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Enrollment
425
Combined
DISTRICT 244 · STATE 523
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. R-1·NCES 080480001766
Compass Montessori - Golden Charter School
4441 SALVIA STREET, GOLDEN, CO 80403 · (303) 271-1977 · Jefferson County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED21-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL425 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% of Colorado public K-12 schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Colorado public K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.4:1 · STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 38 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 22 | 5% |
| Grade 1 | 18 | 4% |
| Grade 2 | 18 | 4% |
| Grade 3 | 20 | 5% |
| Grade 4 | 20 | 5% |
| Grade 5 | 17 | 4% |
| Grade 6 | 19 | 4% |
| Grade 7 | 53 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 55 | 13% |
| Grade 9 | 42 | 10% |
| Grade 10 | 31 | 7% |
| Grade 11 | 38 | 9% |
| Grade 12 | 34 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (22) is 60% smaller than its 8th grade class (55).
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
45.4%
CO avg 44.9% . +4.5pp since 2023
Math
24.2%
CO avg 36.1% . +4.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.4% | 24.2% |
| 2023-24 | 40.9% | 19.6% |
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CMAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
425
+6 (+1%) vs 2020
+1271% since 2000-01, when it was 31
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 29.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 425 | 28.2 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 422 | 18.8 | 22.5:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 424 | 18.7 | 22.7:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 419 | 14 | 29.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 416 | 24.6 | 16.9:1 | 13% (54) |
| 2015-16 | 404 | 19 | 21.3:1 | 12% (48) |
| 2010-11 | 367 | 22 | 16.7:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 31 | 2 | 15.5:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Compass Montessori - Golden Charter School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (416 to 425); teachers up 14% (24.6 to 28.2).
About Compass Montessori - Golden Charter School
Compass Montessori - Golden Charter School is a small combined-grade school serving families in GOLDEN, Colorado. School enrollment was 425 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 12.
District-wide, Jefferson County School District No. R-1 has 148 schools and 74,935 students.
Compass Montessori - Golden Charter School's enrollment is 81% White. The remaining shares are 9% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. County-wide, about 80% of residents are White. Compass Montessori - Golden Charter School's diversity index is 33%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teacher staffing is 28.2 full-time equivalents, or about 15.1 students per teacher. On average, combined schools in Colorado have 14.3:1, compared with 15.1:1 here.
Measured against Colorado public K-12 schools, Compass Montessori - Golden Charter School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Jefferson County census figures show that the median household income is $110,656, about 52% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Jefferson County is home to 168 public schools and about 74,739 public school students.
The nearest public school is Fairmount Elementary School, at about 1.1 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.
NCES assigns Compass Montessori - Golden Charter School the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. Compass Montessori - Golden Charter School is run as a public charter school.
Enrollment went from 419 in 2020-21 to 425 in 2024-25, a change of 6 students. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 29.9:1 to 15.1:1.
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Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
579,377
Census ACS
Median income
$110,656
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
168
74,739 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jefferson County School District No. R-1
- Arvada West High SchoolHigh · 1,923 students
- Ralston Valley Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,875 students
- Chatfield High SchoolHigh · 1,808 students
- Lakewood High SchoolHigh · 1,735 students
- Columbine High SchoolHigh · 1,710 students
- Golden High SchoolHigh · 1,469 students
Other schools in GOLDEN
- Golden High SchoolHigh · 1,469 students
- Bell Middle SchoolMiddle · 774 students
- Golden View Classical AcademyCombined · 737 students
- Fairmount Elementary SchoolElementary · 601 students
- Kyffin Elementary SchoolElementary · 503 students
- Mitchell Elementary SchoolElementary · 478 students
Nearby schools
- Fairmount Elementary School1.1 mi · 601
- Manning Options School2.4 mi · 685
- Mitchell Elementary School2.4 mi · 478
- Maple Grove Elementary School2.5 mi · 390
- Golden High School2.5 mi · 1,469
- Connections Learning Center on the Earle Johnson Campus2.7 mi · 22
Frequently asked questions
About Compass Montessori - Golden Charter SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Compass Montessori - Golden Charter School?
Compass Montessori - Golden Charter School enrolls approximately 425 students in grades PK-12.
What grades does Compass Montessori - Golden Charter School serve?
Compass Montessori - Golden Charter School serves grades PK-12.
How many students per teacher at Compass Montessori - Golden Charter School?
Approximately 15.1:1 students per teacher at Compass Montessori - Golden Charter School.
How diverse is Compass Montessori - Golden Charter School?
Compass Montessori - Golden Charter School reports a student body of 81% White, 9% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Compass Montessori - Golden Charter School?
Compass Montessori - Golden Charter School is overseen by Jefferson County School District No. R-1 in Jefferson County.
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