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Enrollment
991
Combined
DISTRICT 569 · STATE 485
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEGACY PREPARATORY·NCES 480142812649
Legacy Prep Charter Academy Mesquite West Campus
2727 MILITARY PKWY, MESQUITE, TX 75149 · (469) 287-8537 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL991 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 18% of Texas public K-12 schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 11.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
804 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 31 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 47 | 5% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 4% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 6% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 5% |
| Grade 6 | 98 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 106 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 101 | 10% |
| Grade 9 | 90 | 9% |
| Grade 10 | 79 | 8% |
| Grade 11 | 68 | 7% |
| Grade 12 | 69 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (47) is 53% smaller than its 8th grade class (101).
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
39.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +21.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
28.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +21.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 21 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 21 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 9.0% | 30.0% | 29.0% | 32.0% |
| Mathematics | 11.0% | 17.0% | 31.0% | 41.0% |
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 | 39.0% | 28.0% |
| 2024-25 | 34.0% | 25.0% |
| 2023-24 | 31.0% | 22.0% |
| 2022-23 | 22.0% | 19.0% |
| 2021-22 | 28.0% | 19.0% |
| 2020-21 | 18.0% | 7.0% |
% 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
27.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
991
-180 (-15%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 991 | 50.6 | 19.6:1 | 81% (804) |
| 2023-24 | 1,065 | 79.9 | 13.3:1 | 82% (877) |
| 2022-23 | 1,133 | 74.7 | 15.2:1 | 72% (816) |
| 2020-21 | 1,171 | 70 | 16.7:1 | 89% (1,044) |
| 2017-18 | 1,052 | 55.1 | 19.1:1 | 69% (725) |
| 2015-16 | 466 | 25 | 18.6:1 | 79% (370) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Legacy Prep Charter Academy Mesquite West Campus.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (1,052 to 991); teachers down 8% (55.1 to 50.6).
About Legacy Prep Charter Academy Mesquite West Campus
Legacy Prep Charter Academy Mesquite West Campus operates as a large school serving multiple grade levels in MESQUITE, Texas. Total enrollment is 991 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 12. By comparison, combined schools in Texas enroll about 485 students on average.
LEGACY PREPARATORY includes 2 schools. Together they enroll 1,138 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Legacy Prep Charter Academy Mesquite West Campus is Hispanic, at 82%. Beyond that, enrollment is 12% Black and 4% White. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 41%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Legacy Prep Charter Academy Mesquite West Campus scores 32%.
There are about 19.6 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Legacy Prep Charter Academy Mesquite West Campus, which has 50.6. The school's 19.6:1 compares with an average of 11.7:1 for combined schools in Texas. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 81%.
On the allk12 Grade, Legacy Prep Charter Academy Mesquite West Campus lands at C-, ahead of 18% of Texas public K-12 schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Legacy Prep Charter Academy Mesquite West Campus is 11.6 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Texas schools.
For Dallas County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $76,547, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county has 771 public schools and about 459,645 students.
About 0.4 miles separate Legacy Prep Charter Academy Mesquite West Campus from the closest public school, Galloway Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Legacy Prep Charter Academy Mesquite West Campus places 9th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. Federal records list Legacy Prep Charter Academy Mesquite West Campus as a charter school.
Enrollment figures show a decrease of 180 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 16.7:1 to 19.6:1 over the same years.
Anyone can start a thread about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Legacy Prep Charter Academy Mesquite West Campus. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Dallas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,621,179
Census ACS
Median income
$76,547
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
771
459,645 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LEGACY PREPARATORY
- Legacy Preparatory Charter Academy PlanoCombined · 147 students
Other schools in MESQUITE
- Horn High SchoolHigh · 2,757 students
- Mesquite High SchoolHigh · 2,294 students
- North Mesquite High SchoolHigh · 2,099 students
- West Mesquite High SchoolHigh · 1,997 students
- Vroonland - Vanguard High SchoolHigh · 1,605 students
- Poteet High SchoolHigh · 1,523 students
Nearby schools
- Galloway Elementary School0.4 mi · 439
- West Mesquite High School0.7 mi · 1,997
- Lanny Frasier Middle School0.7 mi · 959
- C A Tatum Jr Elementary School0.9 mi · 415
- Seabourn Elementary School0.9 mi · 573
- Rugel Elementary School1.1 mi · 273
Frequently asked questions
About Legacy Prep Charter Academy Mesquite West CampusHow large is Legacy Prep Charter Academy Mesquite West Campus?
Legacy Prep Charter Academy Mesquite West Campus enrolls approximately 991 students in grades PK-12.
Is Legacy Prep Charter Academy Mesquite West Campus an elementary, middle, or high school?
Legacy Prep Charter Academy Mesquite West Campus is a combined-grade school covering grades PK-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Legacy Prep Charter Academy Mesquite West Campus?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Legacy Prep Charter Academy Mesquite West Campus is approximately 19.6:1 (51 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Legacy Prep Charter Academy Mesquite West Campus?
Student demographics at Legacy Prep Charter Academy Mesquite West Campus are roughly 4% White, 82% Hispanic, 12% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Legacy Prep Charter Academy Mesquite West Campus in?
Legacy Prep Charter Academy Mesquite West Campus is part of LEGACY PREPARATORY.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.