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Legacy Prep Charter Academy Mesquite West Campus

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades PK, KG-12
4279th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 4,627 Texas Alternative Schools
Better than 8% of Texas alternative schools
Summary

Legacy Prep Charter Academy Mesquite West Campus in Mesquite, TX, is a public charter school serving 991 students from Pre-K through 12th grade, with over 81% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch. This school stands out for its exceptional ability to keep students on track to graduate, boasting a graduation rate of 96.1% in 2023-2024, which is on par with or exceeds nearby schools like Harmony Science Academy - Dallas (98.7%) and Life School Oak Cliff (100%). However, this success in graduation contrasts sharply with its academic performance on state assessments (STAAR), where proficiency rates are consistently below state averages in core subjects like Reading and Math.

One of the most interesting findings is the school's strong performance in U.S. History, where 89.23% of students were proficient in 2024-2025, significantly exceeding the state average of 67.94% and outperforming all nearby schools except Ignite Community School - Mesquite (71.11%). This suggests a specific strength in the high school social studies curriculum. In contrast, the school struggles in other areas, such as 3rd-grade Reading, where only 16.13% of students were proficient, compared to 47.83% at Harmony Science Academy. Additionally, Legacy Prep is notably cost-effective, spending $8,494 per student, which is significantly less than nearby schools like Oak Cliff Faith Family Academy ($11,241) and Life School Oak Cliff ($11,220).

When compared to Ignite Community School - Mesquite, located just 1.31 miles away and serving a similar demographic (82% free/reduced lunch), the two schools show different trade-offs. While Legacy Prep has a much higher graduation rate (96.1% vs. 79.4%), Ignite generally outperforms on STAAR tests, especially in middle and high school grades. For example, Ignite's 7th-grade Reading proficiency (61.29%) was more than double Legacy Prep's (28.85%). This highlights that Legacy Prep excels at student retention and providing a supportive environment, but faces challenges in ensuring academic proficiency on standardized tests. The school's high student-teacher ratio of 19.5 may also contribute to less individualized attention, which could be a factor in the lower test scores.

991
Students ?
19.5
Student/teacher ratio ?
$11,122
Per pupil spending ?
81.1%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 2727 Military Pkwy
       Mesquite, TX  75243

