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Maria Montessori Charter Academy

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Maria Montessori Charter Academy ranks 644 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

644^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 89% of California elementary schools

Summary

Maria Montessori Charter Academy is a public charter elementary school serving 270 students in grades K-8 in Rocklin, California. The school is part of the Maria Montessori Charter Academy District, which is ranked 169 out of 1,565 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Maria Montessori Charter Academy consistently outperforms the state average in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics across all grade levels, with 75.82% proficiency in ELA/Literacy End of Course in 2024-2025 compared to the state average of 48.81%. The school also performs well in science, with 62.5% proficiency in CAST Science End of Course in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 32.65%. Interestingly, the school's performance is particularly strong for male students, who rank in the top 5-10% of California elementary schools in ELA/Literacy and Mathematics. Additionally, the school has seen a significant decrease in chronic absenteeism, from 30.0% in 2021-2022 to 8.8% in 2023-2024, which is much lower than the state average of 20.4%.

While Maria Montessori Charter Academy outperforms the state average, some of the nearby public schools, such as Sunset Ranch Elementary and Rocklin Academy, also demonstrate strong academic performance, with proficiency rates comparable to or even higher than Maria Montessori Charter Academy in certain subjects and grade levels. The nearby public schools also have relatively low chronic absenteeism rates, similar to Maria Montessori Charter Academy, suggesting a focus on student attendance across the Rocklin Unified School District.

283

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

15.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1850 Wildcat Blvd.
Rocklin, CA 95765-5471

(916) 630-1510

District: Maria Montessori Charter Academy District

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.8%

Hispanic:

22.3%

Asian:

14.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 72nd percentile in 2019 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (65% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2019

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

California avg41%

Elementary school

644^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 17 pts since 2019

From top 28% (2019) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

518^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 19%▼ down 5 pts since 2019

From top 14% (2019) to top 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

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161^st of 1,543Maria Montessori Charter Academy District among California 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	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.2	644 of 5857	89.0%	★★★★☆
2024	82.3	1060 of 5869	81.9%	★★★★☆
2023	74.4	1403 of 5859	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	83.2	1036 of 5883	82.4%	★★★★☆
2019	69.2	1630 of 5789	71.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.6	902 of 5597	83.9%	★★★★☆
2024	77.3	1207 of 5612	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	74.2	1315 of 5609	76.6%	★★★★☆
2022	83.5	938 of 5635	83.4%	★★★★☆
2019	63.1	1840 of 5492	66.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.5	426 of 5628	92.4%	★★★★★
2024	91.7	507 of 5643	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	71.0	1458 of 5638	74.1%	★★★★☆
2022	79.4	1128 of 5663	80.1%	★★★★☆
2019	72.0	1436 of 5510	73.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.7	955 of 2598	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.0	998 of 2651	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.8	1325 of 2661	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.4	1005 of 2726	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.3	1692 of 2834	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.0	518 of 2761	81.2%	★★★★☆
2024	74.4	603 of 2783	78.3%	★★★★☆
2023	66.2	756 of 2781	72.8%	★★★★☆
2022	87.1	340 of 2740	87.6%	★★★★☆
2019	85.1	368 of 2715	86.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.3	628 of 2533	75.2%	★★★★☆
2024	73.3	573 of 2551	77.5%	★★★★☆
2023	46.9	1128 of 2531	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	84.8	345 of 2509	86.2%	★★★★☆
2019	83.7	347 of 2380	85.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.3	340 of 2534	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	69.7	638 of 2552	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	70.9	598 of 2538	76.4%	★★★★☆
2022	83.7	377 of 2527	85.1%	★★★★☆
2019	81.6	393 of 2407	83.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	878 of 1520	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.2	547 of 1537	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.4	1006 of 1543	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	69.3	439 of 1555	71.8%	★★★★☆
2019	71.4	422 of 1602	73.7%	★★★★☆

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

Male (2025)92nd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)84th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)63rd percentile-26 vs school

Middle school

Male (2025)87th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)75th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)42nd percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy76%+27 vs state

