Iltexas Lancaster Middle School
Public middle school (charter) in Lancaster, Texas · International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas) · Grades 6–8
Iltexas Lancaster Middle School serves 379 students in grades 6–8 in Lancaster (Dallas County). It is one of 44 schools in International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas). By enrollment it is the 1295th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 18.3 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 20.74 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas) |
| County | Dallas County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480144013404 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas) | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 379 | 25,497 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 18.3 | 15.4 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 83.9% | 73.7% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 94% of Texas middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Iltexas Lancaster Middle School in context
Size
Of the 18 middle schools in International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas), Iltexas Lancaster Middle School is the 11th largest, with 1.5% of the district's students. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 4.2 miles away and have a median of 502 students, so Iltexas Lancaster Middle School is smaller than most of them.
As a charter school it is publicly funded and charges no tuition, but it is run under a charter rather than directly by a local school board.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 7 with 135 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 120, against an average of 126 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 120 in grade 6 and 124 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 58.3% of enrollment, about the same share as across International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas) (59.1%). Black students are next, at 35.6%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
83.9% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 73.7% across International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas) and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Iltexas Lancaster Middle School has 20.74 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 18.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 379 students would have about 26.3 teachers, so Iltexas Lancaster Middle School has 5.6 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
NCES classifies its location as suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other middle school is Lancaster Middle School, 1.7 miles away in Lancaster ISD. There are 7 middle schools within 5 miles and 31 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 58.3% |
| Black | 35.6% |
| Two or more races | 2.9% |
| White | 2.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Asian | 0.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.3% |
53.6% of students are girls and 46.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 120 |
| Grade 7 | 135 |
| Grade 8 | 124 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1900 W Pleasant Run Rd, Lancaster, TX 75146
Phone: (469)862-4237
Website: lancasterk8.iltexas.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Iltexas Lancaster Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lancaster Middle School | Lancaster ISD | 1.7 mi | 908 | 14 | 85.2% |
| G W Carver 6th Grade STEM Learning Center | Lancaster ISD | 1.8 mi | 473 | 13.5 | 84.1% |
| D a Hulcy STEAM Middle School | Dallas ISD | 3.2 mi | 400 | 14.8 | 93.3% |
| Uplift Hampton Prep Middle School | Uplift Education | 4.2 mi | 510 | 19.1 | 83.5% |
| Desoto West Middle School | Desoto ISD | 4.2 mi | 370 | 21.4 | 59.7% |
| Wisdom Prep Middle School | Uplift Education | 4.5 mi | 493 | 17.5 | 87.6% |
| Royce West Leadership School | Dallas ISD | 4.7 mi | 578 | 15.2 | 95.2% |
| Curtistene S McCowan Middle School | Desoto ISD | 5.5 mi | 643 | 22.7 | 78.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.