Legacy Academy of Excellence Charter

Summary:

Legacy Academy of Excellence Charter is an alternative public charter school located in Rockford, Illinois, serving grades K-12 with a total enrollment of 233 students. The school is part of the Rockford School District 205, which is ranked 737 out of 813 school districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Legacy Academy has faced significant challenges, including a fluctuating dropout rate that has reached as high as 5.4%, substantially higher than the state average. The school has also experienced a dramatic increase in chronic absenteeism, reaching 68.3% in 2022-2023, far exceeding the district and state averages. Academically, Legacy Academy's performance on standardized tests is significantly lower than the district and state, with only 16.3% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 7.5% in Mathematics, compared to 23% and 12.8% for the district, respectively. Despite higher spending per student and a smaller student-teacher ratio, the school's outcomes remain poor, raising questions about the effectiveness of resource allocation.

As an alternative school, Legacy Academy may face unique challenges in serving a student population that has experienced academic, behavioral, or social-emotional difficulties in traditional school settings. Addressing the underlying causes of the school's high chronic absenteeism and poor academic performance, such as student engagement, family support, and school climate, could be crucial in improving outcomes for the students at Legacy Academy of Excellence Charter.


Detail:

Public, Charter, Alternative K-12

 4029 Prairie Rd
       Rockford, IL  61102-4501


(815) 961-1100

District: Rockford School District 205

SchoolDigger Rank:
1716th of 2,067 Illinois Alternative Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $19,006 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  25.8 Help
Number of students:  233

Racial breakdown:

African American:
57.5%
Hispanic:
20.2%
White:
12.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  72.1% Help


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Compare Details Legacy Academy of Excellence Charter ranks worse than 83% of elementary schools in Illinois. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 18.86. (See more...)
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Compare Details Legacy Academy of Excellence Charter ranks worse than 89.7% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 15.29. (See more...)
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Compare Details Legacy Academy of Excellence Charter is not ranked due for the most recent year due to insufficient test score data. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2016 the calculated Average Standard Score was 29.76. (See more...)
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Legacy Academy of Excellence Charter is $19,006.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Legacy Academy of Excellence Charter:

SchoolDigger ranks Legacy Academy of Excellence Charter 1716th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Legacy Academy of Excellence Charter in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Legacy Academy of Excellence Charter 1222nd of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Legacy Academy of Excellence Charter in the ranking list.)

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Rockford School District 205:

SchoolDigger ranks Rockford School District 205 737th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Legacy Academy of Excellence Charter

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Legacy Academy of Excellence Charter

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2011 7.16 2049th 2147 4.6%
2012 10.40 2020th 2166 6.7%
2013 14.26 1925th 2167 11.2%
2014 17.26 1810th 2093 13.5%
2015 26.40 1520th 2052 25.9%
2016 13.67 1866th 2046 8.8%
2017 17.11 1765th 2044 13.6%
2018 13.52 1866th 2037 8.4%
2019 21.95 1663rd 2086 20.3%
2021 17.40 1665th 1948 14.5%
2022 17.69 1752nd 2082 15.9%
2023 22.47 1589th 2077 23.5%
2024 18.86 1716th 2067 17.0%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Legacy Academy of Excellence Charter

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.67 1658th 1765 6.1%
2019 10.16 1801st 1816 0.8%
2021 22.96 1304th 1514 13.9%
2022 28.57 1325th 1763 24.8%
2023 34.00 1196th 1808 33.8%
2024 33.37 1233rd 1793 31.2%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Legacy Academy of Excellence Charter

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.81 1708th 1964 13.0%
2019 22.95 1607th 2019 20.4%
2021 19.24 1402nd 1680 16.5%
2022 20.75 1573rd 1970 20.2%
2023 24.06 1474th 1957 24.7%
2024 19.78 1601st 1942 17.6%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Legacy Academy of Excellence Charter

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.03 1811th 1972 8.2%
2019 22.99 1589th 2019 21.3%
2021 14.92 1570th 1707 8.0%
2022 23.05 1491st 1977 24.6%
2023 22.88 1515th 1984 23.6%
2024 18.73 1622nd 1959 17.2%
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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Legacy Academy of Excellence Charter

