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Legacy Traditional-San Tan

Q: Is Legacy Traditional-San Tan a good school?

Legacy Traditional-San Tan ranks 451 st of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

451^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 50% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Legacy Traditional-San Tan is a public charter elementary school serving 690 students in grades K-8 in San Tan Valley, Arizona. The school is part of the Legacy Traditional School-San Tan District, which is ranked 139 out of 289 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Legacy Traditional-San Tan has shown mixed performance compared to the state average. The school has higher proficiency rates than the state in English Language Arts (ELA) across all grades, but lower proficiency rates in Mathematics. However, the school's performance in Science has been relatively strong, with 5th and 8th-grade proficiency rates exceeding the state average. The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated between 364 and 480 out of over 1,200 Arizona elementary schools in recent years, indicating inconsistent academic performance.

When comparing Legacy Traditional-San Tan to nearby schools, the charter school generally outperforms the public schools in the Florence Unified School District, such as San Tan Heights Elementary and Circle Cross K8 STEM Academy. However, the school lags behind the higher-performing public charter schools in the area, such as American Leadership Academy San Tan Valley K-6 and the schools in the Queen Creek Unified District.

749

Students ?

26.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

30.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1679 W. Empire Blvd
San Tan Valley, AZ 85143

(480) 576-4600

District: Legacy Traditional School-San Tan

Racial breakdown:

White:

38.9%

Hispanic:

37.8%

African American:

10.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 71st percentile in 2023 → 50th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Arizona median (50th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2023

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

!Large classes — about 27 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg40%

Arizona avg36%

Elementary school

451^st of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Top 50%▼ down 20 pts since 2023

From top 29% (2023) to top 50% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

221^st of 552

Arizona public middle schools ?

Top 40%▼ down 9 pts since 2023

From top 31% (2023) to top 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

139^th of 289Legacy Traditional School-San Tan 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	42.6	451 of 909	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.7	480 of 912	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	67.6	364 of 1245	70.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	52.2	267 of 607	56.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	44.7	171 of 316	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	359 of 589	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.3	390 of 602	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.7	494 of 1219	59.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	52.6	475 of 1170	59.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	59.5	192 of 549	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.2	219 of 556	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.5	195 of 1116	82.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	373 of 626	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.5	439 of 628	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	75.6	269 of 1216	77.9%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	72.6	98 of 617	84.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	55.9	277 of 820	66.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	357 of 465	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.0	377 of 486	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	62.6	342 of 1024	66.6%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	50.8	221 of 552	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.9	215 of 550	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.6	263 of 854	69.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	42.5	215 of 400	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	58.8	133 of 395	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.7	135 of 386	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.5	351 of 806	56.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	55.8	258 of 760	66.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	58.8	212 of 717	70.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	71.9	178 of 810	78.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	44.2	161 of 288	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.6	225 of 675	66.7%	★★★☆☆

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

Multi-racial (2023)84th percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2023)66th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)65th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2023)59th percentile-11 vs school

African American (2023)56th percentile-15 vs school

Asian (2023)46th percentile-25 vs school

Male (2025)40th percentile-10 vs school

Female (2025)39th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)23rd percentile-27 vs school

Middle school

Male (2023)78th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)70th percentile~ school

Female (2025)66th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2023)66th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2023)46th percentile-23 vs school

White (2024)44th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts50%+10 vs state

