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Carson Montessori

Q: Is Carson Montessori a good school?

Carson Montessori ranks 184 th of 376 Nevada elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-6

184^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 376 Nevada Elementary Schools

Better than 51% of Nevada elementary schools

Summary

Carson Montessori is a K–6 school with 279 students in Carson City, Nevada — the smallest of the city's elementary schools and the only school in its comparison group that serves students through 6th grade. It ranks 184th of 376 Nevada elementary schools (51st percentile, 3 stars) for 2025-26, slightly ahead of the Carson City district overall. Its history is striking: it was once among the state's best (27th of 332, 5 stars, in 2013-14), slid to a 2-star low in 2023-24, and now appears to have settled near the state median.

Science is the clearest strength. At 33.3%, the school beats its district (25.0%) and the state (25.5%) by about 8 points, and in 5th-grade science its 33.3% is nearly double Nevada's 17.4%. Reading is also a relative strength at 41.5% versus the district's 38.3%, though it now falls below the state's 45.2% and the school's margin over the district has narrowed over four years. Math is the persistent weak spot: 28.2% versus 30.2% district and 36.2% state, placing it 6th of the seven Carson City elementaries, ahead of only Empire Elementary. Note that 3rd- and 6th-grade math and reading scores are withheld for privacy — small groups, not poor results.

Attendance is arguably the school's most reliable metric: 15.7% chronic absenteeism versus 26.3% district and 25.5% state — about 40% lower. Yet it does this with the leanest resources in its peer group: $8,790 per student (peers range $12,971–$17,429) and the highest student-teacher ratio (19.5 versus 15.3–17.7). Among Carson City elementaries it ranks 3rd by statewide rank, behind Edith W. Fritsch Elementary and Al Seeliger Elementary, and ahead of Bordewich/Bray Elementary, Fremont Elementary, Mark Twain Elementary, and Empire.

279

Students ?

19.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,790

Per pupil spending ?

21.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

2263 Mouton Dr.
Carson City, NV 89706

(775) 887-9500

District: Carson City

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.2%

Hispanic:

21.9%

Two or more races:

8.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 92nd percentile in 2014 → 51st in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Nevada median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 41 percentile points since 2014

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg33%

Nevada avg39%

184^th of 376

Nevada public elementary schools ?

Top 49%▼ down 24 pts since 2017

From top 25% (2017) to top 49% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 7Elementary Schools in the Carson City

7^th of 12Carson City among Nevada 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	Nevada percentile	Rating
2026	44.3	184 of 376	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.2	156 of 379	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.7	202 of 377	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.1	150 of 384	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.9	138 of 380	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.5	75 of 324	76.9%	★★★★☆
2019	44.3	206 of 388	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.7	138 of 341	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	71.8	89 of 351	74.6%	★★★★☆
2014	89.1	27 of 332	91.9%	★★★★★
2013	80.7	55 of 330	83.3%	★★★★☆
2012	60.1	112 of 328	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	74.5	56 of 318	82.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	65.5	101 of 330	69.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	42.6	180 of 332	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nevada percentile	Rating
2018	35.6	171 of 247	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Female (2018)69th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2018)46th percentile-14 vs school

White (2018)31st percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Nevada (2025-2026) ?

Reading42%-4 vs state

Science33%+8 vs state

Mathematics28%-8 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Friday, May 8, 2020

Carson City Montessori Charter School has been among the highlights of my Son's youth. It is not just a school it's a special place. Not all schools are able to bring out the best in both convergent and divergent thinkers, but Carson Montessori does. Close Quote

by a parent
Sunday, January 24, 2016

small, free, clean and hands on learning for the real world.

We needed an alternative learning environment for our daughter, she has dads bluntness (unable to filter before she speaks) and moms attitude when wanting to do things a different way. we have only had 2 issues with our daughters stubbornness the entire 5 years of school- and not only were they patient with her, we all work together to help her succeed. this school truly is the idea of no child being left behind in all aspects of the child: academia and social behaviors. My daughter has loved many of our home connection assignments, community help events and cant wait to help shop and cook with the 5/6th grades classes. she has even hinted to the idea of joining the legislative group- 6th graders will often visit the state legislature on key issues. hows that for learning! Close Quote

by a parent on FaceBook
Wednesday, June 3, 2015

The staff at Carson Montessori Charter School is exceptional in every way: Caring, bright, loving, gentle; they do all they can to nurture young minds.

My son absolutely *loves* going to school at Carson Montessori. As parents, we feel blessed that such a school exists.

Amazing that a school this good has no tuition, because it is a public charter school. People elsewhere around the state are paying in the ballpark of $7,000/year to attend a school this good. Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, June 4, 2012

