Montessori Day Public Schools Chartered - Mountainside

As a micro-enrollment elementary campus in PHOENIX, Arizona, Montessori Day Public Schools Chartered - Mountainside teaches 177 students from grades K through 8, overseen by Montessori Day Public Schools Chartered Inc. (4359). Enrollment runs roughly 61% leaner than the state mean of about 451.

Montessori Day Public Schools Chartered - Mountainside sits inside Montessori Day Public Schools Chartered Inc. (4359), the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

Demographically, Montessori Day Public Schools Chartered - Mountainside lists that the largest single group is White at 53%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder is composed of 38% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% Asian.

In terms of school funding signals, Montessori Day Public Schools Chartered - Mountainside lists 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.7:1. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Maricopa County) records that the typical household earns roughly $89,300 per year, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Maricopa County's 1352 public schools (combined enrollment of about 725,139 students), Montessori Day Public Schools Chartered - Mountainside is one campus in the mix.

Desert View Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Montessori Day Public Schools Chartered - Mountainside.

Montessori Day Public Schools Chartered - Mountainside operates from a city-core location. Montessori Day Public Schools Chartered - Mountainside operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Montessori Day Public Schools Chartered - Mountainside has shrank 5%, going from 187 students in 2018 to 177 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 27% to 38% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.