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Enrollment
557
Elementary
DISTRICT 475 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARLAND ISD·NCES 482034002035
Montclair Elementary School
5200 BROADMOOR DR, GARLAND, TX 75043 · (972) 279-4041 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL557 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
477 students
DISTRICT 76% · 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 | 44 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 85 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 84 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (84).
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
48.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +13.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
44.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +18.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 48 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 13 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 18 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 24.0% | 24.0% | 21.0% | 31.0% |
| Mathematics | 18.0% | 26.0% | 25.0% | 31.0% |
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 | 48.0% | 44.0% |
| 2024-25 | 48.0% | 39.0% |
| 2023-24 | 37.0% | 37.0% |
| 2022-23 | 43.0% | 50.0% |
| 2021-22 | 36.0% | 51.0% |
| 2020-21 | 35.0% | 26.0% |
% 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
34.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Montclair Elementary School
Montclair Elementary School's state test result (34.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montclair Elementary School this school | 557 | 85.6% | 34.5% |
| Shands Elementary School MESQUITE | 567 | 86.1% | 33.1% |
| Mary Lou Hartman SAN ANTONIO | 568 | 83.3% | 30.6% |
| Global Leadership Academy at Barbara Bush Elementary School GRAND PRAIRIE | 555 | 83.4% | 31.9% |
| Jensen Elementary School PASADENA | 567 | 83.2% | 51.4% |
| Range Elementary School MESQUITE | 587 | 86.5% | 41.4% |
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 Montclair Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #3,209 of 4,401 | #269 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #2,404 of 4,466 ▲ 436 | #200 of 429 ▲ 48 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #2,752 of 4,466 ▼ 45 | #204 of 429 ▲ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.5pp | #1,128 of 3,998 | #151 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 557 | #1,975 of 4,938 | #154 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #4,012 of 4,622 | #384 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.9% | #2,907 of 4,628 | #238 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.6% | #1,513 of 4,789 | #231 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.1% | #1,240 of 1,307 | #113 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
557
+68 (+14%) vs 2020
+39% since 1990-91, when it was 401
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 557 | 32.2 | 17.3:1 | 86% (477) |
| 2023-24 | 526 | 38.3 | 13.7:1 | 85% (446) |
| 2022-23 | 504 | 32.1 | 15.7:1 | 85% (430) |
| 2020-21 | 489 | 31 | 15.8:1 | 83% (407) |
| 2017-18 | 551 | 32.3 | 17.1:1 | 78% (428) |
| 2015-16 | 551 | 32 | 17.2:1 | 82% (451) |
| 2010-11 | 401 | 28 | 14.3:1 | 80% (319) |
| 2000-01 | 629 | 40 | 15.7:1 | 44% (277) |
| 1990-91 | 401 | 21 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Montclair Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (551 to 557); teachers unchanged (32.3 to 32.2).
About Montclair Elementary School
Montclair Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school, is located in GARLAND, Texas. The school has 557 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 5.
GARLAND ISD operates 76 schools. Combined enrollment is 53,173 students.
Hispanic students are 74% of those enrolled at Montclair Elementary School. Other reported shares: 15% Black, 6% White, 3% multiracial, and 2% Asian. That compares with about 41% Hispanic among all Dallas County residents. A diversity index of 43% means there is a 43% chance two randomly chosen students at Montclair Elementary School are from different groups.
Its staff includes 32.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 17.3 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Texas, 15.1:1, is lower. Montclair Elementary School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 86%. Compared with the 77% average for public schools in Dallas County, the school's rate is higher.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Montclair Elementary School, the prediction is 37.1% and the result is 34.5%.
In the wider Dallas County area, the median household earns about $76,547 a year, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Across Dallas County, 771 public schools serve about 459,645 students.
Montclair Elementary School's nearest public school is O'Banion Middle School (about 0.3 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Montclair Elementary School places 4th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
Montclair Elementary School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 557, up from 489 in 2020-21. The school's ratio increased from 15.8:1 to 17.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The Montclair Elementary School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
Other schools in GARLAND ISD
- Sachse High SchoolHigh · 2,935 students
- N Garland High SchoolHigh · 2,929 students
- Garland High SchoolHigh · 2,335 students
- Rowlett High SchoolHigh · 2,156 students
- Lakeview Centennial High SchoolHigh · 2,073 students
- S Garland High SchoolHigh · 2,001 students
Other schools in GARLAND
- N Garland High SchoolHigh · 2,929 students
- Garland High SchoolHigh · 2,335 students
- Lakeview Centennial High SchoolHigh · 2,073 students
- S Garland High SchoolHigh · 2,001 students
- Naaman Forest High SchoolHigh · 1,949 students
- Jackson Technology CenterMiddle · 1,157 students
Other Montclair Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 8 states are named Montclair Elementary. Montclair Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 9.
- MONTCLAIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLOMAHA, NE · 641 students
- Montclair Elementary SchoolBrookhaven, GA · 590 students
- Montclair ElementaryDumfries, VA · 588 students
- Montclair ElementaryOakland, CA · 547 students
- Montclair ElementaryFayetteville, NC · 433 students
Nearby schools
- O'Banion Middle School0.3 mi · 784
- Heather Glen Elementary School0.4 mi · 283
- Southgate STEM Elementary School0.9 mi · 431
- Southgate Elementary School0.9 mi · 161
- Price Elementary School1.1 mi · 299
- Roach Elementary School1.2 mi · 315
Frequently asked questions
About Montclair Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Montclair Elementary School?
Montclair Elementary School enrolls approximately 557 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Montclair Elementary School serve?
Montclair Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Montclair Elementary School?
Approximately 17.3:1 students per teacher at Montclair Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Montclair Elementary School?
At Montclair Elementary School, the student body is approximately 6% White, 74% Hispanic, 15% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Montclair Elementary School in?
Montclair Elementary School is part of GARLAND ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.