Science36%+4 vs state

Mathematics31%-3 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
Legacy Traditional-San Tan	Public, Charter	K-8	1679 W. Empire Blvd	San Tan Valley	85143	Pinal County	Legacy Traditional School-San Tan	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(480) 576-4600	749	28	26.7		291 (38.9%)	80 (10.7%)	283 (37.8%)	26 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	63 (8.4%)	42.6	451^st of 909 public elementary schools	50.4%		39.7	480^th of 912 public elementary schools	47.4%	29	48.0	44.0	48.0	50.0	47.0	63.0	36.0	36.0	29.0	26.0	27.0	32.0	35.0	36.0
Schnepf Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	23161 E Grange Pkwy	Queen Creek	85142	Maricopa County	Queen Creek Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 987-5935	1,044	50	20.7		636 (60.9%)	29 (2.8%)	290 (27.8%)	21 (2.0%)	10 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (5.5%)	72.4	230^th of 909 public elementary schools	74.7%		74.3	208^th of 912 public elementary schools	77.2%	22	51.0	62.0	47.0	53.0			69.0	55.0	56.0	56.0			43.0		$6,895	$2,776		$5,551	$2,667	$1,452	$4,119
Circle Cross K8 STEM Academy	Public	K-8	35900 N Charbray Dr	San Tan Valley	85143	Pinal County	Florence Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 987-7600	728	38	19.4		312 (42.9%)	38 (5.2%)	307 (42.2%)	14 (1.9%)	21 (2.9%)	7 (1.0%)	29 (4.0%)	21.6	679^th of 909 public elementary schools	25.3%		24	640^th of 912 public elementary schools	29.8%	39	20.0	30.0	24.0	23.0	32.0	38.0	43.0	24.0	34.0	16.0	16.0	24.0	32.0	25.0	$6,667	$399	$273	$1,072	$5,463	$531	$5,994
American Leadership Academy San Tan Valley K-6	Public, Charter	K-6	34696 N Village Ln	San Tan Valley	85142	Pinal County	American Leadership Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 420-2101	637	42	15.1		322 (50.5%)	39 (6.1%)	208 (32.7%)	8 (1.3%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	55 (8.6%)	62.1	306^th of 909 public elementary schools	66.3%		66	274^th of 912 public elementary schools	70.0%	32	47.0	57.0	46.0	59.0			61.0	40.0	55.0	37.0			40.0		$6,456	$502	$1,797	$2,802	$3,841	$315	$4,156
Skyline Ranch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	1084 San Tan Hills Dr	San Tan Valley	85143	Pinal County	Florence Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 888-7520	583	39	14.9		211 (36.2%)	41 (7.0%)	273 (46.8%)	6 (1.0%)	12 (2.1%)	8 (1.4%)	32 (5.5%)	27.1	595^th of 909 public elementary schools	34.5%		16.7	756^th of 912 public elementary schools	17.1%	161	32.0	40.0	31.0	26.0	33.0	35.0	26.0	32.0	33.0	24.0	24.0	19.0	36.0	27.0	$8,461	$361	$529	$1,251	$6,691	$880	$7,571
Combs Traditional Academy	Public	K-6	38300 N Gantzel Rd	San Tan Valley	85140	Pinal County	J O Combs Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 987-5320	211	17	12.7		93 (44.1%)	10 (4.7%)	93 (44.1%)	4 (1.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.7%)	49.2	393^rd of 909 public elementary schools	56.8%		61.2	319^th of 912 public elementary schools	65.0%	74	44.0	43.0	44.0				45.0		40.0				40.0		$6,463	$342	$66	$750	$5,791	$264	$6,056
San Tan Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	2500 W San Tan Heights Blvd	San Tan Valley	85142	Pinal County	Florence Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 888-7555	669	41	16.5		278 (41.6%)	71 (10.6%)	262 (39.2%)	9 (1.3%)	17 (2.5%)	5 (0.7%)	27 (4.0%)	19.4	713^th of 909 public elementary schools	21.6%		17.5	748^th of 912 public elementary schools	18.0%	35	26.0	41.0	18.0	20.0	27.0	34.0	32.0	39.0	19.0	18.0			20.0	24.0	$6,392	$333	$296	$962	$5,127	$637	$5,764
Leading Edge Academy Mountain View	Public, Charter	K-8	4815 W Hunt Hwy	Queen Creek	85142	Pinal County	Leading Edge Academy Queen Creek	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 655-6787	294	29	10.1		154 (52.4%)	23 (7.8%)	91 (31.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.2%)	41	463^rd of 909 public elementary schools	49.1%		38.7	488^th of 912 public elementary schools	46.5%	25	25.0	56.0	49.0		48.0		25.0	42.0	33.0				39.0			$00			$00
Ellsworth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	38454 N Carolina Ave	Queen Creek	85140	Pinal County	J O Combs Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 882-3520	516	30	17.2		213 (41.3%)	36 (7.0%)	228 (44.2%)	6 (1.2%)	9 (1.7%)	4 (0.8%)	20 (3.9%)	15.2	783^rd of 909 public elementary schools	13.9%		12.4	832^nd of 912 public elementary schools	8.8%	49	29.0	25.0	22.0	21.0					16.0				26.0		$6,414	$496	$67	$1,059	$5,635	$215	$5,851
J. O. Combs Middle School	Public	K-8	37611 N Pecan Crk	San Tan Valley	85140	Pinal County	J O Combs Unified School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 882-3510	581	29	20.0		259 (44.6%)	29 (5.0%)	253 (43.5%)	3 (0.5%)	9 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.6%)								(n/a)					27.0	33.0					17.0	19.0		17.0	$5,736	$521	$52	$1,094	$4,572	$591	$5,163

Frequently Asked Questions about Legacy Traditional-San Tan

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Legacy Traditional-San Tan ranks 451^st of 909 Arizona elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 749 students attended Legacy Traditional-San Tan.

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What is the racial makeup of Legacy Traditional-San Tan?

Students at Legacy Traditional-San Tan are 39% White, 38% Hispanic, 11% African American, 8% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

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