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Legacy Magnet Academy

Public Grades 6-12

65^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 97% of California high schools

Summary

Legacy Magnet Academy is a top-ranked public magnet school serving about 964 students in grades 6-12 within the Tustin Unified School District, consistently performing among the very best schools in California.

The school's academic results are exceptional, with proficiency rates in English, Math, and Science that are more than double the state averages and significantly higher than most neighboring schools, including Arnold O. Beckman High and Woodbridge High. It achieves this with a remarkable 98.9% graduation rate and an extremely low chronic absenteeism rate of just 3.6%, which is far better than nearby schools. Interestingly, Legacy accomplishes these outstanding outcomes while spending less per student than many comparable schools and operating with a slightly higher student-teacher ratio, suggesting that factors like its specialized magnet program and school culture are powerful drivers of success.

Legacy's consistent excellence is notable across different student groups and stands in contrast to the wider performance range within its own district, which includes the high-performing Arnold O. Beckman High but also Tustin High and the deeply struggling Hillview High (Continuation). This demonstrates that school-level models can lead to vastly different outcomes, even within the same district. For parents, Legacy Magnet Academy represents a proven model of academic excellence and student engagement in the Tustin area.

964

Students ?

26.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,798

Per pupil spending ?

32.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

15500 Legacy Rd.
Tustin, CA 92782

(714) 430-2088

District: Tustin Unified

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

41.3%

Hispanic:

25.3%

White:

20.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 95th percentile in 2023 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (76% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of California high schools

✓99% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school76%

District avg56%

California avg41%

Middle school

68^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 4 pts since 2022

From top 6% (2022) to top 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

65^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 2 pts since 2023

See the entire ranking list of California High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5High Schools in the Tustin Unified

420^th of 1,543Tustin Unified among California districts

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

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.3	68 of 2761	97.5%	★★★★★
2024	97.8	62 of 2783	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	97.5	78 of 2781	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	93.9	171 of 2740	93.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.9	92 of 739	87.6%	★★★★☆
2024	87.5	25 of 743	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	83.9	55 of 715	92.3%	★★★★★
2022	80.3	101 of 733	86.2%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	92.9	69 of 1531	95.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.8	107 of 2533	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	96.4	88 of 2551	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	96.1	95 of 2531	96.2%	★★★★★
2022	89.0	252 of 2509	90.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.4	65 of 2395	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	95.7	68 of 2388	97.2%	★★★★★
2023	96.9	42 of 2374	98.2%	★★★★★
2022	87.2	180 of 2359	92.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.0	60 of 2542	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	96.7	68 of 2579	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	97.6	41 of 2531	98.4%	★★★★★
2022	67.9	553 of 2458	77.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.6	56 of 2534	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	98.2	39 of 2552	98.5%	★★★★★
2023	97.4	67 of 2538	97.4%	★★★★★
2022	95.6	117 of 2527	95.4%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.9	58 of 726	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	91.6	22 of 701	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	88.9	40 of 677	94.1%	★★★★★
2022	86.8	49 of 665	92.6%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	99.6	11 of 1552	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	97.2	35 of 1531	97.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.2	98 of 1520	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	88.7	94 of 1537	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	92.7	31 of 1543	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	74.9	327 of 1555	79.0%	★★★★☆

High school ranking

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.6	65 of 2162	97.0%	★★★★★
2024	99.0	18 of 2159	99.2%	★★★★★
2023	95.4	102 of 2170	95.3%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.9	140 of 585	76.1%	★★★★☆
2024	88.5	28 of 573	95.1%	★★★★★
2023	79.1	117 of 591	80.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.8	221 of 1906	88.4%	★★★★☆
2024	97.3	38 of 1915	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	92.5	143 of 1915	92.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.5	111 of 1900	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	98.5	34 of 1902	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	86.4	198 of 1917	89.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.1	61 of 2013	97.0%	★★★★★
2024	98.9	26 of 2026	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	96.5	67 of 2030	96.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.4	32 of 1942	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	99.3	14 of 1948	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	96.0	95 of 1963	95.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.4	87 of 1155	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	98.6	4 of 1173	99.7%	★★★★★
2023	72.6	308 of 1193	74.2%	★★★★☆

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)

Middle school

Special Education (2024)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)98th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)97th percentile~ school

Female (2025)96th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)95th percentile~ school

White (2025)94th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)92nd percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2025)88th percentile-10 vs school

High school

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)97th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)94th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)92nd percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)88th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2025)76th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy85%+36 vs state

