ILTEXAS GARLAND EL

Set in GARLAND, Texas, ILTEXAS GARLAND EL is a well-populated elementary school, part of INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP OF TEXAS (ILTEXAS). It educates 941 students across grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 81% larger than typical.

INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP OF TEXAS (ILTEXAS) comprises 44 schools with combined enrollment of 25,497 students; ILTEXAS GARLAND EL is among them.

In terms of who attends, ILTEXAS GARLAND EL logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 63%. Other groups include 16% Black, 9% Asian, 8% White, 4% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 41%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.8:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 73% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), ILTEXAS GARLAND EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 42.1%; this one delivers 32.5%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Dallas County indicate median household income runs about $76,547, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Dallas County's 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), ILTEXAS GARLAND EL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is ILTEXAS GARLAND MIDDLE, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around ILTEXAS GARLAND EL. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), ILTEXAS GARLAND EL ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 41.9%.

ILTEXAS GARLAND EL operates from a bedroom-community location. ILTEXAS GARLAND EL is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Looking at the recent track record. ILTEXAS GARLAND EL's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 955 (now 941). Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 57% to 63%.

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