Legacy Prep Charter Academy Mesquite West CampusCharter

  • Elementary/secondary school in Legacy Preparatory
  • Mesquite, TX
  • Kindergarten - 12th grade

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Legacy Preparatory: B

Total students

1,162

Avg. teacher experience

5.4 years

Legacy Preparatory: 5 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

98.3 %

Legacy Preparatory: 98.5%

Statewide: 90%

Legacy Prep Charter Academy Mesquite West Campus is an charter elementary/secondary school in Mesquite, TX, in the Legacy Preparatory school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 1,162 students. 58% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 46.2% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2021-2022 school year.

In the Class of 2021, 98.3% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 1% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at Legacy Prep Charter Academy Mesquite West Campus was 803 for 2020-2021 graduates.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $53,064, which is $5,823 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 5.4 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.legacypca.com

Address

2727 Military Pkwy
Mesquite, TX 75149

Office phone number

(469) 287-8537

Principals

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Legacy Prep Charter Academy Mesquite West Campus are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 10. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 10.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

1,162

African American

157 (13.5%)

Legacy Preparatory: 18.6%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

15 (1.3%)

Legacy Preparatory: 1.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

2 (0.2%)

Legacy Preparatory: 0.4%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

905 (77.9%)

Legacy Preparatory: 69.9%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

2 (0.2%)

Legacy Preparatory: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

67 (5.8%)

Legacy Preparatory: 7.4%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

14 (1.2%)

Legacy Preparatory: 2.2%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

13.5%

American Indian

1.3%

Asian

0.2%

Hispanic

77.9%

Pacific Islander

0.2%

White

5.8%

Two or more races

1.2%

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

58 %

Legacy Preparatory: 53.7%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

81.2 %

Legacy Preparatory: 79.9%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

48.2 %

Legacy Preparatory: 41.7%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

58.0%

Econ. disadvantaged

81.2%

Limited Eng. proficiency

48.2%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

46.2 %

Legacy Preparatory: 39.8%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

4.4 %

Legacy Preparatory: 4.7%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

7.7 %

Legacy Preparatory: 8.1%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

46.2%

Gifted and talented

4.4%

Special education

7.7%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

B

Legacy Preparatory: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

Legacy Preparatory: C

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Legacy Preparatory: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Legacy Preparatory: C

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 2022 Accountability Manual.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2017-2018 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2021. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

98.3 %

Legacy Preparatory: 98.5%

Statewide: 90%

African American

100 %

Legacy Preparatory: 100%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Legacy Preparatory: N/A

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

N/A

Legacy Preparatory: Masked

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

97.9 %

Legacy Preparatory: 98.1%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Legacy Preparatory: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

Masked

Legacy Preparatory: 100%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

Masked

Legacy Preparatory: Masked

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

100.0%

American Indian

N/A

Asian

N/A

Hispanic

97.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

Masked

Two or more races

Masked

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2020-2021 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

1 %

Legacy Preparatory: 1.2%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

0 %

Legacy Preparatory: 2%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

Masked

Legacy Preparatory: Masked

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

N/A

Legacy Preparatory: Masked

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0.8 %

Legacy Preparatory: 0.7%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Legacy Preparatory: N/A

Statewide: 2.6%

White

7.1 %

Legacy Preparatory: 2.6%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

0 %

Legacy Preparatory: 10%

Statewide: 2%

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

9.1 %

Legacy Preparatory: 9.7%

Statewide: 15%

African American

16.9 %

Legacy Preparatory: 13.9%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

7.1 %

Legacy Preparatory: 11.1%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

Masked

Legacy Preparatory: 0%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

7.9 %

Legacy Preparatory: 8.4%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Legacy Preparatory: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

7.3 %

Legacy Preparatory: 9.3%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

8.3 %

Legacy Preparatory: 13.3%

Statewide: 13.9%

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 2020-2021 school year.

All students

0 %

Legacy Preparatory: 0%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

0 %

Legacy Preparatory: 0%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

Masked

Legacy Preparatory: Masked

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

N/A

Legacy Preparatory: Masked

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

0 %

Legacy Preparatory: 0%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Legacy Preparatory: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

0 %

Legacy Preparatory: 0%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Legacy Preparatory: Masked

Statewide: 23.5%

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 2020-2021 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

N/A

Legacy Preparatory: N/A

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

N/A

Legacy Preparatory: N/A

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Legacy Preparatory: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

N/A

Legacy Preparatory: N/A

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

N/A

Legacy Preparatory: N/A

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Legacy Preparatory: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

N/A

Legacy Preparatory: N/A

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Legacy Preparatory: N/A

Statewide: 60.8%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2020-2021, 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

803

Legacy Preparatory: 824

Statewide: 1002

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2020-2021. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

N/A

Legacy Preparatory: N/A

Statewide: 20.0

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 2020-2021.

Reading

23.2 %

Legacy Preparatory: 28.1%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

5.4 %

Legacy Preparatory: 10.9%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

5.4 %

Legacy Preparatory: 10.9%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

23.2%

Math

5.4%

Reading + Math

5.4%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

77.6

African American

20 (25.8%)

Legacy Preparatory: 21.5%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Legacy Preparatory: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

5.7 (7.4%)

Legacy Preparatory: 9.6%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

35.6 (45.9%)

Legacy Preparatory: 41.7%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Legacy Preparatory: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

15.3 (19.7%)

Legacy Preparatory: 26.3%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

1 (1.3%)

Legacy Preparatory: 0.9%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0.9 (1.1%)

Legacy Preparatory: 0.8%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

52.1 (67.2%)

Legacy Preparatory: 70.9%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

24.6 (31.7%)

Legacy Preparatory: 28.4%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Legacy Preparatory: 0%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

15

Legacy Preparatory: 13.1

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 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

5.4 years

Legacy Preparatory: 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

$53,064

Legacy Preparatory: $52,684

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$47,881

Legacy Preparatory: $47,912

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$53,699

Legacy Preparatory: $53,057

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$52,826

Legacy Preparatory: $53,240

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$56,257

Legacy Preparatory: $55,870

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$58,173

Legacy Preparatory: $57,689

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Legacy Preparatory: N/A

Statewide: $71,111

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