Enrollment
307
Elementary
DISTRICT 488 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLAS ISD·NCES 481623001345
Buckner Terrace Montessori
4918 HOVENKAMP DR, DALLAS, TX 75227 · (972) 749-8800 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL307 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
265 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 42 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 37 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (37) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (48).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
46.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +8.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
38.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +3.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 8 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 27.0% | 19.0% | 27.0% | 27.0% |
| Mathematics | 20.0% | 18.0% | 35.0% | 27.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 46.0% | 38.0% |
| 2024-25 | 56.0% | 52.0% |
| 2023-24 | 44.0% | 40.0% |
| 2022-23 | 48.0% | 53.0% |
| 2021-22 | 55.0% | 54.0% |
| 2020-21 | 38.0% | 35.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Buckner Terrace Montessori
Buckner Terrace Montessori's state test result (43.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buckner Terrace Montessori this school | 307 | 86.3% | 43.3% |
| Sheila Liles Early Learning Academy BAYTOWN | 334 | 85.0% | N/A |
| Garden Villas Elementary School HOUSTON | 363 | 90.6% | 36.6% |
| Montgomery Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 248 | 86.3% | 37.1% |
| Park Village Blended Learning Academy SAN ANTONIO | 376 | 85.4% | 18.8% |
| East Handley Elementary School FORT WORTH | 329 | 93.0% | 25.2% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Buckner Terrace Montessori ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.3% | #2,178 of 4,401 | #146 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #3,084 of 4,466 ▼ 1,642 | #276 of 429 ▼ 168 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #2,996 of 4,466 ▼ 1,200 | #238 of 429 ▼ 110 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -8.5pp | #424 of 3,998 | #58 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 307 | #4,155 of 4,938 | #394 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #814 of 4,622 | #54 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.4% | #2,615 of 4,628 | #199 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.3% | #1,449 of 4,789 | #223 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -38.7% | #196 of 2,838 | #33 of 274 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
307
-73 (-19%) vs 2020
-65% since 1990-91, when it was 877
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 12.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 307 | 23.7 | 13.0:1 | 86% (265) |
| 2023-24 | 316 | 31 | 10.2:1 | 86% (273) |
| 2022-23 | 345 | 28 | 12.3:1 | 86% (297) |
| 2020-21 | 380 | 31 | 12.3:1 | 90% (341) |
| 2017-18 | 501 | 32 | 15.7:1 | 92% (462) |
| 2015-16 | 512 | 35 | 14.6:1 | 94% (479) |
| 2010-11 | 747 | 44 | 17.0:1 | 95% (713) |
| 2000-01 | 1,063 | 54 | 19.7:1 | 76% (804) |
| 1990-91 | 877 | 50 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Buckner Terrace Montessori.
Since 2017-18: students down 39% (501 to 307); teachers down 26% (32 to 23.7).
About Buckner Terrace Montessori
Buckner Terrace Montessori runs as a small elementary school in DALLAS, Texas. The school's enrollment of 307 students covers pre-K through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students each.
Across its 240 schools, DALLAS ISD enrolls 140,630 students. Buckner Terrace Montessori is one of those schools.
By race and ethnicity, Buckner Terrace Montessori is 69% Hispanic. The school is also 22% Black and 7% White. That is higher than the 41% Hispanic share among all Dallas County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Buckner Terrace Montessori belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 47%.
Staffing totals 23.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.0:1. That ratio is under the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Buckner Terrace Montessori is 86%. The average for public schools in Dallas County is 77%.
A school with Buckner Terrace Montessori's lunch-eligibility share in Texas is predicted to score 36.8%. Buckner Terrace Montessori scores 43.3%, 6.5 points above that line.
Dallas County census figures show that median household income is about $76,547, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Buckner Terrace Montessori is among the 771 public schools in Dallas County.
The nearest public school is Urban Park Steam Academy, at about 0.8 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, Buckner Terrace Montessori ranks 3rd in a group of 9 nearby schools.
The NCES locale for Buckner Terrace Montessori is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 19%, from 380 to 307.
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Dallas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,621,179
Census ACS
Median income
$76,547
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
771
459,645 students
Quick facts
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- Urban Park Steam Academy0.8 mi · 507
- Frank Guzick Elementary School0.9 mi · 680
- Skyline High School1.1 mi · 3,837
- Bayles Elementary School1.1 mi · 392
- Uplift White Rock Hills Prep PS1.2 mi · 640
- Ascher Silberstein Elementary School1.4 mi · 545
Frequently asked questions
About Buckner Terrace MontessoriHow large is Buckner Terrace Montessori?
Buckner Terrace Montessori enrolls approximately 307 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Buckner Terrace Montessori serve?
Buckner Terrace Montessori serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Buckner Terrace Montessori?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Buckner Terrace Montessori is approximately 13.0:1 (24 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Buckner Terrace Montessori?
Buckner Terrace Montessori reports a student body of 7% White, 69% Hispanic, 22% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Buckner Terrace Montessori?
Buckner Terrace Montessori is overseen by DALLAS ISD in Dallas County.
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