River Montessori Elementary Charter

Set in Petaluma, California, River Montessori Elementary Charter is an one-room-style elementary-level community, run under River Montessori Elementary Charter District. It instructs 144 students across grades K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 69% leaner than typical.

River Montessori Elementary Charter sits inside River Montessori Elementary Charter District, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

Demographically, River Montessori Elementary Charter lists that the largest single group is White, at 56% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 20% Hispanic, 16% multiracial, 6% Asian, 2% Black.

On the resource side, On paper, River Montessori Elementary Charter has 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 24.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting River Montessori Elementary Charter higher than the state norm the norm. Around 24% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is south of Sonoma County's rate of about 51%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Sonoma County indicate median household income runs about $104,674, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Sonoma County's 184 public schools (combined enrollment of about 63,389 students), River Montessori Elementary Charter is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Sonoma Mountain High (Necessary Small School), roughly 1.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies an urban site. River Montessori Elementary Charter 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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