Mission Montessori Academy

Set in SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, Mission Montessori Academy is an one-room-style primary school, overseen by Little Lamb Community School (79050). It instructs 129 students across grades K through 8. By comparison, Arizona's public schools average about 451 students each, so Mission Montessori Academy sits 71% leaner than that benchmark.

Mission Montessori Academy sits inside Little Lamb Community School (79050), the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

Demographically, Mission Montessori Academy lists that the largest single group is White, at 75% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 12% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 5% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 59% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.9:1. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Maricopa County put the typical household earns roughly $89,300 per year, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Maricopa County runs 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), of which Mission Montessori Academy is one.

The closest other public school is BASIS Scottsdale, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Mission Montessori Academy operates from a metropolitan location. Mission Montessori Academy is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 47%: 242 students in 2018 compared to 129 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share rose from 0% to 75%.

On the community side, members of the Mission Montessori Academy community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.