Mount View Core Knowledge Charter School

Located at 809 FIELD AVENUE, in CANON CITY, Colorado, Mount View Core Knowledge Charter School is a low-enrollment elementary campus that works with 250 students (grades pre-K through 8), overseen by Fremont Re-1. That puts it 34% leaner than the typical public school in Colorado, which averages around 379 students.

Fremont Re-1 runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 3,191 students. Mount View Core Knowledge Charter School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Mount View Core Knowledge Charter School lists that the largest single group is White, at 76% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 15% Hispanic, 7% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 34% of students at Mount View Core Knowledge Charter School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Fremont County runs at roughly 55%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Mount View Core Knowledge Charter School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 46.1%; this one delivers 46.1%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Fremont County put median household income runs about $62,664, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Mount View Core Knowledge Charter School is one of 13 public schools in Fremont County (combined enrollment of about 4,640 students).

Nearest neighbor: Harrison School, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around Mount View Core Knowledge Charter School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Mount View Core Knowledge Charter School at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 32.3%.

Mount View Core Knowledge Charter School operates from a town-based location. Mount View Core Knowledge Charter School is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 252 students in 2018 compared to 250 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 83% to 76% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 19.5:1 in 2018 to 18.3:1 today.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.