CHANDLER, Oct. 8, 2018 – Legacy Traditional Schools, a network of public K-8, tuition-free charter schools, today announced that 11 of its 12 schools received an “A” or “Excellent” rating from the Arizona State Board of Education. One Legacy school received the “Highly Performing” or “B” rating.
According to the state’s accountability system, all subgroups at Legacy Traditional Schools outperformed their peers on the state’s Acceleration and Readiness Measures, which consists of several measures including chronic absenteeism and the improved growth of subgroups (economically disadvantaged, English language learners, special education, etc.).
“The high marks by Legacy students on the state’s AzMERIT test are a testament to what is being achieved in the classrooms. The team effort of our highly-qualified teachers and staff – together with parents – is to be commended as this partnership helps students realize greater academic growth than even the state’s student-growth projections,” said Bill Bressler, chief academic officer of Legacy Traditional Schools.
Legacy students outperformed the state AzMERIT averages in English Language Arts and Math in all grades by double digits as well as state AIMS averages in Science for 4th and 8th grade by double digits in 2018.
“In reviewing our results, we saw continuing gains for all grade levels in our 2018 AzMERIT and AIMS results compared to 2017,” said Nicole Kirkley, superintendent of Legacy Traditional Schools. “These results underscore the fact that Legacy’s back-to-basics and accelerated curriculum provides our students with a quality, well-rounded education.”
The 2018 AzMERIT and AIMS results for all 12 applicable Legacy Traditional Schools located in Arizona can be found at the Arizona State Board of Education A-F Letter Grades page.
About Legacy Traditional Schools (LTS)
Legacy Traditional Schools believes there is no limit to what a student can achieve with a great education. Our non-profit network of tuition-free public schools was founded on this principle, and it underlies our mission to build lifelong learners and good citizens. Every Legacy Traditional School features a rigorous, well-rounded curriculum that emphasizes all areas of academic study, including the arts, physical education, and extensive athletics and extracurricular activities. In 2018-2019, we will serve over 18,700 students across 16 campuses in Arizona (Greater Phoenix, northwest Tucson, Maricopa and Casa Grande) and Nevada (North Las Vegas and Henderson). Legacy Traditional Schools also offers preschool at its Chandler, North Chandler, East Mesa, and Peoria campuses. Learn more at www.ltcs.co.