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Iltexas North Richland Hills Middle

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Iltexas North Richland Hills Middle ranks 1552 nd of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

1552^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,335 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 34% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Iltexas North Richland Hills Middle is a small charter school in North Richland Hills, TX, serving 350 students in grades 6-8, with about 78% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch. This school has a unique "two-tiered" academic profile: it excels at accelerating top students into high-school-level coursework, but struggles to bring the majority of its students to grade-level proficiency in core subjects.

The school's standout strength is its advanced coursework program. Students taking Algebra I and English I End-of-Course exams perform at an elite level, with 95% proficient in Algebra I and 93% in English I reading—nearly double the state averages. However, grade-level math and reading scores tell a different story. For example, 7th-grade math has recorded 0% proficiency for three consecutive years, and 8th-grade reading (34% proficient) lags 24 points behind the state. This creates a stark contrast: the school is an excellent choice for a student already identified as high-achieving and ready for advanced work, but less ideal for a typical student seeking consistent grade-level instruction. Nearby Smithfield Middle in Birdville Independent School District (Isd) ranks in the 96th percentile (5 stars) with proficiency rates roughly double those of Iltexas, making it a stronger option for families seeking a consistently high-performing middle school for a typical student.

On a positive note, the school has shown rapid improvement in serving African American students, who now rank in the 58th percentile (3 stars)—the highest-performing subgroup at the school. The school also maintains an exceptionally low dropout rate (0.0%), indicating a positive school culture that keeps students engaged. Despite spending significantly less per student ($6,848) than nearby schools (which range from $8,287 to $10,358), Iltexas achieves standout results in advanced programs, suggesting efficient resource allocation. The school is part of the International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas) charter network, which ranks in the 39th percentile statewide. Overall, Iltexas North Richland Hills Middle is a school of contrasts—exceptional for advanced learners but with clear challenges in grade-level instruction that families should carefully consider.

350

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,025

Per pupil spending ?

77.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4131 Rufe Snow Dr
North Richland Hills, TX 76180

(817) 576-9031

District: International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.3%

African American:

16.0%

White:

12.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 13th percentile in 2022 → 34th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 34th (2026) from a 13th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Reading scores 14 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school49%

District avg44%

Texas avg49%

1,552^nd of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 18 pts since 2019

From top 48% (2019) to bottom 34% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 18Middle Schools in the International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)

577^th of 951International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.4	1552 of 2335	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.2	1579 of 2344	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.2	1818 of 2372	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	1991 of 2330	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	1969 of 2254	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.7	1720 of 2252	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.7	1058 of 2193	51.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	49.5	550 of 1295	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.7	411 of 997	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.8	829 of 1280	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.3	776 of 1273	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.3	939 of 1251	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.1	581 of 1213	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.2	393 of 1193	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.1	276 of 1167	76.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	25.6	528 of 616	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.6	485 of 606	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	79.1	84 of 594	85.9%	★★★★☆
2018	75.1	105 of 587	82.1%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	36.1	1452 of 2182	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.5	1281 of 2118	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.8	525 of 2058	74.5%	★★★★☆
2018	61.9	461 of 2008	77.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	46.5	680 of 1428	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.7	1318 of 1770	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	1335 of 1720	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.3	1164 of 1643	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.5	1055 of 1592	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	81.1	124 of 1445	91.4%	★★★★★
2018	80.4	115 of 1376	91.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.0	1403 of 2240	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.7	1112 of 1825	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.3	1749 of 2242	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	1903 of 2241	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	1945 of 2221	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.6	1758 of 2151	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.8	787 of 2047	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.5	950 of 2008	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	47.9	981 of 1497	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.9	803 of 1230	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.0	1356 of 1481	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	32.2	1194 of 1488	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.3	1455 of 1501	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	59.0	703 of 1446	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.6	804 of 1430	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.8	1586 of 2141	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.7	1294 of 1731	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	1810 of 2119	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	1911 of 2116	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	1880 of 2077	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.5	1619 of 2043	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.9	986 of 1935	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.5	958 of 1895	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.3	1481 of 2253	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.2	1210 of 1820	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.1	1799 of 2235	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	1954 of 2251	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	2034 of 2220	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.3	1769 of 2172	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.2	1062 of 2073	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.9	835 of 2039	59.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.8	1583 of 2253	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.3	1414 of 1818	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	1926 of 2246	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	1950 of 2245	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	1974 of 2228	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.5	1496 of 2168	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.0	1290 of 2069	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.2	921 of 2030	54.6%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	20.2	726 of 817	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	779 of 813	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	727 of 753	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	35.8	486 of 720	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.0	1355 of 1956	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.5	1247 of 1568	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	1735 of 1891	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	1581 of 1815	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.2	1198 of 1757	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.6	1253 of 1712	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.9	542 of 1626	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.8	281 of 1597	82.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.1	1107 of 1731	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.9	1138 of 1439	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.1	1059 of 1733	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.6	1507 of 1749	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	1533 of 1723	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.0	1375 of 1700	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.7	760 of 1684	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.0	874 of 1673	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2026)58th percentile+24 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)52nd percentile+20 vs school

Female (2026)37th percentile+4 vs school

White (2026)36th percentile+3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)34th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)34th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)33rd percentile+21 vs school

Special Education (2026)31st percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)30th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)26th percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2023)14th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2023)11th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I95%+41 vs state

