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Which teacher or staff member at GARDEN OAKS MONTESSORI deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
763
Elementary
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON ISD·NCES 482364002463
Garden Oaks Montessori
901 SUE BARNETT DR, HOUSTON, TX 77018 · (713) 696-2930 · Harris County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL763 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 34% 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.
- DBeats 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
17.2:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
326 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 115 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 96 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 100 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 93 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 44 | 6% |
| Grade 7 | 35 | 5% |
| Grade 8 | 32 | 4% |
This year's kindergarten class (96) is 200% larger than its 8th grade class (32).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
64.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +46.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
48.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +35.0pp since 2020
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 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 46 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 35 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 34.0% | 30.0% | 18.0% | 18.0% |
| Mathematics | 26.0% | 22.0% | 24.0% | 28.0% |
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% | 48.0% |
| 2024-25 | 53.0% | 36.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 31.0% |
| 2022-23 | 30.0% | 12.0% |
| 2021-22 | 30.0% | 18.0% |
| 2020-21 | 18.0% | 13.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
40.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 55% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Garden Oaks Montessori
Garden Oaks Montessori's state test result (40.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garden Oaks Montessori this school | 763 | 42.7% | 40.7% |
| Highland Park Elementary School PFLUGERVILLE | 706 | 43.3% | 56.5% |
| Wortham Oaks Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 776 | 42.9% | 60.5% |
| Barbara Cockrell Elementary School PEARLAND | 741 | 43.2% | 66.7% |
| Canyon Pointe Elementary School TOMBALL | 829 | 46.9% | 71.1% |
| Potranco Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 839 | 42.7% | 52.8% |
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 Garden Oaks Montessori ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.7% | #2,500 of 4,401 | #329 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #1,964 of 4,466 ▲ 1,182 | #267 of 625 ▲ 184 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #1,112 of 4,466 ▲ 1,020 | #127 of 625 ▲ 151 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +35.0pp | #78 of 3,998 | #5 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 763 | #585 of 4,938 | #165 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #3,974 of 4,622 | #548 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.8% | #1,429 of 4,628 | #185 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.7% | #3,849 of 4,789 | #588 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.3% | #2,274 of 2,838 | #370 of 441 |
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
763
-51 (-6%) vs 2020
+42% since 1990-91, when it was 537
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 17.7:1
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 | 763 | 44.3 | 17.2:1 | 43% (326) |
| 2023-24 | 780 | 44.4 | 17.6:1 | 43% (332) |
| 2022-23 | 798 | 44.3 | 18.0:1 | 43% (347) |
| 2020-21 | 814 | 46 | 17.7:1 | 42% (344) |
| 2017-18 | 823 | 46.6 | 17.7:1 | 46% (382) |
| 2015-16 | 763 | 41 | 18.6:1 | 45% (343) |
| 2010-11 | 601 | 34 | 17.7:1 | 34% (203) |
| 2000-01 | 614 | 35 | 17.5:1 | 67% (412) |
| 1990-91 | 537 | 27 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Garden Oaks Montessori.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (823 to 763); teachers down 5% (46.6 to 44.3).
About Garden Oaks Montessori
Garden Oaks Montessori is a mid-sized elementary school. Its address is in HOUSTON, Texas. It reported 763 students in pre-K through 8 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in Texas have about 519 students on average; enrollment here is 47% higher.
In HOUSTON ISD, 273 schools enroll a combined 176,727 students.
The student body at Garden Oaks Montessori is 58% Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 25% White, 6% Black, 6% Asian, and 6% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 44%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 60%.
There are 44.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 17.2:1. The average for elementary schools in Texas, 15.1:1, is lower. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Garden Oaks Montessori is about 43%. Compared with the 70% average for public schools in Harris County, the school's rate is lower.
Among Texas public elementary schools, Garden Oaks Montessori outscored 34%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Garden Oaks Montessori would score about 55.4%. It scores 40.7%, a bottom-10% result among Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Harris County, home to about 4,838,303 people, median household income comes to about $74,983, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Public schools in Harris County number 1,205, with about 886,911 students.
The closest school to Garden Oaks Montessori is Harper DAEP, located about 0.5 miles away. Garden Oaks Montessori is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Garden Oaks Montessori at 7th of 8.
Garden Oaks Montessori falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 6% decline, from 814 to 763.
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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 High SchoolHigh · 3,216 students
- Lamar High SchoolHigh · 2,968 students
- Westside High SchoolHigh · 2,729 students
- Heights High SchoolHigh · 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 High SchoolHigh · 4,057 students
- Summer Creek High SchoolHigh · 3,972 students
- Hastings High SchoolHigh · 3,786 students
- C E King High SchoolHigh · 3,716 students
Nearby schools
- Harper DAEP0.5 mi · 76
- Durham Elementary School0.9 mi · 547
- Washington B T High School1.0 mi · 811
- Waltrip High School1.2 mi · 1,615
- Helms Elementary School1.3 mi · 501
- Oak Forest Elementary School1.4 mi · 950
Frequently asked questions
About Garden Oaks MontessoriHow large is Garden Oaks Montessori?
Garden Oaks Montessori enrolls approximately 763 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Garden Oaks Montessori serve?
Garden Oaks Montessori serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Garden Oaks Montessori?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Garden Oaks Montessori is approximately 17.2:1 (44 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Garden Oaks Montessori?
At Garden Oaks Montessori, the student body is approximately 25% White, 58% Hispanic, 6% Black, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Garden Oaks Montessori in?
Garden Oaks Montessori is part of HOUSTON ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.