Iltexas Saginaw Middle School
Public middle school (charter) in Saginaw, Texas · International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas) · Grades 6–8
Iltexas Saginaw Middle School serves 359 students in grades 6–8 in Saginaw (Tarrant County). It is one of 44 schools in International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas). By enrollment it is the 1319th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 13.2 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer 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 ÷ 27.22 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas) |
| County | Tarrant County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 480144013406 |
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 | 359 | 25,497 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 13.2 | 15.4 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 63.5% | 73.7% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 30% 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 Saginaw Middle School in context
Size
Of the 18 middle schools in International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas), Iltexas Saginaw Middle School is the 13th largest, with 1.4% of the district's students. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 2.1 miles away and have a median of 851 students, so Iltexas Saginaw 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 6 with 133 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 104, against an average of 120 per grade. This year grade 8 has 22% fewer students than grade 6 (104 against 133). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 56% of enrollment, a lower share than across International Leadership of Texas (Iltexas) (59.1%). Black students are next, at 28.7%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
63.5% 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. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Iltexas Saginaw Middle School has 27.22 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 359 students would have about 24.9 teachers, so Iltexas Saginaw Middle School has 2.3 more.
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 Wayside Middle School, 1 miles away in Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD. There are 9 middle schools within 5 miles and 39 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 56% |
| Black | 28.7% |
| White | 9.2% |
| Asian | 3.3% |
| Two or more races | 2.8% |
52.9% of students are girls and 47.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 133 |
| Grade 7 | 122 |
| Grade 8 | 104 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
500 Old Decatur Rd, Saginaw, TX 76179
Phone: (682)250-3600
Website: saginawk8.iltexas.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Iltexas Saginaw Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayside Middle School | Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD | 1.0 mi | 1,119 | 17.9 | 39.1% |
| Creekview Middle School | Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD | 1.1 mi | 962 | 18.6 | 49.5% |
| Marine Creek Middle School | Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD | 1.6 mi | 926 | 15.3 | 61.7% |
| Education Willkie Middle School | Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD | 2.1 mi | 775 | 16.3 | 49.4% |
| Prairie Vista | Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD | 2.1 mi | 958 | 20 | 49.6% |
| Highland Middle School | Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD | 2.7 mi | 700 | 13.5 | 53.6% |
| Lucyle Collins Middle School | Lake Worth ISD | 3.8 mi | 735 | 17.4 | 90.3% |
| Kirkpatrick Middle School | Fort Worth ISD | 4.7 mi | 485 | 15.2 | 95.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.