	11455 E Sunland Ave	Mesa	85208	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-4075	495	27	18.1	52.9%	218 (44.0%)	37 (7.5%)	197 (39.8%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.2%)	5 (1.0%)	29 (5.9%)	36.1	500^th of 909 public elementary schools	45.0%		38	495^th of 912 public elementary schools	45.7%	5	19.0	39.0	29.0	55.0			28.0	33.0	42.0	42.0		34.0		$8,728	$911	$56	$1,877	$7,565	$196	$7,762
Sequoia Pathfinder Academy at Eastmark	Public, Charter	K-8	4850 W. Eastmark Parkway	Mesa	85204	Maricopa County	Edkey Inc. - Pathfinder Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 351-8070	294	15	20.2	22.9%	165 (56.1%)	7 (2.4%)	80 (27.2%)	12 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (10.2%)	76.4	195^th of 909 public elementary schools	78.5%		68.3	262^nd of 912 public elementary schools	71.3%	67	41.0	72.0	63.0	72.0			44.0	56.0	61.0			62.0		$8,240	$276	$73	$626	$4,897	$2,994	$7,891
Patterson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	615 S Cheshire	Mesa	85208	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-9700	733	45	16.4	44.9%	328 (44.7%)	26 (3.5%)	302 (41.2%)	14 (1.9%)	23 (3.1%)	3 (0.4%)	37 (5.0%)	45.1	436^th of 909 public elementary schools	52.0%		51.3	399^th of 912 public elementary schools	56.3%	37	42.0	45.0	45.0	36.0			51.0	38.0	39.0	28.0		40.0		$8,129	$762	$16	$1,541	$7,161	$190	$7,351
Gateway Polytechnic Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	5149 S Signal Butte Rd	Mesa	85212	Maricopa County	Queen Creek Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 987-7440	1,003	53	19.1	9.9%	671 (66.9%)	22 (2.2%)	217 (21.6%)	30 (3.0%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (5.7%)	58.1	333^rd of 909 public elementary schools	63.4%		68.7	258^th of 912 public elementary schools	71.7%	75	49.0	57.0	41.0	36.0			55.0	58.0	47.0	40.0		39.0		$5,828	$229		$458	$5,008	$591	$5,599

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Legacy Traditional School - East Mesa ranks 486^th of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 1,066 students attended Legacy Traditional School - East Mesa.

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Students at Legacy Traditional School - East Mesa are 44% White, 35% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 6% African American, 4% Asian, 2% American Indian.

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