DAGGETT MONTESSORI

Set in FT WORTH, Texas, DAGGETT MONTESSORI is a reasonably sized elementary-level community, overseen by FORT WORTH ISD. It serves 546 students across grades K through 8.

DAGGETT MONTESSORI is one of 136 schools operated by FORT WORTH ISD, a district that works with 70,612 students overall.

Demographically, DAGGETT MONTESSORI shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 59% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 31% White, 5% Black, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Tarrant County as a whole is about 30% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 46% of students at DAGGETT MONTESSORI qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below Tarrant County's rate of about 63%.

After controlling for student poverty, DAGGETT MONTESSORI tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 53.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.1%.

Around the school, Tarrant County reports that median household income runs about $84,207, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Tarrant County runs 639 public schools (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students), of which DAGGETT MONTESSORI is one.

DAGGETT EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around DAGGETT MONTESSORI. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts DAGGETT MONTESSORI at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 32.7%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 7%: 508 students in 2018 compared to 546 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 55% to 59%. Class-load math has widened: from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, members of the DAGGETT MONTESSORI community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.