BUCKNER TERRACE MONTESSORI

As a close-knit K-5 school in DALLAS, Texas, BUCKNER TERRACE MONTESSORI works with 307 students from grades pre-K through 5, operated by DALLAS ISD. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so BUCKNER TERRACE MONTESSORI sits 41% smaller than that benchmark.

BUCKNER TERRACE MONTESSORI is one of 240 schools operated by DALLAS ISD, a district that educates 140,630 students overall.

In terms of who attends, BUCKNER TERRACE MONTESSORI records that 69% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder is composed of 22% Black, 7% White. The wider county runs roughly 41% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting BUCKNER TERRACE MONTESSORI tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 86% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Dallas County (around 77%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

With demographic context factored in, BUCKNER TERRACE MONTESSORI sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 36.2%; this one delivers 37.7%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Dallas County) reports that median household earnings sit near $76,547, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Dallas County runs 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), of which BUCKNER TERRACE MONTESSORI is one.

The closest other public school is URBAN PARK STEAM ACADEMY, roughly 0.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BUCKNER TERRACE MONTESSORI at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 35.7%.

BUCKNER TERRACE MONTESSORI operates from a metropolitan location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 39%: 501 students in 2018 compared to 307 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share ticked down from 30% to 22%. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the BUCKNER TERRACE MONTESSORI community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.