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Enrollment
941
Elementary
DISTRICT 786 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP OF TEXAS (ILTEXAS)·NCES 480144012955
Iltexas Garland Elementary School
3301 N SHILOH RD, GARLAND, TX 75044 · (972) 414-8000 · Dallas County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL941 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 30% of Texas public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
685 students
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 147 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 160 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 159 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 159 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 158 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 158 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (147) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (158).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
50.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +24.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
38.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +29.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 24 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 29 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 20.0% | 30.0% | 22.0% | 28.0% |
| Mathematics | 16.0% | 22.0% | 27.0% | 35.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 50.0% | 38.0% |
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 37.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 33.0% |
| 2022-23 | 23.0% | 24.0% |
| 2021-22 | 44.0% | 20.0% |
| 2020-21 | 26.0% | 9.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
34.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 →
Schools most like Iltexas Garland Elementary School
Iltexas Garland Elementary School's state test result (34.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iltexas Garland Elementary School this school | 941 | 72.8% | 34.8% |
| KIPP Connect Houston Primary School HOUSTON | 1,056 | 76.7% | 54.7% |
| Lee Elementary School HOUSTON | 780 | 76.8% | 46.8% |
| McRoberts Elementary School KATY | 864 | 71.4% | 48.1% |
| Morton Ranch Elementary School KATY | 969 | 67.9% | 46.8% |
| Robert King Elementary School KATY | 1,011 | 67.5% | 36.5% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Iltexas Garland Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.8% | #3,177 of 4,401 | #263 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #3,051 of 4,466 ▼ 35 | #272 of 429 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #2,463 of 4,466 ▲ 323 | #177 of 429 ▲ 42 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +20.5pp | #463 of 3,998 | #24 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 941 | #144 of 4,938 | #8 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #3,092 of 4,622 | #288 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.6% | #1,743 of 4,628 | #114 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.8% | #2,405 of 4,789 | #329 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.5% | #2,745 of 2,838 | #267 of 274 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
941
-5 (-1%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 16.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 941 | 59.8 | 15.8:1 | 73% (685) |
| 2023-24 | 941 | 59.8 | 15.7:1 | 73% (685) |
| 2022-23 | 949 | 58.6 | 16.2:1 | 70% (665) |
| 2020-21 | 946 | 58 | 16.3:1 | 64% (601) |
| 2017-18 | 955 | 60.5 | 15.8:1 | 57% (549) |
| 2015-16 | 946 | 62 | 15.3:1 | 51% (479) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Iltexas Garland Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (955 to 941); teachers down 1% (60.5 to 59.8).
About Iltexas Garland Elementary School
Iltexas Garland Elementary School is a large elementary school in GARLAND, Texas, one of the schools in INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP OF TEXAS (ILTEXAS). It teaches 941 students in kindergarten through 5. Elementary schools in Texas have about 519 students on average; enrollment here is 81% higher.
Iltexas Garland Elementary School is run by INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP OF TEXAS (ILTEXAS), whose 44 schools enroll 25,497 students.
About 63% of the student body at Iltexas Garland Elementary School is Hispanic. The remaining students are 16% Black, 9% Asian, 8% White, and 4% multiracial. Among people living in Dallas County, the Hispanic share is about 41%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 57%.
The school had 59.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 15.8:1. The ratio is within a point of the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 73%.
Iltexas Garland Elementary School holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 30% of Texas public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Iltexas Garland Elementary School is 42.6%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 34.8%.
Census data for Dallas County show the median household earns about $76,547 a year, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Iltexas Garland Elementary School, Dallas County has 771 public schools.
Iltexas Garland Middle School is the nearest public school to Iltexas Garland Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Iltexas Garland Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 43.7% proficiency; Iltexas Garland Elementary School posts 34.8%.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. This is a charter school, which is a tuition-free public school operating under a charter.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (946) and 2024-25 (941).
The discussion board for Iltexas Garland Elementary School is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Dallas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,621,179
Census ACS
Median income
$76,547
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
771
459,645 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP OF TEXAS (ILTEXAS)
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- Iltexas Saginaw Elementary SchoolElementary · 881 students
Other schools in GARLAND
- N Garland High SchoolHigh · 2,929 students
- Garland High SchoolHigh · 2,335 students
- Lakeview Centennial High SchoolHigh · 2,073 students
- S Garland High SchoolHigh · 2,001 students
- Naaman Forest High SchoolHigh · 1,949 students
- Jackson Technology CenterMiddle · 1,157 students
Nearby schools
- Iltexas Garland Middle School0.0 mi · 475
- Iltexas Garland High School0.7 mi · 604
- Texans Can Academy - Garland0.8 mi · 6
- Parsons Pre-K Center0.9 mi · 325
- Hickman Elementary School0.9 mi · 484
- Webb Middle School0.9 mi · 989
Frequently asked questions
About Iltexas Garland Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Iltexas Garland Elementary School?
Iltexas Garland Elementary School enrolls approximately 941 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Iltexas Garland Elementary School serve?
Iltexas Garland Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Iltexas Garland Elementary School have?
Iltexas Garland Elementary School employs 60 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Iltexas Garland Elementary School?
Student demographics at Iltexas Garland Elementary School are roughly 8% White, 63% Hispanic, 16% Black, 9% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Iltexas Garland Elementary School in?
Iltexas Garland Elementary School is part of INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP OF TEXAS (ILTEXAS).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.