Legends Public Charter School

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Legends Public Charter School ranks 577 th of 859 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Summary:

Legends Public Charter School is an elementary school located in Lanham, Maryland, serving grades K-8 with a student population of 794. 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 faces significant challenges in providing a high-quality education for its students. The school has a significantly higher percentage of African American students (over 89%) compared to the surrounding schools, which have more diverse racial compositions. Academically, Legends Public Charter School consistently underperforms the state and district averages in both mathematics and English language arts proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's overall mathematics proficiency was 7.8%, compared to 10.8% for the district and 24.1% for the state. Additionally, Legends Public Charter School has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with over 50% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year, which is significantly higher than the surrounding schools.

When comparing Legends Public Charter School to nearby schools, the contrast in educational outcomes is stark. Schools like Robert Goddard Montessori and Seabrook Elementary demonstrate significantly higher academic performance, particularly in mathematics and English language arts proficiency. This suggests that the challenges faced by Legends Public Charter School, such as its high student-teacher ratio and the socioeconomic status of its student population, may be contributing factors to its underperformance. Addressing these issues could be crucial in improving the educational experiences and outcomes for the students at Legends Public Charter School.

Detail:

Public, Charter K-8

9700 Philadelphia Court
Lanham, MD 20706

(240) 455-5900

District: Prince George's County Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
577^th of 859 Maryland Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $20,417

Student/teacher ratio: 22.3

Number of students: 893

Racial breakdown:

African American:

85.3%

Hispanic:

10.2%

Two or more races:

2.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 58.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Legends Public Charter School ranks worse than 67.2% of elementary schools in Maryland. It also ranks 51^st among 137 ranked elementary schools in the Prince George's County Public Schools District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 25.68. (See more...)

Compare Details Legends Public Charter School ranks worse than 55.8% of middle schools in Maryland. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 34.87. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a 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.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (85.3%), Hispanic (10.2%), two or more races (2.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 58.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Legends Public Charter School is 22.3. 141 elementary schools in the Prince George's County Public Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Legends Public Charter School employs 40 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Legends Public Charter School is $20,417, which is the 51^st highest among 137 elementary schools in the Prince George's County Public Schools District.

Schooldigger Rankings:

Legends Public Charter School was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.

SchoolDigger ranks Legends Public Charter School 183^rd of 328 Maryland public middle schools. (See Legends Public Charter School in the ranking list.)

Prince George's County Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Prince George's County Public Schools 22^nd of 25 Maryland school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Legends Public Charter School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Legends Public Charter School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MD State Percentile
2021	25.13	546^th	802	31.9%
2022	37.16	516^th	862	40.1%
2023	33.20	523^rd	855	38.8%
2024	25.68	577^th	859	32.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Legends Public Charter School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MD State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	57.23	136^th	546	75.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Legends Public Charter School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MD State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	20.96	625^th	796	21.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Legends Public Charter School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MD State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	29.80	482^nd	788	38.8%

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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Legends Public Charter School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	MD State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	40.47	273^rd	504	45.8%

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Data source: test scores: Maryland State Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Legends Public Charter School

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	MD State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	35.26	183^rd	322	43.2%
2024	34.87	183^rd	328	44.2%

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Data source: test scores: Maryland State Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: Maryland State Department of Education

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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

Enrollment information for Legends Public Charter School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
2021	4	547	6	21	3	0	11	592
2022	5	633	9	29	2	0	14	692
2023	8	709	9	48	4	0	16	794
2024	10	762	7	91	3	1	19	893

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 Legends Public Charter School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2021	592	26.0	22.7	37.2
2022	692	34.0	20.3	37.7
2023	794	32.0	24.8	53.8
2024	893	40.0	22.3	58.9

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 Legends Public Charter School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2021	592	26.0	22.7	37.2
2022	692	34.0	20.3	37.7
2023	794	32.0	24.8	53.8
2024	893	40.0	22.3	58.9

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.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Legends Public Charter School

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2021	$481 (3.1%)	$14,959 (96.9%)	$15,439
2022	$1,322 (7.2%)	$17,057 (92.8%)	$18,379
2023	$1,805 (8.8%)	$18,612 (91.2%)	$20,417

