Iltexas Grand Prairie Middle, Grand Prairie TX

Original Research by School Decision on Iltexas Grand Prairie Middle

ILTEXAS Grand Prairie Middle is a charter school serving grades six through eight within the International Leadership of Texas network. The school enrolls a student body that is majority Hispanic and Black, with a substantial share qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school occupies a regular middle-school slot in the charter ecosystem and does not carry Title I or magnet designations based on available data.

The school's academic performance, measured by recent state STAAR results, shows mixed outcomes across subjects and grade levels. In English language arts, proficiency rates range from about one-third at sixth grade to just under half at seventh grade, with performance declining slightly at eighth grade. Mathematics presents a steeper challenge: sixth graders achieved proficiency at very low rates, seventh-grade math proficiency was reported at zero, while eighth graders reached about one-third. Science proficiency at eighth grade landed around two-fifths, and social studies proficiency was lower at about one-quarter. Across all tested subjects, about one-third of students achieved the "meets" performance standard, while a small fraction reached "master" level. In English language arts, a larger share of students reached the "approaches" level, suggesting that while many students are engaged with the material, fewer are meeting grade-level expectations. Mathematics is the softest area, with the lowest proficiency rates and only a small share of students at the "approaches" level.

This school sits below the midpoint for overall proficiency when compared to other districts in Tarrant County. A parent may want to look further into what academic support structures the school offers and how it plans to address the gaps between current proficiency and state benchmarks.

ILTexas as a charter network is built around a trilingual curriculum spanning English, Spanish, and Mandarin Chinese, paired with a leadership program grounded in U.S. Marine Corps leadership traits and principles. Students wear uniforms daily. The district has expanded rapidly across Texas, and it is currently building high school campuses to create complete K-12 pathways, meaning families can remain in the system through graduation rather than transferring out. For Grand Prairie specifically, this middle school feeds into the broader network's college-readiness infrastructure.

Grand Prairie itself sits within the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, with a diverse population including a substantial foreign-born share. Employment sectors for residents include health care, manufacturing, and retail trade, reflecting mixed industrial and service sectors. Housing values in the area are moderate relative to state and national benchmarks, and rental costs are stable.

Enrollment is small to mid-sized for a middle school, with roughly balanced numbers across the three grades. The demographics show that the school serves a population with high economic need. Specific data on special education enrollment, English learner counts, and other support program utilization were not available, so a parent may want to inquire directly about these services and how the school structures support for students working below grade level.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 610%

School 10% · District 19% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▼ 24 pts below state median · ▼ 27 pts below county median

Grade 70%

School 0% · District 1% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▼ 27 pts below state median · ▼ 25 pts below county median

Grade 833%

School 33% · District 26% · ▲ 7 pts above district

▼ 9 pts below state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 635%

School 35% · District 41% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▼ 17 pts below state median · ▼ 18 pts below county median

Grade 746%

School 46% · District 45% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▼ 3 pts below state median · ▼ 3 pts below county median

Grade 839%

School 39% · District 39%

▼ 16 pts below state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

Science

Grade 841%

School 41% · District 37% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 826%

School 26% · District 20% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▲ 2 pts above state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

This schoolINTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP OF TEXAS (ILTEXAS), same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 6Lower-income33%Higher-income43%10 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income41%Higher-income61%20 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income39%Higher-income41%2 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income10%Higher-income13%3 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income32%Higher-income36%4 pp gap