Our Team

HISD's dedicated team of educators and staff is committed to helping every student thrive. We work together to create a safe, inclusive, and engaging learning environment. Visit our staff directory to learn more about the people who make our school a great place to learn and grow.

Anna Montalvo, Principal

Phone: 713-696-2760
Email: AMONTAL1@houstonisd.org

Anna Montalvo is in her fourth year as the principal of Looscan Elementary School. Montalvo has been an educator for eleven years and has served HISD as a teacher, interventionist, and teacher specialist at Stevens Elementary. Prior to becoming the Principal, she had been the Assistant Principal at Looscan since 2018.

Her recognitions include being named North Area “Assistant Principal of the Year” for the 2020-21 school year. Ms. Montalvo was named Central Division's Elementary Principal of the Year for 2024. She was also the runner-up for the 2024 HISD Elementary Principal of the Year.

As part of the school’s leadership team, she helped shepherd Looscan Elementary out of Improvement Requirement (IR) status and into the highest TEA Rating of all Achieve 180 schools in 2019.

Ms. Montalvo is a native Houstonian and a proud product of Houston ISD. Montalvo earned her bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Economics from the University of Houston and a master’s degree in Educational Leadership from Lamar University.

Staff Directory

First Name

Last Name

Email Address

Position

ANNA

MONTALVO

AMONTAL1@houstonisd.org

NES Principal Elementary School

ANDREA

MCCARTNEY

Andrea.McCartney@houstonisd.org