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Community Montessori School

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Community Montessori School ranks 230 th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

230^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Community Montessori School is a public elementary school serving 277 students in grades PK-6 in Boulder, Colorado, which is part of the highly-ranked Boulder Valley School District. The school has consistently been ranked in the top 30% of Colorado elementary schools over the past decade, with a current ranking of 230 out of 950 schools.

Community Montessori School outperforms the state and district averages on CMAS tests, with 66.7% of 5th graders proficient or better in Science compared to 58.7% for the district and 39% for the state. In Math, 53.1% of all grades were proficient or better, compared to 55.1% for the district and 35.9% for the state. However, the school has higher chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 17.5% to 28.4% in recent years, an area the school could focus on improving. The school also serves a more economically diverse population, with 18.98% to 29.24% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years.

When compared to other nearby elementary schools in the Boulder Valley School District, Community Montessori School performs well academically but has some areas for improvement. Schools like High Peaks Elementary, Eisenhower Elementary, and Bear Creek Elementary consistently rank in the top 10-50 elementary schools in Colorado and have exceptional test scores, particularly in Math and English Language Arts. While Community Montessori School is in the middle of the pack, it provides a solid educational experience for its students and has room for improvement in areas like chronic absenteeism and supporting its economically diverse population.

277

Students ?

17.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,263

Per pupil spending ?

29.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

805 Gillaspie Dr
Boulder, CO 80305-6501

(720) 561-3700

District: Boulder Valley School District No. Re2

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.8%

Hispanic:

18.8%

Two or more races:

7.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 69th percentile in 2019 → 76th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (56% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of Colorado elementary schools

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 76th (2025) from a 69th-percentile low (2019)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg60%

Colorado avg40%

230^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From top 12% (2015) to top 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st of 32Elementary Schools in the Boulder Valley School District No. Re2

8^th of 115Boulder Valley School District No. Re2 among Colorado districts

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

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	74.6	230 of 950	75.8%	★★★★☆
2024	73.5	229 of 943	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	69.1	261 of 933	72.0%	★★★★☆
2022	67.4	277 of 921	69.9%	★★★★☆
2021	82.7	128 of 710	82.0%	★★★★☆
2019	66.9	299 of 965	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	74.6	213 of 929	77.1%	★★★★☆
2016	75.5	190 of 914	79.2%	★★★★☆
2015	85.1	116 of 938	87.6%	★★★★☆
2014	86.5	94 of 962	90.2%	★★★★★
2013	79.2	178 of 954	81.3%	★★★★☆
2012	79.0	171 of 935	81.7%	★★★★☆
2011	65.3	341 of 935	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	72.9	244 of 925	73.6%	★★★★☆
2009	72.1	241 of 872	72.4%	★★★★☆
2008	84.1	106 of 849	87.5%	★★★★☆
2007	89.2	45 of 852	94.7%	★★★★★
2006	88.3	54 of 829	93.5%	★★★★★
2005	92.7	12 of 823	98.5%	★★★★★
2004	90.9	34 of 808	95.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	66.7	167 of 539	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.8	132 of 525	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	47.3	252 of 454	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.9	276 of 596	53.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2024)69th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

