Legacy High School
- High school in Midland ISD
- Midland, TX
- 9th grade - 12th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Midland ISD: N/A
Total students
2,656
Avg. teacher experience
11.7 years
Midland ISD: 11.5 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
86.1 %
Midland ISD: 86.5%
Statewide: 90.3%
Legacy High School is a high school in Midland, TX, in the Midland ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 2,656 students. 65.4% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 15.3% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.
In the Class of 2023, 86.1% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 4.8% during the 2022-2023 school year.
The average SAT score at Legacy High School was 992 for 2022-2023 graduates. The average ACT score was 20.3.
As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $67,398, which is $4,924 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 11.7 years of experience.
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Website
Address
3500 Neely AveMidland, TX 79707-5899
Office phone number
Principal
- Mich Etzel
- mich.etzel@midlandisd.net
- (432) 240-2000
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Legacy High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 18. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 18.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 18.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
2,656
African American
191 (7.2%)
Midland ISD: 6.6%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
6 (0.2%)
Midland ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
57 (2.1%)
Midland ISD: 2.4%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
1,733 (65.2%)
Midland ISD: 66.9%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
3 (0.1%)
Midland ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
612 (23%)
Midland ISD: 21.5%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
54 (2%)
Midland ISD: 2.3%
Statewide: 3.1%
Risk factors
A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.
At-risk students
65.4 %
Midland ISD: 53.2%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
42.6 %
Midland ISD: 57.7%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
15.6 %
Midland ISD: 20%
Statewide: 24.4%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
15.3 %
Midland ISD: 19.7%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
5 %
Midland ISD: 4.9%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
7.6 %
Midland ISD: 11.4%
Statewide: 13.9%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2023-2024)
N/A
Midland ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Midland ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Midland ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Midland ISD: N/A
The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).
For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2024 Accountability Manual.
Four-year graduation rates
The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2019-2020 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2023. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.
All students
86.1 %
Midland ISD: 86.5%
Statewide: 90.3%
African American
80.7 %
Midland ISD: 82.3%
Statewide: 86.7%
American Indian
100 %
Midland ISD: 100%
Statewide: 89.3%
Asian
90.5 %
Midland ISD: 91.4%
Statewide: 96.9%
Hispanic
86 %
Midland ISD: 86.6%
Statewide: 88.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Midland ISD: Masked
Statewide: 88.3%
White
88.5 %
Midland ISD: 87.3%
Statewide: 94.2%
Two or more races
73.9 %
Midland ISD: 82.5%
Statewide: 91.7%
Dropout rates
The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2022-2023 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.
All students
4.8 %
Midland ISD: 3.5%
Statewide: 2%
African American
8.8 %
Midland ISD: 5.8%
Statewide: 3.2%
American Indian
18.2 %
Midland ISD: 11.8%
Statewide: 2.3%
Asian
3.4 %
Midland ISD: 2.2%
Statewide: 0.5%
Hispanic
4.3 %
Midland ISD: 3.3%
Statewide: 2.4%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Midland ISD: 0%
Statewide: 1.8%
White
4 %
Midland ISD: 3.1%
Statewide: 1%
Two or more races
13.3 %
Midland ISD: 5.5%
Statewide: 1.7%
Chronic absenteeism
The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.
All students
36.9 %
Midland ISD: 25.7%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
48.6 %
Midland ISD: 26.9%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
33.3 %
Midland ISD: 32.3%
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
20.7 %
Midland ISD: 6%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
39.2 %
Midland ISD: 28%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Midland ISD: 21.2%
Statewide: 23.7%
White
28.7 %
Midland ISD: 20.6%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
35 %
Midland ISD: 27.9%
Statewide: 18.7%
College readiness
AP/IB participation
The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2022-2023 school year.
All students
23.8 %
Midland ISD: 27%
Statewide: 24.2%
African American
15.1 %
Midland ISD: 21.1%
Statewide: 15.9%
American Indian
33.3 %
Midland ISD: 33.3%
Statewide: 19.8%
Asian
52.6 %
Midland ISD: 45.8%
Statewide: 61.5%
Hispanic
18.8 %
Midland ISD: 22.5%
Statewide: 21.4%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Midland ISD: Masked
Statewide: 19.5%
White
34.6 %
Midland ISD: 38.6%
Statewide: 26.3%
Two or more races
46.7 %
Midland ISD: 44.3%
Statewide: 26.9%
AP/IB performance
The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2022-2023 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.
All students
51 %
Midland ISD: 34.7%
Statewide: 53.3%
African American
44.4 %
Midland ISD: 29.4%
Statewide: 34.1%
American Indian
Masked
Midland ISD: Masked
Statewide: 53.6%
Asian
65 %
Midland ISD: 59.3%
Statewide: 79.5%
Hispanic
42.4 %
Midland ISD: 27.4%
Statewide: 39.9%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Midland ISD: Masked
Statewide: 47.4%
White
63 %
Midland ISD: 45.5%
Statewide: 67%
Two or more races
35.7 %
Midland ISD: 25.9%
Statewide: 66%
SAT
The average SAT score for students graduating in 2022-2023, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.
Avg. SAT score
992
Midland ISD: 994
Statewide: 978
ACT
The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2022-2023. The maximum score is 36.
Avg. ACT score
20.3
Midland ISD: 19.6
Statewide: 19.2
College-ready graduates
A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2022-2023.
Reading
77.6 %
Midland ISD: 72.8%
Statewide: 62.8%
Math
68.8 %
Midland ISD: 64.2%
Statewide: 54.3%
Reading + Math
65.8 %
Midland ISD: 59.3%
Statewide: 48.4%
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.
Total teacher FTEs
139.7
African American
5 (3.6%)
Midland ISD: 5.9%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Midland ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
3 (2.1%)
Midland ISD: 0.9%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
35.3 (25.2%)
Midland ISD: 34.8%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Midland ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
94.5 (67.7%)
Midland ISD: 57.4%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
1.9 (1.4%)
Midland ISD: 0.6%
Statewide: 1.3%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
0 (0%)
Midland ISD: 0.4%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
91.3 (65.3%)
Midland ISD: 74.4%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
47.4 (33.9%)
Midland ISD: 24.7%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
1 (0.7%)
Midland ISD: 0.5%
Statewide: 0.8%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.
Students per teacher
19
Midland ISD: 20.6
Statewide: 14.7
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2023-2024 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.
Avg. teacher experience
11.7 years
Midland ISD: 11.5 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Teacher salaries
The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.
Base average
$67,398
Midland ISD: $66,007
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$62,485
Midland ISD: $59,902
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$62,006
Midland ISD: $61,438
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$65,089
Midland ISD: $64,712
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$69,536
Midland ISD: $68,578
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$76,747
Midland ISD: $74,578
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
$77,438
Midland ISD: $76,214
Statewide: $74,014