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Enrollment
610
Elementary
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON ISD·NCES 482364002616
ELLA J BAKER MONTESSORI SCHOOL
2100 YUPON ST, HOUSTON, TX 77006 · (713) 942-1470 · Harris County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL610 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
196 students
DISTRICT 84% · 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
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
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
65.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +37.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
47.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +19.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 37 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 19 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
53.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
610
+22 (+4%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 18.4:1
% White
29%
was 40%
% Hispanic
42%
was 41%
% Black
10%
was 6%
% Asian
13%
was 7%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About ELLA J BAKER MONTESSORI SCHOOL
As a mid-sized elementary campus in HOUSTON, Texas, ELLA J BAKER MONTESSORI SCHOOL educates 610 students from grades pre-K through 8, overseen by HOUSTON ISD.
HOUSTON ISD runs 273 schools in total, collectively educating 176,727 students. ELLA J BAKER MONTESSORI SCHOOL is one of those campuses.
On the student-mix side, ELLA J BAKER MONTESSORI SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 42%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 29% White, 13% Asian, 10% Black, 6% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
In terms of school funding signals, ELLA J BAKER MONTESSORI SCHOOL shows 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Roughly 32% of students at ELLA J BAKER MONTESSORI SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Harris County's rate of about 70%.
With demographic context factored in, ELLA J BAKER MONTESSORI SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 59.8%; this one delivers 53.8%.
Around the school, Harris County reports that median household income runs about $74,983, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. In all, Harris County runs 1205 public schools (combined enrollment of about 886,911 students), of which ELLA J BAKER MONTESSORI SCHOOL is one.
The closest other public school is LANIER MIDDLE, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ELLA J BAKER MONTESSORI SCHOOL at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 66.6%.
The school occupies a city-core site.
Over the past 7-year window. ELLA J BAKER MONTESSORI SCHOOL's enrollment has increased 4% since 2018, when it stood at 588 (now 610). White enrollment moved from 40% to 29% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 18.4:1 in 2018 to 16.5:1 in 2025.
Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the ELLA J BAKER MONTESSORI SCHOOL community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Harris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,838,303
Census ACS
Median income
$74,983
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,205
886,911 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HOUSTON ISD
- TEXAS CONNECTIONS ACADEMY AT HOUSTONCombined · 8,641 students
- BELLAIRE H SHigh · 3,216 students
- LAMAR H SHigh · 2,968 students
- WESTSIDE H SHigh · 2,729 students
- HEIGHTS H SHigh · 2,426 students
- HOUSTON MATH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTERHigh · 2,396 students
Other schools in HOUSTON
- TEXAS CONNECTIONS ACADEMY AT HOUSTONCombined · 8,641 students
- NORTH SHORE SENIOR HIGHHigh · 4,284 students
- ELSIK H SHigh · 4,057 students
- SUMMER CREEK H SHigh · 3,972 students
- HASTINGS H SHigh · 3,786 students
- C E KING H SHigh · 3,716 students
Nearby schools
- LANIER MIDDLE0.6 mi · 1,485
- WHARTON K-8 DUAL LANGUAGE ACADEMY0.7 mi · 715
- CARNEGIE VANGUARD H S0.9 mi · 855
- ARABIC IMMERSION MAGNET SCHOOL1.0 mi · 609
- GREGORY-LINCOLN ED CTR1.0 mi · 502
- RIVER OAKS EL1.3 mi · 777
Frequently asked questions
About ELLA J BAKER MONTESSORI SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at ELLA J BAKER MONTESSORI SCHOOL?
ELLA J BAKER MONTESSORI SCHOOL enrolls approximately 610 students in grades PK-08.
Is ELLA J BAKER MONTESSORI SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
ELLA J BAKER MONTESSORI SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does ELLA J BAKER MONTESSORI SCHOOL have?
ELLA J BAKER MONTESSORI SCHOOL employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
What is the student diversity at ELLA J BAKER MONTESSORI SCHOOL?
Student demographics at ELLA J BAKER MONTESSORI SCHOOL are roughly 29% White, 42% Hispanic, 10% Black, 13% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is ELLA J BAKER MONTESSORI SCHOOL in?
ELLA J BAKER MONTESSORI SCHOOL is part of HOUSTON ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.