Science62%+30 vs state

Mathematics55%+17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Maria Montessori Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1850 Wildcat Blvd.	Rocklin	95765	Placer County	Maria Montessori Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 630-1510	283	16	17.5	15.5%	138 (48.8%)	7 (2.5%)	63 (22.3%)	40 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	34 (12.0%)	90.2	644^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.0%		82.3	1060^th of 5869 public elementary schools	81.9%	416	71.0	52.0	62.5	78.8	77.1	83.9	67.7	70.4	76.0	75.8	71.9	65.7	61.3	48.4	33.3	40.0	54.7
Sunset Ranch Elementary	Public	K-6	2500 Bridlewood Dr.	Rocklin	95765	Placer County	Rocklin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 624-2048	554	26	21.2	19.9%	272 (49.1%)	5 (0.9%)	96 (17.3%)	92 (16.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	86 (15.5%)	90.1	654^th of 5857 public elementary schools	88.8%		84.6	966^th of 5869 public elementary schools	83.5%	312	51.1		51.1	74.0	65.9	71.9	75.8			71.8	79.2	64.1	65.6	70.3			69.4							$19,790	$19,474	$316
Ruhkala Elementary	Public	K-6	6530 Turnstone Way	Rocklin	95765	Placer County	Rocklin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 632-6560	334	16	20.7	27.8%	179 (53.6%)	7 (2.1%)	63 (18.9%)	22 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (18.9%)	78.9	1196^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.6%		88.3	799^th of 5869 public elementary schools	86.4%	397	27.8		27.8	72.3	84.8	50.9	68.6			68.5	70.2	71.7	48.2	62.8			62.6							$22,884	$22,644	$240
Rocklin Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	6532 Turnstone Way	Rocklin	95765	Placer County	Rocklin Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 632-6580	556	23	24.3	12.6%	156 (28.1%)	3 (0.5%)	62 (11.2%)	283 (50.9%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.5%)	92.8	489^th of 5857 public elementary schools	91.7%		92.6	526^th of 5869 public elementary schools	91.0%	37	57.0		57.0	71.8	64.8	76.7	80.7			73.6	71.8	77.3	75.6	79.6			76.3
Quarry Trail Elementary	Public	K-6	810 Lazy Trail Dr.	Rocklin	95765	Placer County	Rocklin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 630-3300	705	31	22.7	13.6%	289 (41.0%)	3 (0.4%)	142 (20.1%)	148 (21.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	120 (17.0%)	86.6	845^th of 5857 public elementary schools	85.6%		87.9	818^th of 5869 public elementary schools	86.1%	27	54.7		54.7	64.6	63.8	79.3	59.7			67.4	69.8	64.2	65.5	55.6			64.5							$18,198	$17,958	$240
Twin Oaks Elementary	Public	K-6	2835 Club Dr.	Rocklin	95765	Placer County	Rocklin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 624-4101	506	25	20.2	34.2%	230 (45.5%)	8 (1.6%)	114 (22.5%)	75 (14.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (15.4%)	66.4	1768^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.8%		71.9	1497^th of 5869 public elementary schools	74.5%	271	34.5		34.5	55.4	50.0	47.6	61.5			53.8	63.2	49.2	38.1	53.0			50.7							$20,288	$19,948	$340
Breen Elementary	Public	K-6	2751 Breen Dr.	Rocklin	95765	Placer County	Rocklin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 632-1155	424	18	23.2	22.6%	224 (52.8%)	5 (1.2%)	80 (18.9%)	44 (10.4%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	67 (15.8%)	83.1	1014^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.7%		81.1	1110^th of 5869 public elementary schools	81.1%	96	47.6		47.6	54.9	50.9	63.5	73.8			60.9	77.5	67.9	58.7	67.2			68.2	87.7	87.7	94.5	95.9	87.7	90.4	$20,970	$20,628	$342
Rocklin Academy Gateway	Public, Charter	K-8	6550 Lonetree Blvd.	Rocklin	95765	Placer County	Rocklin Academy Gateway District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 778-4550	1,093	48	22.6	15.8%	353 (32.3%)	9 (0.8%)	155 (14.2%)	482 (44.1%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	89 (8.1%)	93.2	456^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.2%		91.4	618^th of 5869 public elementary schools	89.5%	162	60.7	67.5	63.5	73.1	73.0	73.5	85.8	81.5	76.3	77.0	71.4	74.8	67.5	77.0	74.1	57.5	70.9	98.3		98.3
Rock Creek Elementary	Public	K-6	2140 Collet Quarry Dr.	Rocklin	95765	Placer County	Rocklin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 788-4282	416	17	23.8	33.9%	200 (48.1%)	8 (1.9%)	95 (22.8%)	46 (11.1%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	63 (15.1%)	78.3	1228^th of 5857 public elementary schools	79.0%		79.2	1191^st of 5869 public elementary schools	79.7%	37	31.3		31.3	64.8	66.2	54.7	75.4			65.2	64.8	66.2	47.6	60.7			59.7							$21,846	$21,606	$240
Cobblestone Elementary	Public	K-6	5740 Cobblestone Dr.	Rocklin	95765	Placer County	Rocklin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 632-0140	372	18	21.2	31.2%	205 (55.1%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (18.8%)	49 (13.2%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (12.1%)	86	880^th of 5857 public elementary schools	85.0%		86.2	894^th of 5869 public elementary schools	84.8%	14	50.9		50.9	56.1	61.2	75.0	69.6			65.0	71.2	60.8	71.2	66.1			67.6							$20,898	$20,312	$586

Frequently Asked Questions about Maria Montessori Charter Academy

Is Maria Montessori Charter Academy a good school?

Maria Montessori Charter Academy ranks 644^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Maria Montessori Charter Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 283 students attended Maria Montessori Charter Academy.

What district is Maria Montessori Charter Academy in?

Maria Montessori Charter Academy District

What is the racial makeup of Maria Montessori Charter Academy?

Students at Maria Montessori Charter Academy are 49% White, 22% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 12% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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