How to Enroll at Legacy Magnet Academy
Legacy Magnet Academy admits students through Tustin Unified's School of Choice transfer request, which district residents and out-of-district families both file in the Aeries Parent Portal, one request per student per year. The district's published process includes no entrance exam. The 2027-28 window runs from 8 a.m. on January 4 to 3 p.m. on January 22, 2027. The district lists Legacy Magnet Academy as a school with limited availability that may only be selected as a first choice.
Requests filed in the window are not first come, first served. When seats run short, the district runs a computer-generated lottery by priority: continuing transfer students, children of contracted TUSD employees at the school, children of other contracted TUSD employees, residents of a designated priority area, siblings of continuing TUSD students, all other TUSD residents, and only then out-of-district residents. Requests filed after the window are handled on a space-available basis.
Approved out-of-district students must submit an interdistrict attendance permit from their home district by May 10, 2027, and renew it every year. Transfer students are not eligible for district bus transportation. The School Profile refers to students residing in the Legacy Magnet Academy boundary; the district's School Locator is the authority on which school an address is assigned to.
Before starting, new students must apply to become Irvine Valley College (IVC) students and submit the CCAP dual enrollment approval form; IVC courses are added in class during the first week of school, and students whose approval is incomplete cannot access their IVC courses on time.
Courses and Signature Programs at Legacy Magnet Academy
In the 2026-27 University of California A-G course list, Legacy Magnet Academy has 113 approved courses; the list includes no AP courses and 15 UC-approved honors courses (courses that receive extra weight in the UC GPA). See the full A-G list.
- Irvine Valley College CCAP Dual Enrollment
- Every student takes at least one IVC course each semester from the second semester of 7th grade through 12th grade, taught on the Legacy Magnet Academy campus by college instructors; students may not drop or substitute these courses. Grades are weighted in the high school GPA and also build a college transcript. According to the 2026-27 School Profile, students earn at least 28 transferable units, with the option of up to 55, in courses such as MATH 2 Pre-Calculus, MATH 3A/3B Analytic Geometry and Calculus I/II, and PSYCH 1 Introduction to Psychology.
- TIDE Magnet Curriculum (Technology, Innovation, Design, and Entrepreneurship)
- All core subjects are taught through the TIDE lens using project-based learning and design thinking, with mentorship and local business partner opportunities. Each grade level follows an established course pathway, so elective choices are limited.
- Embedded Honors Courses
- All high school students are automatically enrolled in honors courses. The 2026-27 School Profile lists honors courses including Business Economics & Entrepreneurship, International Business, Rapid Prototype, and Virtual Enterprise I and II.
- Career Technical Education (CTE) Pathways
- The school's CTE pathways include Business Management, Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Business Communications, Media Arts, Product Development, Production & Managerial Arts, and Robotics, and pathway completers earn a cord at graduation.
Academic Results at Legacy Magnet Academy: CAASPP and Graduation
In the 2024-25 California state tests (CAASPP), 89.7% of Legacy Magnet Academy 11th graders met or exceeded the English language arts standard and 59.4% met or exceeded the math standard; the statewide figures for 11th graders were 57% and 30.5%. For the class of 2025, 98.9% of the 92 students in the four-year cohort graduated, and 94.5% of graduates completed the A-G courses required for UC and CSU admission.
| Legacy Magnet Academy | California | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 11 ELA met or exceeded | 89.7% | 57% |
| Grade 11 math met or exceeded | 59.4% | 30.5% |
Twelve Years of UC Application Data at Legacy Magnet Academy: Applicants, Admit Rates and GPA
The University of California publishes applicants, admits and enrollees for every California high school. Combined 2024–2025, 81 of 100 applications from Legacy Magnet Academy to the UC system were admitted (81%). Categories with fewer than five students are not published by UC and appear as "—", not zero.
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| UC campus (fall 2025) | Applicants | Admits | Admit rate | Enrollees | Admit GPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Berkeley | 46 | 7 | 15% | — | 4.23 |
| UC Los Angeles | 49 | 8 | 16% | 5 | 4.24 |
| UC San Diego | 56 | 19 | 34% | 5 | 4.23 |
| UC Davis | 28 | 17 | 61% | — | 4.18 |
| UC Irvine | 55 | 20 | 36% | 6 | 4.21 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 33 | 8 | 24% | — | 4.27 |
| UC Merced | 18 | 18 | 100% | — | 3.99 |
| UC Riverside | 34 | 33 | 97% | 3 | 4.03 |
| UC Santa Cruz | 16 | 11 | 69% | — | 4.02 |
Student Body at Legacy Magnet Academy
In 2025-26, 29.5% of Legacy Magnet Academy students were socioeconomically disadvantaged and 1.1% were English learners.
Legacy Magnet Academy: Frequently Asked Questions
Can Irvine families apply to Legacy Magnet Academy?
Legacy Magnet Academy accepts out-of-district students through Tustin Unified's School of Choice process, and Irvine families apply in the January window, which runs from January 4 to January 22, 2027 for the 2027-28 school year. The district lists the school as having limited availability and allows it only as a first choice; when seats run short, district residents have priority and out-of-district residents are placed last by computer-generated lottery. Approved students must submit an interdistrict permit from their home district, such as Irvine Unified, and are not eligible for district buses.
For Irvine families: does Legacy Magnet Academy offer AP courses?
Legacy Magnet Academy does not offer AP courses; instead, all students in grades 7 to 12 take Irvine Valley College (IVC) dual enrollment courses on campus, taught by college instructors. These grades are weighted (an A earns 5 points) in the high school GPA and also form a college transcript. According to the 2026-27 School Profile, students earn at least 28 transferable units while at the school.
For Irvine families: where do Legacy Magnet Academy students play high school sports?
Legacy Magnet Academy does not offer CIF-sanctioned teams. According to the School Profile, students in grades 9 to 12 may try out for CIF sports, cheer, dance and color guard at their local Tustin Unified high school; students who transferred in from another district, including Irvine families, and students residing in the Legacy Magnet Academy boundary try out at Tustin High School.
For Irvine families: how much course choice do Legacy Magnet Academy students have?
Legacy Magnet Academy sets an established course pathway for each grade level, so course options are limited. According to the 2026-27 School Profile, the school runs an eight-period block schedule with a limit of eight classes per semester; students in designated programs such as Yearbook, ASB, Robotics and FBLA Leadership may add one more, and students may also add a zero period. The school does not rank students or keep an honor roll.
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Sources15 sources · checked 2026-11-14
Enrollment, student body, CAASPP and graduation data come from the California Department of Education. UC admissions data come from the University of California Information Center public data tables, downloaded Nov 2026.
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