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Free Horizon Montessori School

Serves grades PK - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
15920 W 10 Th Ave
Golden, CO 80401
Phone
(303) 982-5921
District
Jefferson County School District No. R-1
County
JEFFERSON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
373
Classroom Teachers
22

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Colorado

6

(10 is best)

Better than 51.9% of all CO schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Free Horizon Montessori School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

50 40 30 20 10 0
36%
41%
40%
40%
31%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
39%
38%
40%
44%
37%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
30%
42%
40%
48%
20%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
49%
39%
50%
44%
47%
35%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
17
17
16
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 66 17.7%
Kindergarten 49 13.1%
Grade 1 45 12.1%
Grade 2 45 12.1%
Grade 3 44 11.8%
Grade 4 37 9.9%
Grade 5 27 7.2%
Grade 6 23 6.2%
Grade 7 16 4.3%
Grade 8 21 5.6%
Total 373 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 79.9% 68.4% 53.6%
Black 0.6% 1.3% 4.9%
Hispanic 18.3% 26.6% 37.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.2% 3.1% 3.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.6% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 24.1% 33.8% 38.7%
Free lunch eligible 20.1% 28.6% 31.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.0% 5.2% 6.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 587,202 5,877,610
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 764.4 56
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.7% 5.4%
5-19 YEARS OLD 16.2% 18.5%
20-44 YEARS OLD 35.7% 36.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.0% 24.3%
65 OR OLDER 17.3% 15.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 243,993 2,325,576
Single Parent Households With Children 6.0% 6.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 95.5% 92.8%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 50.9% 44.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 32.8% 27.1%
$100,000 - $149,999 20.4% 19.3%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.9% 13.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 13.9% 15.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 9.4% 11.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 5.9% 7.7%
$15,000 or less 4.6% 6.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,467 $554,459,000 44.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $929 $69,014,000 5.5%
Staff $835 $62,004,000 5.0%
General Administration $95 $7,089,000 0.6%
School Administration $1,194 $88,659,000 7.1%
Operation $1,182 $87,739,000 7.0%
Transportation $329 $24,440,000 2.0%
Other $947 $70,320,000 5.6%
Total Support $5,512 $409,265,000 32.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,829 $284,277,000 22.8%
Total Expenditures $16,808 $1,248,001,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,644 $5,785,874,000 42.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $874 $761,220,000 5.6%
Staff $718 $624,884,000 4.6%
General Administration $235 $204,477,000 1.5%
School Administration $930 $810,034,000 5.9%
Operation $1,222 $1,064,273,000 7.8%
Transportation $313 $272,720,000 2.0%
Other $989 $861,569,000 6.3%
Total Support $5,281 $4,599,177,000 33.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,809 $3,316,801,000 24.2%
Total Expenditures $15,734 $13,701,852,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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