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Legends Public Charter School

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Legends Public Charter School ranks 583 rd of 865 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

583^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 865 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 33% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Legends Public Charter School is an elementary school located in Lanham, Maryland, serving grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 893 students. The school is part of the Prince George's County Public Schools district, which is ranked 22 out of 25 in Maryland and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Legends Public Charter School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Maryland elementary schools, with significantly lower performance on MCAP tests compared to state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 9.9% of Legends students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 13.1% in the district and 26.5% statewide. The school's performance for low socioeconomic status (SES) students is better than its overall performance, but its performance for female students is significantly lower. Additionally, Legends Public Charter School has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 12.8% to 34.8% over the past 4 school years.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Glenn Dale Elementary, Robert Goddard Montessori, and Seabrook Elementary, generally perform better than Legends Public Charter School on academic measures. This suggests that the academic challenges faced by Legends Public Charter School may be unique to the school and not necessarily reflective of the broader district or community. The higher spending per student at Legends compared to nearby schools may indicate that the school is investing resources to address these challenges, but the results have not yet been realized.

897

Students ?

23.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,465

Per pupil spending ?

65.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9700 Philadelphia Court
Lanham, MD 20706

(240) 455-5900

District: Prince George's County Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

82.6%

Hispanic:

13.2%

Two or more races:

1.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 32nd percentile in 2021 → 33rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maryland average (23% vs 37% meeting standards)

!Social Studies scores 26 pts below the Maryland average

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg24%

Maryland avg37%

Elementary school

583^rd of 865

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Bottom 33%▲ up 1 pts since 2021

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

215^th of 337

Maryland public middle schools ?

Bottom 36%▼ down 7 pts since 2023

From bottom 43% (2023) to bottom 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

51^st of 136Elementary Schools in the Prince George's County Public Schools

22^nd of 25Prince George's County Public Schools among Maryland 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	Maryland percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	583 of 865	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.7	577 of 859	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.2	523 of 855	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.2	516 of 862	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.1	546 of 802	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	40.5	273 of 504	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	21.0	625 of 796	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	57.2	136 of 546	75.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	29.8	482 of 788	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	215 of 337	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.9	183 of 328	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.3	183 of 322	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)75th percentile+43 vs school

African American (2021)46th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2021)39th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2021)21st percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts39%-12 vs state

Science19%-10 vs state

Social Studies13%-26 vs state

Mathematics10%-17 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Saturday, July 27, 2024

Legends IS NOT the place for your child, especially children with disabilities. The whole SPED dept. is unprofessional, they do not communicate with the parents about goals and strategies to help your student based on their 504/IEP. They’re disrespectful and aggressive to the students. They don’t return your calls. I’ve seen kids rolling, laying on the floor, while SPED instructors are sitting at their desks. There is even paper on the window covering almost 2/3 of it. They even have hired dedicated aides who smell like weed.

There is a high turnover rate of teachers, along with students every year. There are staff placed in the role of teachers with little to no teaching experience. Staff members are aggressive and yelling at students in the hallways & during fire drills. Parents are frustrated because of lack of schools communication for class/homework thru ParentSquare. Yet will send multiple messages about holidays and events they’re focused on. Some teachers don’t have accounts on ParentSquare to communicate to the parents.

For parents, they tell you what you want to hear, but don’t practice what they preach. They don’t listen to the parents who make suggestions to help improve the school. They’re happy with the confusion and chaos they’ve created. Overall, if they can get your donations, it makes them happy.

Again, this IS NOT the school for your child, disabled or non disabled. Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, October 31, 2022

This school has too many unqualified teachers are teaching students because they cannot keep teachers. Multiple teachers are leaving in the middle of the school year. They have a huge bullying issue and sometimes children aren’t disciplined for the disrespectful antics. This school has too many students and not enough staff members each core teacher (reading, math, etc) deals with approx. 100 students. There are only 25 slots for parent teacher conferences each quarter. It seems like most of the employees don’t genuinely care about the children and there are no graduations. The CEO and his son are arrogant and insolent. This school has some good ideas but poor implementation. There are so many things I can say. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, October 18, 2022

