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Southwest Legacy High School

Public Grades 9-12
1540th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,974 Texas High Schools
Better than 22% of Texas high schools
Summary

Southwest Legacy High School is a public high school located in Von Ormy, Texas, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 2,132 students. The school is part of the Southwest Independent School District, which is ranked 663 out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Southwest Legacy High School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Texas high schools, with a statewide ranking between 1,476 and 1,558 out of around 1,900 schools over the past 5 years. The school has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating below-average academic performance compared to other Texas high schools. When analyzing the performance of different student subgroups, the school struggles across the board, ranking in the bottom half of Texas high schools for female, male, Hispanic, and White students. However, the school performs slightly better for Asian and Multi-racial students, ranking in the top half of schools in those categories.

Despite the school's current challenges, there are opportunities for improvement. The school's relatively strong performance for Asian and Multi-racial students suggests that the school may have effective strategies in place that could be expanded to benefit other student groups. Additionally, the school's graduation and dropout rates, while not exceptional, are within the state average, indicating that the school is able to keep a majority of its students engaged and on track to graduate. When comparing Southwest Legacy High School to other nearby schools, such as Cast STEM High School, which is also part of the Southwest ISD, it becomes clear that the school is underperforming compared to its peers.

2,250
Students ?
17.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$9,930
Per pupil spending ?
89.9%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 4495 Verano Pkwy Bldg 100
       Von Ormy, TX  78073

(210) 623-6539

District: Southwest Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
92.8%
African American:
4.1%
White:
1.8%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 24th percentile in 2019 → 22nd in 2025
Strengths
95% graduate within 4 years
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Texas average (37% vs 56% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)
!Algebra I scores 34 pts below the Texas average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school37%
District avg43%
Texas avg56%
1,540th of 1,974
Texas public high schools ?
Bottom 22%▼ down 2 pts since 2019
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SchoolDigger rating ?
3rd of 3High Schools in the Southwest Independent School District (Isd)
663rd of 961Southwest Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202524.11540 of 197422.0%★☆☆☆☆
202424.51537 of 199022.8%★☆☆☆☆
202326.01476 of 196124.7%★☆☆☆☆
202219.01558 of 187617.0%★☆☆☆☆
202118.61546 of 186116.9%★☆☆☆☆
201926.91409 of 185724.1%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202531.5538 of 83435.5%★★☆☆☆
202435.9626 of 106541.2%★★☆☆☆
202339.3595 of 106944.3%★★☆☆☆
202239.7551 of 103146.6%★★☆☆☆
202128.0730 of 102028.4%★☆☆☆☆
201944.6513 of 102449.9%★★★☆☆
201828.1730 of 101327.9%★☆☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202352.2289 of 52545.0%★★☆☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202226.71405 of 183723.5%★☆☆☆☆
202123.51491 of 182918.5%★☆☆☆☆
201930.31361 of 181024.8%★☆☆☆☆
201831.61286 of 178427.9%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202533.3721 of 115337.5%★★☆☆☆
202430.0973 of 143732.3%★★☆☆☆
202330.7907 of 137133.8%★★☆☆☆
202224.2999 of 127821.8%★☆☆☆☆
202127.3915 of 119523.4%★☆☆☆☆
201933.5742 of 113634.7%★★☆☆☆
201825.7903 of 111318.9%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202520.21242 of 150417.4%★☆☆☆☆
202419.41547 of 188017.7%★☆☆☆☆
202327.11397 of 189126.1%★☆☆☆☆
202215.61576 of 184114.4%★☆☆☆☆
202115.91557 of 181514.2%★☆☆☆☆
201925.11449 of 179819.4%★☆☆☆☆
201819.01528 of 178114.2%★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202519.3862 of 96410.6%★☆☆☆☆
202320.71053 of 118210.9%★☆☆☆☆
202210.51097 of 11726.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202112.11087 of 11777.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201953.1717 of 114537.4%★★☆☆☆
201826.81002 of 113711.9%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202524.91142 of 145321.4%★☆☆☆☆
202425.71370 of 180524.1%★☆☆☆☆
202330.71271 of 182030.2%★★☆☆☆
202221.71433 of 176218.7%★☆☆☆☆
202122.81393 of 174320.1%★☆☆☆☆
201931.11244 of 171427.4%★☆☆☆☆
201826.81331 of 169121.3%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202525.91174 of 151322.4%★☆☆☆☆
202426.91428 of 188424.2%★☆☆☆☆
202330.51351 of 189728.8%★☆☆☆☆
202223.61479 of 184719.9%★☆☆☆☆
202124.01474 of 184820.2%★☆☆☆☆
201934.51281 of 181829.5%★☆☆☆☆
201829.11381 of 179423.0%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202520.31228 of 151518.9%★☆☆☆☆
202424.01431 of 189124.3%★☆☆☆☆
202323.51478 of 191322.7%★☆☆☆☆
202220.31509 of 185318.6%★☆☆☆☆
202119.81507 of 184018.1%★☆☆☆☆
201925.41416 of 182422.4%★☆☆☆☆
201824.31449 of 180319.6%★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
201976.815 of 11386.7%★★★★☆
201870.126 of 13180.2%★★★★☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202549.4266 of 59855.5%★★★☆☆
202442.6413 of 73143.5%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202537.1798 of 129938.6%★★☆☆☆
202437.7948 of 154838.8%★★☆☆☆
202326.81178 of 147820.3%★☆☆☆☆
202228.81079 of 141823.9%★☆☆☆☆
202132.4980 of 138229.1%★☆☆☆☆
201933.6922 of 135732.1%★★☆☆☆
201832.6924 of 134731.4%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202510.21182 of 12948.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202419.21322 of 155615.0%★☆☆☆☆
202315.21376 of 157612.7%★☆☆☆☆
202210.11401 of 15258.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20211.51477 of 15102.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201919.01328 of 152613.0%★☆☆☆☆
201828.41195 of 153922.4%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Migrant (2019)87th percentile+63 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)56th percentile+34 vs school
Asian (2023)45th percentile+20 vs school
Special Education (2025)39th percentile+17 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)37th percentile+15 vs school
African American (2025)35th percentile+14 vs school
At Risk (2022)24th percentile+7 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)21st percentile~ school
Male (2025)19th percentile-3 vs school
Female (2025)17th percentile-5 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2025)11th percentile-11 vs school
White (2025)9th percentile-13 vs school
By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?
U.S. History56%-12 vs state
Biology46%-16 vs state
English II Reading39%-17 vs state
English I Reading33%-18 vs state
Algebra I13%-34 vs state

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Students at Southwest Legacy High School are 93% Hispanic, 4% African American, 2% White.

Southwest Legacy High School ranks in the bottom 22.0% of Texas high schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,250 students attended Southwest Legacy High School.


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