Montessori Academy

As a rural-scale elementary school in Paradise Valley, Arizona, Montessori Academy caters to 107 students from grades K through 8, part of Montessori Academy Inc. (80011). Compared to the state average of about 451 students per school, that is 76% smaller than typical.

Montessori Academy is a school of Montessori Academy Inc. (80011), the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

Looking at the student body, Montessori Academy records that the largest single group is White, at 71% of enrollment. Other groups include 12% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 6% Black. By comparison, Maricopa County as a whole is about 59% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Montessori Academy records 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.9:1. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

In the broader community, Maricopa County reports that median household earnings sit near $89,300, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Montessori Academy is one of 1352 public schools in Maricopa County (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students).

Nearest neighbor: Kiva Elementary School, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Montessori Academy.

Montessori Academy operates from a commuter-belt location. Montessori Academy operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Over the past 7-year window. Montessori Academy's enrollment has shrank 32% since 2018, when it stood at 158 (now 107). The White share of enrollment contracted from 80% to 71% over that span.

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