How does Legacy Magnet Academy compare to other middle schools in Tustin?

Legacy Magnet Academy has a SchoolScope composite score of 68.5/100, placing it at the 95th percentile statewide. 45% of students exceed standard, with a total of 979 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Legacy Magnet Academy?

45.2% of students at Legacy Magnet Academy exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 77.9% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Legacy Magnet Academy improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Legacy Magnet Academy's proficiency rate decreases by 0.6 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth. This pattern in test scores may reflect a variety of factors beyond the school itself.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Legacy Magnet Academy?

3.6% of students at Legacy Magnet Academy are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Legacy Magnet Academy

K-12 School

Tustin Unified TustinOrange County92782Magnet Program

📍 15500 Legacy Road

Magnet program — a specialized public school with a focused theme (STEM, arts, language immersion, etc.). Admission is typically through a district lottery, not based on neighborhood attendance boundaries. Students from across the district may apply.

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of middle schools

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

💪

Strong All-Around

Strong across every dimension we measure — academics, growth, culture, and engagement.

Composite scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data from the California Dept. of Education (CAASPP, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates). They are not official CDE ratings and should not be the sole basis for school decisions. See methodology.

School overview

Enrollment

905 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

30:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

30%

Teachers

30 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Maintained

-0.2 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Declined

-8.1 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

35.0%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 20 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic26.6%

White21.2%

Asian36.6%

Black1.3%

Other14.3%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Legacy Magnet Academy
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	45.2%
Met Standard	32.7%
Below Standard	22.1%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "78% proficient" for Legacy Magnet Academy and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

45.2% of students exceeded standard while 32.7% met it. That exceeded rate is 27.9 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's 13.9 points above the Tustin Unified district average of 31.3%. Compared to the 1 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 33.2 points higher (vs 12.1% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Proficiency drops by 0.6 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance maintained and Math declined year-over-year. 35.0% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 3.6%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

45.2%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

77.9%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

-0.6pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

3.6%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

0.0%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

979

Across all grades & subjects

Grade trajectory

ELA Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

Math Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	149	30.9%	51.7%	14.8%	2.7%	82.5%
7th	152	52.0%	36.2%	9.9%	2.0%	88.2%
8th	189	45.5%	36.0%	13.2%	5.3%	81.5%
11th	97	60.8%	28.9%	9.3%	1.0%	89.7%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	149	51.7%	22.8%	19.5%	6.0%	74.5%
7th	152	42.8%	23.7%	25.7%	7.9%	66.5%
8th	188	48.4%	26.1%	16.5%	9.0%	74.5%
11th	96	37.5%	21.9%	20.8%	19.8%	59.4%

Estimated K-12 PathEstimate

Elementary

Heritage Elementary

65.6

→

Middle

Legacy Magnet Academy

68.5

This school

→

High

Tustin High

58.4

Estimated K-12 path based on district and proximity. Actual attendance zones may differ. Contact your school district for official feeder information.