Enrollment
161
Elementary
STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SWAN RIVER MONTESSORI CHARTER SCH·NCES 270024903309
Swan River Montessori Charter Sch
500 MAPLE ST, MONTICELLO, MN 55362 · (763) 271-7926 · Wright County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY31-TOWNCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL161 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 39% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- BTest 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 Minnesota public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
12 FTE teachers
STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
4%
6 students
STATE 48%
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 | 24 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 23 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 28 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 27 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 22 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 25 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 12 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (24) is 100% larger than its 6th grade class (12).
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 60% · 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
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MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
61.6%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
42.7%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. 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
63.1%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% typical for Minnesota 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 Minnesota'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 Swan River Montessori Charter Sch
Swan River Montessori Charter Sch's state test result (51.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swan River Montessori Charter Sch this school | 161 | 3.7% | 51.2% |
| Marine Area Community School MARINE ON ST CROIX | 112 | 10.7% | 41.1% |
| Oak Hill Montessori Community SHOREVIEW | 166 | 10.2% | 55.5% |
| Miltona Elementary MILTONA | 126 | 17.5% | 64.2% |
| Kenny Elementary MINNEAPOLIS | 295 | 11.5% | 78.4% |
| Creekstone Montessori RED WING | 122 | 17.2% | 40.7% |
Matched among Minnesota 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 Swan River Montessori Charter Sch ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Wright County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.2% | #314 of 844 | #13 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.7% | #537 of 844 | #19 of 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.6% | #169 of 844 | #5 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 161 | #840 of 1,130 | #22 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 3.7% | #941 of 942 | #24 of 24 |
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
161
+21 (+15%) vs 2020
+11% since 2010-11, when it was 145
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 161 | 12.5 | 12.9:1 | 4% (6) |
| 2023-24 | 162 | 13.5 | 12.0:1 | 30% (48) |
| 2022-23 | 164 | 13.2 | 12.4:1 | 22% (36) |
| 2020-21 | 140 | 11 | 12.7:1 | 14% (19) |
| 2017-18 | 154 | 11.3 | 13.7:1 | 16% (24) |
| 2015-16 | 149 | 10 | 14.9:1 | 8% (12) |
| 2010-11 | 145 | 8 | 18.1:1 | 14% (21) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Swan River Montessori Charter Sch.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (154 to 161); teachers up 10% (11.3 to 12.5).
About Swan River Montessori Charter Sch
Swan River Montessori Charter Sch is a small elementary school found in MONTICELLO, Minnesota. The latest federal count shows 161 students in pre-K through 6. Against the 344-student average for elementary schools in Minnesota, enrollment here is 53% lower.
In federal data, the district for Swan River Montessori Charter Sch is the school itself.
Most students at Swan River Montessori Charter Sch are White: 94% of enrollment. Other groups include 2% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Swan River Montessori Charter Sch comes in at 12%.
Swan River Montessori Charter Sch operates with 12.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 12.9:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Minnesota average 13.7:1. About 4% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. That rate is below the 24% average among public schools in Wright County.
Swan River Montessori Charter Sch is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 39% of Minnesota public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 63.1% at Swan River Montessori Charter Sch; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 51.2%.
Census Bureau estimates for Wright County show that median household income is about $107,209, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. A total of 88 public schools operate in Wright County, serving about 27,879 students.
The nearest public school is Pinewood Elementary - SNW, at about 0.5 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
The school's locale code, Town: Fringe, means it is in a town close to an urbanized area. Swan River Montessori Charter Sch holds a charter, making it a public charter school.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 161 was 15% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 140.
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Wright County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
148,269
Census ACS
Median income
$107,209
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
88
27,879 students
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Other schools in MONTICELLO
- Monticello Senior HighHigh · 1,313 students
- Monticello MiddleMiddle · 860 students
- Pinewood ElementaryElementary · 794 students
- Little Mountain ElementaryElementary · 576 students
- Eastview Education CenterElementary · 301 students
- 882 OnlineHigh · 80 students
Nearby schools
- Pinewood Elementary - SNW0.5 mi · 7
- Pinewood Elementary0.5 mi · 794
- Summit0.6 mi · 7
- RISE0.6 mi · 6
- Foundations II0.6 mi · 10
- Foundations I0.9 mi · 5
Frequently asked questions
About Swan River Montessori Charter SchWhat is the total enrollment at Swan River Montessori Charter Sch?
Swan River Montessori Charter Sch enrolls approximately 161 students in grades PK-06.
Is Swan River Montessori Charter Sch an elementary, middle, or high school?
Swan River Montessori Charter Sch is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Swan River Montessori Charter Sch?
Approximately 12.9:1 students per teacher at Swan River Montessori Charter Sch.
What is the student diversity at Swan River Montessori Charter Sch?
Student demographics at Swan River Montessori Charter Sch are roughly 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Swan River Montessori Charter Sch?
Swan River Montessori Charter Sch is overseen by Swan River Montessori Charter Sch in Wright County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.