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Buckner Terrace Montessori

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Buckner Terrace Montessori ranks 3143 rd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3143^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Buckner Terrace Montessori is a public elementary school in Dallas, TX, serving 307 students in grades PK-5 within the Dallas Independent School District (Isd), where over 86% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. This school stands out for its exceptional support of special education students, ranking in the 99th percentile statewide in 2024-2025—a remarkable achievement that far surpasses nearby schools like Ascher Silberstein Elementary and Bayles Elementary. It also excels with English Language Learners, ranking in the 79th percentile, and offers a favorable student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1, lower than the average of 15.3:1 at nearby Dallas ISD elementary schools.

However, the school’s overall performance is inconsistent, with test scores fluctuating significantly from year to year—for example, 3rd Grade Reading proficiency swung from 26% to 45% in recent years. While the Montessori model appears highly effective for students needing extra support, it may not challenge Gifted and Talented students as well, as they rank in the 20th percentile. A bright spot was 5th Grade Science in 2022-2023, where 60% of students were proficient, dramatically outperforming the district (29%) and state (34%) averages, though this success hasn’t been sustained.

For parents considering options, Buckner Terrace is a unique choice, especially for families with special needs children, given its standout results. Yet, it’s worth noting that just 1.42 miles away, Ascher Silberstein Elementary consistently ranks higher overall (83rd percentile) despite serving a similar population, suggesting that effective leadership can yield strong results even in high-poverty contexts. The school’s bilingual program also shows mixed results, with Spanish reading scores sometimes very low, contrasting with stronger performance at Adelfa Botello Callejo Elementary and S S Conner Elementary.

307

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,671

Per pupil spending ?

86.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4918 Hovenkamp Dr
Dallas, TX 75227-2819

(972) 749-8800

District: Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Buckner Terrace Montessori usually attend:

Middle:	Harold Wendell Lang Senior Middle
High:	Skyline High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.7%

African American:

22.1%

White:

6.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 42nd percentile in 2016 → 32nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (40% vs 49% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school40%

District avg48%

Texas avg49%

3,143^rd of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 42% (2016) to bottom 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

107^th of 149Elementary Schools in the Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

441^st of 951Dallas Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.1	3143 of 4627	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.6	2518 of 4651	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.4	3252 of 4710	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.3	2646 of 4647	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.4	2653 of 4581	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.7	3401 of 4578	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	3439 of 4479	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	3438 of 4359	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.6	3692 of 4329	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	46.2	2484 of 4286	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	22.1	3686 of 4320	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	42.2	2793 of 4260	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.8	2655 of 4221	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.2	2821 of 4206	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	26.1	3540 of 4095	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	24.4	3482 of 3937	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.8	3243 of 3884	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	33.7	2965 of 3768	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.0	3112 of 3724	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	26.3	2974 of 3476	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	28.3	2908 of 3475	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	24.0	3056 of 3465	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.4	1420 of 2406	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.2	982 of 1905	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.7	1310 of 2443	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.5	1549 of 2443	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.4	1325 of 2421	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.6	1778 of 2444	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.8	2149 of 2515	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.9	1635 of 2483	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	71.2	779 of 4461	82.5%	★★★★☆
2021	55.5	1465 of 4331	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.5	1488 of 4295	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.6	2451 of 4240	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	70.1	612 of 2918	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	39.0	2288 of 3668	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.2	1149 of 3556	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.5	717 of 3487	79.4%	★★★★☆
2021	57.6	1100 of 3446	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.8	647 of 3333	80.6%	★★★★☆
2018	59.7	1029 of 3226	68.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	25.9	3689 of 4575	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	40.5	2255 of 3744	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.9	3675 of 4658	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.4	2330 of 4588	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.9	2473 of 4561	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.4	2965 of 4499	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.3	3107 of 4348	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	3388 of 4306	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.7	2468 of 3075	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	46.9	1790 of 2619	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.3	2211 of 2980	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	2565 of 2958	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.8	2714 of 3006	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.6	2492 of 3184	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	50.5	1936 of 3106	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	46.1	2339 of 4413	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	74.6	611 of 3644	83.2%	★★★★☆
2024	48.2	2254 of 4465	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.0	1769 of 4401	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.8	1536 of 4376	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.4	2218 of 4329	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.4	1707 of 4188	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.6	2741 of 4168	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	44.1	2566 of 4520	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	70.4	717 of 3705	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	47.4	2384 of 4594	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.5	2341 of 4521	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.1	2011 of 4477	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.0	2992 of 4451	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.1	2701 of 4309	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.6	3347 of 4264	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	46.1	2363 of 4582	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	72.5	825 of 3739	77.9%	★★★★☆
2024	54.8	1894 of 4647	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.3	3059 of 4585	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.7	2820 of 4563	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.0	3660 of 4498	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.2	3592 of 4357	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	3421 of 4319	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.4	2796 of 4301	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	97.1	48 of 3549	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	76.3	565 of 4292	86.8%	★★★★☆
2023	42.8	2094 of 4086	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.1	3646 of 3684	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	2708 of 3558	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

At Risk (2022)83rd percentile+40 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)79th percentile+33 vs school

Male (2026)48th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2026)47th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)43rd percentile+11 vs school

