Augustus H. Shaw Montessori

Augustus H. Shaw Montessori, a medium-sized elementary-level community in PHOENIX, Arizona, run under Phoenix Elementary District (4256), works with 476 students, covering grades pre-K through 8.

Augustus H. Shaw Montessori is one of 12 schools operated by Phoenix Elementary District (4256), a district that hosts 3,963 students overall.

Demographically, Augustus H. Shaw Montessori logs that 51% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 30% White, 10% multiracial, 6% Black. By comparison, Maricopa County as a whole is about 31% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Augustus H. Shaw Montessori has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.0:1 average.

In the area at large, census data for Maricopa County shows median household income runs about $89,300, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Maricopa County's 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), Augustus H. Shaw Montessori is one campus in the mix.

ASU Preparatory Academy- Pilgrim Rest K-8 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 22%: 390 students in 2018 compared to 476 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment edged down from 10% to 6% over that span. Class-load math has rose: from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 21.5:1 in 2025.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.