Monocacy Valley Montessori

Set in Frederick, Maryland, Monocacy Valley Montessori is a medium-sized K-12 campus, operated by Frederick County Public Schools. It teaches 386 students across grades pre-K through 10. Enrollment runs roughly 40% larger than the state mean of about 275.

Across the 67 schools in Frederick County Public Schools (48,054 students total), Monocacy Valley Montessori accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Monocacy Valley Montessori reports that 54% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 16% Hispanic, 14% Black, 9% Asian, 8% multiracial. By comparison, Frederick County as a whole is about 68% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.6:1. The state averages around 6.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 29% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Frederick County runs at roughly 37%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Monocacy Valley Montessori performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 56.9%, the actual is 49.6%, a residual of -7.3 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Frederick County put median household income runs about $122,002, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Monocacy Valley Montessori is one of 69 public schools in Frederick County (combined enrollment of about 48,054 students).

The closest other public school is Monocacy Elementary, roughly 0.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Monocacy Valley Montessori. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Monocacy Valley Montessori at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 46.2%.

The school occupies a high-density site. Monocacy Valley Montessori operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Trend over the last 7 years. Monocacy Valley Montessori's enrollment has increased 29% since 2018, when it stood at 300 (now 386). The White share of enrollment shrank from 69% to 54% over that span.

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