Alief Montessori Community School
Public elementary school (charter) in Houston, Texas · Alief Montessori Community School · Grades Pre-K–8
Alief Montessori Community School serves 367 students in grades Pre-K–8 in Houston (Harris County). It is the only school in Alief Montessori Community School. By enrollment it is the 3705th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 19.6 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 18.69 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–8 |
| District | Alief Montessori Community School |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480003507914 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Alief Montessori Community School | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 367 | 367 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 19.6 | 19.6 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 78.5% | 78.5% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 96% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Alief Montessori Community School in context
Size
Alief Montessori Community School is the only school in Alief Montessori Community School, so its 367 students are the district's whole enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.3 miles away and have a median of 650 students, so Alief Montessori Community School is smaller than most of them.
As a charter school it is publicly funded and charges no tuition, but it is run under a charter rather than directly by a local school board.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is pre-K with 101 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 16, against an average of 37 per grade. This year grade 8 has 64% fewer students than kindergarten (16 against 45). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 101 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Asian students are the largest group, at 38.1% of enrollment, a higher share than across Texas public schools (5.6%). Hispanic students are next, at 37.9%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
78.5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. State shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Alief Montessori Community School has 18.69 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 19.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 367 students would have about 24.8 teachers, so Alief Montessori Community School has 6.1 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other elementary school is Youens Elementary School, 0.3 miles away in Alief ISD. There are 62 elementary schools within 5 miles and 174 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Asian | 38.1% |
| Hispanic | 37.9% |
| Black | 13.1% |
| Two or more races | 5.7% |
| White | 4.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
54.8% of students are girls and 45.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 101 |
| Kindergarten | 45 |
| Grade 1 | 26 |
| Grade 2 | 44 |
| Grade 3 | 39 |
| Grade 4 | 32 |
| Grade 5 | 28 |
| Grade 6 | 18 |
| Grade 7 | 18 |
| Grade 8 | 16 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
12013 6th St, Houston, TX 77072
Phone: (281)530-9406
Website: amcsmontessori.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Alief Montessori Community School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youens Elementary School | Alief ISD | 0.3 mi | 675 | 11.6 | 94.8% |
| Chancellor Elementary School | Alief ISD | 0.9 mi | 707 | 12 | 89.1% |
| Sst Advancement | School of Science and Technology Discovery | 1.2 mi | 646 | 17.8 | 89.8% |
| Outley Elementary School | Alief ISD | 1.2 mi | 863 | 14.4 | 84.8% |
| Martin Elementary School | Alief ISD | 1.5 mi | 654 | 11.3 | 91% |
| Mahanay Elementary School | Alief ISD | 1.5 mi | 499 | 10.8 | 90.4% |
| Shadowbriar Elementary School | Houston ISD | 1.8 mi | 334 | 11.9 | 86.2% |
| Chambers Elementary School | Alief ISD | 1.8 mi | 559 | 11.6 | 94.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.