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Montessori del Mundo Charter School

15503 EAST MISSISSIPPI AVE UNIT B, AURORA, CO 80017 · (720) 432-2548 · Arapahoe County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL365 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 1% 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

Enrollment
365
Elementary
DISTRICT 291 · STATE 379
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
245 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K8523%
Kindergarten6016%
Grade 15415%
Grade 24512%
Grade 33911%
Grade 4267%
Grade 5318%
Grade 6257%

This year's kindergarten class (60) is 140% larger than its 6th grade class (25).

Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
3510%
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 49% · US 43%
Hispanic
31185%
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 37% · US 30%
Black
72%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
21%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
51%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
21%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
18049%
Female
18551%

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Test scores

CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded Expectations
English Language Arts
24.7%
CO avg 44.9% . +13.7pp since 2023
Math
5.9%
CO avg 36.1% . -0.6pp since 2023

What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 6 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.

CMAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2524.7%5.9%
2023-2411.0%6.5%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
15.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.0%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.3pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Montessori del Mundo Charter School

Montessori del Mundo Charter School's state test result (15.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Montessori del Mundo Charter School this school36567.1%15.7%
Gypsum Elementary School
GYPSUM
39569.1%15.7%
Adventure Elementary
DENVER
42969.9%24.9%
Riverview School
GLENWOOD SPRINGS
38371.8%21.9%
Edgewater Elementary School
EDGEWATER
33563.9%22.9%
Bryant Webster Dual Language ECE-8 School
DENVER
45471.8%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 Montessori del Mundo Charter School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn ColoradoIn Arapahoe County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
15.7%#843 of 931#82 of 96
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
5.9%#927 of 940
▼ 11
#93 of 96
no change
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
24.7%#745 of 946
▲ 170
#70 of 96
▲ 23
Enrollment
ranked largest first
365#527 of 1,056#82 of 104
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.9:1#218 of 896#22 of 97
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
26.4%#841 of 896#97 of 97
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
67.1%#290 of 983#34 of 101
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+20.9%#61 of 200#7 of 20
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 2024-25
Enrollment
365
+57 (+19%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 22.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2536526.213.9:167% (245)
2023-2435724.414.6:169% (247)
2022-233172115.1:141% (130)
2020-213081422.0:155% (170)
2017-1830212.823.6:162% (186)
2015-162671124.3:166% (176)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Montessori del Mundo Charter School.

Since 2017-18: students up 21% (302 to 365); teachers up 105% (12.8 to 26.2).

About Montessori del Mundo Charter School

Montessori del Mundo Charter School is the name of a mid-sized elementary school in AURORA, Colorado. The school counted 365 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 6.

Enrollment across the 49 schools in State Charter School Institute totals 21,411 students.

Of every 100 students at Montessori del Mundo Charter School, about 85 are Hispanic. After that, the student body is 10% White. Census figures show Arapahoe County is about 22% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 26, compared with 70 nationally.

Teacher count: 26.2 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 13.9:1. Across elementary schools in Colorado, the average ratio is 16.6:1. Roughly 67% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 50% average for public schools in Arapahoe County is 17 points.

Montessori del Mundo Charter School holds an F allk12 Grade, placing it above 1% of Colorado public elementary schools.

On BeatsExpectations, Montessori del Mundo Charter School is 10.3 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Colorado schools.

Arapahoe County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $101,087 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 47% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Public schools in Arapahoe County number 176, with about 115,502 students.

Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Tollgate Elementary School of Expeditionary Learning, is about 0.5 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, Montessori del Mundo Charter School is 5th of 9 nearby schools with test data.

Montessori del Mundo Charter School falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. NCES lists Montessori del Mundo Charter School as a charter school.

The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 19% rise, from 308 to 365. The ratio was 22.0:1 in 2020-21 and 13.9:1 in 2024-25.

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Arapahoe County at a glance

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Population
659,844
Census ACS
Median income
$101,087
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
176
115,502 students

Quick facts

School name
Montessori del Mundo Charter School
District
State Charter School Institute
Address
15503 EAST MISSISSIPPI AVE UNIT B, AURORA, CO 80017
Phone
(720) 432-2548
County
Arapahoe County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–06
Total enrollment
365
Teachers (FTE)
26
Student–teacher ratio
13.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
245 (67%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
080002006602
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in State Charter School Institute
Other schools in AURORA
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Frequently asked questions

About Montessori del Mundo Charter School
How many students attend Montessori del Mundo Charter School?
Montessori del Mundo Charter School enrolls approximately 365 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Montessori del Mundo Charter School serve?
Montessori del Mundo Charter School serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Montessori del Mundo Charter School?
Approximately 13.9:1 students per teacher at Montessori del Mundo Charter School.
How diverse is Montessori del Mundo Charter School?
Montessori del Mundo Charter School reports a student body of 10% White, 85% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Montessori del Mundo Charter School?
Montessori del Mundo Charter School is overseen by State Charter School Institute in Arapahoe County.
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