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Charter Montessori Valley View Campus

Q: Is Charter Montessori Valley View Campus a good school?

Charter Montessori Valley View Campus ranks 1004 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1004^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of California elementary schools

Summary

Charter Montessori Valley View Campus is a well-regarded K-8 public charter school serving 692 students in the high-performing Buckeye Union Elementary district of El Dorado Hills, consistently earning a 4-star rating and ranking in the 83rd percentile of California elementary schools.

Academically, the school significantly outperforms state averages, with over 72% of students proficient in English and 64% in Math. It offers a unique K-8 Montessori continuum, unlike most nearby K-5 elementary schools, and shows particular strength in preparing middle school students and in serving specific student subgroups effectively. While its overall ranking is slightly below some top local schools like Russell Ranch Elementary or Silva Valley Elementary, it has made remarkable progress in reducing chronic absenteeism by 73% over three years and achieves its strong results with notably efficient per-student spending compared to schools in the Folsom-Cordova Unified district.

Interesting patterns include very strong upper-grade performance and a notable comparison with the smaller, nearby Rising Sun Montessori, which has similar outcomes. The school provides a stable, quality option with a distinct educational approach, demonstrating consistent performance and effective resource use within its competitive local landscape.

692

Students ?

24.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,661

Per pupil spending ?

14.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1665 Blackstone Pkwy.
El Dorado Hills, CA 95762-9570

(530) 672-3890

District: Buckeye Union Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.6%

Hispanic:

19.1%

Asian:

12.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 69th percentile in 2013 → 83rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (67% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg68%

California avg41%

Elementary school

1,004^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 20 pts since 2015

From top 37% (2015) to top 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

128^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 5%▲ up 6 pts since 2019

From top 10% (2019) to top 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Buckeye Union Elementary

116^th of 1,543Buckeye Union Elementary 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	83.2	1004 of 5857	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	91.5	606 of 5869	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	88.0	818 of 5859	86.0%	★★★★☆
2022	83.7	1006 of 5883	82.9%	★★★★☆
2019	85.7	867 of 5789	85.0%	★★★★☆
2018	81.6	1047 of 5662	81.5%	★★★★☆
2017	77.7	1220 of 5692	78.6%	★★★★☆
2016	74.1	1340 of 5614	76.1%	★★★★☆
2015	56.9	2084 of 5611	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	67.4	1699 of 5530	69.3%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	82.1	105 of 1190	91.2%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	44.6	943 of 2227	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.1	1002 of 2128	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.2	1069 of 5597	80.9%	★★★★☆
2024	88.1	713 of 5612	87.3%	★★★★☆
2023	86.3	829 of 5609	85.2%	★★★★☆
2022	80.8	1071 of 5635	81.0%	★★★★☆
2019	88.6	636 of 5492	88.4%	★★★★☆
2018	81.8	958 of 5413	82.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.6	597 of 5107	88.3%	★★★★☆
2024	97.2	93 of 5107	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	88.9	400 of 5087	92.1%	★★★★★
2022	77.0	858 of 5084	83.1%	★★★★☆
2018	90.0	306 of 4830	93.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.7	1984 of 5460	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	82.1	747 of 5517	86.5%	★★★★☆
2023	83.0	661 of 5363	87.7%	★★★★☆
2022	80.1	754 of 5264	85.7%	★★★★☆
2019	62.2	1616 of 5173	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.3	859 of 5084	83.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.7	991 of 5628	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	92.6	448 of 5643	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	86.9	772 of 5638	86.3%	★★★★☆
2022	83.2	954 of 5663	83.2%	★★★★☆
2019	80.1	1067 of 5510	80.6%	★★★★☆
2018	76.3	1216 of 5431	77.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	73.5	184 of 670	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	58.2	316 of 669	52.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.2	368 of 2847	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	73.8	448 of 2635	83.0%	★★★★☆
2023	57.3	719 of 2420	70.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.6	1231 of 2598	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.1	831 of 2651	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.5	997 of 2661	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.4	1149 of 2726	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.6	1044 of 2834	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.8	1209 of 2737	55.8%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.6	128 of 2761	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	95.3	140 of 2783	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	91.8	238 of 2781	91.4%	★★★★★
2022	82.8	423 of 2740	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	89.3	281 of 2715	89.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.9	97 of 2533	96.2%	★★★★★
2024	91.8	206 of 2551	91.9%	★★★★★
2023	91.3	224 of 2531	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	78.9	454 of 2509	81.9%	★★★★☆
2019	88.3	266 of 2380	88.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.8	108 of 2395	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	88.1	171 of 2388	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	88.8	160 of 2374	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	62.2	670 of 2359	71.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	98.9	23 of 2542	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	97.7	52 of 2579	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	83.6	265 of 2531	89.5%	★★★★☆
2022	93.3	101 of 2458	95.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.9	162 of 2534	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	95.7	118 of 2552	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	87.7	298 of 2538	88.3%	★★★★☆
2022	82.7	393 of 2527	84.4%	★★★★☆
2019	88.4	276 of 2407	88.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.5	47 of 726	93.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.2	156 of 1566	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	58.7	420 of 1552	72.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.1	244 of 1520	83.9%	★★★★☆
2024	86.7	125 of 1537	91.9%	★★★★★
2023	71.0	402 of 1543	73.9%	★★★★☆
2022	63.4	530 of 1555	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.2	335 of 1602	79.1%	★★★★☆

