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Enrollment
1,760
High
DISTRICT 1,246 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIDLOTHIAN ISD·NCES 483060012896
Midlothian Heritage High School
4000 FM 1387, MIDLOTHIAN, TX 76065 · (469) 856-5400 · Ellis County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL1,760 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 62% of Texas public high schools
- A-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
19.6:1
90 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
398 students
DISTRICT 29% · 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 | 471 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 458 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 444 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 387 | 22% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
71.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +49.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
52.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +35.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 49 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 35 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 15.0% | 56.0% | 13.0% | 16.0% |
| Mathematics | 19.0% | 33.0% | 31.0% | 17.0% |
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 | 71.0% | 52.0% |
| 2024-25 | 67.0% | 44.0% |
| 2023-24 | 69.0% | 49.0% |
| 2022-23 | 47.0% | 38.0% |
| 2021-22 | 33.0% | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 22.0% | 17.0% |
% 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
66.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Midlothian Heritage High School
Midlothian Heritage High School's state test result (66.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midlothian Heritage High School this school | 1,760 | 22.6% | 66.4% |
| McCallum High School AUSTIN | 1,897 | 23.0% | 76.8% |
| Georgetown High School GEORGETOWN | 2,059 | 23.9% | 61.8% |
| Midlothian High School MIDLOTHIAN | 1,976 | 28.6% | 63.7% |
| Guyer High School DENTON | 2,577 | 24.4% | 72.3% |
| Lake Belton High School TEMPLE | 2,300 | 30.7% | 63.3% |
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 Midlothian Heritage High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Ellis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.4% | #313 of 1,385 | #3 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #488 of 1,425 ▲ 115 | #3 of 11 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #341 of 1,425 ▲ 52 | #2 of 11 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +19.0pp | #447 of 1,184 | #5 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,760 | #393 of 2,107 | #5 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.6:1 | #1,267 of 1,344 | #11 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.3% | #299 of 1,346 | #6 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.6% | #1,433 of 1,522 | #11 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +92.6% | #29 of 672 | #1 of 9 |
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
1,760
+663 (+60%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 1,760 | 89.8 | 19.6:1 | 23% (398) |
| 2023-24 | 1,603 | 90.2 | 17.8:1 | 26% (412) |
| 2022-23 | 1,490 | 84.1 | 17.7:1 | 20% (304) |
| 2020-21 | 1,097 | 64 | 17.1:1 | 13% (140) |
| 2017-18 | 914 | 59.3 | 15.4:1 | 10% (87) |
| 2015-16 | 568 | 47 | 12.1:1 | 10% (57) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Midlothian Heritage High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 93% (914 to 1,760); teachers up 51% (59.3 to 89.8).
About Midlothian Heritage High School
Midlothian Heritage High School is a high-enrollment high school with an address in MIDLOTHIAN, Texas. The school's 1,760 students are in grades 9 through 12. Statewide, high schools in Texas average about 796 students each.
MIDLOTHIAN ISD, which runs Midlothian Heritage High School, has 14 schools and 11,356 students.
Midlothian Heritage High School's enrollment is 53% White. Next come 28% Hispanic, 13% Black, and 5% multiracial. By the diversity index, Midlothian Heritage High School comes in at 62%.
Midlothian Heritage High School's 89.8 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 19.6:1. For comparison, high schools in Texas average 15.1:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 23%. The 51% average for public schools in Ellis County is 28 points higher.
The allk12 Grade for Midlothian Heritage High School is B. Compared with Texas public high schools, the school scored higher than 62% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Midlothian Heritage High School, the prediction is 64.0% and the result is 66.4%.
Among Ellis County residents, median household income is about $99,595, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 83 public schools in Ellis County, with a combined enrollment of about 46,344.
Of nearby public schools, Walnut Grove Middle School is the closest, at about 0.6 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Midlothian Heritage High School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Midlothian Heritage High School is Rural: Fringe, which covers schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment was 1,097 in 2020-21 and 1,760 in 2024-25. Large swings like this can come from changes to the grades a school serves. The school's ratio rose from 17.1:1 to 19.6:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Ellis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
213,160
Census ACS
Median income
$99,595
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
83
46,344 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MIDLOTHIAN ISD
- Midlothian High SchoolHigh · 1,976 students
- Walnut Grove Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,012 students
- Earl & Marthalu Dieterich Middle SchoolMiddle · 989 students
- Frank Seale Middle SchoolMiddle · 726 students
- Longbranch Elementary SchoolElementary · 686 students
- Jean Coleman Elementary SchoolElementary · 671 students
Other schools in MIDLOTHIAN
- Midlothian High SchoolHigh · 1,976 students
- Walnut Grove Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,012 students
- Earl & Marthalu Dieterich Middle SchoolMiddle · 989 students
- Frank Seale Middle SchoolMiddle · 726 students
- Longbranch Elementary SchoolElementary · 686 students
- Jean Coleman Elementary SchoolElementary · 671 students
Nearby schools
- Walnut Grove Middle School0.6 mi · 1,012
- T E Baxter Elementary School1.2 mi · 594
- Longbranch Elementary School2.0 mi · 686
- Frank Seale Middle School2.5 mi · 726
- Larue Miller Elementary School2.7 mi · 500
- Earl & Marthalu Dieterich Middle School2.7 mi · 989
Frequently asked questions
About Midlothian Heritage High SchoolHow large is Midlothian Heritage High School?
Midlothian Heritage High School enrolls approximately 1,760 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Midlothian Heritage High School serve?
Midlothian Heritage High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Midlothian Heritage High School have?
Midlothian Heritage High School employs 90 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Midlothian Heritage High School?
At Midlothian Heritage High School, the student body is approximately 53% White, 28% Hispanic, 13% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Midlothian Heritage High School in?
Midlothian Heritage High School is part of MIDLOTHIAN ISD.
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