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How has Montessori Peaks Charter Academy changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
444
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. R-1·NCES 080480001607
Montessori Peaks Charter Academy
9904 WEST CAPRI AVENUE, LITTLETON, CO 80123 · (303) 972-2627 · Jefferson County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL444 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 50% of Colorado public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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
15.7:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
74 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 59 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 59 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 35 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 14 | 3% |
| Grade 8 | 9 | 2% |
Student demographics
45%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
68.2%
CO avg 44.9% . +7.9pp since 2023
Math
34.8%
CO avg 36.1% . +1.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.2% | 34.8% |
| 2023-24 | 60.3% | 33.2% |
% 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
51.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.6%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Peaks Charter Academy
Montessori Peaks Charter Academy's state test result (51.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montessori Peaks Charter Academy this school | 444 | 16.7% | 51.2% |
| Van Arsdale Elementary School ARVADA | 492 | 16.7% | 51.6% |
| Soaring Hawk Elementary School CASTLE ROCK | 431 | 18.1% | 57.0% |
| Ivy Stockwell Elementary School BERTHOUD | 426 | 16.4% | 53.2% |
| Roxborough Intermediate LITTLETON | 430 | 18.6% | 55.3% |
| Ute Meadows Elementary School LITTLETON | 374 | 17.6% | 67.3% |
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 Peaks Charter Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.2% | #275 of 931 | #39 of 82 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.8% | #472 of 940 ▲ 10 | #59 of 85 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.2% | #106 of 946 ▲ 99 | #17 of 85 ▲ 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 444 | #336 of 1,056 | #30 of 89 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #482 of 896 | #38 of 86 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.7% | #570 of 896 | #39 of 86 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.7% | #871 of 983 | #63 of 85 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.9% | #365 of 664 | #36 of 62 |
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
444
+45 (+11%) vs 2020
+84% since 2000-01, when it was 241
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 444 | 28.4 | 15.7:1 | 17% (74) |
| 2023-24 | 449 | 26.6 | 16.9:1 | 17% (76) |
| 2022-23 | 410 | 26.4 | 15.5:1 | 7% (28) |
| 2020-21 | 399 | 25 | 16.0:1 | 6% (24) |
| 2017-18 | 528 | 23.4 | 22.6:1 | 9% (46) |
| 2015-16 | 557 | 23 | 24.2:1 | 5% (30) |
| 2010-11 | 512 | 26 | 19.7:1 | 9% (47) |
| 2000-01 | 241 | 14 | 17.2:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Montessori Peaks Charter Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (528 to 444); teachers up 21% (23.4 to 28.4).
About Montessori Peaks Charter Academy
Montessori Peaks Charter Academy is a medium-sized elementary school that serves part of LITTLETON, Colorado. The school had 444 students in pre-K through 8 in 2024-25.
Montessori Peaks Charter Academy sits within Jefferson County School District No. R-1, which has 148 schools and 74,935 students.
At 72%, White students outnumber all other groups at Montessori Peaks Charter Academy combined. Smaller groups are 17% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 2% Asian. By the diversity index, Montessori Peaks Charter Academy comes in at 45%.
Federal data list 28.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at Montessori Peaks Charter Academy in 2024-25, for a ratio of 15.7:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Colorado is 16.6:1, higher than at this school. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 17%. On average, public schools in Jefferson County report 32%.
The allk12 Grade for Montessori Peaks Charter Academy is B-. Compared with Colorado public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 50% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Montessori Peaks Charter Academy sits between the top and bottom 10% of Colorado schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 51.2% and a predicted 56.6%.
Census Bureau estimates for Jefferson County show that median household income is about $110,656, 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 168 public schools operate in Jefferson County, serving about 74,739 students.
The nearest public school is Westridge Elementary School, at about 0.7 miles. Montessori Peaks Charter Academy has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 51.7% proficiency; Montessori Peaks Charter Academy posts 51.2%.
Montessori Peaks Charter Academy falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. Montessori Peaks Charter Academy is a public charter school.
The student count in 2024-25 was 444, 11% above the 399 of 2020-21.
Posts about school safety, transportation, and start times are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 LITTLETON
- Chatfield High SchoolHigh · 1,808 students
- Heritage High SchoolHigh · 1,748 students
- Columbine High SchoolHigh · 1,710 students
- Dakota Ridge Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,277 students
- Littleton High SchoolHigh · 1,187 students
- Rocky Heights Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,129 students
Nearby schools
- Westridge Elementary School0.7 mi · 400
- Governor's Ranch Elementary School1.2 mi · 458
- Summit Ridge Middle School1.2 mi · 851
- Deer Creek Middle School1.3 mi · 541
- Powderhorn Elementary School1.4 mi · 522
- Stony Creek Elementary School1.5 mi · 349
Frequently asked questions
About Montessori Peaks Charter AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Montessori Peaks Charter Academy?
Montessori Peaks Charter Academy enrolls approximately 444 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Montessori Peaks Charter Academy serve?
Montessori Peaks Charter Academy serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Montessori Peaks Charter Academy?
Approximately 15.7:1 students per teacher at Montessori Peaks Charter Academy.
How diverse is Montessori Peaks Charter Academy?
Montessori Peaks Charter Academy reports a student body of 72% White, 17% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Montessori Peaks Charter Academy public or private?
Montessori Peaks Charter Academy is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Jefferson County School District No. R-1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.