Data source: Maryland Department of Education

Schools Near Legends Public Charter School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				MCAP Mathematics (2024)						MCAP English Language Arts (2024)							MCAP Algebra I (2024)	MCAP Science (2024)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	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 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	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	893	40	22.3	58.9%	10 (1.1%)	762 (85.3%)	91 (10.2%)	7 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.1%)	25.7	577^th of 859 public elementary schools	32.8%		33.2	523^rd of 855 public elementary schools	38.8%	54	22.0	10.3			8.3	7.8	33.3	43.8	28.0	36.8	41.7	36.3	36.7		9.5	23.4	$20,417	$1,805	$18,612
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	354	20	17.6	79.9%	11 (3.1%)	127 (35.9%)	201 (56.8%)	4 (1.1%)	7 (2.0%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	24.5	593^rd of 859 public elementary schools	31.0%		32.3	529^th of 855 public elementary schools	38.1%	64	34.0	19.0	9.9			19.8	30.8	40.0	20.0				29.4		14.3		$20,874	$2,187	$18,687
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	676	49	13.8	87.4%	20 (3.0%)	178 (26.3%)	470 (69.5%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	10.1	817^th of 859 public elementary schools	4.9%		14.1	748^th of 855 public elementary schools	12.5%	69	7.9					5.2	12.6	26.7	18.2				19.0				$19,487	$2,107	$17,380
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	506	43	11.9	88.9%	9 (1.8%)	126 (24.9%)	345 (68.2%)	12 (2.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	14.7	731^st of 859 public elementary schools	14.9%		15.9	720^th of 855 public elementary schools	15.8%	11	13.0	8.4	6.2			9.1	23.3	27.2	26.9				25.9		10.1		$19,658	$2,260	$17,398
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	457	40	11.3	72.4%	10 (2.2%)	329 (72.0%)	70 (15.3%)	40 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	21.3	633^rd of 859 public elementary schools	26.3%		21.2	642^nd of 855 public elementary schools	24.9%	9	18.6	13.3	14.3			15.3	25.0	29.7	33.7				29.8		14.1		$20,439	$1,841	$18,598
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	492	32	15.6	41.5%	120 (24.4%)	286 (58.1%)	35 (7.1%)	31 (6.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.5%)	77.7	185^th of 859 public elementary schools	78.5%		78.2	178^th of 855 public elementary schools	79.2%	7	31.6	52.8	42.1	32.5	33.3	36.0	44.7	77.8	78.9	75.0	83.9	84.2	73.8	47.4	57.9	42.1	$18,826	$1,414	$17,412
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	349	24	14.6	37.0%	11 (3.2%)	250 (71.6%)	69 (19.8%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.4%)	59.2	311^th of 859 public elementary schools	63.8%		53.6	345^th of 855 public elementary schools	59.6%	34	48.2	20.0	20.9			30.9	71.4	60.0	58.1				63.8		23.3		$18,916	$1,492	$17,424
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	435	37	11.9	78.6%	13 (3.0%)	310 (71.3%)	91 (20.9%)	13 (3.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (0.9%)	15.5	718^th of 859 public elementary schools	16.4%		21.7	636^th of 855 public elementary schools	25.6%	82	17.2	11.8	9.1			12.6	21.0	19.1	31.3				23.7		9.1		$19,603	$2,435	$17,168
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	466	37	12.5	77.0%	5 (1.1%)	332 (71.2%)	119 (25.5%)	6 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	27.7	555^th of 859 public elementary schools	35.4%		34.1	518^th of 855 public elementary schools	39.4%	37	26.1	11.4	14.3			17.0	39.1	32.9	32.5				34.7		20.2		$19,770	$1,691	$18,079
Magnolia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8400 Nightingale Dr	Lanham	20706	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 918-8770	397	27	14.7	74.1%	17 (4.3%)	265 (66.8%)	70 (17.6%)	27 (6.8%)	7 (1.8%)	5 (1.3%)	6 (1.5%)	13.1	764^th of 859 public elementary schools	11.1%		25.2	592^nd of 855 public elementary schools	30.8%	172	5.9	9.5	7.1			7.5	20.9	25.4	22.7				23.0		11.3		$16,544	$1,382	$15,162

Frequently Asked Questions about Legends Public Charter School

Is Legends Public Charter School a good school?

Legends Public Charter School ranks 577^th of 859 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Legends Public Charter School in?

Prince George's County Public Schools

How many students attend Legends Public Charter School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 893 students attended Legends Public Charter School.

What is the racial makeup of Legends Public Charter School?

Students at Legends Public Charter School are 85% African American, 10% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% White.

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