Summary:
The Legacy Traditional School - Surprise district in Arizona contains two elementary schools: Legacy Traditional School - Surprise, a traditional public charter school, and Legacy Online Academy, a public charter virtual school. The data analysis reveals a significant performance gap between the two schools, with Legacy Traditional School - Surprise consistently outperforming Legacy Online Academy across multiple academic measures.
Legacy Traditional School - Surprise has ranked in the top 25% of Arizona elementary schools for the past three school years, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's students demonstrate higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics compared to both the state average and Legacy Online Academy. In contrast, Legacy Online Academy has struggled academically, with lower proficiency rates and a concerning 12% dropout rate.
While the racial makeup of the two schools differs, with Legacy Traditional School - Surprise having a higher percentage of White students and Legacy Online Academy having a higher percentage of Hispanic and African American students, the analysis does not suggest a correlation between racial composition and academic performance. The data highlights the strong performance of Legacy Traditional School - Surprise and the challenges faced by Legacy Online Academy, underscoring the need for further investigation into the factors contributing to these differences within the same district.
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