Iltexas Saginaw Middle, Saginaw TX

Original Research by School Decision on Iltexas Saginaw Middle

ILTEXAS Saginaw Middle is a charter middle school serving grades six through eight in Saginaw, Tarrant County. It is one of the campuses in the ILTexas system, which has expanded rapidly across Texas and now operates as a statewide charter network spanning multiple metro areas. The school sits in a car-oriented residential community on the northern fringe of the Dallas-Fort Worth metro, where homeownership is the norm and most families own multiple vehicles.

The defining feature of ILTEXAS Saginaw Middle, as across all ILTexas campuses, is its trilingual curriculum in English, Spanish, and Mandarin Chinese paired with a structured leadership program modeled on United States Marine Corps leadership traits and principles. Students wear uniforms daily. These choices reflect a pedagogical model distinct from traditional public schooling and are the primary reason families select the school. Families should understand that this is what the school is built to deliver: a specific philosophical and curricular approach, not a general middle school experience.

The student body reflects the broader Saginaw demographics. More than half the students are Hispanic, and roughly a quarter are Black, with smaller shares of Asian students and students from other backgrounds. About two-thirds of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals, a substantial share that places the school in a higher-poverty enrollment context. The student population is diverse but not equally balanced; Hispanic and Black students make up roughly nine-tenths of the enrollment.

Test results in math and English language arts show uneven proficiency. In sixth grade, the school met at least half the standard in English but just under a quarter in math, indicating middle-to-low math foundation. Seventh grade math proficiency dropped sharply, with almost no students meeting the standard on the assessment administered to a small cohort; the cohort size suggests possible grade configuration or enrollment shifts. Eighth grade math performance improved to around two-fifths proficiency. Across grade levels, English proficiency ranged from roughly one-third to just over half, with seventh grade performing slightly better than sixth and eighth. Science and social studies proficiency at the eighth grade were low, with less than two-fifths of students meeting standard in science and less than one-fifth in social studies.

Comparing the school to other districts in Tarrant County, overall proficiency across all tested subjects and grades places ILTEXAS Saginaw Middle below the midpoint. The school's proficiency index sits well below the county median, positioning it among the lower-performing schools in the comparison group.

A parent considering this school should weigh the distinctive trilingual and leadership-based program design as the core draw. The test results indicate students are not yet meeting grade-level standards at strong rates, particularly in math and social studies. A parent may want to look further into the school's math support strategies, the reasons for the seventh grade math dip, and what instructional shifts or interventions the school has underway to build proficiency. The school also appears to serve a predominantly lower-income student body, so understanding the school's approach to addressing opportunity gaps would be relevant to families making an enrollment decision.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 624%

School 24% · District 19% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▼ 10 pts below state median · ▼ 13 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 840%

School 40% · District 26% · ▲ 14 pts above district

▼ 2 pts below state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 650%

School 50% · District 41% · ▲ 9 pts above district

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

Grade 754%

School 54% · District 45% · ▲ 9 pts above district

▲ 5 pts above state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

Grade 835%

School 35% · District 39% · ▼ 4 pts below district

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

Science

Grade 839%

School 39% · District 37% · ▲ 2 pts above district

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

Social studies

Grade 818%

School 18% · District 20% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▼ 6 pts below state median · ▼ 7 pts below 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-income47%Higher-income58%11 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income54%Higher-income54%0 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income29%Higher-income43%14 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income20%Higher-income31%11 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income38%Higher-income45%7 pp gap