(469) 287-8537

District: Legacy Preparatory

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
81.5%
African American:
11.6%
White:
4.3%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 30th percentile in 2023 → 42nd in 2026
Strengths
96% graduate within 4 years
Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2023
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Texas average (34% vs 52% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school34%
District avg34%
Texas avg52%
Elementary school
4,279th of 4,627
Texas public elementary schools ?
Bottom 8%▼ down 2 pts since 2016
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
1,910th of 2,335
Texas public middle schools ?
Bottom 18%▲ up 2 pts since 2019
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SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
1,161st of 2,009
Texas public high schools ?
Bottom 42%▲ up 22 pts since 2019
From bottom 20% (2019) to bottom 42% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202615.24279 of 46277.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202514.94298 of 46517.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202411.04504 of 47104.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20237.14550 of 46472.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202212.74307 of 45816.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20218.74525 of 45781.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201914.44175 of 44796.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20188.24285 of 43591.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20175.14301 of 43290.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201616.63876 of 42869.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201524.33605 of 432016.6%★☆☆☆☆
201410.54112 of 42603.5%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202636.51600 of 240633.5%★★☆☆☆
202533.51368 of 190528.2%★☆☆☆☆
202428.31960 of 244319.8%★☆☆☆☆
202325.62040 of 244316.5%★☆☆☆☆
202235.21676 of 242130.8%★★☆☆☆
202118.42284 of 24446.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201925.72115 of 251515.9%★☆☆☆☆
201812.82427 of 24832.3%☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202222.73932 of 446111.9%★☆☆☆☆
202119.24090 of 43315.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201935.53010 of 429529.9%★☆☆☆☆
201818.93990 of 42405.9%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202521.62551 of 291812.6%★☆☆☆☆
202416.33429 of 36686.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202311.13474 of 35562.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202217.53282 of 34875.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202117.23303 of 34464.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201933.82462 of 333326.1%★☆☆☆☆
201817.63042 of 32265.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202618.14150 of 45759.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202515.43472 of 37447.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202413.44403 of 46585.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20237.94514 of 45881.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202212.24361 of 45614.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202111.14402 of 44992.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201919.13905 of 434810.2%★☆☆☆☆
20187.74264 of 43061.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202315.32806 of 29805.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202223.22642 of 295810.7%★☆☆☆☆
20211.92995 of 30060.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202618.44074 of 44137.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202518.93305 of 36449.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202414.14250 of 44654.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20238.54330 of 44011.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202214.34170 of 43764.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202111.54272 of 43291.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201920.13823 of 41888.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201811.54089 of 41681.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202622.44013 of 452011.2%★☆☆☆☆
202524.03185 of 370514.0%★☆☆☆☆
202418.14241 of 45947.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202310.24402 of 45212.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202217.24159 of 44777.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202112.14367 of 44511.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201920.33953 of 43098.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20189.74217 of 42641.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202616.14244 of 45827.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202516.63415 of 37398.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202413.34385 of 46475.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20238.34465 of 45852.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202214.74237 of 45637.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20218.74461 of 44980.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201912.34185 of 43573.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201810.74205 of 43192.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202622.83865 of 430110.1%★☆☆☆☆