English I Reading93%+37 vs state

Reading42%-14 vs state

Social Studies32%~ state avg

Mathematics31%-12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			STAAR Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Iltexas North Richland Hills Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	4131 Rufe Snow Dr	North Richland Hills	76180	Tarrant County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 576-9031	350	24	14.7	77.7%	45 (12.9%)	56 (16.0%)	218 (62.3%)	13 (3.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.6%)	35.4	1552^nd of 2335 public middle schools	33.5%		34.2	1579^th of 2344 public middle schools	32.6%	27	95.3		92.9	38.7	49.5	34.0	23.6		38.9	31.7	$9,025
North Richland Middle	Public	6-8	4801 Redondo	North Richland Hills	76180	Tarrant County	Birdville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 547-4200	882	55	15.9	65.6%	277 (31.4%)	82 (9.3%)	402 (45.6%)	45 (5.1%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	71 (8.0%)	40	1408^th of 2335 public middle schools	39.7%		39.8	1407^th of 2344 public middle schools	40.0%	1	90.2			44.5	50.9	50.2	24.2	30.0	32.2	29.8	$8,701
Richland Middle	Public	6-8	3401 Labadie Dr	Richland Hills	76118	Tarrant County	Birdville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 547-4400	633	44	14.4	75.0%	142 (22.4%)	109 (17.2%)	310 (49.0%)	19 (3.0%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (0.9%)	44 (7.0%)	35	1563^rd of 2335 public middle schools	33.1%		33.7	1599^th of 2344 public middle schools	31.8%	36	77.1			45.1	46.2	44.7	31.9	24.8	35.3	19.3	$10,097
North Oaks Middle	Public	6-8	4800 Jordan Park Dr	Haltom City	76117	Tarrant County	Birdville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 547-4600	480	39	12.4	70.6%	106 (22.1%)	80 (16.7%)	220 (45.8%)	41 (8.5%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	27 (5.6%)	30.8	1692^nd of 2335 public middle schools	27.5%		35.3	1550^th of 2344 public middle schools	33.9%	142	90.2			41.3	38.9	51.5	21.5	22.6	8.9	28.7	$11,914
Haltom Middle	Public	6-8	5001 Hutchison Way	Haltom City	76117	Tarrant County	Birdville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 547-4000	909	57	16.0	81.4%	110 (12.1%)	17 (1.9%)	737 (81.1%)	24 (2.6%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.8%)	34.1	1595^th of 2335 public middle schools	31.7%		28.2	1792^nd of 2344 public middle schools	23.5%	197	86.3			46.6	55.4	45.7	21.7	31.9	21.7	10.3	$8,556
Watauga Middle	Public	6-8	6300 Maurie Dr	Watauga	76148	Tarrant County	Birdville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 547-4800	572	44	12.9	70.3%	164 (28.7%)	37 (6.5%)	299 (52.3%)	41 (7.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	25 (4.4%)	46.9	1146^th of 2335 public middle schools	50.9%		53	986^th of 2344 public middle schools	57.9%	160	84.3			47.8	55.7	51.1	39.4	42.7	12.7	28.0	$10,930
Smithfield Middle	Public	6-8	8400 Main St	North Richland Hills	76180	Tarrant County	Birdville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 547-5000	798	51	15.5	27.1%	476 (59.6%)	51 (6.4%)	180 (22.6%)	46 (5.8%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (4.6%)	94	84^th of 2335 public middle schools	96.4%		93.1	96^th of 2344 public middle schools	95.9%	12	99.2			76.6	82.6	79.1	75.3	76.9	71.5	59.2	$8,480
North Ridge Middle	Public	6-8	7332 Douglas Ln	North Richland Hills	76180	Tarrant County	Birdville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 547-5200	662	43	15.2	40.3%	322 (48.6%)	44 (6.6%)	214 (32.3%)	20 (3.0%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (0.9%)	53 (8.0%)	76.7	377^th of 2335 public middle schools	83.9%		81.1	311^th of 2344 public middle schools	86.7%	66	75.0			70.9	75.1	71.0	47.3	58.9	50.0	31.8	$9,787
Hurst J H	Public	7-9	500 Harmon Rd	Hurst	76053	Tarrant County	Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 399-2710	967	61	15.8	72.6%	300 (31.0%)	154 (15.9%)	379 (39.2%)	69 (7.1%)	4 (0.4%)	15 (1.6%)	46 (4.8%)	74.4	419^th of 2335 public middle schools	82.1%		66.2	624^th of 2344 public middle schools	73.4%	205	61.6	75.3	62.1		58.5	65.8		58.8	56.3	41.1	$8,628
Iltexas Woodhaven Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	5901 Boca Raton Blvd	Fort Worth	76112	Tarrant County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 395-1776	295	24	12.3	81.0%	13 (4.4%)	83 (28.1%)	174 (59.0%)	13 (4.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)	28.4	1774^th of 2335 public middle schools	24.0%		13.8	2172^nd of 2344 public middle schools	7.3%	398	88.6		96.4	31.8	45.4	33.3	27.3	30.6	28.0	14.3	$9,784

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How many students attend Iltexas North Richland Hills Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 350 students attended Iltexas North Richland Hills Middle.

What district is Iltexas North Richland Hills Middle in?

International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)

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Iltexas North Richland Hills Middle ranks 1552^nd of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Iltexas North Richland Hills Middle?

Students at Iltexas North Richland Hills Middle are 62% Hispanic, 16% African American, 13% White, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

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