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Enrollment
1,523
High
DISTRICT 1,072 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTGOMERY ISD·NCES 483126003513
Montgomery High School
22825 HWY 105 W, MONTGOMERY, TX 77356 · (936) 276-3000 · Montgomery County
GRADES 09–12HIGH31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL1,523 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
95 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
355 students
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 374 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 397 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 374 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 378 | 25% |
Student demographics
45%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
71.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +53.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
54.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +25.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 53 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 25 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 15.0% | 56.0% | 13.0% | 16.0% |
| Mathematics | 18.0% | 36.0% | 29.0% | 17.0% |
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 | 71.0% | 54.0% |
| 2024-25 | 68.0% | 51.0% |
| 2023-24 | 70.0% | 51.0% |
| 2022-23 | 39.0% | 11.0% |
| 2021-22 | 25.0% | 40.0% |
| 2020-21 | 18.0% | 29.0% |
% 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
65.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 High School
Montgomery High School's state test result (65.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery High School this school | 1,523 | 23.3% | 65.8% |
| Lake Creek High School MONTGOMERY | 1,692 | 20.3% | 72.5% |
| Canyon High School CANYON | 1,097 | 21.0% | 70.0% |
| Wylie High School ABILENE | 1,537 | 17.6% | 73.8% |
| Bullard High School BULLARD | 909 | 21.6% | 67.3% |
| McCallum High School AUSTIN | 1,897 | 23.0% | 76.8% |
Matched among Texas high 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 High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.8% | #340 of 1,385 | #8 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #436 of 1,425 ▼ 20 | #8 of 17 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #342 of 1,425 ▲ 18 | #6 of 17 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +37.5pp | #48 of 1,184 | #2 of 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,523 | #454 of 2,107 | #14 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #910 of 1,344 | #5 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.3% | #805 of 1,346 | #15 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.3% | #1,427 of 1,522 | #15 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -42.6% | #20 of 557 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,523
+7 (+0%) vs 2020
+190% since 1990-91, when it was 526
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
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 | 1,523 | 95.2 | 16.0:1 | 23% (355) |
| 2023-24 | 1,561 | 94 | 16.6:1 | 28% (430) |
| 2022-23 | 1,556 | 92.5 | 16.8:1 | 25% (389) |
| 2020-21 | 1,516 | 101 | 15.0:1 | 23% (352) |
| 2017-18 | 2,653 | 164.9 | 16.1:1 | 20% (521) |
| 2015-16 | 2,510 | 166 | 15.1:1 | 18% (460) |
| 2010-11 | 1,995 | 138 | 14.5:1 | 21% (411) |
| 2000-01 | 1,091 | 75 | 14.6:1 | 15% (161) |
| 1990-91 | 526 | 34 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Montgomery High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 43% (2,653 to 1,523); teachers down 42% (164.9 to 95.2).
About Montgomery High School
Students in MONTGOMERY, Texas, attend Montgomery High School, a large high school. A total of 1,523 students attend the school, which covers grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in Texas is about 796 students, so this school is 91% larger than average.
MONTGOMERY ISD serves 9,889 students across 12 schools.
White students are the majority at Montgomery High School, with 71% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 19% Hispanic, 5% Black, and 4% multiracial. Montgomery High School's diversity index is 45%, against a US figure of 70%.
Montgomery High School operates with 95.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 16.0:1. That is higher than the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas. About 23% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. That is 25 points below the 48% average for public schools in Montgomery County.
On BeatsExpectations, Montgomery High School is 2.1 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Texas schools.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Montgomery County show that the median household income is $97,701, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Montgomery High School is one of 160 public schools in the county.
Of nearby public schools, Montgomery Elementary School is the closest, at about 1.4 miles. In all, 6 other public schools sit within five miles of Montgomery High School. Its average proficiency rate of 65.8% is above the 58.7% average for nearby schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Town: Fringe: in a town close to an urbanized area.
Montgomery High School had 1,516 students in 2020-21 and 1,523 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Montgomery High School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
684,432
Census ACS
Median income
$97,701
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
160
134,595 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MONTGOMERY ISD
- Lake Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,692 students
- Oak Hills Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,311 students
- Montgomery Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,083 students
- Madeley Ranch Elementary SchoolElementary · 714 students
- Keenan Elementary SchoolElementary · 713 students
- Lone Star Elementary SchoolElementary · 695 students
Other schools in MONTGOMERY
- Lake Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,692 students
- Oak Hills Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,311 students
- Montgomery Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,083 students
- Stewart Elementary SchoolElementary · 914 students
- Madeley Ranch Elementary SchoolElementary · 714 students
- Keenan Elementary SchoolElementary · 713 students
Other Montgomery High schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Montgomery High. Montgomery High School is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Montgomery High SchoolSkillman, NJ · 1,611 students
- Montgomery HighSanta Rosa, CA · 1,253 students
- Montgomery High SchoolMontgomery, LA · 253 students
Nearby schools
- Montgomery Elementary School1.4 mi · 672
- Lincoln Elementary School1.7 mi · 472
- Montgomery Junior High School3.3 mi · 1,083
- Stewart Creek Elementary School3.5 mi · 422
- Creekside Elementary School3.7 mi · 591
- Lake Creek High School4.3 mi · 1,692
Frequently asked questions
About Montgomery High SchoolHow many students attend Montgomery High School?
Montgomery High School enrolls approximately 1,523 students in grades 09-12.
Is Montgomery High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Montgomery High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Montgomery High School have?
Montgomery High School employs 95 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
How diverse is Montgomery High School?
Montgomery High School reports a student body of 71% White, 19% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Montgomery High School?
Montgomery High School is overseen by MONTGOMERY ISD in Montgomery County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.