Enrollment
395
Elementary
DISTRICT 425 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN ANTONIO ISD·NCES 483873013656
Steele Montessori Elementary School
260 SALLY GAY DR, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78223 · (210) 438-6870 · Bexar County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL395 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 20% of Texas public elementary schools
- CTest 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.
- B-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
16.4:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
223 students
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 67 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 36 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 33 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 23 | 6% |
| Grade 8 | 19 | 5% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 142% larger than its 8th grade class (19).
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
44.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +31.0pp since 2021
Mathematics
28.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +15.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 31 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 22.0% | 22.0% | 26.0% | 30.0% |
| Mathematics | 8.0% | 20.0% | 30.0% | 42.0% |
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 | 44.0% | 28.0% |
| 2024-25 | 53.0% | 36.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.0% | 23.0% |
| 2022-23 | 38.0% | 25.0% |
| 2021-22 | 13.0% | 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
36.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Steele Montessori Elementary School
Steele Montessori Elementary School's state test result (36.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steele Montessori Elementary School this school | 395 | 56.5% | 36.5% |
| Howard Burnham Elementary School EL PASO | 388 | 58.0% | 43.1% |
| Western Hills Elementary School EL PASO | 436 | 59.9% | 51.8% |
| Lewis Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 437 | 56.5% | 42.5% |
| Zach White Elementary School EL PASO | 395 | 52.9% | 46.7% |
| Lucile Hendricks Elementary School MCALLEN | 432 | 57.4% | 54.9% |
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 Steele Montessori Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bexar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.5% | #3,010 of 4,401 | #160 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #4,077 of 4,466 ▼ 875 | #258 of 317 ▼ 86 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #3,278 of 4,466 ▼ 1,095 | #195 of 317 ▼ 77 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.5pp | #2,242 of 3,998 | #145 of 282 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 395 | #3,530 of 4,938 | #249 of 346 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #3,532 of 4,622 | #235 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.5% | #3,680 of 4,628 | #206 of 314 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.5% | #3,294 of 4,789 | #242 of 327 |
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
395
+123 (+45%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 395 | 24.2 | 16.4:1 | 56% (223) |
| 2023-24 | 365 | 21.7 | 16.9:1 | 57% (207) |
| 2022-23 | 327 | 18.9 | 17.3:1 | 55% (181) |
| 2020-21 | 272 | 17 | 16.0:1 | 56% (153) |
| 2017-18 | 105 | 9 | 11.7:1 | 75% (79) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Steele Montessori Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 276% (105 to 395); teachers up 168% (9 to 24.2).
About Steele Montessori Elementary School
A small elementary school in SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Steele Montessori Elementary School is part of SAN ANTONIO ISD. It is open to students in pre-K through 8 and enrolls 395 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Texas enroll about 519 students on average.
Steele Montessori Elementary School falls under SAN ANTONIO ISD, which has 100 schools enrolling 47,623 students.
At Steele Montessori Elementary School, 88% of students are Hispanic. It is also 8% White and 4% Black. For comparison, the population of Bexar County is roughly 60% Hispanic. The diversity index for Steele Montessori Elementary School is 23%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Steele Montessori Elementary School reported 24.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 16.4:1. The school's 16.4:1 compares with an average of 15.1:1 for elementary schools in Texas. Roughly 56% of students at Steele Montessori Elementary School can receive free or reduced-price lunch.
Steele Montessori Elementary School earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 20% of Texas public elementary schools.
Steele Montessori Elementary School scores 36.5% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 49.6%.
In Bexar County, home to about 2,067,341 people, the median household earns about $72,341 a year, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Steele Montessori Elementary School shares Bexar County with 637 other public schools.
Of the public schools around it, Steele Montessori Elementary School is closest to Muriel Forbes Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Steele Montessori Elementary School places 1st out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Charter status: Steele Montessori Elementary School is a public charter school.
Federal counts for Steele Montessori Elementary School: 272 students in 2020-21, 395 in 2024-25. A gap this wide can follow a change in the grades offered.
The allk12 page for Steele Montessori Elementary School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Bexar County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,067,341
Census ACS
Median income
$72,341
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
638
368,487 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SAN ANTONIO ISD
- Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,706 students
- Lanier High SchoolHigh · 1,620 students
- Brackenridge High SchoolHigh · 1,593 students
- Highlands High SchoolHigh · 1,478 students
- Burbank High SchoolHigh · 1,405 students
- Edison High SchoolHigh · 1,360 students
Other schools in SAN ANTONIO
- Reagan High SchoolHigh · 3,403 students
- East Central High SchoolHigh · 3,362 students
- Johnson High SchoolHigh · 3,196 students
- Brennan High SchoolHigh · 2,965 students
- Harlan High SchoolHigh · 2,778 students
- Clark High SchoolHigh · 2,750 students
Nearby schools
- Muriel Forbes Elementary School0.0 mi · 154
- Jubilee Highland Hills0.3 mi · 686
- Hot Wells Middle School0.7 mi · 595
- Charles C Ball Elementary School0.7 mi · 543
- Highland Hills Elementary School0.8 mi · 715
- Schenck Elementary School0.9 mi · 828
Frequently asked questions
About Steele Montessori Elementary SchoolHow large is Steele Montessori Elementary School?
Steele Montessori Elementary School enrolls approximately 395 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Steele Montessori Elementary School serve?
Steele Montessori Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Steele Montessori Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Steele Montessori Elementary School is approximately 16.4:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Steele Montessori Elementary School?
Student demographics at Steele Montessori Elementary School are roughly 8% White, 88% Hispanic, 4% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Steele Montessori Elementary School in?
Steele Montessori Elementary School is part of SAN ANTONIO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.