African American (2026)41st percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2026)35th percentile+3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)20th percentile-12 vs school

Female (2026)19th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading44%-10 vs state

Mathematics36%-9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			STAAR Reading (2026)						STAAR Mathematics (2026)						STAAR Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Buckner Terrace Montessori	Public	PK, KG-5	4918 Hovenkamp Dr	Dallas	75227	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-8800	307	24	12.9	86.3%	20 (6.5%)	68 (22.1%)	211 (68.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	34.1	3143^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	32.1%		43.6	2518^th of 4651 public elementary schools	45.9%	625							41.7	37.5	58.1	42.4			22.2	42.5	45.2	33.3				$15,671
Urban Park Steam Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	6901 Military Pkwy	Dallas	75227	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-1100	507	35	14.4	98.2%	16 (3.2%)	34 (6.7%)	452 (89.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	40.3	2720^th of 4627 public elementary schools	41.2%		49.8	2154^th of 4651 public elementary schools	53.7%	566	25.0	37.5	45.2				31.8	50.0	58.8				35.4	35.7	49.2					$10,712
Frank Guzick Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5000 Berridge Ln	Dallas	75227	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 502-3900	680	43	16.0	95.6%	10 (1.5%)	198 (29.1%)	453 (66.6%)	5 (0.7%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.5%)	18.3	4138^th of 4627 public elementary schools	10.6%		20.6	3995^th of 4651 public elementary schools	14.1%	143	26.0	35.9	51.5	7.1	15.4	30.8	26.3	29.6	33.3				26.7	37.7	30.5					$11,134
Bayles Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2444 Telegraph Ave	Dallas	75228	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-8900	392	29	13.5	99.0%	9 (2.3%)	68 (17.3%)	304 (77.6%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	22.1	3931^st of 4627 public elementary schools	15.0%		26.9	3610^th of 4651 public elementary schools	22.4%	321	22.2	37.5	46.2	18.2	11.1	88.9	23.8	25.8	33.3	40.0			15.6	16.7	51.1	31.2				$13,083
Uplift White Rock Hills Prep Ps	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	7370 Valley Glen Rd	Dallas	75228	Dallas County	Uplift Education	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 621-8500	640	37	17.2	85.9%	11 (1.7%)	161 (25.2%)	441 (68.9%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.4%)	39.7	2771^st of 4627 public elementary schools	40.1%		39.4	2809^th of 4651 public elementary schools	39.6%	38			28.6				34.0	50.0	54.8				36.3	38.2	53.8					$9,418
Ascher Silberstein Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5940 Hollis Ave	Dallas	75227	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 794-1900	545	35	15.5	96.1%	13 (2.4%)	5 (0.9%)	519 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	79.5	774^th of 4627 public elementary schools	83.3%		55.9	1782^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	61.7%	1008	50.0	54.6	42.9				75.0	55.9	62.2				69.2	66.7	53.5					$10,693
Adelfa Botello Callejo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7817 Military Pkwy	Dallas	75227	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-5700	496	34	14.5	98.4%	9 (1.8%)	79 (15.9%)	401 (80.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	31.7	3313^th of 4627 public elementary schools	28.4%		34.8	3136^th of 4651 public elementary schools	32.6%	177	48.0	64.0	63.2				43.8	39.2	53.5				31.6	45.2	27.4					$10,843
S S Conner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3037 Greenmeadow Dr	Dallas	75228	Dallas County	Dallas Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 749-8200	557	36	15.6	99.5%	10 (1.8%)	177 (31.8%)	347 (62.3%)	6 (1.1%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.6%)	24	3808^th of 4627 public elementary schools	17.7%		28.5	3527^th of 4651 public elementary schools	24.2%	281	47.4	71.1	66.7	33.3		0.0	36.0	29.0	26.3				23.2	47.4	31.9					$10,505
Nova Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	2800 Prichard Ln	Dallas	75227	Dallas County	Nova Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(214) 381-3088	77	7	11.3	88.3%	3 (3.9%)	43 (55.8%)	31 (40.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								11.1						11.1						$14,066
Nova Academy Prichard	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2800 Prichard Ln	Dallas	75227	Dallas County	Nova Academy Southeast	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 808-7470	235	17	14.0	94.9%	3 (1.3%)	70 (29.8%)	159 (67.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	26.9	3636^th of 4627 public elementary schools	21.4%		35.9	3063^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	34.1%	573							16.7	13.3	28.6	61.9	45.2	80.0	16.7	13.3	23.8	57.1	54.8	62.5	72.0	$13,057

Frequently Asked Questions about Buckner Terrace Montessori

What schools do graduates of Buckner Terrace Montessori attend?

Students who attend Buckner Terrace Montessori usually go on to attend:

Middle : Harold Wendell Lang Senior Middle
High : Skyline High School

What is the racial makeup of Buckner Terrace Montessori?

Students at Buckner Terrace Montessori are 69% Hispanic, 22% African American, 7% White, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Buckner Terrace Montessori?

In the 2024-25 school year, 307 students attended Buckner Terrace Montessori.

What district is Buckner Terrace Montessori in?

Dallas Independent School District (Isd)

Is Buckner Terrace Montessori a good school?

Buckner Terrace Montessori ranks 3143^rd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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