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Legend Springs Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-6

49^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 95% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Legend Springs Elementary is a high-performing public elementary school in Glendale, Arizona, serving 683 students in grades PK-6 as part of the Deer Valley Unified District. The school consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in the state, with exceptional academic achievement across all grade levels and subject areas, particularly in Mathematics.

Legend Springs Elementary's performance on state assessments significantly exceeds the district and state averages, with 68-85% proficiency in English Language Arts and 69-81% proficiency in Mathematics, compared to district averages of 49-59% and 46-56%, respectively. The school's success extends to various student subgroups, with strong performance for Female, Male, African American, and Multi-racial students, as well as Asian and Hispanic students. However, the school's performance for English Language Learners and Special Education students is relatively lower.

Despite having a relatively low percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, Legend Springs Elementary has been able to achieve exceptional performance for this student group, ranking in the top 11-142 schools in the state. The school's success is further highlighted by its consistent high performance over the past 10 years, outperforming nearby schools in the Deer Valley Unified District and the Peoria Unified School District, with the exception of the nearby Legacy Traditional School - Peoria, which performs similarly in some academic areas.

685

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,500

Per pupil spending ?

18.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

21150 N Arrowhead Loop Rd
Glendale, AZ 85308-6380

(623) 376-4500

District: Deer Valley Unified District

Students who attend Legend Springs Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hillcrest Middle School
High:	Mountain Ridge High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.6%

Hispanic:

19.6%

Asian:

9.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 92nd percentile in 2015 → 95th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (72% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of Arizona elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Deer Valley Unified District

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school72%

District avg53%

Arizona avg38%

49^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Top 5%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 30Elementary Schools in the Deer Valley Unified District

84^th of 289Deer Valley Unified District 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	93.2	49 of 909	94.6%	★★★★★
2024	92.9	51 of 912	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	90.2	115 of 1245	90.8%	★★★★★
2022	84.3	112 of 1000	88.8%	★★★★☆
2021	91.6	96 of 1226	92.2%	★★★★★
2019	92.8	47 of 1039	95.5%	★★★★★
2018	93.5	50 of 1109	95.5%	★★★★★
2017	95.8	29 of 1106	97.4%	★★★★★
2016	96.0	20 of 1079	98.1%	★★★★★
2015	89.4	77 of 955	91.9%	★★★★★
2014	93.6	19 of 1079	98.2%	★★★★★
2013	89.2	51 of 1158	95.6%	★★★★★
2012	86.4	83 of 1141	92.7%	★★★★★
2011	91.2	41 of 1075	96.2%	★★★★★
2010	92.5	31 of 1090	97.2%	★★★★★
2009	88.4	60 of 1062	94.4%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	85.5	31 of 607	94.9%	★★★★★
2022	78.5	30 of 289	89.6%	★★★★☆
2021	85.7	26 of 895	97.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	30.8	252 of 316	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.0	132 of 270	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.5	132 of 620	78.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	68.6	104 of 451	76.9%	★★★★☆
2021	49.1	224 of 975	77.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	86.6	47 of 589	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	80.3	77 of 602	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	82.7	182 of 1219	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	74.7	164 of 824	80.1%	★★★★☆
2021	87.8	125 of 1219	89.7%	★★★★☆
2019	90.1	46 of 862	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	92.5	51 of 1023	95.0%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	79.0	178 of 1170	84.8%	★★★★☆
2022	59.1	289 of 716	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	88.3	79 of 1198	93.4%	★★★★★
2018	99.0	3 of 911	99.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	92.6	25 of 549	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	97.6	11 of 556	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	78.7	142 of 1116	87.3%	★★★★☆
2018	97.8	7 of 820	99.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	85.4	55 of 626	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	90.2	39 of 628	93.8%	★★★★★
2023	92.8	63 of 1216	94.8%	★★★★★
2022	83.2	89 of 830	89.3%	★★★★☆
2021	92.1	75 of 1220	93.9%	★★★★★
2019	90.3	53 of 850	93.8%	★★★★★
2018	94.2	38 of 1032	96.3%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	86.7	30 of 617	95.1%	★★★★★
2022	86.4	22 of 444	95.0%	★★★★★
2021	84.4	49 of 1027	95.2%	★★★★★

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	73.4	21 of 171	87.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	56.4	270 of 820	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.8	495 of 1201	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.4	79 of 417	81.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	85.2	34 of 465	92.7%	★★★★★
2024	83.2	46 of 486	90.5%	★★★★★
2023	81.2	138 of 1024	86.5%	★★★★☆
2022	69.1	185 of 800	76.9%	★★★★☆
2021	80.6	163 of 1161	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	82.7	62 of 595	89.6%	★★★★☆
2018	87.7	52 of 720	92.8%	★★★★★

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2023)95th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2023)95th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)92nd percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)91st percentile-3 vs school

Pacific Islander (2021)88th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2023)85th percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)77th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2023)67th percentile-24 vs school

Asian (2023)20th percentile-71 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics74%+38 vs state

