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Enrollment
421
Elementary
DISTRICT 548 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRAND PRAIRIE ISD·NCES 482142005734
Suzanna Dickinson Montessori Academy
1902 PALMER TRL, GRAND PRAIRIE, TX 75052 · (972) 641-1664 · Dallas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL421 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 9% of Texas public elementary schools
- C-Test 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.
- 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
14.3:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
305 students
DISTRICT 75% · 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 | 97 | 23% |
| Kindergarten | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 47 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 13% larger than its 5th grade class (47).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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
38.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +0.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
34.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -1.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores have held steady since 2020, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 8.0% | 30.0% | 22.0% | 40.0% |
| Mathematics | 11.0% | 23.0% | 29.0% | 37.0% |
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 | 38.0% | 34.0% |
| 2024-25 | 30.0% | 30.0% |
| 2023-24 | 34.0% | 32.0% |
| 2022-23 | 35.0% | 42.0% |
| 2021-22 | 46.0% | 41.0% |
| 2020-21 | 38.0% | 35.0% |
% 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
30.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Suzanna Dickinson Montessori Academy
Suzanna Dickinson Montessori Academy's state test result (30.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suzanna Dickinson Montessori Academy this school | 421 | 72.4% | 30.3% |
| Albert & Iola Lee Davis Malvern Elementary School MCKINNEY | 415 | 74.9% | 35.4% |
| Furneaux Elementary School CARROLLTON | 415 | 70.4% | 53.6% |
| Weatherford Elementary School PLANO | 404 | 73.8% | 34.3% |
| Peebles Elementary School KILLEEN | 458 | 75.1% | 32.0% |
| Dan D Rogers Elementary School DALLAS | 450 | 76.7% | 64.9% |
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 Suzanna Dickinson Montessori Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.3% | #3,643 of 4,401 | #324 of 421 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #3,554 of 4,466 ▲ 203 | #327 of 429 ▲ 34 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #3,847 of 4,466 ▲ 329 | #357 of 429 ▲ 33 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.5pp | #896 of 3,998 | #124 of 399 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 421 | #3,320 of 4,938 | #311 of 448 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #1,765 of 4,622 | #150 of 432 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.2% | #1,387 of 4,628 | #95 of 433 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.4% | #2,425 of 4,789 | #332 of 437 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.0% | #1,049 of 1,307 | #97 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
421
+48 (+13%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 575
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 421 | 29.5 | 14.3:1 | 72% (305) |
| 2023-24 | 429 | 26.1 | 16.4:1 | 81% (348) |
| 2022-23 | 432 | 27.2 | 15.9:1 | 74% (318) |
| 2020-21 | 373 | 27 | 13.8:1 | 76% (284) |
| 2017-18 | 405 | 28.4 | 14.3:1 | 76% (307) |
| 2015-16 | 424 | 29 | 14.6:1 | 71% (301) |
| 2010-11 | 461 | 29 | 15.9:1 | 62% (284) |
| 2000-01 | 500 | 36 | 13.9:1 | 25% (124) |
| 1990-91 | 575 | 30 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Suzanna Dickinson Montessori Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (405 to 421); teachers up 4% (28.4 to 29.5).
About Suzanna Dickinson Montessori Academy
This page covers Suzanna Dickinson Montessori Academy, a low-enrollment elementary school in GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas. It covers pre-K through 5, with a total enrollment of 421 students.
Within GRAND PRAIRIE ISD, Suzanna Dickinson Montessori Academy is one of 40 schools. The district enrolls 27,240 students.
Suzanna Dickinson Montessori Academy is 58% Hispanic by enrollment. Other reported shares: 20% Black, 13% White, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. That compares with about 41% Hispanic among all Dallas County residents. The school's diversity index is 60%, meaning two students picked at random have a 60% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal staffing data show 29.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Suzanna Dickinson Montessori Academy and a ratio of 14.3:1. This ratio sits 0.8 below the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 72% of students.
The allk12 Grade for Suzanna Dickinson Montessori Academy is D. Compared with Texas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 9% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Suzanna Dickinson Montessori Academy would score about 42.8%. It scores 30.3%, 12.5 points below that figure.
Among Dallas County residents, the median household income is $76,547, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Suzanna Dickinson Montessori Academy is one of 771 public schools in the county.
The nearest other public school, Harry S Truman Middle School, is about 0.4 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Suzanna Dickinson Montessori Academy is 8th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
Federal data place Suzanna Dickinson Montessori Academy in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at Suzanna Dickinson Montessori Academy climbed 13% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 373 to 421 students.
Discussions about Suzanna Dickinson Montessori Academy may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome 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 GRAND PRAIRIE ISD
- South Grand Prairie High SchoolHigh · 3,239 students
- Grand Prairie High SchoolHigh · 2,817 students
- John A Dubiski Career High SchoolHigh · 1,574 students
- Bill Arnold Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,081 students
- Ronald W Reagan Middle SchoolMiddle · 885 students
- Grand Prairie Fine Arts AcademyHigh · 877 students
Other schools in GRAND PRAIRIE
- South Grand Prairie High SchoolHigh · 3,239 students
- Grand Prairie High SchoolHigh · 2,817 students
- John A Dubiski Career High SchoolHigh · 1,574 students
- Bill Arnold Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,081 students
- Advantage AcademyCombined · 972 students
- Iltexas Grand Prairie Elementary SchoolElementary · 936 students
Nearby schools
- Harry S Truman Middle School0.4 mi · 428
- Mike Moseley Elementary School0.7 mi · 613
- Starrett Elementary School1.1 mi · 479
- Garner Fine Arts Academy1.2 mi · 817
- Florence Hill Elementary School1.5 mi · 486
- Colin Powell Elementary School1.5 mi · 628
Frequently asked questions
About Suzanna Dickinson Montessori AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Suzanna Dickinson Montessori Academy?
Suzanna Dickinson Montessori Academy enrolls approximately 421 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Suzanna Dickinson Montessori Academy serve?
Suzanna Dickinson Montessori Academy serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Suzanna Dickinson Montessori Academy have?
Suzanna Dickinson Montessori Academy employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Suzanna Dickinson Montessori Academy?
At Suzanna Dickinson Montessori Academy, the student body is approximately 13% White, 58% Hispanic, 20% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Suzanna Dickinson Montessori Academy?
Suzanna Dickinson Montessori Academy is overseen by GRAND PRAIRIE ISD in Dallas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.