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Enrollment
373
Elementary
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOUSTON ISD·NCES 482364002539
Montgomery Elementary School
4000 SIMSBROOK DR, HOUSTON, TX 77045 · (713) 434-5640 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL373 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
345 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 | 44 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (47) is 18% smaller than its 5th grade class (57).
Student demographics
49%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Montgomery Elementary School→Lawson Middle School
Based on published attendance-zone data from HOUSTON ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
52.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +40.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
41.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +21.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 40 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 21 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 15.0% | 37.0% | 21.0% | 27.0% |
| Mathematics | 18.0% | 23.0% | 31.0% | 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 | 52.0% | 41.0% |
| 2024-25 | 42.0% | 41.0% |
| 2023-24 | 40.0% | 37.0% |
| 2022-23 | 29.0% | 45.0% |
| 2021-22 | 35.0% | 38.0% |
| 2020-21 | 12.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
36.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Montgomery Elementary School
Montgomery Elementary School's state test result (36.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery Elementary School this school | 373 | 92.5% | 36.3% |
| Christene C Moss Elementary School FORT WORTH | 393 | 94.7% | 40.0% |
| Maude I Logan Elementary School FORT WORTH | 319 | 94.0% | 39.8% |
| Daniel Webster Elementary School DALLAS | 395 | 97.5% | 34.6% |
| Parkway Elementary School FORT WORTH | 423 | 89.6% | 30.3% |
| Whitney M Young Jr Elementary School DALLAS | 371 | 97.0% | 28.0% |
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 Montgomery Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.3% | #3,038 of 4,401 | #426 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #2,747 of 4,466 ▼ 168 | #389 of 625 ▼ 28 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #2,267 of 4,466 ▲ 1,055 | #294 of 625 ▲ 173 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.5pp | #1,529 of 3,998 | #244 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 373 | #3,711 of 4,938 | #566 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #732 of 4,622 | #108 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.0% | #2,503 of 4,628 | #341 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.5% | #786 of 4,789 | #192 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -37.7% | #225 of 2,838 | #64 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
373
-120 (-24%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 654
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 373 | 29 | 12.9:1 | 92% (345) |
| 2023-24 | 423 | 27 | 15.7:1 | 98% (415) |
| 2022-23 | 454 | 28 | 16.2:1 | 98% (444) |
| 2020-21 | 493 | 31 | 15.9:1 | 96% (473) |
| 2017-18 | 599 | 39.5 | 15.2:1 | 92% (553) |
| 2015-16 | 695 | 42 | 16.6:1 | 89% (618) |
| 2010-11 | 738 | 47 | 15.7:1 | 58% (431) |
| 2000-01 | 839 | 37 | 22.7:1 | 80% (671) |
| 1990-91 | 654 | 33 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Montgomery Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 38% (599 to 373); teachers down 26% (39.5 to 29).
About Montgomery Elementary School
Montgomery Elementary School is one of the public schools in HOUSTON, Texas. It is a small elementary school. Total enrollment is 373 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5. By comparison, elementary schools in Texas enroll about 519 students on average.
HOUSTON ISD has 273 schools; together they serve 176,727 students.
More than half of the students at Montgomery Elementary School are Hispanic (61%). The remaining shares are 38% Black. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Harris County's population at about 44%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 49, compared with 70 nationally.
There are about 12.9 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Montgomery Elementary School, which has 29. The school's 12.9:1 compares with an average of 15.1:1 for elementary schools in Texas. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 92%. The rate at public schools in Harris County averages 70%, lower than here.
Montgomery Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (36.3%) and its predicted rate (34.2%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools.
Census data for Harris County show the median household earns about $74,983 a year, 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.
R D S P D sits about 0.4 miles from Montgomery Elementary School. Montgomery Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 39.6% proficiency; Montgomery Elementary School posts 36.3%.
NCES describes the area around Montgomery Elementary School as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 24% decrease, from 493 to 373. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 15.9:1 to 12.9:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Montgomery Elementary School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
Other Montgomery Elementary schools
10 other US public schools in 7 states are named Montgomery Elementary. Montgomery Elementary School is the 7th largest of the 11.
- Montgomery Elementary SchoolMONTGOMERY, TX · 672 students
- Montgomery Elementary SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 248 students
- Montgomery Elementary SchoolBrookhaven, GA · 728 students
- Montgomery Elementary SchoolNorth Wales, PA · 611 students
- Montgomery Elementary SchoolCincinnati, OH · 566 students
Nearby schools
- R D S P D0.4 mi · 46
- King Early Childhood Center0.4 mi · 299
- Madison High School0.6 mi · 1,588
- Petersen Elementary School0.7 mi · 357
- Lawson Middle School1.0 mi · 1,069
- Hobby Elementary School1.0 mi · 447
Frequently asked questions
About Montgomery Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Montgomery Elementary School?
Montgomery Elementary School enrolls approximately 373 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Montgomery Elementary School serve?
Montgomery Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Montgomery Elementary School?
Approximately 12.9:1 students per teacher at Montgomery Elementary School.
How diverse is Montgomery Elementary School?
Montgomery Elementary School reports a student body of 1% White, 61% Hispanic, 38% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Montgomery Elementary School in?
Montgomery Elementary School is part of HOUSTON ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.