English Language Arts71%+30 vs state

Science69%+35 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	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	AASA Mathematics 8th 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
Legend Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	21150 N Arrowhead Loop Rd	Glendale	85308	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 376-4500	685	39	17.5		422 (61.6%)	17 (2.5%)	134 (19.6%)	66 (9.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	43 (6.3%)	93.2	49^th of 909 public elementary schools	94.6%		92.9	51^st of 912 public elementary schools	94.4%	2	68.0	69.0	61.0	85.0			75.0	73.0	81.0	69.0			69.0		$6,500	$361	$11	$733	$5,837	$290	$6,127
Copper Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7071 W Hillcrest Blvd	Glendale	85310	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 376-3900	688	38	18.1		478 (69.5%)	20 (2.9%)	119 (17.3%)	32 (4.7%)	11 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.1%)	79.2	163^rd of 909 public elementary schools	82.1%		87	100^th of 912 public elementary schools	89.0%	63	54.0	57.0	60.0	65.0			55.0	59.0	67.0	57.0			53.0		$6,502	$699	$12	$1,410	$5,541	$250	$5,791
Sierra Verde STEAM Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	7241 W Rose Garden Ln	Glendale	85308	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 376-4800	932	50	18.8		533 (57.2%)	34 (3.6%)	173 (18.6%)	123 (13.2%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	61 (6.5%)	86.2	107^th of 909 public elementary schools	88.2%		89.6	74^th of 912 public elementary schools	91.9%	33	53.0	71.0	68.0	66.0	80.0	82.0	56.0	67.0	75.0	59.0	65.0	68.0	63.0	71.0	$6,347	$413	$23	$849	$5,696	$214	$5,910
Highland Lakes School	Public	PK, KG-8	19000 N 63rd Ave	Glendale	85308	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 376-4300	1,091	66	16.4		677 (62.1%)	39 (3.6%)	216 (19.8%)	52 (4.8%)	12 (1.1%)	3 (0.3%)	92 (8.4%)	82.7	135^th of 909 public elementary schools	85.1%		86.3	110^th of 912 public elementary schools	87.9%	25	69.0	72.0	54.0	63.0	59.0	62.0	65.0	63.0	58.0	55.0	43.0	44.0	51.0	52.0	$7,294	$615	$11	$1,240	$6,431	$238	$6,669
Las Brisas Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5805 W Alameda Rd	Glendale	85310	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 445-5500	480	35	13.7		317 (66.0%)	10 (2.1%)	93 (19.4%)	15 (3.1%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (8.5%)	86.4	104^th of 909 public elementary schools	88.6%		86.3	108^th of 912 public elementary schools	88.2%	4	48.0	74.0	62.0	65.0			62.0	74.0	72.0	57.0			70.0		$6,350	$392	$14	$798	$5,727	$217	$5,944
Legacy Traditional School ? Peoria	Public, Charter	K-8	7877 W Hillcrest Blvd	Peoria	85383	Maricopa County	Legacy Traditional School - Peoria	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 299-9825	609	27	22.5		355 (58.3%)	33 (5.4%)	116 (19.0%)	72 (11.8%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.4%)	77.1	188^th of 909 public elementary schools	79.3%		76.7	188^th of 912 public elementary schools	79.4%		59.0	74.0	51.0	62.0	57.0		65.0	77.0	52.0	41.0			45.0			$00			$00
Mountain Shadows Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	19602 N 45th Ave	Glendale	85308	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 445-4300	426	32	13.5		220 (51.6%)	18 (4.2%)	135 (31.7%)	14 (3.3%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.0%)	48.2	400^th of 909 public elementary schools	56.0%		61.1	321^st of 912 public elementary schools	64.8%	79	50.0	44.0	27.0	63.0			55.0	41.0	24.0	39.0			35.0		$8,971	$912	$30	$1,855	$7,760	$269	$8,029
Arrowhead Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7490 W Union Hills Dr	Glendale	85308	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(623) 376-4100	515	38	13.7		238 (46.2%)	46 (8.9%)	147 (28.5%)	21 (4.1%)	12 (2.3%)	2 (0.4%)	49 (9.5%)	58.1	332^nd of 909 public elementary schools	63.5%		61.3	318^th of 912 public elementary schools	65.1%	14	47.0	61.0	54.0	32.0			59.0	52.0	38.0	32.0			46.0		$7,127	$797	$27	$1,622	$6,032	$271	$6,302
Frontier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	21258 N 81st Ave	Peoria	85382	Maricopa County	Peoria Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(623) 412-4900	846	48	17.6		551 (65.1%)	19 (2.2%)	201 (23.8%)	29 (3.4%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (4.8%)	61	312^th of 909 public elementary schools	65.7%		58.3	345^th of 912 public elementary schools	62.2%	33	52.0	55.0	48.0	53.0	66.0	52.0	56.0	34.0	44.0	41.0	43.0	60.0	50.0	42.0	$8,786	$71	$622	$763	$6,757	$1,337	$8,094
Greenbrier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	6150 W Greenbriar Dr	Glendale	85308	Maricopa County	Deer Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 467-5500	452	29	15.3		243 (53.8%)	10 (2.2%)	150 (33.2%)	12 (2.7%)	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.2%)	53.3	357^th of 909 public elementary schools	60.7%		55.4	362^nd of 912 public elementary schools	60.3%	5	41.0	54.0	48.0	44.0			45.0	41.0	31.0	49.0			46.0		$8,233	$875	$38	$1,788	$7,090	$230	$7,320

Frequently Asked Questions about Legend Springs Elementary

Is Legend Springs Elementary a good school?

Yes. Legend Springs Elementary ranks in the top 5.4% of Arizona elementary schools.

How many students attend Legend Springs Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 685 students attended Legend Springs Elementary.

What district is Legend Springs Elementary in?

Deer Valley Unified District

What schools do graduates of Legend Springs Elementary attend?

Students who attend Legend Springs Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hillcrest Middle School
High : Mountain Ridge High School

What is the racial makeup of Legend Springs Elementary?

Students at Legend Springs Elementary are 62% White, 20% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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