Compass Montessori - Wheat Ridge Charter School vs Peak Expeditionary - Pennington

How do these schools compare?

Metric Compass Montessori - Wheat Ridge Charter School Peak Expeditionary - Pennington
Location Wheat Ridge, CO Wheat Ridge, CO
School Type regular regular
Grade Level elementary elementary
Enrollment 288 316
Student:Teacher Ratio 17.3:1 17.6:1
Free/Reduced Lunch - 35.8%
Charter School Yes No
Magnet School No No
Title I No Yes

Funding

Per-pupil expenditure reflects district-level spending. Source: NCES Finance Survey.

Metric Compass Montessori - Wheat Ridge Charter School Peak Expeditionary - Pennington
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $14,483 $14,483
District Jeffco Public Schools Jeffco Public Schools

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25

Group Compass Montessori - Wheat Ridge Charter School Peak Expeditionary - Pennington
White 81.3% 58.2%
African American 1.0% 1.3%
Hispanic or Latino 8.0% 33.5%
Asian 0.0% 0.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.0% 0.3%
Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.0%
Multiracial 9.7% 6.6%

Academic Resources & Climate

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Metric Compass Montessori - Wheat Ridge Charter School Peak Expeditionary - Pennington
AP Courses Offered - -
Gifted Program Yes Yes
Counselor Ratio 236:1 424:1
Chronic Absenteeism 19.4% 40.2%
IDEA Students - -
In-School Suspensions 10 0
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools.