Legacy Traditional Schools – a network of public, tuition-free charter schools in Arizona, Nevada, and Texas – announced a new campus in San Tan Valley opening fall 2022. Families are now encouraged to join the interest list for the 2022-2023 school year.
The 10-acre, 87,000-square-foot facility – designed by Knit Studios and located at the southwest corner of West Empire Blvd. and North Gary Rd. – marks Legacy’s 20th campus in Arizona. When completed, it will enroll up to 1,350 students in Kindergarten through eighth grade.
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The Arizona-based school system earns high marks on statewide assessments and consistently outperforms its charter and district school peers. At every Legacy school, students receive a tuition-free, rigorous and well-rounded education that emphasizes all areas of academic study, including the arts, physical education and extensive athletics and extracurricular activities.
In October 2021, Legacy Traditional Schools in Chandler, Gilbert and Maricopa were named in the top 10 in U.S. News Best K-8 Schools Rankings for Arizona charter elementary and middle schools.
“Legacy Traditional Schools have a track record of academic achievement and tremendous community support,” said Nicole Kirkley, chief academic officer and interim superintendent of Legacy Traditional Schools. “We’re excited to meet the overwhelming demand for school choice in the San Tan Valley and widen access to Legacy’s high-achieving, well-rounded approach to learning.”
When completed, the San Tan campus will consist of 47 classrooms, offices, a gym, athletic fields, a library, a piano lab, indoor basketball court and artificial turf field, a commercial kitchen and a cafeteria. The school will offer:
• Tuition-free K-8 public education
• State-of-the-art facilities
• Before- and after-school programs
• Free breakfast and lunch
• Sports and music curriculum tracks
• Competitive after-school sports
To join the interest list, take a virtual tour, or learn more about Legacy-San Tan, visit legacytraditional.org/santan
