The top reported proficiency rate is 46% in English language arts. The lowest is 36% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Iltexas Garland El
ILTEXAS Garland Elementary is a charter school serving kindergarten through fifth grade in Garland, a built-out city in northeast Dallas County. The school operates as part of International Leadership of Texas, a statewide charter system that has expanded significantly across multiple Texas metros in recent years.
The school's defining pedagogical approach centers on trilingual instruction in English, Spanish, and Mandarin Chinese, paired with a leadership curriculum grounded in the U.S. Marine Corps' fourteen leadership traits and eleven leadership principles. All students wear uniforms daily unless exempted for special events. This is not a typical elementary school model; it is a deliberate curricular choice families make when they enroll.
Academic performance on state assessments in early 2025 shows uneven ground. In English language arts across the school, roughly half of students meet or exceed proficiency in reading, with about a quarter reaching mastery. In math, the picture is softer: across grades three through five, proficiency rates range from roughly one-third to just under two-fifths of students tested. A small subset of the school takes Spanish-language assessments, reflecting the school's bilingual mission; results for those grades are based on very few test-takers. Across the school overall, when all subjects and performance levels are combined, about two-thirds of students meet the lowest proficiency threshold of "approaching" grade-level standards, while just over one-third truly meet or exceed grade-level expectations. Math mastery and social studies mastery are especially sparse. Among the county's charter and traditional districts, this school's overall proficiency index places it in the top tier, though readers should understand that proficiency measures vary widely by district and context.
The student body is predominantly Hispanic, with about two-thirds of enrollment identifying as Hispanic, and another roughly one-sixth identifying as Black. Asian students make up a smaller but meaningful share. A substantial majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting a lower-income student population. The school enrolls roughly just under one thousand students distributed evenly across its six grade bands.
The school is located in Garland's northern section on Shiloh Road, a mature, mostly car-dependent city where housing is mixed between mid-century ranch homes and newer planned-community builds. Median home values in the 75044 ZIP code are below the Texas state average and have declined modestly year-over-year, while rental prices remain modest and relatively stable. Garland itself is a working manufacturing and distribution center with major employers including Kraft Heinz, Sherwin-Williams, and local government, and the city is actively pursuing infill development and new multifamily housing downtown.
The school offers no special population data in the available records, so parents may want to ask the school directly about services for students with IEPs or English learners, to understand how support for those subgroups is structured within the trilingual, leadership-focused model. A parent may also want to look into whether the school's state test results, which show modest proficiency especially in math, align with the school's own assessment philosophy and teaching approach, and to discuss the gap with admissions or curriculum staff. Early grades (kindergarten through second) are not tested in Texas, so parents do not have state data to evaluate younger-grade progress; visiting classrooms and speaking with teachers would be necessary to assess learning in those grades.
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