202520.13213 of 35499.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202429.53317 of 429222.7%★☆☆☆☆
202327.53308 of 408619.0%★☆☆☆☆
202229.33079 of 395222.1%★☆☆☆☆
202124.23254 of 379914.3%★☆☆☆☆
201929.22888 of 368421.6%★☆☆☆☆
201817.03444 of 35583.2%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20259.32526 of 26123.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20234.03077 of 31060.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20228.83004 of 30822.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20212.83059 of 30820.7%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202624.61910 of 233518.2%★☆☆☆☆
202524.31906 of 234418.7%★☆☆☆☆
202416.92105 of 237211.3%★☆☆☆☆
202310.02212 of 23305.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202221.11905 of 225415.5%★☆☆☆☆
202113.22077 of 22527.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201921.91843 of 219316.0%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202640.2735 of 129543.2%★★☆☆☆
202529.2762 of 99723.6%★☆☆☆☆
202426.71029 of 128019.6%★☆☆☆☆
202319.31140 of 127310.4%★☆☆☆☆
202242.2658 of 125147.4%★★☆☆☆
202132.0871 of 121328.2%★☆☆☆☆
201928.3911 of 119323.6%★☆☆☆☆
201823.5978 of 116716.2%★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202238.31349 of 218238.2%★★☆☆☆
202129.31669 of 211821.2%★☆☆☆☆
201951.0820 of 205860.2%★★★☆☆
201829.91590 of 200820.8%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202530.01071 of 142825.0%★☆☆☆☆
202419.71596 of 17709.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202319.81554 of 17209.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202237.11038 of 164336.8%★★☆☆☆
202129.01267 of 159220.4%★☆☆☆☆
201956.2431 of 144570.2%★★★★☆
201843.3658 of 137652.2%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202627.41774 of 224020.8%★☆☆☆☆
202520.51589 of 182512.9%★☆☆☆☆
202412.52122 of 22425.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20239.02165 of 22413.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202222.81854 of 222116.5%★☆☆☆☆
202114.41988 of 21517.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201922.01754 of 204714.3%★☆☆☆☆
201814.21904 of 20085.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202539.4908 of 123026.2%★☆☆☆☆
20230.71477 of 14810.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20229.91417 of 14884.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202110.81402 of 15016.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201942.41031 of 144628.7%★☆☆☆☆
201869.9394 of 143072.4%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202629.61664 of 214122.3%★☆☆☆☆
202521.31527 of 173111.8%★☆☆☆☆
202416.91960 of 21197.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202312.32014 of 21164.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202223.31756 of 207715.5%★☆☆☆☆
202116.51885 of 20437.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201929.01513 of 193521.8%★☆☆☆☆
201821.81676 of 189511.6%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202636.31516 of 225332.7%★★☆☆☆
202533.21308 of 182028.1%★☆☆☆☆
202422.51939 of 223513.2%★☆☆☆☆
202314.42104 of 22516.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202227.41794 of 222019.2%★☆☆☆☆
202118.61972 of 21729.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201931.91561 of 207324.7%★☆☆☆☆
201822.61804 of 203911.5%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202624.01879 of 225316.6%★☆☆☆☆
202522.81530 of 181815.8%★☆☆☆☆
202417.91995 of 224611.2%★☆☆☆☆
202312.22100 of 22456.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202220.91910 of 222814.3%★☆☆☆☆
202113.02044 of 21685.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201922.41746 of 206915.6%★☆☆☆☆
201819.91793 of 203011.7%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202617.31910 of 19562.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202526.91284 of 156818.1%★☆☆☆☆
202425.11597 of 189115.5%★☆☆☆☆
202326.31556 of 181514.3%★☆☆☆☆
202228.61422 of 175719.1%★☆☆☆☆
202124.71518 of 171211.3%★☆☆☆☆
201933.61123 of 162630.9%★★☆☆☆
201827.11354 of 159715.2%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202620.91534 of 173111.4%★☆☆☆☆
202522.21253 of 143912.9%★☆☆☆☆
202411.81656 of 17334.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202311.31652 of 17495.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202213.61624 of 17235.7%☆☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202642.81161 of 200942.2%★★☆☆☆
202539.61172 of 197440.6%★★☆☆☆
202429.61416 of 199028.8%★☆☆☆☆
202330.71370 of 196130.1%★★☆☆☆
202226.81406 of 187625.1%★☆☆☆☆
202115.21604 of 186113.8%★☆☆☆☆
201923.01479 of 185720.4%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202693.747 of 108695.7%★★★★★
202545.3373 of 83455.3%★★★☆☆
202438.9577 of 106545.8%★★☆☆☆
202323.3826 of 106922.7%★☆☆☆☆
202239.9546 of 103147.0%★★☆☆☆
202124.4784 of 102023.1%★☆☆☆☆
201931.6676 of 102434.0%★★☆☆☆
201822.5810 of 101320.0%★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202234.01197 of 183734.8%★★☆☆☆
202127.81364 of 182925.4%★☆☆☆☆
201935.11209 of 181033.2%★★☆☆☆
