Community Montessori

Located at 1441 Montiel Rd. Ste. 143, in Escondido, California, Community Montessori is a big elementary school that enrolls 795 students (grades K through 8), operated by Community Montessori District. That puts it 71% larger than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Community Montessori is a school of Community Montessori District, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

Looking at the student body, Community Montessori reports that the most-represented group is White (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school reports 26% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 8% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, Community Montessori records 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 22.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 18% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against San Diego County (around 54%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for San Diego County put median household earnings sit near $106,268, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across San Diego County's 766 public schools (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students), Community Montessori is one campus in the mix.

Dimensions Collaborative is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

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

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