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LEGACY FRESHMAN H S
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About LEGACY FRESHMAN H S
LEGACY FRESHMAN H S operates as an average-sized four-year high school in MIDLAND, Texas, one of the schools within MIDLAND ISD. Current enrollment sits at 890 students spanning grade 9.
MIDLAND ISD runs 40 schools in total, collectively educating 29,651 students. LEGACY FRESHMAN H S is one of those campuses.
On the student-mix side, LEGACY FRESHMAN H S reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 66%. Beyond that, the school records 23% White, 7% Black, 3% Asian, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 46% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.
Looking at school resources, The school lists 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting LEGACY FRESHMAN H S tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 54% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, LEGACY FRESHMAN H S sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.4%; this one delivers 48.4%.
Around the school, Midland County reports that median household income runs about $92,874, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. LEGACY FRESHMAN H S is one of 52 public schools in Midland County (combined enrollment of about 35,119 students).
The closest other public school is PEASE COMMUNICATIONS/TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), LEGACY FRESHMAN H S ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 44.2%.
The school occupies an inner-city site.
Trend over the last 7 years. LEGACY FRESHMAN H S's enrollment has rose 11% since 2018, when it stood at 805 (now 890). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 27% to 23%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 today.
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