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What's something MANSFIELD LEGACY H S does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
2,568
High
DISTRICT 1,511 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MANSFIELD ISD·NCES 482892011334
Mansfield Legacy High School
1263 N MAIN, MANSFIELD, TX 76063 · (682) 314-0600 · Tarrant County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,568 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 67% of Texas public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+Three-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
17.6:1
146 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
1,252 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 | 680 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 660 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 652 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 576 | 22% |
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · 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
61.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +32.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
58.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +26.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 32 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 26 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 9.0% | 52.0% | 15.0% | 24.0% |
| Mathematics | 18.0% | 40.0% | 28.0% | 14.0% |
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 | 61.0% | 58.0% |
| 2024-25 | 54.0% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 58.0% | 57.0% |
| 2022-23 | 20.0% | 31.0% |
| 2021-22 | 12.0% | 27.0% |
| 2020-21 | 29.0% | 32.0% |
% 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
59.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Mansfield Legacy High School
Mansfield Legacy High School's state test result (59.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mansfield Legacy High School this school | 2,568 | 48.8% | 59.3% |
| Tyler Legacy High School TYLER | 2,770 | 52.4% | 55.8% |
| Little Elm High School LITTLE ELM | 2,519 | 44.7% | 56.2% |
| Copperas Cove High School COPPERAS COVE | 2,247 | 50.7% | 57.1% |
| Chisholm Trail High School FORT WORTH | 2,258 | 46.4% | 51.2% |
| Waxahachie High School WAXAHACHIE | 3,056 | 44.4% | 52.7% |
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 Mansfield Legacy High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.3% | #513 of 1,385 | #23 of 70 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #345 of 1,425 ▲ 92 | #19 of 76 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #600 of 1,425 ▲ 157 | #32 of 76 ▲ 13 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +34.0pp | #85 of 1,184 | #4 of 68 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,568 | #156 of 2,107 | #11 of 120 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #1,141 of 1,344 | #64 of 83 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.8% | #88 of 1,346 | #15 of 83 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.8% | #1,033 of 1,522 | #64 of 82 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +24.6% | #165 of 672 | #9 of 37 |
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
2,568
+190 (+8%) vs 2020
+14% since 2010-11, when it was 2,251
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 2,568 | 146.1 | 17.6:1 | 49% (1,252) |
| 2023-24 | 2,539 | 147.5 | 17.2:1 | 49% (1,242) |
| 2022-23 | 2,522 | 138.2 | 18.3:1 | 48% (1,200) |
| 2020-21 | 2,378 | 136 | 17.5:1 | 40% (953) |
| 2017-18 | 2,061 | 122.5 | 16.8:1 | 37% (771) |
| 2015-16 | 2,018 | 108 | 18.7:1 | 32% (647) |
| 2010-11 | 2,251 | 129 | 17.4:1 | 30% (674) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mansfield Legacy High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 25% (2,061 to 2,568); teachers up 19% (122.5 to 146.1).
About Mansfield Legacy High School
Federal records list Mansfield Legacy High School as a high school in MANSFIELD, Texas. The school counts 2,568 students across grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 223% larger than the 796 average for high schools in Texas.
District-wide, MANSFIELD ISD has 47 schools and 35,354 students.
The most common group at Mansfield Legacy High School is Hispanic students, at 36%. Enrollment also includes 33% White, 23% Black, 5% multiracial, and 4% Asian. The school's diversity index is 71%, meaning two students picked at random have a 71% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
A ratio of 17.6:1 comes from the school's 146.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has more students per teacher than the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas. The lunch program counts 49% of students at Mansfield Legacy High School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. It compares with 63% for public schools in Tarrant County.
allk12 grades Mansfield Legacy High School a B+. The grade compares the school only with Texas public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Compared with Texas schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Mansfield Legacy High School's results are 6.4 points above predicted: 59.3% against 52.9%.
Among Tarrant County residents, the median household income is $84,207, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Besides Mansfield Legacy High School, Tarrant County has 638 other public schools.
The nearest other public school, Alice Ponder Elementary School, is about 0.6 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Mansfield Legacy High School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Mansfield Legacy High School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show an 8% enrollment increase, from 2,378 in 2020-21 to 2,568 in 2024-25.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Mansfield Legacy High School, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Tarrant County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,167,390
Census ACS
Median income
$84,207
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
639
385,835 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MANSFIELD ISD
- Mansfield Lake Ridge High SchoolHigh · 2,751 students
- Mansfield High SchoolHigh · 2,552 students
- Mansfield Timberview High SchoolHigh · 1,788 students
- Mansfield Summit High SchoolHigh · 1,772 students
- Charlene McKinzey Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,043 students
- Brooks Wester Middle SchoolMiddle · 945 students
Other schools in MANSFIELD
- Mansfield Lake Ridge High SchoolHigh · 2,751 students
- Mansfield High SchoolHigh · 2,552 students
- Charlene McKinzey Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,043 students
- Brooks Wester Middle SchoolMiddle · 945 students
- Alma Martinez Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 930 students
- Brenda Norwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 845 students
Nearby schools
- Alice Ponder Elementary School0.6 mi · 647
- Rogene Worley Middle School0.8 mi · 630
- Mansfield Frontier STEM Academy1.1 mi · 326
- Mary Jo Sheppard Elementary School1.1 mi · 440
- Donna Shepard Academy1.1 mi · 819
- Erma Nash Elementary School1.6 mi · 602
Frequently asked questions
About Mansfield Legacy High SchoolHow many students attend Mansfield Legacy High School?
Mansfield Legacy High School enrolls approximately 2,568 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Mansfield Legacy High School serve?
Mansfield Legacy High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mansfield Legacy High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mansfield Legacy High School is approximately 17.6:1 (146 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mansfield Legacy High School?
At Mansfield Legacy High School, the student body is approximately 33% White, 36% Hispanic, 23% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Mansfield Legacy High School public or private?
Mansfield Legacy High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by MANSFIELD ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.