Great Work Montessori

Located at 5300 WEST CENTER AVENUE, in LAKEWOOD, Colorado, Great Work Montessori is a moderately sized all-grades campus that works with students from the surrounding community (grade M), operated by Jefferson County School District No. R-1.

Great Work Montessori is one of 148 schools operated by Jefferson County School District No. R-1, a district that enrolls 74,935 students overall.

Looking at school resources, The student-to-teacher ratio at Great Work Montessori shows approximately 20.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.3:1 average.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Jefferson County put median household earnings sit near $110,656, about 52% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Jefferson County's 168 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,739 students), Great Work Montessori is one campus in the mix.

Brady Exploration School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Great Work Montessori.

Great Work Montessori operates from a high-density location. Great Work Montessori is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Looking at the recent track record. Great Work Montessori's enrollment has expanded 108% since 2018, when it stood at 125 (now 260). The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked down from 39% to 27% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 20.3:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Great Work Montessori community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.