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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP OF TEXAS (ILTEXAS)·NCES 480144013016

ILTEXAS ARLINGTON MIDDLE

4950 S BOWEN RD, ARLINGTON, TX 76017 · (817) 496-0400 · Tarrant County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL370 STUDENTS
Enrollment
370
Middle
DISTRICT 373 · STATE 643
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
317 students
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 6
120
Grade 7
131
Grade 8
119
Student demographics
White
164%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 24%
Hispanic
22360%
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 54%
Black
11331%
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 13%
Asian
72%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 6%
Two+
92%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 3%
Native American
21%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
19252%
Female
17848%

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Test scores

STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
47.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +22.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
28.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +16.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 22 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 16 points.

Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
33.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.9pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
370
-20 (-5%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 16.4:1
% White
4%
was 6%
% Hispanic
60%
was 61%
% Black
31%
was 27%
% Asian
2%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About ILTEXAS ARLINGTON MIDDLE

Located at 4950 S BOWEN RD, in ARLINGTON, Texas, ILTEXAS ARLINGTON MIDDLE is a small middle-grades school that works with 370 students (grades 6 through 8), part of INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP OF TEXAS (ILTEXAS). By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 643 students each, so ILTEXAS ARLINGTON MIDDLE sits 42% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 44 schools in INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP OF TEXAS (ILTEXAS) (25,497 students total), ILTEXAS ARLINGTON MIDDLE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, ILTEXAS ARLINGTON MIDDLE records that 60% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 31% Black, 4% White, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 30% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, ILTEXAS ARLINGTON MIDDLE lists 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 86% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Tarrant County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, ILTEXAS ARLINGTON MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 36.5%; this one delivers 33.6%.

Across the wider county, Tarrant County reports that the typical household earns roughly $84,207 per year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. ILTEXAS ARLINGTON MIDDLE is one of 639 public schools in Tarrant County (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students).

The closest other public school is ILTEXAS ARLINGTON EL, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ILTEXAS ARLINGTON MIDDLE at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 47.9%.

The school occupies a city-core site. ILTEXAS ARLINGTON MIDDLE is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ILTEXAS ARLINGTON MIDDLE has shrank 5%, going from 390 students in 2018 to 370 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.

Tarrant County at a glance

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Population
2,167,390
Census ACS
Median income
$84,207
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
639
385,835 students

Quick facts

School name
ILTEXAS ARLINGTON MIDDLE
District
INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP OF TEXAS (ILTEXAS)
Address
4950 S BOWEN RD, ARLINGTON, TX 76017
Phone
(817) 496-0400
County
Tarrant County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
370
Teachers (FTE)
25
Student–teacher ratio
14.6:1
Free/Reduced lunch
317 (86%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
480144013016
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About ILTEXAS ARLINGTON MIDDLE
How large is ILTEXAS ARLINGTON MIDDLE?
ILTEXAS ARLINGTON MIDDLE enrolls approximately 370 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does ILTEXAS ARLINGTON MIDDLE serve?
ILTEXAS ARLINGTON MIDDLE serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at ILTEXAS ARLINGTON MIDDLE?
The student-to-teacher ratio at ILTEXAS ARLINGTON MIDDLE is approximately 14.6:1 (25 FTE teachers).
How diverse is ILTEXAS ARLINGTON MIDDLE?
ILTEXAS ARLINGTON MIDDLE reports a student body of 4% White, 60% Hispanic, 31% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is ILTEXAS ARLINGTON MIDDLE public or private?
ILTEXAS ARLINGTON MIDDLE is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP OF TEXAS (ILTEXAS).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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