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 (2023)91st percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)88th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)87th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)81st percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)73rd percentile-17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)64th percentile-19 vs school

Disabled (2022)58th percentile-25 vs school

White (2025)53rd percentile-30 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)99th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)96th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)95th percentile~ school

Male (2025)94th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)94th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)90th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)84th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy72%+24 vs state

Mathematics64%+27 vs state

Science59%+26 vs state

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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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Charter Montessori Valley View Campus	Public, Charter	K-8	1665 Blackstone Pkwy.	El Dorado Hills	95762	El Dorado County	Buckeye Union Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 672-3890	692	29	24.0	14.5%	385 (55.6%)	8 (1.2%)	132 (19.1%)	86 (12.4%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	76 (11.0%)	83.2	1004^th of 5857 public elementary schools	82.9%		91.5	606^th of 5869 public elementary schools	89.7%	398	43.8	70.8	58.5	80.7	57.4	63.0	74.1	81.7	77.9	72.5	59.7	64.7	51.9	76.3	63.8	68.4	64.4						$19,661	$19,392	$269
Rising Sun Montessori	Public, Charter	K-8	4940 Robert J. Mathews Pkwy.	El Dorado Hills	95762	El Dorado County	Rising Sun Montessori District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 936-2333	155	7	22.1	19.4%	64 (41.3%)	1 (0.6%)	27 (17.4%)	47 (30.3%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (9.7%)	83.6	989^th of 5857 public elementary schools	83.1%		81.1	1111^th of 5869 public elementary schools	81.1%	122			68.4	75.0	66.7		50.0			75.4	83.3	66.7		50.0			65.6	88.6	94.3	94.3	94.3
Oak Meadow Elementary	Public	K-5	7701 Silva Valley Pkwy.	El Dorado Hills	95762	El Dorado County	Buckeye Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 933-9746	412	15	27.4	15.5%	177 (43.0%)	7 (1.7%)	77 (18.7%)	94 (22.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	53 (12.9%)	93.6	437^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.5%		88.8	761^st of 5869 public elementary schools	87.0%	324	62.2		62.2	71.7	75.9	74.3				74.2	80.0	79.5	67.6				75.6						$23,459	$23,290	$169
William Brooks Elementary	Public	K-5	3610 Park Dr.	El Dorado Hills	95762	El Dorado County	Buckeye Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 933-6618	372	14	26.5	12.6%	232 (62.4%)	5 (1.3%)	53 (14.2%)	40 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	39 (10.5%)	89	713^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.8%		91	634^th of 5869 public elementary schools	89.2%	79	63.1		63.1	69.0	64.1	68.8				67.2	69.0	71.9	64.6				68.5						$20,773	$19,850	$923
