Summary:
In zip code 78073, there is one high school, Southwest Legacy High School, serving grades 9 through 12 in the Von Ormy area as part of the Southwest Independent School District (Isd).
Southwest Legacy High School is a large school with 2,250 students and a student-teacher ratio of 17.7:1. The school has a very high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 89.91% receiving free or reduced lunch. Its state ranking has been declining over the last three years, dropping from the 23rd percentile in 2023-2024 to the 19th percentile in 2025-2026, placing it in the bottom fifth of Texas high schools. The school's graduation rate is 94.7%, slightly below the district rate of 95.3%, while its dropout rate of 1.1% is nearly double the district average of 0.6%.
Academically, the school consistently underperforms compared to both the district and state averages across all core subjects. The most significant weakness is in Algebra I, where only 18.12% of students are proficient, a gap of nearly 36 percentage points below the state average of 54.03%. U.S. History is the school's strongest subject, with 60.59% proficiency, which is within 10 points of the state average. Year-over-year test scores show mixed trends, with improvements in Algebra I and Biology but slight declines in English II Reading. The high graduation rate contrasts sharply with low academic proficiency, raising questions about college and career readiness despite the school's spending of $10,508 per student.
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