Science67%+28 vs state

English Language Arts56%+12 vs state

Math53%+17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CMAS English Language Arts (2025)							CMAS Math (2025)							CMAS Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	CMAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	CMAS Science 8th Grade	Total
Community Montessori School	Public	PK, KG-6	805 Gillaspie Dr	Boulder	80305	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-3700	277	16	17.7	29.2%	185 (66.8%)	3 (1.1%)	52 (18.8%)	13 (4.7%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	21 (7.6%)	74.6	230^th of 950 public elementary schools	75.8%		73.5	229^th of 943 public elementary schools	75.7%	1	43.3	62.9	61.3				56.3	46.7	48.6	64.5				53.1	66.7		$20,263
Bear Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2500 Table Mesa Drive	Boulder	80305	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-3500	318	17	18.5	7.5%	239 (75.2%)	2 (0.6%)	23 (7.2%)	24 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.4%)	98.4	8^th of 950 public elementary schools	99.2%		98.8	6^th of 943 public elementary schools	99.4%	2	88.7	81.1	87.5				85.8	80.8	83.3	91.2				85.3	89.1		$19,750
Creekside Elementary School at Martin Park	Public	PK, KG-5	3740 Martin Drive	Boulder	80305	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-3800	359	21	17.3	30.1%	237 (66.0%)	6 (1.7%)	63 (17.5%)	26 (7.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.2%)	95	30^th of 950 public elementary schools	96.8%		94.2	31^st of 943 public elementary schools	96.7%	1	71.2	71.2	90.2				77.4	69.8	75.0	80.4				75.0	74.0		$20,030
Mesa Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1575 Lehigh Street	Boulder	80305	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-3000	250	16	15.7	13.6%	193 (77.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (10.4%)	7 (2.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	22 (8.8%)	92.2	51^st of 950 public elementary schools	94.6%		88.8	88^th of 943 public elementary schools	90.7%	37	77.8	64.3	77.6				73.2	58.3	64.3	81.6				69.3	85.4		$22,742
Horizons K-8 School	Public, Charter	K-8	4545 Sioux Drive	Boulder	80303	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 561-5580	358	25	14.0	17.6%	296 (82.7%)	4 (1.1%)	21 (5.9%)	7 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.5%)	79.2	186^th of 950 public elementary schools	80.4%		77.2	194^th of 943 public elementary schools	79.4%	8	72.1	68.3	68.3	68.6	76.9	69.7	70.7	60.5	48.7	57.5	28.6	71.8	58.1	54.6	55.0	70.0	$12,456
High Peaks Elementary School	Public	K-5	3995 East Aurora Avenue	Boulder	80303	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-6500	257	16	16.3	9.7%	124 (48.2%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (6.2%)	70 (27.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (17.9%)	99.3	2^nd of 950 public elementary schools	99.8%		98.9	4^th of 943 public elementary schools	99.6%	2	93.0	91.7	100.0				94.7	95.3	87.5	95.2				92.5	81.0		$18,629
Boulder Community School/Integrated Studies	Public	K-5	3995 East Aurora Avenue	Boulder	80303	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-6500	255	15	16.7		210 (82.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.6%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.1%)	93.1	42^nd of 950 public elementary schools	95.6%		93.7	35^th of 943 public elementary schools	96.3%	7	68.9	84.6	93.0				81.9	52.2	80.0	95.1				74.8	90.2		$19,096
University Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	956 16th Street	Boulder	80302	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 561-5416	405	26	15.6	61.5%	111 (27.4%)	1 (0.2%)	283 (69.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	53.3	422^nd of 950 public elementary schools	55.6%		54	413^th of 943 public elementary schools	56.2%	9	38.2	67.4	46.9				51.1	33.3	43.8	44.6				40.6	36.9		$22,369
Eisenhower Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1220 Eisenhower Drive	Boulder	80303	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-6700	308	20	15.2	22.4%	215 (69.8%)	6 (1.9%)	40 (13.0%)	14 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (10.4%)	96.7	14^th of 950 public elementary schools	98.5%		93.4	39^th of 943 public elementary schools	95.9%	25	76.5	89.8	85.1				85.0	66.7	78.7	83.0				77.1	78.7		$20,732
Flatirons Elementary School	Public	K-5	1150 7th Street	Boulder	80302	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-4600	163	12	13.8	18.4%	125 (76.7%)	1 (0.6%)	18 (11.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (9.8%)	87.9	102^nd of 950 public elementary schools	89.3%		86	113^th of 943 public elementary schools	88.0%	11	85.0	76.2	62.5				73.8	80.0	50.0	76.0				68.7	57.7		$23,642

Frequently Asked Questions about Community Montessori School

What is the racial makeup of Community Montessori School?

Students at Community Montessori School are 67% White, 19% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 1% African American.

How many students attend Community Montessori School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 277 students attended Community Montessori School.

Is Community Montessori School a good school?

Community Montessori School ranks 230^th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Community Montessori School in?

Boulder Valley School District No. Re2

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