Russell Ranch Elementary	Public	K-5	375 Dry Creek Rd.	Folsom	95630	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-2430	503	24	21.0	9.9%	165 (32.8%)	6 (1.2%)	74 (14.7%)	201 (40.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (11.1%)	95.6	277^th of 5857 public elementary schools	95.3%		96.1	250^th of 5869 public elementary schools	95.7%	27	65.3		65.3	75.8	80.2	83.2				79.7	75.5	81.2	80.0				79.0	96.5	96.5	96.5	96.5	96.5	$19,401	$18,678	$723
Mangini Ranch Elementary	Public	K-5	4640 Sparrow Dr.	Folsom	95630	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-2460	598	26	22.9	14.2%	102 (17.1%)	8 (1.3%)	48 (8.0%)	359 (60.0%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	76 (12.7%)	94.8	352^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	94.0%		97.6	108^th of 5869 public elementary schools	98.2%	244	70.8		70.8	75.7	77.2	82.3				78.3	74.8	74.5	72.9				74.1						$16,370	$15,650	$720
Blue Oak Elementary	Public	K-5	2391 Merrychase Dr.	Cameron Park	95682	El Dorado County	Buckeye Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(530) 676-0164	445	17	26.1	23.4%	307 (69.0%)	2 (0.4%)	93 (20.9%)	21 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.7%)	81	1117^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.9%		80.4	1138^th of 5869 public elementary schools	80.6%	21	55.7		55.7	61.1	69.6	63.3				65.0	59.7	64.1	44.3				56.4						$20,300	$19,794	$506
Alder Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	4545 Old Ranch Way	Folsom	95630	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-2465	568	26	21.6	9.7%	69 (12.1%)	8 (1.4%)	40 (7.0%)	387 (68.1%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	55 (9.7%)								(n/a)	58.7		58.7	76.0	67.8	84.1				75.2	78.1	71.1	63.5				71.9						$17,405	$16,784	$621
Silva Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	3001 Golden Eagle Ln.	El Dorado Hills	95762	El Dorado County	Buckeye Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 933-3767	416	15	27.7	10.6%	293 (70.4%)	6 (1.4%)	46 (11.1%)	38 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.7%)	93.7	419^th of 5857 public elementary schools	92.8%		91.6	598^th of 5869 public elementary schools	89.8%	179	63.1		63.1	72.4	74.6	79.8				76.1	75.9	73.1	71.4				73.2	94.6		96.4	96.4		$21,099	$20,772	$327
Gold Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	735 Halidon Way	Folsom	95630	Sacramento County	Folsom-Cordova Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 294-9140	496	23	22.0	26.8%	198 (39.9%)	11 (2.2%)	91 (18.3%)	132 (26.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	60 (12.1%)	77	1282^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	78.1%		80.9	1118^th of 5869 public elementary schools	81.0%	164	50.0		50.0	48.6	62.4	63.5				58.7	54.1	69.4	51.2				58.4	97.2					$21,449	$20,702	$747

Frequently Asked Questions about Charter Montessori Valley View Campus

Is Charter Montessori Valley View Campus a good school?

Charter Montessori Valley View Campus ranks 1004^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Charter Montessori Valley View Campus in?

Buckeye Union Elementary

How many students attend Charter Montessori Valley View Campus?

In the 2024-25 school year, 692 students attended Charter Montessori Valley View Campus.

What is the racial makeup of Charter Montessori Valley View Campus?

Students at Charter Montessori Valley View Campus are 56% White, 19% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 11% Two or more races, 1% African American.

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