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Montessori Day Public Schools Chartered - Mountainside

Public, Charter Grades K-8

69^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 909 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 92% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Montessori Day Public Schools Chartered - Mountainside is a high-performing public charter elementary school serving grades K-8 in Phoenix, Arizona. The school is part of the Montessori Day Public Schools Chartered Inc. district, which is ranked 27th out of 289 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Montessori Day Public Schools Chartered - Mountainside has consistently outperformed the state and its district on standardized tests, with significantly higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts (69% vs. 38%), Mathematics (64% vs. 42%), and Science (63% vs. 34%) in the 2024-2025 school year. The school also performs exceptionally well for certain student subgroups, ranking 8th out of 620 Arizona elementary schools for Asian students in English Language Arts in the 2020-2021 school year. Additionally, the school has relatively low dropout rates, ranging from 3.3% to 6.1% over the past few years, which is lower than the state average.

Compared to nearby public schools, such as Mercury Mine Elementary School, Madison Richard Simis School, and Desert View Elementary School, Montessori Day Public Schools Chartered - Mountainside has significantly higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics. This consistent high performance, along with the school's exceptional results for certain student subgroups, makes it a standout in the local education landscape.

177

Students ?

17.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,304

Per pupil spending ?

10%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9215 N 14th St
Phoenix, AZ 85020-2713

(602) 943-7672

District: Montessori Day Public Schools Chartered Inc.

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.1%

Hispanic:

38.4%

Two or more races:

4.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 66th percentile in 2014 → 92nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Arizona average (65% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of Arizona elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 26 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

District avg65%

Arizona avg38%

69^th of 909

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

27^th of 289Montessori Day Public Schools Chartered Inc. among Arizona districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	89.9	69 of 909	92.4%	★★★★★
2024	86.2	112 of 912	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	86.1	167 of 1245	86.6%	★★★★☆
2022	77.5	188 of 1000	81.2%	★★★★☆
2021	78.4	260 of 1226	78.8%	★★★★☆
2019	90.8	72 of 1039	93.1%	★★★★★
2018	84.0	167 of 1109	84.9%	★★★★☆
2017	92.6	65 of 1106	94.1%	★★★★★
2016	89.6	96 of 1079	91.1%	★★★★★
2014	66.9	363 of 1079	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	75.8	259 of 1158	77.6%	★★★★☆
2012	59.3	463 of 1141	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	76.5	253 of 1075	76.5%	★★★★☆
2010	34.1	748 of 1090	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	34.2	734 of 1062	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	86.2	8 of 620	98.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	75.0	266 of 1219	78.2%	★★★★☆
2022	59.9	309 of 824	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.7	508 of 1219	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	90.5	74 of 1023	92.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	75.7	207 of 1170	82.3%	★★★★☆
2022	73.4	165 of 716	77.0%	★★★★☆
2021	46.5	560 of 1198	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	80.7	128 of 1116	88.5%	★★★★☆
2022	63.1	223 of 618	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	81.6	100 of 820	87.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	89.3	112 of 1216	90.8%	★★★★★
2022	73.5	180 of 830	78.3%	★★★★☆
2021	83.6	181 of 1220	85.2%	★★★★☆
2019	94.7	20 of 850	97.6%	★★★★★
2018	86.6	128 of 1032	87.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	43.1	572 of 1201	52.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	78.4	166 of 1024	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	62.0	259 of 800	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.4	227 of 1161	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	87.0	58 of 720	91.9%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	76.1	156 of 854	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	66.0	183 of 605	69.8%	★★★★☆
2021	82.5	118 of 832	85.8%	★★★★☆
2019	93.9	22 of 605	96.4%	★★★★★
2018	90.5	54 of 711	92.4%	★★★★★
2017	92.4	37 of 695	94.7%	★★★★★
2014	64.4	238 of 690	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	43.8	452 of 787	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	39.8	498 of 772	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	59.9	256 of 685	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	59.6	250 of 692	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	56.9	263 of 663	60.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	52.6	299 of 806	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.1	319 of 820	61.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	46.1	337 of 760	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.4	372 of 802	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	69.0	143 of 717	80.1%	★★★★☆
2022	65.1	100 of 369	72.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	83.0	99 of 810	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	73.6	83 of 476	82.6%	★★★★☆
2021	81.3	110 of 818	86.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	49.1	289 of 650	55.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	75.7	105 of 675	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	53.4	201 of 446	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	83.0	75 of 780	90.4%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Asian (2021)99th percentile+20 vs school

Male (2023)91st percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)89th percentile~ school

White (2023)84th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2023)82nd percentile-4 vs school

Female (2023)78th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2021)52nd percentile-26 vs school

Middle school

Male (2023)88th percentile+6 vs school

White (2023)84th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)80th percentile~ school

Female (2023)63rd percentile-19 vs school

Hispanic (2023)56th percentile-26 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)56th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts69%+31 vs state

Mathematics64%+22 vs state

Science63%+29 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				AASA English Language Arts (2025)						AASA Mathematics (2025)						AzSCI Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	AASA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	AASA English Language Arts 4th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 5th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th Grade	AzSCI Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Montessori Day Public Schools Chartered - Mountainside	Public, Charter	K-8	9215 N 14th St	Phoenix	85020	Maricopa County	Montessori Day Public Schools Chartered Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 943-7672	177	10	17.7		94 (53.1%)	3 (1.7%)	68 (38.4%)	4 (2.3%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.0%)	89.9	69^th of 909 public elementary schools	92.4%		86.2	112^th of 912 public elementary schools	87.7%	43			69.0				64.0						63.0		$7,304	$00	$660	$660	$00	$6,644	$6,644
Desert View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	8621 N 3rd St	Phoenix	85020	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 347-4000	344	26	13.2		35 (10.2%)	21 (6.1%)	253 (73.5%)	4 (1.2%)	10 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.1%)	39	475^th of 909 public elementary schools	47.7%		41.3	470^th of 912 public elementary schools	48.5%	5			38.0				24.0	34.0	35.0	53.0					$9,195	$2,228	$172	$4,628	$6,133	$662	$6,795
Franklin Phonetic Primary School-Sunnyslope	Public, Charter	K-6	9317 N 2nd St	Phoenix	85020	Maricopa County	Franklin Phonetic Primary School Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 870-6674	78	7	11.1		3 (3.8%)	6 (7.7%)	65 (83.3%)	1 (1.3%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.6%)								(n/a)																$00			$00
Sunnyslope Elementary School	Public	K-8	245 E Mountain View Rd	Phoenix	85020	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 347-4300	684	38	18.2		53 (7.7%)	52 (7.6%)	532 (77.8%)	3 (0.4%)	23 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.1%)	13	825^th of 909 public elementary schools	9.2%		12.4	831^st of 912 public elementary schools	8.9%	6			21.0	21.0	28.0	26.0	18.0		15.0	29.0	16.0	11.0	15.0	17.0	$7,692	$948	$164	$2,061	$5,629	$951	$6,579
Mercury Mine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	9640 N 28th St	Phoenix	85028	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 449-3700	506	33	15.5		362 (71.5%)	5 (1.0%)	109 (21.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.3%)	79.7	158^th of 909 public elementary schools	82.6%		87.9	94^th of 912 public elementary schools	89.7%	64	63.0	77.0	56.0	81.0			66.0	65.0	40.0	45.0			53.0		$7,313	$312	$189	$813	$6,336	$476	$6,812
Madison Richard Simis School	Public	PK, KG-4	7302 N 10th St	Phoenix	85020	Maricopa County	Madison Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 664-7300	976	45	21.7		614 (62.9%)	26 (2.7%)	223 (22.8%)	19 (1.9%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (9.1%)	87.7	89^th of 909 public elementary schools	90.2%		88.7	82^nd of 912 public elementary schools	91.0%	7	65.0	75.0					63.0	65.0							$10,345	$759	$103	$1,621	$7,481	$2,002	$9,483
Mountain View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	801 W Peoria Ave	Phoenix	85029	Maricopa County	Washington Elementary School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 347-4100	903	58	15.6		65 (7.2%)	64 (7.1%)	727 (80.5%)	6 (0.7%)	23 (2.5%)	3 (0.3%)	15 (1.7%)								(n/a)		14.0													$8,758	$1,002	$117	$2,121	$6,484	$1,155	$7,639
Desert Cove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	11020 N 28th St	Phoenix	85028	Maricopa County	Paradise Valley Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(602) 449-3400	414	32	13.1		213 (51.4%)	10 (2.4%)	150 (36.2%)	8 (1.9%)	5 (1.2%)	3 (0.7%)	25 (6.0%)	58.5	330^th of 909 public elementary schools	63.7%		56.2	355^th of 912 public elementary schools	61.1%	25	45.0	58.0	45.0	62.0			52.0	49.0	37.0	38.0			39.0		$10,366	$702	$215	$1,618	$9,039	$410	$9,449
Madison Heights Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	7150 N 22nd St	Phoenix	85020	Maricopa County	Madison Elementary District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 664-7800	630	37	17.0		242 (38.4%)	15 (2.4%)	313 (49.7%)	10 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.6%)	90.7	65^th of 909 public elementary schools	92.8%		86.6	107^th of 912 public elementary schools	88.3%	42	59.0	77.0					71.0	74.0							$11,439	$1,097	$106	$2,299	$8,054	$2,183	$10,237
Bennett Academy - Venture Site	Public, Charter	K-7	1535 W Dunlap Ave	Phoenix	85021	Maricopa County	Twenty First Century Charter School Inc. Bennett	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(602) 242-4220	0	2	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																$00			$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Montessori Day Public Schools Chartered - Mountainside

Is Montessori Day Public Schools Chartered - Mountainside a good school?

Yes. Montessori Day Public Schools Chartered - Mountainside ranks in the top 7.6% of Arizona elementary schools.

What district is Montessori Day Public Schools Chartered - Mountainside in?

Montessori Day Public Schools Chartered Inc.

What is the racial makeup of Montessori Day Public Schools Chartered - Mountainside?

Students at Montessori Day Public Schools Chartered - Mountainside are 53% White, 38% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% African American.

How many students attend Montessori Day Public Schools Chartered - Mountainside?

In the 2024-25 school year, 177 students attended Montessori Day Public Schools Chartered - Mountainside.

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