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How has LEGACY FRESHMAN H S changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
890
High
DISTRICT 920 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIDLAND ISD·NCES 483057003431
Legacy Freshman High School
1400 E OAK AVE, MIDLAND, TX 79705 · (432) 240-2400 · Midland County
GRADES 09–09HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL890 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 30% of Texas public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public high schools
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
62 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
478 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 890 | 100% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
51.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +33.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
27.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +15.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 33 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 7.0% | 44.0% | 22.0% | 27.0% |
| Mathematics | 9.0% | 18.0% | 44.0% | 29.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 51.0% | 27.0% |
| 2024-25 | 41.0% | 17.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.0% | 20.0% |
| 2022-23 | 26.0% | 15.0% |
| 2021-22 | 18.0% | 12.0% |
| 2020-21 | 18.0% | 12.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
48.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Legacy Freshman High School
Legacy Freshman High School's state test result (48.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legacy Freshman High School this school | 890 | 53.7% | 48.1% |
| Gainesville High School GAINESVILLE | 876 | 54.1% | 39.4% |
| Midland Freshman High School MIDLAND | 845 | 55.9% | 54.8% |
| Calhoun High School PORT LAVACA | 989 | 51.1% | 51.3% |
| Jarrell High School JARRELL | 1,101 | 58.0% | 47.5% |
| Pleasanton High School PLEASANTON | 978 | 55.0% | 52.2% |
Matched among Texas high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Legacy Freshman High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Midland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.1% | #891 of 1,385 | #5 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #1,170 of 1,425 ▲ 145 | #4 of 7 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #944 of 1,425 ▲ 183 | #5 of 7 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +18.5pp | #458 of 1,184 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 890 | #636 of 2,107 | #3 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #603 of 1,344 | #1 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.4% | #643 of 1,346 | #3 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.7% | #934 of 1,522 | #4 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.6% | #365 of 672 | #5 of 6 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
890
+64 (+8%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 744
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 16.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 890 | 62.3 | 14.3:1 | 54% (478) |
| 2023-24 | 871 | 46.9 | 18.6:1 | 51% (441) |
| 2022-23 | 970 | 53.8 | 18.0:1 | 50% (484) |
| 2020-21 | 826 | 51 | 16.2:1 | 41% (342) |
| 2017-18 | 805 | 49.9 | 16.1:1 | 44% (354) |
| 2015-16 | 804 | 51 | 15.8:1 | 43% (348) |
| 2010-11 | 758 | 46 | 16.5:1 | 43% (326) |
| 2000-01 | 876 | 48 | 18.3:1 | 28% (248) |
| 1990-91 | 744 | 46 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Legacy Freshman High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (805 to 890); teachers up 25% (49.9 to 62.3).
About Legacy Freshman High School
Legacy Freshman High School is a mid-sized high school with an address in MIDLAND, Texas. The school has 890 students in 2024-25 across grade 9.
Legacy Freshman High School is among 40 schools run by MIDLAND ISD, which serves 29,651 students.
Of every 100 students at Legacy Freshman High School, about 66 are Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 23% White, 7% Black, 3% Asian, and 2% multiracial. Among all residents of Midland County, the Hispanic share is about 46%. The diversity index for Legacy Freshman High School is 51%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school lists 62.3 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. The average for high schools in Texas is 15.1:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. A total of 478 students, or 54%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Midland County average a similar 57%.
On the allk12 Grade, Legacy Freshman High School lands at C, ahead of 30% of Texas public high schools.
Schools in Texas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 50.8%. Legacy Freshman High School scores 48.1%.
The school is in Midland County, where the median household earns about $92,874 a year, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Across Midland County, 52 public schools serve about 35,119 students.
Pease Communications/Technology Academy is about 0.3 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 43.6%; Legacy Freshman High School's is 48.1%, ranking 2nd of 6.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Mid-size.
The school's enrollment rose 8% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (14.3:1) than in 2020-21 (16.2:1).
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Midland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
174,801
Census ACS
Median income
$92,874
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
52
35,119 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MIDLAND ISD
- Legacy High SchoolHigh · 2,735 students
- Midland High SchoolHigh · 2,718 students
- IDEA Travis AcademyCombined · 1,298 students
- Goddard Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,210 students
- Abell Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,129 students
- General Tommy Franks Elementary SchoolElementary · 950 students
Other schools in MIDLAND
- Legacy High SchoolHigh · 2,735 students
- Midland High SchoolHigh · 2,718 students
- IDEA Travis AcademyCombined · 1,298 students
- Goddard Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,210 students
- Abell Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,129 students
- General Tommy Franks Elementary SchoolElementary · 950 students
Nearby schools
- Pease Communications/Technology Academy0.3 mi · 547
- Viola M Coleman High School0.5 mi · 180
- Milam Elementary School0.8 mi · 561
- General Tommy Franks Elementary School0.9 mi · 950
- Barbara Culver Juvenile Detention Center1.1 mi · 1
- De Zavala Elementary School1.4 mi · 669
Frequently asked questions
About Legacy Freshman High SchoolHow large is Legacy Freshman High School?
Legacy Freshman High School enrolls approximately 890 students in grades 09-09.
What grades does Legacy Freshman High School serve?
Legacy Freshman High School serves grades 09-09.
How many students per teacher at Legacy Freshman High School?
Approximately 14.3:1 students per teacher at Legacy Freshman High School.
How diverse is Legacy Freshman High School?
Legacy Freshman High School reports a student body of 23% White, 66% Hispanic, 7% Black, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Legacy Freshman High School?
Legacy Freshman High School is overseen by MIDLAND ISD in Midland County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.