Science71%+39 vs state

Mathematics70%+33 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Legacy Magnet Academy	Public	6-12	15500 Legacy Rd.	Tustin	92782	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 430-2088	964	37	26.2	32.5%	200 (20.7%)	8 (0.8%)	244 (25.3%)	398 (41.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	110 (11.4%)	96.6	65^th of 2162 public high schools	97.0%		99	18^th of 2159 public high schools	99.2%	47	74.5	65.6		71.5	82.6	88.2	81.5	89.7	84.8	74.5	66.5	74.5	59.4	69.9	$14,798	$1,265	$13,533
Creekside High	Public	9-12	3387 Barranca Pkwy.	Irvine	92606	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-7400	78	9	8.3	62.8%	18 (23.1%)	10 (12.8%)	33 (42.3%)	7 (9.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (11.5%)	22.4	1643^rd of 2162 public high schools	24.0%		13.9	1854^th of 2159 public high schools	14.1%	211								18.2	18.2				15.2	15.2	$44,567	$600	$43,967
Hillview High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	1701 San Juan St.	Tustin	92780	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 730-7356	142	11	12.6	91.5%	7 (4.9%)	3 (2.1%)	124 (87.3%)	5 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	9.7	2030^th of 2162 public high schools	6.1%		10.5	2042^nd of 2159 public high schools	5.4%	12		3.7		3.4				9.1	9.1				1.9	1.9	$23,494	$2,267	$21,227
Tustin High	Public	9-12	1171 El Camino Real	Tustin	92780	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 730-7414	1,627	68	23.9	86.8%	104 (6.4%)	44 (2.7%)	1,335 (82.1%)	99 (6.1%)	2 (0.1%)	9 (0.6%)	31 (1.9%)	58.7	855^th of 2162 public high schools	60.5%		65.6	640^th of 2159 public high schools	70.4%	215		31.1	11.8	30.4				60.3	60.3				24.2	24.2	$16,551	$1,450	$15,101
Irvine Adult Transition Programs	Public	12	311 West Yale Loop	Irvine	92604	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-7400	117	11	11.1	17.1%	35 (29.9%)	2 (1.7%)	21 (17.9%)	50 (42.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.7%)								(n/a)															$3,702	$283	$3,419
Century High	Public	9-12	1401 South Grand Ave.	Santa Ana	92705	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 568-7000	1,519	93	16.3	89.6%	9 (0.6%)	4 (0.3%)	1,450 (95.5%)	42 (2.8%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	5 (0.3%)	28.9	1503^rd of 2162 public high schools	30.5%		20.7	1688^th of 2159 public high schools	21.8%	185		13.5		13.4				33.2	33.2				17.0	17.0	$24,354	$1,019	$23,335
Irvine High	Public	9-12	4321 Walnut Ave.	Irvine	92604	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-7000	1,964	79	24.7	22.6%	400 (20.4%)	39 (2.0%)	316 (16.1%)	1,045 (53.2%)	4 (0.2%)	6 (0.3%)	151 (7.7%)	89.8	202^nd of 2162 public high schools	90.7%		90.3	216^th of 2159 public high schools	90.0%	14		50.5	15.8	49.0				74.3	74.3				61.5	61.5	$16,298	$526	$15,772
Woodbridge High	Public	9-12	2 Meadowbrook	Irvine	92604	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 786-1104	2,232	94	23.7	24.5%	737 (33.0%)	54 (2.4%)	321 (14.4%)	862 (38.6%)	4 (0.2%)	11 (0.5%)	239 (10.7%)	94.3	113^th of 2162 public high schools	94.8%		89.9	231^st of 2159 public high schools	89.3%	118		64.6	40.9	63.7				77.5	77.5				60.7	60.7	$15,333	$453	$14,880
Arnold O. Beckman High	Public	9-12	3588 Bryan Ave.	Irvine	92602	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 734-2900	2,776	105	26.3	44.5%	507 (18.3%)	76 (2.7%)	774 (27.9%)	1,237 (44.6%)	3 (0.1%)	8 (0.3%)	165 (5.9%)	95.6	86^th of 2162 public high schools	96.0%		97.4	58^th of 2159 public high schools	97.3%	28		64.2		64.0				82.6	82.6				61.3	61.3	$15,247	$1,182	$14,065
Cesar E. Chavez High	Public	9-12	2128 South Cypress	Santa Ana	92707	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 430-5700	350	21	16.4	97.1%	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	346 (98.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10.2	2010^th of 2162 public high schools	7.0%		9.5	2099^th of 2159 public high schools	2.8%	89		2.7	5.6	3.1				13.2	13.2				0.7	0.7	$26,750	$929	$25,821

Frequently Asked Questions about Legacy Magnet Academy

How many students attend Legacy Magnet Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 964 students attended Legacy Magnet Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Legacy Magnet Academy?

Students at Legacy Magnet Academy are 41% Asian, 25% Hispanic, 21% White, 11% Two or more races.

Is Legacy Magnet Academy a good school?

Yes! Legacy Magnet Academy is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 65^th of 2162 California high schools.

What district is Legacy Magnet Academy in?

Tustin Unified

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