Swan River Montessori Charter School

Summary:

Swan River Montessori Charter School is the sole school in this data set, serving elementary students in grades KG-6 in Minnesota. This small charter school of 162 students has a strong academic performance, particularly in reading proficiency, which exceeds the state average across all grade levels. However, the school's math proficiency shows a concerning decline from 3rd to 4th to 5th grade, indicating a potential need to address gaps in its upper elementary math instruction.

Academically, Swan River Montessori Charter School stands out for its exceptional 3rd-grade math proficiency rate of 86.96%, which is significantly higher than the state average of 57.93%. The school also maintains consistently higher reading proficiency rates than the state across 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades. In science, the 5th-grade proficiency rate is slightly above the state average. With a student-teacher ratio of 12:1, the school likely benefits from a more personalized learning environment.

While the school's free and reduced lunch rate of 29.63% is lower than the state average, suggesting a more affluent student population, the school's overall performance is commendable. Swan River Montessori Charter School is ranked 170 out of 446 districts in Minnesota and has a 3-out-of-5-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is a strong-performing school in the state.

District Detail

500 Maple St
Monticello, MN 55362-8878

(763) 271-7926

SchoolDigger Rank:
170^th of 446 Minnesota districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-6
Students: 161

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 0
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)				MCA-III Reading (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Swan River Montessori Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	500 Maple St	Monticello	55362	Wright County	Swan River Montessori Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(763) 271-7926	161	12	12.9	3.7%	151 (93.8%)	1 (0.6%)	4 (2.5%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	60.1	368^th of 872 public elementary schools	57.8%		64.4	317^th of 881 public elementary schools	64.0%	51	87.0	31.8	18.2	42.7	63.6	54.6	63.6	61.6	$12,079

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Monticello Public School District	0.51 mi	8	97^th
Sherburne and Northern Wright Speci	0.52 mi	9
Big Lake Public School District	3.88 mi	6	174^th
Kaleidoscope Charter School	7.07 mi	3	292^nd
St. Michael-Albertville Schools	7.19 mi	13	67^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.

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