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What's the biggest difference between GEORGE B DEALEY MONTESSORI ACADEMY and what you expected?
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Enrollment
634
Elementary
DISTRICT 488 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLAS ISD·NCES 481623006932
George B Dealey Montessori Academy
6501 ROYAL LN, DALLAS, TX 75230 · (972) 794-8400 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL634 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 96% of Texas public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+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
16.9:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
170 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 | 36 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 36 | 6% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 90 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 83 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 83 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 57% smaller than its 8th grade class (83).
Student demographics
74%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
92.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +26.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
82.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +26.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 92 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 82 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 26 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 26 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 75.0% | 17.0% | 6.0% | 2.0% |
| Mathematics | 54.0% | 28.0% | 13.0% | 5.0% |
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 | 92.0% | 82.0% |
| 2024-25 | 95.0% | 84.0% |
| 2023-24 | 95.0% | 82.0% |
| 2022-23 | 92.0% | 77.0% |
| 2021-22 | 78.0% | 72.0% |
| 2020-21 | 66.0% | 56.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
83.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+21.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 83% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 62% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 21 points, placing it in Texas's top 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 George B Dealey Montessori Academy
George B Dealey Montessori Academy's state test result (83.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| George B Dealey Montessori Academy this school | 634 | 26.8% | 83.4% |
| Hassler Elementary School KLEIN | 625 | 25.8% | 74.7% |
| Cheri Cox Elementary School SACHSE | 670 | 30.3% | 75.2% |
| Tuscany Heights SAN ANTONIO | 623 | 27.3% | 65.7% |
| W R Hatfield Elementary School FORT WORTH | 756 | 25.5% | 45.1% |
| Jim Plain Elementary School LEANDER | 704 | 23.9% | 44.1% |
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 George B Dealey Montessori Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 83.4% | #45 of 4,401 | #6 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.0% | #102 of 4,466 ▼ 27 | #14 of 429 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 92.0% | #19 of 4,466 ▼ 12 | #3 of 429 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.5pp | #2,474 of 3,998 | #206 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 634 | #1,364 of 4,938 | #98 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #3,839 of 4,622 | #370 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.6% | #200 of 4,628 | #19 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.8% | #4,290 of 4,789 | #406 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +43.8% | #133 of 1,307 | #13 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
634
+20 (+3%) vs 2020
+55% since 2000-01, when it was 409
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 634 | 37.5 | 16.9:1 | 27% (170) |
| 2023-24 | 636 | 43 | 14.8:1 | 26% (164) |
| 2022-23 | 620 | 40 | 15.5:1 | 22% (136) |
| 2020-21 | 614 | 41 | 15.0:1 | 23% (141) |
| 2017-18 | 441 | 25.6 | 17.3:1 | 27% (121) |
| 2015-16 | 441 | 25 | 17.6:1 | 39% (174) |
| 2010-11 | 425 | 25 | 17.0:1 | 35% (148) |
| 2000-01 | 409 | 27 | 15.2:1 | 29% (119) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for George B Dealey Montessori Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 44% (441 to 634); teachers up 47% (25.6 to 37.5).
About George B Dealey Montessori Academy
George B Dealey Montessori Academy is a mid-sized elementary school in DALLAS, Texas. It offers pre-K through 8 and has 634 students enrolled. It has 22% more students than the average for elementary schools in Texas (about 519).
George B Dealey Montessori Academy is part of a district of 240 schools: DALLAS ISD, with 140,630 students.
At George B Dealey Montessori Academy, White students make up the biggest share, 36%. Other groups make up 32% Hispanic, 13% Black, 10% Asian, and 8% multiracial. Dallas County residents are about 35% White, a similar share. A diversity index of 74% means there is a 74% chance two randomly chosen students at George B Dealey Montessori Academy are from different groups.
Teacher count: 37.5 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 16.9:1. The gap from the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is 1.8 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 27%. The average for public schools in Dallas County is 77%.
On the allk12 Grade, George B Dealey Montessori Academy lands at A+, ahead of 96% of Texas public elementary schools.
Schools in Texas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to post an average proficiency rate across its state test results near 62.2%. George B Dealey Montessori Academy posts 83.4%, 21.2 points above that, which places it in the top 10% statewide on BeatsExpectations.
In Dallas County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $76,547, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county has 771 public schools and about 459,645 students.
George B Dealey Montessori Academy's closest public school neighbor is Arthur Kramer Elementary School, about 0.7 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, George B Dealey Montessori Academy is 1st of 9 on proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes George B Dealey Montessori Academy as City: Large.
The school's enrollment rose 3% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 15.0:1; by 2024-25 it was 16.9:1.
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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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Nearby schools
- Arthur Kramer Elementary School0.7 mi · 399
- Benjamin Franklin International Exploratory Academy0.8 mi · 808
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- Preston Hollow Elementary School1.1 mi · 402
- John J Pershing Elementary School1.2 mi · 457
- Lee A McShan Jr Elementary School1.9 mi · 670
Frequently asked questions
About George B Dealey Montessori AcademyHow large is George B Dealey Montessori Academy?
George B Dealey Montessori Academy enrolls approximately 634 students in grades PK-08.
Is George B Dealey Montessori Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
George B Dealey Montessori Academy is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at George B Dealey Montessori Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at George B Dealey Montessori Academy is approximately 16.9:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at George B Dealey Montessori Academy?
Student demographics at George B Dealey Montessori Academy are roughly 36% White, 32% Hispanic, 13% Black, 10% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is George B Dealey Montessori Academy in?
George B Dealey Montessori Academy is part of DALLAS ISD.
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