Enrollment
191
High
DISTRICT 580 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP OF TEXAS (ILTEXAS)·NCES 480144013759
Iltexas Lancaster Desoto High School
901 N POLK ST STE 101, DESOTO, TX 75115 · (469) 786-2850 · Dallas County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL191 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 14% of Texas public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
8.9:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
159 students
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 50 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 57 | 30% |
| Grade 11 | 47 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 37 | 19% |
Student demographics
53%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
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
39.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +23.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
20.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -10.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 20 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 23 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 1.0% | 38.0% | 23.0% | 38.0% |
| Mathematics | 5.0% | 15.0% | 56.0% | 24.0% |
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 | 39.0% | 20.0% |
| 2024-25 | 34.0% | 17.0% |
| 2023-24 | 44.0% | 24.0% |
| 2022-23 | 38.0% | 40.0% |
| 2021-22 | 32.0% | 26.0% |
| 2020-21 | 16.0% | 30.0% |
% 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
38.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Lancaster Desoto High School
Iltexas Lancaster Desoto High School's state test result (38.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iltexas Lancaster Desoto High School this school | 191 | 83.2% | 38.0% |
| Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate Academy DALLAS | 342 | 81.3% | 80.4% |
| Innovation Design Entrepreneurship Academy DALLAS | 149 | 85.2% | 38.2% |
| South Early College High School HOUSTON | 452 | 81.0% | 66.3% |
| Uplift Wisdom Prep High School DALLAS | 351 | 85.8% | 39.4% |
| Mickey Leland College Prep Academy for Young Men HOUSTON | 251 | 76.5% | 42.3% |
Matched among Texas high 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 Lancaster Desoto High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #1,187 of 1,385 | #75 of 96 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #1,307 of 1,425 ▼ 2 | #89 of 100 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #1,251 of 1,425 ▲ 14 | #80 of 100 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -9.5pp | #31 of 1,184 | #3 of 98 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 191 | #1,360 of 2,107 | #103 of 133 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.2% | #340 of 1,522 | #47 of 107 |
Ranked against other public high 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
191
+38 (+25%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
8.9:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 191 | 21.6 | 8.9:1 | 83% (159) |
| 2023-24 | 167 | 22.5 | 7.4:1 | 70% (117) |
| 2022-23 | 209 | 19.1 | 10.9:1 | 72% (151) |
| 2020-21 | 153 | 13 | 11.8:1 | 75% (115) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Iltexas Lancaster Desoto High School.
About Iltexas Lancaster Desoto High School
Iltexas Lancaster Desoto High School, located in DESOTO, Texas, is a small high school. Classes run from 9 through 12, and the school has 191 students. The average for high schools in Texas is about 796 students, so this school is 76% smaller than average.
Enrollment across the 44 schools in INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP OF TEXAS (ILTEXAS) totals 25,497 students.
Iltexas Lancaster Desoto High School's enrollment is 59% Hispanic. The remaining shares are 34% Black, 2% White, and 2% multiracial. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Dallas County's population at about 41%. By the diversity index, Iltexas Lancaster Desoto High School comes in at 53%.
The count of teachers at Iltexas Lancaster Desoto High School is 21.6 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 8.9:1. The average ratio among high schools in Texas is 15.1:1, higher than at this school. Around 83% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals.
Measured against Texas public high schools, Iltexas Lancaster Desoto High School receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Iltexas Lancaster Desoto High School is within a point of its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (38.0% versus 38.1%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Texas.
Dallas County census figures show that median household income is about $76,547, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. A total of 771 public schools operate in Dallas County, serving about 459,645 students.
The closest other public school is The Meadows Elementary School, about 0.7 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Iltexas Lancaster Desoto High School is 1st of 8 on proficiency.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics. The school is classified as a charter school in federal data.
Federal counts put enrollment at 153 in 2020-21 and 191 in 2024-25, a 25% increase. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 11.8:1 to 8.9:1.
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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
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Other schools in INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP OF TEXAS (ILTEXAS)
- Iltexas Garland Elementary SchoolElementary · 941 students
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- Iltexas Keller Elementary SchoolElementary · 935 students
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- Iltexas Bg Ramirez Elementary SchoolElementary · 888 students
Other schools in DESOTO
- Desoto High SchoolHigh · 1,936 students
- Uplift Gradus Prep PSElementary · 597 students
- Katherine Johnson Technology Magnet AcademyElementary · 536 students
- Amber Terrace Early Childhood Learning CenterElementary · 402 students
- Golden Rule DesotoElementary · 402 students
- Cockrell Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 397 students
Nearby schools
- The Meadows Elementary School0.7 mi · 312
- Golden Rule Desoto1.3 mi · 402
- Desoto Alternative Education Center (daep)1.4 mi · 19
- Ruby Young Talented and Gifted Academy1.5 mi · 263
- Woodridge Elementary School1.5 mi · 362
- Uplift Gradus Prep PS1.6 mi · 597
Frequently asked questions
About Iltexas Lancaster Desoto High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Iltexas Lancaster Desoto High School?
Iltexas Lancaster Desoto High School enrolls approximately 191 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Iltexas Lancaster Desoto High School serve?
Iltexas Lancaster Desoto High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Iltexas Lancaster Desoto High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Iltexas Lancaster Desoto High School is approximately 8.9:1 (22 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Iltexas Lancaster Desoto High School?
Iltexas Lancaster Desoto High School reports a student body of 2% White, 59% Hispanic, 34% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Iltexas Lancaster Desoto High School in?
Iltexas Lancaster Desoto High School is part of INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP OF TEXAS (ILTEXAS).
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