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Legacy Classical Academy


At a glance
230thof 246 North Carolina districts▼ 1
Better than 6% of North Carolina districts
Elementary 1Grades K-6
2621 S Scales Street
Reidsville, NC 27320-8869
·(336) 514-3054·All North Carolina district rankings →
1
School
206
Students
Top rankedLegacy Classical Academy1312th of 1,492 North Carolina elementary schools
Summary:

The Legacy Classical Academy district in Reidsville, North Carolina, contains just one school: Legacy Classical Academy, an elementary school serving 206 students in grades K-6. Because there are no other schools in the area for comparison, the most useful benchmarks are North Carolina state averages and the school's own year-over-year trends. In 2025-26 the school ranked #1312 out of 1492 schools statewide, placing it in the 12th percentile with a 1-star rating, and its district ranked #230 out of 246 districts statewide with 0 stars.

The school operates under challenging conditions, with a very high student-teacher ratio of 29.9:1 and a chronic absenteeism rate of 25.0%, slightly above the state's 24.2%. Academically, Legacy Classical Academy trails North Carolina in nearly every tested subject and grade. In 2025-26, math proficiency averaged 39.0% across grades 3-6 compared with 62.5% statewide, while reading averaged 42.8% versus 55.9% statewide. The largest gaps appeared in 3rd-grade math (29.2% versus 66.4%) and 5th-grade science (41.7% versus 67.7%). Across all 16 subject-grade-year comparisons available, the school outperformed the state only once: 3rd-grade reading in 2024-25, at 50.0% proficient versus 46.7% statewide.

Some positive trends are visible. Fifth-grade science jumped from 21.4% proficient in 2024-25 to 41.7% in 2025-26, and 5th-grade math rose from 14.3% to 33.3%. However, 3rd-grade math fell sharply from 53.6% to 29.2%, likely reflecting a weaker incoming cohort, and that decline deserves close attention. Sixth-grade math was the school's best relative subject in 2025-26, at 52.4% versus 59.2% statewide. Overall, the school shows a pattern of systemic underperformance, with mathematics the most severe area of weakness; reading is relatively stronger but still below state averages. Chronic absenteeism and a very high student-teacher ratio add to the concern. Free/reduced lunch data was not reported, which limits poverty-related analysis. Parents should monitor whether the 5th-grade gains continue and whether 3rd-grade math rebounds next year.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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