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.71 570th 698 18.3%
2019 40.13 394th 711 44.6%
2021 24.99 402nd 428 6.1%
2022 38.37 380th 684 44.4%
2023 43.66 331st 692 52.2%
2024 31.28 479th 655 26.9%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Legacy Academy of Excellence Charter

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.07 578th 938 38.4%
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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Legacy Academy of Excellence Charter

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Rank History for all middle school students at Legacy Academy of Excellence Charter

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2012 9.09 1279th 1365 6.3%
2013 17.33 1185th 1367 13.3%
2014 20.32 1106th 1322 16.3%
2015 43.67 651st 1302 50.0%
2016 19.75 1095th 1294 15.4%
2017 13.84 1178th 1293 8.9%
2018 17.53 1097th 1293 15.2%
2019 14.23 1215th 1356 10.4%
2021 20.76 1009th 1241 18.7%
2022 42.62 707th 1369 48.4%
2023 16.16 1201st 1367 12.1%
2024 15.29 1222nd 1363 10.3%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Legacy Academy of Excellence Charter

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 29.07 750th 1019 26.4%
2022 53.44 466th 1221 61.8%
2023 25.35 980th 1234 20.6%
2024 24.38 975th 1219 20.0%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Legacy Academy of Excellence Charter

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.96 1093rd 1226 10.8%
2019 15.46 1124th 1276 11.9%
2021 15.89 915th 1017 10.0%
2022 17.46 1105th 1286 14.1%
2023 18.04 1079th 1275 15.4%
2024 15.48 1117th 1251 10.7%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Legacy Academy of Excellence Charter

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.30 998th 1223 18.4%
2019 14.10 1185th 1296 8.6%
2021 10.98 1030th 1048 1.7%
2022 55.66 468th 1286 63.6%
2023 14.78 1179th 1292 8.7%
2024 17.28 1095th 1264 13.4%
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Rank History for middle school African American students at Legacy Academy of Excellence Charter

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.13 381st 511 25.4%
2019 21.43 525th 565 7.1%
2023 47.48 240th 569 57.8%
2024 30.96 383rd 548 30.1%
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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Legacy Academy of Excellence Charter

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Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2016 29.76 465th 643 27.7%
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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Reviews:
by a parent
Saturday, June 8, 2019

Open Quote Please, whatever you do, do NOT send your children here. Under-qualified, overworked, and an controlling barbaric administration that shoots down positive feedback and ideas. Breaks so many laws!!! NO RECESS for grade school! NO ART CLASSES for everyone! NO COUNSELOR for High School classes! Highest, repeat, HIGHEST teacher turnover! If you are looking for a school with the bare minimum. . . here you go! Enjoy!!! Close Quote


by a parent
Friday, March 9, 2012

Open Quote I love the school . The staff is so wonderful,
" Go Legacy " . Its been my daughters 3rd year, we have
been here from the begining.
Excellent Education Close Quote



Enrollment information for Legacy Academy of Excellence Charter

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2010 53 183 0 18 0 n/a n/a 15 269
2011 41 190 1 23 2 0 10 0 267
2012 51 231 1 36 2 0 16 0 337
2013 62 252 0 46 1 0 20 0 381
2014 77 276 0 68 1 0 21 0 443
2015 47 205 0 46 0 0 17 0 315
2016 35 198 1 56 1 0 17 0 308
2017 33 188 0 78 1 0 15 0 315
2018 36 191 0 79 0 0 15 0 321
2019 40 179 0 81 0 0 18 0 318
2020 45 140 0 74 0 0 15 0 274
2021 41 111 0 73 0 0 12 0 237
2022 38 96 0 50 2 0 23 0 209
2023 28 134 1 47 2 0 21 0 233

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Legacy Academy of Excellence Charter

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2010 269 n/a n/a n/a
2011 267 5.7 46.3 87.6
2012 337 11.0 30.6 86.1
2013 381 11.0 34.3 88.2
2014 443 20.0 22.1 88
2015 315 16.0 19.6 87.6
2016 308 16.0 19.2 27.9
2017 315 16.5 19.0 27
2018 321 13.0 24.6 31.2
2019 318 9.0 35.3 35.5
2020 274 6.0 45.6 27
2021 237 n/a n/a n/a
2022 209 7.9 26.1 31.6
2023 233 9.0 25.8 72.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Legacy Academy of Excellence Charter

