📍 1075 Evans Blvd, Newark, Licking County, 43055
Legend Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Newark, Licking County. The school has 497 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Newark City school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 27.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.4:1. 71% of students are proficient in reading. 69% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Legend Elementary enrolls 497 students across grades K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 27.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% White, 12% Two or more races and 2.8% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 412 | 83% |
| Two or more races | 58 | 12% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 14 | 2.8% |
| Black or African American | 8 | 1.6% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
204 of the school's 497 students (41%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 175 qualify for free lunch and 29 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Legend Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district OH At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 31, state house district 71.
Legend Elementary is one of 14 schools in Newark City, based in Newark, Ohio. The district serves 5,789 students district-wide and employs 335 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 497 students, Legend Elementary is larger than the district average of about 414 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Small