California Montessori Project-Shingle Springs Campus

California Montessori Project-Shingle Springs Campus is one of the middle-of-the-pack K-5 schools in Shingle Springs, California, one of the schools within CA Montessori Project-Shingle Springs Campus DIST, with 543 students on its rolls from grades K through 8.

CA Montessori Project-Shingle Springs Campus DIST is the operating authority for California Montessori Project-Shingle Springs Campus, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

Demographically, California Montessori Project-Shingle Springs Campus records that White students make up the majority at 74%. The remainder comes out to 13% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 3% Asian.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 23.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting California Montessori Project-Shingle Springs Campus higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 17% of students at California Montessori Project-Shingle Springs Campus qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of El Dorado County's rate of about 32%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for El Dorado County put median household earnings sit near $108,845, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across El Dorado County's 69 public schools (combined enrollment of about 34,706 students), California Montessori Project-Shingle Springs Campus is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Buckeye Elementary, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

California Montessori Project-Shingle Springs Campus operates from a small-town location. California Montessori Project-Shingle Springs Campus operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

On the community side, the feed for California Montessori Project-Shingle Springs Campus typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.