Enrollment
282
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080336006555
Monarch Montessori
4895 N PEORIA STREET, DENVER, CO 80239 · (303) 712-2001 · Denver County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL282 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 4% of Colorado public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
193 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 60 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 50% larger than its 5th grade class (40).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
25.6%
CO avg 44.9% . +4.2pp since 2023
Math
13.2%
CO avg 36.1% . +6.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 25.6% | 13.2% |
| 2023-24 | 21.4% | 6.9% |
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CMAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
16.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.2%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Colorado's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Monarch Montessori
Monarch Montessori's state test result (16.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monarch Montessori this school | 282 | 68.4% | 16.9% |
| Coperni 3 COLORADO SPRINGS | 367 | 70.0% | 31.8% |
| Pioneer Elementary School FORT MORGAN | 243 | 74.9% | 17.2% |
| Giberson Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 291 | 77.3% | 10.6% |
| Turman Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 185 | 72.4% | 29.7% |
| Monterey Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 272 | 80.1% | 30.7% |
Matched among Colorado elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Monarch Montessori ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Denver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.9% | #823 of 931 | #76 of 108 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.2% | #843 of 940 ▲ 64 | #85 of 108 ▲ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.6% | #730 of 946 ▲ 59 | #58 of 109 ▲ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 282 | #760 of 1,056 | #93 of 114 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #233 of 896 | #31 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.2% | #223 of 896 | #38 of 107 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.4% | #282 of 983 | #67 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.8% | #84 of 200 | #15 of 45 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
282
+73 (+35%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 282 | 20.1 | 14.1:1 | 68% (193) |
| 2023-24 | 247 | 19.4 | 12.7:1 | 69% (171) |
| 2022-23 | 223 | 16.5 | 13.6:1 | 65% (144) |
| 2020-21 | 209 | 17 | 12.3:1 | 65% (135) |
| 2017-18 | 250 | 13.3 | 18.8:1 | 72% (181) |
| 2015-16 | 256 | 15 | 17.1:1 | 70% (178) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Monarch Montessori.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (250 to 282); teachers up 51% (13.3 to 20.1).
About Monarch Montessori
Monarch Montessori is an elementary school in DENVER, Colorado, reachable at (303) 712-2001. It has an enrollment of 282 students in kindergarten through 5. Across elementary schools in Colorado, the average enrollment is about 379.
Federal data list 198 schools in Denver Public Schools, with 90,471 students enrolled.
More than half of the students at Monarch Montessori are Hispanic (59%). Beyond that, enrollment is 17% White, 14% Black, and 9% multiracial. In Denver County overall, about 28% of residents are Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Monarch Montessori scores 59%.
There are 20.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 14.1:1. Compared with the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado, this school's ratio is lower. On the income side, 68% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Colorado public elementary schools, Monarch Montessori outscored 4%, which works out to an F on the allk12 Grade.
Monarch Montessori sits between the top and bottom 10% of Colorado schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 16.9% and a predicted 25.2%.
In Denver County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $94,718 a year, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Counting Monarch Montessori, Denver County has 206 public schools.
The closest school to Monarch Montessori is Academy 360, located about 0.3 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 16.9% is above the 12.5% average for nearby schools.
Monarch Montessori falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. It is a charter school, open to the public and funded by taxpayers.
The school's student count increased 35% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. The number of students per teacher increased from 12.3 to 14.1 over 4 years.
Anyone can start a thread about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Monarch Montessori. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Denver County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
718,877
Census ACS
Median income
$94,718
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
206
91,233 students
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About Monarch MontessoriHow many students attend Monarch Montessori?
Monarch Montessori enrolls approximately 282 students in grades KG-05.
Is Monarch Montessori an elementary, middle, or high school?
Monarch Montessori is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Monarch Montessori?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Monarch Montessori is approximately 14.1:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Monarch Montessori?
Student demographics at Monarch Montessori are roughly 17% White, 59% Hispanic, 14% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Monarch Montessori public or private?
Monarch Montessori is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Denver Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.