Longfellow Elementary School
Public · Grades K–4 · 449 students
Salida Montessori Charter School
1040 I Street, Salida, CO 81211
Grades
Pre-K–8
Elementary
Students
186
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
13.5 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
State Charter School Institute
Chaffee County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 953 Colorado elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Colorado elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Some measures aren't reported for this school, so the grade uses the ones available. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Salida Montessori Charter School
Salida Montessori Charter School is a charter elementary school in Salida, Colorado, serving grades Pre-K–8. It is part of State Charter School Institute. The school is located in a remote town in Chaffee County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 186 students were enrolled, with about 13.5 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Colorado elementary school (14.8 students per teacher). As a charter school, it is publicly funded and tuition-free, but operates independently of the local district under a charter from State Charter School Institute. Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 953 Colorado elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 186 students
- Students per teacher
- 13.5 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- State Charter School Institute
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Town — Remote
- School district
- State Charter School Institute
- County
- Chaffee County
- NCES school ID
- 080002006651
Schools near Salida Montessori Charter School
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.