Free Horizon Montessori
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 8 · Golden, Colorado
Free Horizon Montessori in Golden, Colorado enrolled 382 students in 2024-25 with 20.8 full-time teachers, 18.4 students per teacher against the Colorado elementary-school median of 15.1. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 20-24% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Colorado: 33.1%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 5%
394 students in 2022-23, 373 students in 2023-24, 382 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 19.8 to 20.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 394 | 19.8 | 19.9 |
| 2023-24 | 373 | 22.2 | 16.8 |
| 2024-25 | 382 | 20.8 | 18.4 |
18.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 90 of every 100 Colorado elementary schools
Among the 1,009 Colorado elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.1; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 370 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Free Horizon Montessori enrolled 348 students and had 0.9 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 7 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.9, one per 370 of the 348 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions7
- Chronically absent26.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
74.6% of students were White, 16.8% Hispanic, 7.1% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White74.6%
- Hispanic16.8%
- Two or more races7.1%
- Asian1.3%
- Black0.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Free Horizon Montessori scored proficient or above: 20-24% in math, against 33.1% in math across Colorado. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Colorado, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Colorado |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 20‑24% | 38% (2021-22) | 33.1% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Golden
9 public elementary schools in Golden report 2024-25 enrollment; Free Horizon Montessori is number 6 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairmount Elementary School | 601 | 18.3 | 6.5% |
| Kyffin Elementary School | 503 | 17.5 | 8.3% |
| Mitchell Elementary School | 478 | 19.8 | 9.6% |
| Shelton Elementary School | 394 | 14.3 | 32.5% |
| Maple Grove Elementary School | 390 | 16.9 | 10.5% |
| Free Horizon Montessori | 382 | 18.4 | 20.9% |
| Welchester Elementary School | 293 | 15.3 | 65.9% |
| Ralston Elementary School | 289 | 17.2 | 2.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Free Horizon Montessori
- Kyffin Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.3 miles away: 503 students, 17.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
- Welchester Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.8 miles away: 293 students, 15.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
- Compare Free Horizon Montessori with Kyffin Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Jeffco Public Schools spends per student$14,483 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,483
- The largest public schools in ColoradoFree Horizon Montessori is the number 468 by size of 1,010 Colorado elementary schools open in 2024-25.#468 of 1,010
- Colorado schools by students per teacher18.4 students per teacher here against the Colorado median of 15.1 for elementary schools.18.4:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Free Horizon Montessori
How many students attend Free Horizon Montessori?
382 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 394 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Golden, CO.What is the student-teacher ratio at Free Horizon Montessori?
18.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Colorado median for elementary schools is 15.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Free Horizon Montessori a Title I school?
Free Horizon Montessori was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Free Horizon Montessori do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Free Horizon Montessori scored proficient or above: 20-24% in math, against 33.1% in math across Colorado. Colorado's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Free Horizon Montessori in?
Jeffco Public Schools, NCES district ID 0804800. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 080480001920 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.