Monticello School

Monticello School is an elementary-level community of cozy scale in MONTICELLO, Utah, run under San Juan District, serveing 277 students in grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 44% smaller than the state mean of about 491.

Within San Juan District, which oversees 11 schools and 2,873 students, Monticello School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Monticello School logs that the largest single group is White, at 69% of enrollment; the rest consists of 23% Hispanic, 5% Native American, 2% multiracial. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 46%.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.8:1 average. Around 43% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against San Juan County (around 73%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Monticello School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 39.0%, the actual is 48.4%, a residual of +9.4 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for San Juan County put the typical household earns roughly $64,481 per year, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Monticello School is one of 13 public schools in San Juan County (combined enrollment of about 3,032 students).

Nearest neighbor: Monticello High, around 0.3 miles off. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Monticello School at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 36.4%.

Monticello School operates from a rural location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 276 students in 2018 compared to 277 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 77% to 69% over that span.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.