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
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
QUIET COMMUNITY
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STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
57.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +15.0pp since 2021
Mathematics
35.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +10.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 15 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 10 points.
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
39.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 →
About DOWNTOWN MONTESSORI AT IDA B WELLS ACADEMY
DOWNTOWN MONTESSORI AT IDA B WELLS ACADEMY is a primary school of compact scale in DALLAS, Texas, one of the schools within DALLAS ISD, caters to 341 students in grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 34% leaner than typical.
DALLAS ISD comprises 240 schools with combined enrollment of 140,630 students; DOWNTOWN MONTESSORI AT IDA B WELLS ACADEMY is among them.
Looking at the student body, DOWNTOWN MONTESSORI AT IDA B WELLS ACADEMY shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest consists of 25% Black, 14% White, 6% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 41%.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, DOWNTOWN MONTESSORI AT IDA B WELLS ACADEMY has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. An estimated 66% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Dallas County (around 77%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.
After controlling for student poverty, DOWNTOWN MONTESSORI AT IDA B WELLS ACADEMY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 45.2%; this one delivers 39.8%.
Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Dallas County put the typical household earns roughly $76,547 per year, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. DOWNTOWN MONTESSORI AT IDA B WELLS ACADEMY is one of 771 public schools in Dallas County (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students).
Nearest neighbor: PEGASUS CHARTER H S, around 0.4 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, DOWNTOWN MONTESSORI AT IDA B WELLS ACADEMY comes 5th of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 68.3%.
Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.
On this page, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
Related schools
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- BRYAN ADAMS H S LEADERSHIP ACADEMYHigh · 2,208 students
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- SUNSET H SHigh · 2,164 students
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- SKYLINE H SHigh · 3,837 students
- LAKE HIGHLANDS H SHigh · 2,972 students
- OAK CLIFF FAITH FAMILY ACADEMYCombined · 2,670 students
- BRYAN ADAMS H S LEADERSHIP ACADEMYHigh · 2,208 students
- W T WHITE H SHigh · 2,204 students
- SUNSET H SHigh · 2,164 students
Nearby schools
- PEGASUS CHARTER H S0.4 mi · 348
- CITYLAB H S0.5 mi · 150
- HOSPITAL/HOMEBOUND0.5 mi · 29
- DR WRIGHT L LASSITER JR EARLY COLLEGE H S0.6 mi · 293
- BOOKER T WASHINGTON SPVA MAGNET0.7 mi · 970
- IGNITE MIDDLE AT JW RAY LEARNING CENTER1.4 mi · 292
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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