LEGACY H S

LEGACY H S operates as a heavily attended four-year high school in MIDLAND, Texas, part of MIDLAND ISD. Current enrollment sits at 2,735 students spanning grades 9 through 12. That puts it 244% larger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 796 students.

LEGACY H S is one of 40 schools operated by MIDLAND ISD, a district that educates 29,651 students overall.

Demographically, LEGACY H S lists that 67% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school records 22% White, 7% Black, 2% Asian. By comparison, Midland County as a whole is about 46% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 135 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting LEGACY H S higher than the state norm the norm. About 48% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below Midland County's rate of about 57%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, LEGACY H S performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 53.0%, the actual is 39.1%, a residual of -13.8 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Midland County put the typical household earns roughly $92,874 per year, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Midland County runs 52 public schools (combined enrollment of about 35,119 students), of which LEGACY H S is one.

The closest other public school is RUSK EL, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, LEGACY H S comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 42.5%.

LEGACY H S operates from a downtown location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LEGACY H S has rose 24%, going from 2,209 students in 2018 to 2,735 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 60% to 67% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 17.2:1 in 2018 to 20.3:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.