Summary:
The Wichita Falls Independent School District (ISD) in Texas serves three high schools—Legacy High School, Memorial High School, and Wichita County Juvenile Justice AEP—covering grades 9-12 in a district ranked in the 35th percentile statewide.
Among the two comprehensive high schools, Memorial High School stands out as the top performer. It holds a higher state ranking (39th percentile) compared to Legacy High School (24th percentile) and outperforms Legacy in every STAAR End-of-Course subject, including English I and II Reading, where it nears the state average. Legacy High School, the district’s largest campus with 1,857 students, struggles significantly, particularly in Algebra I where only 24.82% of students are proficient—less than half the state average of 54.03%. The Wichita County Juvenile Justice AEP is a specialized alternative campus serving just 15 students with a 3:1 student-teacher ratio. While its academic proficiency is very low, it boasts a 0% dropout rate, indicating it effectively keeps its at-risk population engaged.
A key takeaway is the district-wide crisis in Algebra I, with both comprehensive schools performing at roughly half the state average, suggesting systemic math challenges. Memorial High School, with 51.58% economically disadvantaged students, outperforms Legacy High School, which has a higher rate of 64.89%. Notably, Legacy showed year-over-year improvement in all subjects from 2024-2025 to 2025-2026, while Memorial’s results were mixed. The Juvenile Justice AEP, despite high per-student spending, demonstrates success in preventing dropouts, a critical metric for its unique mission.
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