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2010 269 n/a n/a n/a
2011 267 5.7 46.3 87.6
2012 337 11.0 30.6 86.1
2013 381 11.0 34.3 88.2
2014 443 20.0 22.1 88
2015 315 16.0 19.6 87.6
2016 308 16.0 19.2 27.9
2017 315 16.5 19.0 27
2018 321 13.0 24.6 31.2
2019 318 9.0 35.3 35.5
2020 274 6.0 45.6 27
2021 237 n/a n/a n/a
2022 209 7.9 26.1 31.6
2023 233 9.0 25.8 72.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Legacy Academy of Excellence Charter

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $891 (7.0%) $11,770 (93.0%) $12,662
2020 $874 (6.8%) $12,073 (93.2%) $12,947
2021 $1,353 (9.1%) $13,462 (90.9%) $14,814
2022 $1,353 (9.1%) $13,462 (90.9%) $14,814
2023 $5,286 (27.6%) $13,883 (72.4%) $19,169
2024 $5,571 (29.3%) $13,435 (70.7%) $19,006

Data source: Illinois Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Legacy Academy of Excellence Charter

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1663rd of 2086 Elementary schoolsRanks 1589th of 2077 Elementary schools
 3.2%
Ranks 1215th of 1356 Middle schoolsRanks 1201st of 1367 Middle schools
 1.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Legacy Academy of Excellence Charter)21.70
 21.7%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Rockford School District 205)14.516.5
 2%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)36.428.8
 7.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Legacy Academy of Excellence Charter)47.823.8
 24%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Rockford School District 205)20.316.4
 3.9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Illinois)40.633
 7.6%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Legacy Academy of Excellence Charter)6.725
 18.3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Rockford School District 205)1919.5
 0.5%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)36.735.4
 1.3%
4th Grade Mathematics (Legacy Academy of Excellence Charter)03.6
 3.6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Rockford School District 205)14.411.8
 2.6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)33.527.7
 5.8%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Legacy Academy of Excellence Charter)21.215
 6.2%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Rockford School District 205)20.920
 0.9%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)37.935.2
 2.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Legacy Academy of Excellence Charter)30
 3%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Rockford School District 205)13.910.5
 3.4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)29.825.6
 4.2%
5th Grade Science (Legacy Academy of Excellence Charter)42.445
 2.6%
   5th Grade Science (Rockford School District 205)37.432.9
 4.5%
   5th Grade Science (Illinois)54.452.4
 2%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Legacy Academy of Excellence Charter)6.710.3
 3.6%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Rockford School District 205)16.215.1
 1.1%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)3534.2
 0.8%
6th Grade Mathematics (Legacy Academy of Excellence Charter)3.33.4
 0.1%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Rockford School District 205)10.19.1
 1%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)25.323.4
 1.9%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Legacy Academy of Excellence Charter)13.814.8
 1%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Rockford School District 205)22.817
 5.8%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)41.237.9
 3.3%
7th Grade Mathematics (Legacy Academy of Excellence Charter)6.97.4
 0.5%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Rockford School District 205)12.310.5
 1.8%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)29.926.9
 3%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Legacy Academy of Excellence Charter)17.96.3
 11.6%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Rockford School District 205)18.819.7
 0.9%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)39.640.5
 0.9%
8th Grade Mathematics (Legacy Academy of Excellence Charter)3.60
 3.6%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Rockford School District 205)14.29.5
 4.7%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Illinois)32.625.7
 6.9%
8th Grade Science (Legacy Academy of Excellence Charter)2531.3
 6.3%
   8th Grade Science (Rockford School District 205)35.426.7
 8.7%
   8th Grade Science (Illinois)5552
 3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students318233
 26.7%
African American179134
 25.1%
American Indian02
Asian01
Hispanic8147
 42%
Pacific Islander00
White4028
 30%
Two or More Races1821
 16.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients35.5%72.1%
 36.6%


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Students at Legacy Academy of Excellence Charter are 58% African American, 20% Hispanic, 12% White, 9% Two or more races.

Legacy Academy of Excellence Charter ranks in the bottom 17.0% of Illinois alternative schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 233 students attended Legacy Academy of Excellence Charter.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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