This school has grown way too fast in the past two years, and the principal does not seem very concerned about it. She is about the numbers, not the children. In the beginning when the school was almost half the size, she always had time for the students, staff, and parents. On a couple of occasions in trying to set up a meeting she said she was "too busy". This is not enough. They used to want parents involvement and in talking with other parents they all feel this is not the case anymore. Some parents are just leaving without attempting to talk with the principal. This past year they held one PTO meeting and only sent one report home for the students. There are a lot of parents and staff who are unhappy, but feel trapped and do not speak out. In some grades, students are not allowed to go to the bathroom or get a drink. The staff that is really good is getting suppressed or pushed out. The Montessori style is rarely used if at all, they should not be called a Montessori school. This has become a glorified public school. The site is not updated as to the ranking of this school and that should be done.It is sad that this has happened to this school, in the beginning it seemed to be a blessing, but not anymore. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				SBAC Mathematics (2026)					SBAC Reading (2026)					SBAC Science (2026)		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	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SBAC Mathematics 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics All Grades	SBAC Reading 3rd Grade	SBAC Reading 4th Grade	SBAC Reading 5th Grade	SBAC Reading 6th Grade	SBAC Reading All Grades	SBAC Science 5th Grade	SBAC Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Carson Montessori	Public, Charter	K-6	2263 Mouton Dr.	Carson City	89706	Carson City	Carson City	Yes	No	No	No	(775) 887-9500	279	14	19.5	17.6%	182 (65.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (21.9%)	9 (3.2%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	23 (8.2%)	44.3	184^th of 376 public elementary schools	51.1%		53.2	156^th of 379 public elementary schools	58.8%	28		34.1	33.3		28.2		41.4	54.5		41.5	33.3	33.3	$8,790	$133	$8,657
Mark Twain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2111 Carriage Crest Dr.	Carson City	89706	Carson City	Carson City	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 283-1000	497	31	16.0	48.1%	136 (27.4%)	1 (0.2%)	319 (64.2%)	10 (2.0%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.8%)	21.5	290^th of 376 public elementary schools	22.9%		23.2	279^th of 379 public elementary schools	26.4%	11	37.3	30.4	16.6		28.3	39.7	20.7	41.0		33.7	12.8	12.8	$15,981	$1,571	$14,410
Empire Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1260 Monte Rosa Dr.	Carson City	89701	Carson City	Carson City	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 283-1100	445	27	16.4	50.3%	91 (20.4%)	0 (0.0%)	338 (76.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	12.5	346^th of 376 public elementary schools	8.0%		18.5	308^th of 379 public elementary schools	18.7%	38	22.8	24.6	14.2		20.2	30.0	24.6	32.4		29.2	12.9	12.9	$16,504	$1,459	$15,045
Edith W. Fritsch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	504 Bath St.	Carson City	89703	Carson City	Carson City	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 283-1400	500	30	16.6	43.4%	270 (54.0%)	8 (1.6%)	168 (33.6%)	6 (1.2%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	41 (8.2%)	54.2	154^th of 376 public elementary schools	59.0%		58.1	133^rd of 379 public elementary schools	64.9%	21	40.2	44.7	48.3		44.8	33.3	42.3	56.9		45.2	35.4	35.4	$14,354	$1,409	$12,945
Bordewich/Bray Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	110 S. Thompson St.	Carson City	89703	Carson City	Carson City	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 283-2400	539	34	15.8	46.8%	234 (43.4%)	5 (0.9%)	247 (45.8%)	6 (1.1%)	22 (4.1%)	2 (0.4%)	23 (4.3%)	38.2	208^th of 376 public elementary schools	44.7%		39.1	209^th of 379 public elementary schools	44.9%	1	45.3	34.1	32.2		37.2	39.5	35.8	53.8		43.5	19.7	19.7	$16,929	$1,612	$15,317
Fremont Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1511 Firebox Rd.	Carson City	89701	Carson City	Carson City	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 283-1200	553	36	15.3	42.0%	220 (39.8%)	3 (0.5%)	300 (54.2%)	4 (0.7%)	5 (0.9%)	5 (0.9%)	16 (2.9%)	26.1	263^rd of 376 public elementary schools	30.1%		33.6	234^th of 379 public elementary schools	38.3%	29	39.5	50.5	21.0		36.5	30.7	35.2	32.6		32.8	10.4	10.4	$17,090	$2,327	$14,764
Al Seeliger Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2800 S. Saliman Rd.	Carson City	89701	Carson City	Carson City	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 283-2200	527	31	17.0	33.6%	259 (49.1%)	7 (1.3%)	211 (40.0%)	7 (1.3%)	18 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.6%)	47.8	173^rd of 376 public elementary schools	54.0%		46.7	181^st of 379 public elementary schools	52.2%	8	51.7	42.3	38.3		43.8	41.3	46.7	51.5		46.7	20.0	20.0	$13,650	$1,274	$12,376
Jacks Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	701 Jacks Valley Road	Carson City	89705	Douglas County	Douglas	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 267-3267	364	23	15.8	32.4%	207 (56.9%)	1 (0.3%)	130 (35.7%)	10 (2.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.6%)	50.3	171^st of 376 public elementary schools	54.5%		25.6	265^th of 379 public elementary schools	30.1%	94	53.3				32.2	57.7	35.0	46.8		45.3			$17,429	$2,349	$15,079
Hugh Gallagher Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	191 South D Street	Virginia City	89440	Storey County	Storey	No	No	No	No	(775) 847-0977	118	7	16.3	16.9%	94 (79.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.6%)								(n/a)			60.0		43.0			70.0		50.0			$12,971	$1,297	$11,674
Dayton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	285 Dayton Valley Road	Dayton	89403	Lyon County	Lyon	No	No	No	Yes	(775) 246-6262	451	27	16.7	37.7%	288 (63.9%)	2 (0.4%)	120 (26.6%)	13 (2.9%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	22 (4.9%)	32.5	236^th of 376 public elementary schools	37.2%		24.1	273^rd of 379 public elementary schools	28.0%	37	25.8	31.1	27.4	30.0	28.5	33.8	45.9	50.0	36.0	41.7			$13,893	$831	$13,062

Frequently Asked Questions about Carson Montessori

What is the racial makeup of Carson Montessori?

Students at Carson Montessori are 65% White, 22% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Carson Montessori?

In the 2024-25 school year, 279 students attended Carson Montessori.

Is Carson Montessori a good school?

Carson Montessori ranks 184^th of 376 Nevada elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Carson Montessori in?

Carson City

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