Enrollment
341
Elementary
DISTRICT 488 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLAS ISD·NCES 481623013873
Downtown Montessori at Ida B Wells Academy
1901 MAIN ST, DALLAS, TX 75201 · (972) 749-2500 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL341 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% of Texas public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
224 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 | 84 | 25% |
| Kindergarten | 49 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 32 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 28 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 30 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is 63% larger than its 6th grade class (30).
Student demographics
63%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
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
64.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +22.0pp since 2021
Mathematics
55.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +30.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 22 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 30 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 37.0% | 27.0% | 19.0% | 17.0% |
| Mathematics | 28.0% | 27.0% | 26.0% | 19.0% |
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 | 64.0% | 55.0% |
| 2024-25 | 63.0% | 44.0% |
| 2023-24 | 57.0% | 35.0% |
| 2022-23 | 41.0% | 35.0% |
| 2021-22 | 42.0% | 25.0% |
% 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
44.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Downtown Montessori at Ida B Wells Academy
Downtown Montessori at Ida B Wells Academy's state test result (44.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Downtown Montessori at Ida B Wells Academy this school | 341 | 65.7% | 44.5% |
| Beasley Elementary School MESQUITE | 319 | 67.4% | 39.6% |
| Austin Elementary School MESQUITE | 306 | 66.3% | 51.0% |
| North Texas Collegiate Academy-East Campus LITTLE ELM | 313 | 64.5% | 31.9% |
| Glenda Arnold Early Childhood Learning Center ROYSE CITY | 393 | 65.1% | N/A |
| Life School Carrollton CARROLLTON | 283 | 64.3% | 40.9% |
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 Downtown Montessori at Ida B Wells Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.5% | #2,017 of 4,401 | #129 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #1,302 of 4,466 ▲ 914 | #90 of 429 ▲ 94 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #1,102 of 4,466 ▲ 78 | #80 of 429 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +21.5pp | #424 of 3,998 | #21 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 341 | #3,936 of 4,938 | #376 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #1,872 of 4,622 | #160 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.0% | #1,144 of 4,628 | #80 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.7% | #2,796 of 4,789 | #348 of 437 |
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
341
+124 (+57%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 341 | 23.7 | 14.4:1 | 66% (224) |
| 2023-24 | 312 | 25.2 | 12.4:1 | 59% (185) |
| 2022-23 | 307 | 21 | 14.6:1 | 46% (142) |
| 2020-21 | 217 | 19 | 11.4:1 | 48% (104) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Downtown Montessori at Ida B Wells Academy.
About Downtown Montessori at Ida B Wells Academy
As a low-enrollment elementary school, Downtown Montessori at Ida B Wells Academy serves students in DALLAS, Texas. The latest federal count shows 341 students in pre-K through 6. Against the 519-student average for elementary schools in Texas, enrollment here is 34% lower.
Downtown Montessori at Ida B Wells Academy is one of the 240 schools that make up DALLAS ISD (140,630 students in total).
A majority of students at Downtown Montessori at Ida B Wells Academy, 53%, are Hispanic. Other reported shares: 25% Black, 14% White, and 6% multiracial. Dallas County's residents are about 41% Hispanic, 12 points below the school's share. Downtown Montessori at Ida B Wells Academy has a diversity index of 63%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Downtown Montessori at Ida B Wells Academy employs 23.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 14.4:1. That ratio is under the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 66%. Public schools in Dallas County average 77%.
Measured against Texas public elementary schools, Downtown Montessori at Ida B Wells Academy receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 44.5%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 45.6%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Dallas County, median household income is about $76,547, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. A total of 771 public schools operate in Dallas County, serving about 459,645 students.
The nearest other public school, Pegasus Charter High School, is about 0.4 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Downtown Montessori at Ida B Wells Academy. Among the 6 closest schools with test data, this one included, Downtown Montessori at Ida B Wells Academy ranks 5th on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Downtown Montessori at Ida B Wells Academy reported 217 students in 2020-21 and 341 in 2024-25. Changes that large sometimes follow a school adding or dropping grades, so the two figures may not cover the same grades. The school's ratio rose from 11.4:1 to 14.4:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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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Frequently asked questions
About Downtown Montessori at Ida B Wells AcademyHow many students attend Downtown Montessori at Ida B Wells Academy?
Downtown Montessori at Ida B Wells Academy enrolls approximately 341 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Downtown Montessori at Ida B Wells Academy serve?
Downtown Montessori at Ida B Wells Academy serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Downtown Montessori at Ida B Wells Academy?
Approximately 14.4:1 students per teacher at Downtown Montessori at Ida B Wells Academy.
What is the student diversity at Downtown Montessori at Ida B Wells Academy?
Student demographics at Downtown Montessori at Ida B Wells Academy are roughly 14% White, 53% Hispanic, 25% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Downtown Montessori at Ida B Wells Academy public or private?
Downtown Montessori at Ida B Wells Academy is a public K-12 school, overseen by DALLAS ISD.
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