201824.91492 of 178416.4%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202547.9425 of 115363.1%★★★☆☆
202441.1696 of 143751.6%★★★☆☆
202353.1436 of 137168.2%★★★☆☆
202240.0629 of 127850.8%★★★☆☆
202131.9832 of 119530.4%★★☆☆☆
201957.9301 of 113673.5%★★★★☆
201856.1290 of 111373.9%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202635.81291 of 193633.3%★★☆☆☆
202535.4963 of 150436.0%★★☆☆☆
202424.71430 of 188023.9%★☆☆☆☆
202319.51555 of 189117.8%★☆☆☆☆
202223.01463 of 184120.5%★☆☆☆☆
202113.01603 of 181511.7%★☆☆☆☆
201927.31402 of 179822.0%★☆☆☆☆
201817.81545 of 178113.3%★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202272.880 of 117293.2%★★★★★
202131.0977 of 117717.0%★☆☆☆☆
201942.2872 of 114523.8%★☆☆☆☆
20180.01135 of 11370.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202641.41064 of 186042.8%★★☆☆☆
202541.0770 of 145347.0%★★☆☆☆
202433.31182 of 180534.5%★★☆☆☆
202335.71161 of 182036.2%★★☆☆☆
202231.51218 of 176230.9%★★☆☆☆
202117.61483 of 174314.9%★☆☆☆☆
201926.01373 of 171419.9%★☆☆☆☆
201820.01456 of 169113.9%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202653.2727 of 193762.5%★★★☆☆
202546.0670 of 151355.7%★★★☆☆
202434.91201 of 188436.3%★★☆☆☆
202337.31183 of 189737.6%★★☆☆☆
202233.41251 of 184732.3%★★☆☆☆
202120.61541 of 184816.6%★☆☆☆☆
201926.51472 of 181819.0%★☆☆☆☆
201830.71342 of 179425.2%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202645.01009 of 195448.4%★★☆☆☆
202539.4853 of 151543.7%★★☆☆☆
202430.31295 of 189131.5%★★☆☆☆
202341.41083 of 191343.4%★★☆☆☆
202228.31335 of 185328.0%★☆☆☆☆
202117.21554 of 184015.5%★☆☆☆☆
201918.01579 of 182413.4%★☆☆☆☆
201824.31448 of 180319.7%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202653.9512 of 158167.6%★★★☆☆
202551.6480 of 129963.0%★★★☆☆
202440.2891 of 154842.4%★★☆☆☆
202362.3356 of 147875.9%★★★★☆
202234.3944 of 141833.4%★★☆☆☆
202116.11332 of 13823.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201925.31133 of 135716.5%★☆☆☆☆
201819.61268 of 13475.9%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20267.91454 of 15848.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20258.01205 of 12946.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20199.61426 of 15266.6%☆☆☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Elementary school
African American (2026)33rd percentile+26 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)13th percentile+5 vs school
At Risk (2022)12th percentile+6 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)11th percentile+4 vs school
Special Education (2026)10th percentile+3 vs school
Female (2026)9th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2026)8th percentile~ school
Male (2026)7th percentile~ school
Gifted and Talented (2023)6th percentile+4 vs school
White (2025)3rd percentile-4 vs school
Middle school
African American (2026)43rd percentile+25 vs school
At Risk (2022)38th percentile+23 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)33rd percentile+15 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2025)26th percentile+7 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)25th percentile+6 vs school
Hispanic (2026)22nd percentile+4 vs school
Female (2026)21st percentile+3 vs school
Male (2026)17th percentile~ school
White (2026)11th percentile-7 vs school
Special Education (2026)2nd percentile-16 vs school
High school
African American (2026)96th percentile+53 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2022)93rd percentile+68 vs school
Special Education (2026)68th percentile+25 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)63rd percentile+23 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)62nd percentile+20 vs school
Male (2026)48th percentile+6 vs school
Hispanic (2026)43rd percentile~ school
At Risk (2022)35th percentile+10 vs school
Female (2026)33rd percentile-9 vs school
White (2026)8th percentile-34 vs school
By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?
U.S. History77%+7 vs state
Biology63%-7 vs state
English II Reading54%-6 vs state
English I Reading46%-9 vs state
Algebra I44%-10 vs state
Reading33%-22 vs state
Mathematics24%-20 vs state
Social Studies10%-22 vs state

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by a teacher
Thursday, December 28, 2017

Open Quote The administration is not supportive and the school are poorly run. They do not focus on students, but only focus on the mundane. They attemp to use a version of problem-based learning but handle it very poorly. They do not want homework or paperwork completed in the classroom,everything is to be handled by projector and then do not always have working equipment. Close Quote


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Sunday, June 11, 2017

Open Quote Excellent, rigorous school. Close Quote





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Students at Legacy Prep Charter Academy Mesquite West Campus are 82% Hispanic, 12% African American, 4% White, 1% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 991 students attended Legacy Prep Charter Academy Mesquite West Campus.

Legacy Prep Charter Academy Mesquite West Campus ranks in the bottom 7.5% of Texas alternative schools.

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