Mountain West Montessori Academy

Mountain West Montessori Academy is a small combined-grade school for students in South Jordan, Utah. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 450 students in kindergarten through 9. The average for combined schools in Utah is about 687 students, so this school is 34% smaller than average.

In federal data, the district for Mountain West Montessori Academy is the school itself.

By race and ethnicity, Mountain West Montessori Academy is 67% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 22% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The White share in Salt Lake County as a whole is similar, at about 70%. The chance that two students picked at random at Mountain West Montessori Academy belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 50%.

Teachers at Mountain West Montessori Academy total 22.1 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 20.4:1. Across combined schools in Utah, the average ratio is about 19.9:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 17%. Compared with the 34% average for public schools in Salt Lake County, the school's rate is lower.

BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. Mountain West Montessori Academy posts 34.8% against a 51.7% prediction, a bottom-10% result in Utah.

Across Salt Lake County, median household income is about $97,494, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The public schools of Salt Lake County number 325 and enroll about 209,757.

The shortest distance from Mountain West Montessori Academy to another public school is about 0.6 miles, to Daybreak School. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. On state test proficiency, Mountain West Montessori Academy ranks 7th in a group of 9 nearby schools.

Federal data place Mountain West Montessori Academy in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. Mountain West Montessori Academy is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.

The school's size has been steady, with 447 students in 2020-21 and 450 in 2024-25.

The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Mountain West Montessori Academy covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.