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What advice would you give to incoming students at EDUARDO MATA MONTESSORI SCHOOL?
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Enrollment
720
Elementary
DISTRICT 488 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLAS ISD·NCES 481623007569
Eduardo Mata Montessori School
7420 LA VISTA, DALLAS, TX 75204 · (972) 749-7500 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL720 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 45% of Texas public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-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
14.3:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
480 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 | 76 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 59 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 80 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 73 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 65 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 9% smaller than its 8th grade class (65).
Student demographics
43%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
59.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +30.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
44.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +29.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 30 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 29 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 34.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 16.0% |
| Mathematics | 19.0% | 25.0% | 29.0% | 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 | 59.0% | 44.0% |
| 2024-25 | 62.0% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 56.0% | 29.0% |
| 2022-23 | 44.0% | 30.0% |
| 2021-22 | 36.0% | 27.0% |
| 2020-21 | 29.0% | 15.0% |
% 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
41.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% 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 →
Schools most like Eduardo Mata Montessori School
Eduardo Mata Montessori School's state test result (41.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eduardo Mata Montessori School this school | 720 | 66.7% | 41.4% |
| Schertz Elementary School SCHERTZ | 663 | 66.2% | 33.3% |
| Zelma Hutsell Elementary School KATY | 804 | 67.3% | 35.0% |
| Barbara Jordan Elementary School ODESSA | 807 | 66.7% | 31.4% |
| Stahl Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 644 | 69.3% | 42.0% |
| Stephen F Austin Elementary School BAYTOWN | 792 | 64.9% | 42.9% |
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 Eduardo Mata Montessori School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.4% | #2,407 of 4,401 | #168 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #2,395 of 4,466 ▲ 301 | #199 of 429 ▲ 36 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #1,513 of 4,466 ▼ 260 | #108 of 429 ▼ 22 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.5pp | #918 of 3,998 | #67 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 720 | #790 of 4,938 | #54 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #1,756 of 4,622 | #148 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.9% | #2,910 of 4,628 | #239 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.7% | #2,740 of 4,789 | #345 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +32.8% | #224 of 1,307 | #19 of 118 |
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
720
+42 (+6%) vs 2020
+10% since 2000-01, when it was 653
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 720 | 50.5 | 14.3:1 | 67% (480) |
| 2023-24 | 736 | 52.5 | 14.0:1 | 65% (479) |
| 2022-23 | 721 | 50.4 | 14.3:1 | 59% (424) |
| 2020-21 | 678 | 49 | 13.8:1 | 64% (432) |
| 2017-18 | 542 | 39.1 | 13.9:1 | 59% (318) |
| 2015-16 | 414 | 30 | 13.8:1 | 53% (220) |
| 2010-11 | 292 | 17 | 17.2:1 | 97% (284) |
| 2000-01 | 653 | 37 | 17.6:1 | 94% (613) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Eduardo Mata Montessori School.
Since 2017-18: students up 33% (542 to 720); teachers up 29% (39.1 to 50.5).
About Eduardo Mata Montessori School
Eduardo Mata Montessori School is an elementary school with a street address in DALLAS, Texas. The latest federal count shows 720 students in pre-K through 8. The average for elementary schools in Texas is about 519 students, so this school is 39% above average.
The 240 schools of DALLAS ISD, including Eduardo Mata Montessori School, enroll 140,630 students.
Hispanic students are the majority at Eduardo Mata Montessori School, with 73% of enrollment. After that, the student body is 17% White and 6% Black. Among all residents of Dallas County, the Hispanic share is about 41%. The school's diversity index is 43%, meaning two students picked at random have a 43% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Eduardo Mata Montessori School operates with 50.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 14.3:1. On average, elementary schools in Texas have 15.1:1, compared with 14.3:1 here. Eduardo Mata Montessori School reports 67% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is below the 77% average among public schools in Dallas County.
The allk12 Grade for Eduardo Mata Montessori School is B-. Compared with Texas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 45% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Eduardo Mata Montessori School, the prediction is 45.2% and the result is 41.4%.
County data help place the school in context: in Dallas County, the median household income is $76,547, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Dallas County is home to 771 public schools and about 459,645 public school students.
The closest public school to Eduardo Mata Montessori School is East Grand Preparatory Academy, about 0.8 miles away. Eduardo Mata Montessori School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Eduardo Mata Montessori School ranks 7th on proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Eduardo Mata Montessori School inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).
Over 4 years, Eduardo Mata Montessori School's enrollment climbed 6%, to 720.
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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 Eduardo Mata Montessori SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Eduardo Mata Montessori School?
Eduardo Mata Montessori School enrolls approximately 720 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Eduardo Mata Montessori School serve?
Eduardo Mata Montessori School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Eduardo Mata Montessori School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Eduardo Mata Montessori School is approximately 14.3:1 (51 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Eduardo Mata Montessori School?
At Eduardo Mata Montessori School, the student body is approximately 17% White, 73% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Eduardo Mata Montessori School public or private?
Eduardo Mata Montessori School is a public K-12 school, overseen by DALLAS ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.