This school has a lot of work to do to build to a capacity to truly educate our students. Unqualified staff that are called teachers, poor communication, no use of technology or text materials, just xerox copies of books/excerpts of text, tons of behaviors management concerns and student fights, sub par curriculum, insufficient support for students receiving special education services, and high staff turnover. I do mot recommend this school to anyone. They need more time to get things together. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAP Mathematics (2025)							MCAP English Language Arts (2025)							MCAP Algebra I (2025)	MCAP Science (2025)		MCAP Social Studies (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	MCAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAP Mathematics All Grades	MCAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts All Grades	MCAP Algebra I End of Course	MCAP Science 5th Grade	MCAP Science 8th Grade	MCAP Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Legends Public Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	9700 Philadelphia Court	Lanham	20706	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(240) 455-5900	897	39	23.0	65.8%	10 (1.1%)	741 (82.6%)	118 (13.2%)	7 (0.8%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (1.8%)	27.3	583^rd of 865 public elementary schools	32.6%		25.7	577^th of 859 public elementary schools	32.8%	6	27.2	8.4	10.6	7.0	5.2	4.1	9.9	43.2	33.6	28.8	44.0	44.8	40.2	38.8		15.4	22.7	13.4	$22,465	$2,144	$20,321
Seabrook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6001 Seabrook Rd	Seabrook	20706	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 918-8542	365	27	13.7	90.7%	9 (2.5%)	130 (35.6%)	208 (57.0%)	6 (1.6%)	7 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	40.2	481^st of 865 public elementary schools	44.4%		24.5	593^rd of 859 public elementary schools	31.0%	112	31.5	25.5	27.1				28.1	38.5	36.2	43.1				39.5		22.0			$19,067	$1,574	$17,493
James McHenry Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8909 Mchenry Ln	Lanham	20706	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 918-8760	610	47	12.8	91.6%	12 (2.0%)	129 (21.1%)	461 (75.6%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13.3	789^th of 865 public elementary schools	8.8%		10.1	817^th of 859 public elementary schools	4.9%	28	14.1	2.6	4.4				6.7	25.6	18.2	27.5				23.4		8.7			$20,291	$1,721	$18,570
Gaywood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6701 97th Ave	Lanham	20706	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 918-8730	525	40	13.1	90.5%	11 (2.1%)	130 (24.8%)	360 (68.6%)	13 (2.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	30.4	553^rd of 865 public elementary schools	36.1%		14.7	731^st of 859 public elementary schools	14.9%	178	28.4	10.3	14.6				18.0	40.7	23.0	32.6				32.5		28.4			$22,154	$1,886	$20,267
Glenn Dale Elementary	Public	K-5	6700 Glenn Dale Rd	Glenn Dale	20769	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 805-2750	493	43	11.5	91.9%	10 (2.0%)	328 (66.5%)	89 (18.1%)	53 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.6%)	18.2	711^th of 865 public elementary schools	17.8%		21.3	633^rd of 859 public elementary schools	26.3%	78	14.8	9.7	17.1				13.9	26.1	21.1	24.3				24.0		15.9			$23,962	$1,347	$22,615
Robert Goddard Montessori	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	9850 Good Luck Rd	Seabrook	20706	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(301) 918-3515	464	33	14.2	38.1%	121 (26.1%)	261 (56.3%)	41 (8.8%)	22 (4.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.4%)	79.4	188^th of 865 public elementary schools	78.3%		77.7	185^th of 859 public elementary schools	78.5%	3	40.0	41.2	45.2	59.4	30.0	13.3	42.5	62.2	67.6	64.5	90.6	82.9	90.0	75.4	55.6	48.4	63.3	63.3	$20,793	$922	$19,872
Phyllis E. Williams Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	9850 Good Luck Rd	Seabrook	20706	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(301) 499-3373	326	24	13.4	37.4%	9 (2.8%)	240 (73.6%)	60 (18.4%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.7%)	73	230^th of 865 public elementary schools	73.4%		59.2	311^th of 859 public elementary schools	63.8%	81	63.0	44.0	25.0				43.8	69.6	68.0	60.4				66.0		29.2			$19,882	$993	$18,888
Catherine T. Reed Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9501 Greenbelt Rd	Lanham	20706	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 918-8716	437	39	11.2	90.4%	13 (3.0%)	304 (69.6%)	94 (21.5%)	16 (3.7%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	28.9	563^rd of 865 public elementary schools	34.9%		15.5	718^th of 859 public elementary schools	16.4%	155	38.2	16.4	16.5				23.6	35.4	33.9	27.3				31.8		14.3			$23,937	$2,728	$21,209
Ardmore Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9301 Ardwick Ardmore Rd	Springdale	20774	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 925-1311	470	41	11.6	92.3%	7 (1.5%)	330 (70.2%)	122 (26.0%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	32.1	543^rd of 865 public elementary schools	37.2%		27.7	555^th of 859 public elementary schools	35.4%	12	26.6	13.4	18.2				19.7	36.7	22.4	39.5				33.3		28.9			$22,839	$1,275	$21,564
Howard B. Owens Science Center	Public	K-8	9601 Greenbelt Rd	Lanham	20706	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 918-8750	0	7	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Legends Public Charter School

What is the racial makeup of Legends Public Charter School?

Students at Legends Public Charter School are 83% African American, 13% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% White.

How many students attend Legends Public Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 897 students attended Legends Public Charter School.

What district is Legends Public Charter School in?

Prince George's County Public Schools

Is Legends Public Charter School a good school?

Legends Public Charter School ranks 583^rd of 865 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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