Elementary school (grades K-5) · Cazadero, CA

Montgomery Elementary

Federal NCES profile for Montgomery Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 33/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 062565003845
0/100100/10033/100
👥 S:T ratio
69
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Montgomery Elementary earns 33/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 97% of California schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in California.

33
Resource Index · Typical
7.7:1
small classes for California
57.1%
free-lunch eligible
23
students enrolled

Montgomery Elementary has class sizes smaller than 97% of California schools. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+1 students YoY

Montgomery Elementary held near 22 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+1 headcount).

Teacher FTE held 3.0 → 3.0 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

+1 students YoY 062565003845 · Cazadero, CA Elementary · SMALL · TRAD

23 enr · 7.7:1 · 57.1% lunch · RII 33

Nearest enrollment peer: Aspire Academy Charter (100 students)

Montgomery Elementary held near 22 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+1 headcount). Teacher FTE held 3.0 → 3.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · California schools → · Find another →

How Montgomery Elementary compares

Montgomery Elementary held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs California and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs California California avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 7.7:1 ▼ 64% 21.5:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 57.1% ▲ 3% 55.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 23 top 96% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

7.7:1
Leaner classes than 96% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
23
Bigger than 3% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
57.1%
free-lunch eligible - 3% above the California average of 55.5%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
7.7:1
students per teacher - 64% below state mean
Top 3% in California - lower ratio than 97% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
60.9%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$38,571
per pupil, district-wide - above California avg of $18,665
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 78.3%
Hispanic or Latino 17.4%
Two or More 4.3%

Largest group: White at 78.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 35.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 35.5, Montgomery Elementary is less mixed than the California school average of 46.0.

Programs

District finance for Montgomery Elementary reports $38,571 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Similar elementary schools in Cazadero

1 comparable elementary schools (grades K-5) serving the same city.

Nationwide elementary schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Montgomery Elementary

How many students attend Montgomery Elementary?

Montgomery Elementary has 23 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Cazadero, CA. CCD year-over-year: 21 (2022-23) → 22 (2023-24), nearly flat (+1).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Montgomery Elementary?

The student-teacher ratio at Montgomery Elementary is 7.7:1, which is 64% lower than the California average of 21.5:1 and 51% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Montgomery Elementary?

57.1% of students at Montgomery Elementary are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Montgomery Elementary?

The largest demographic group at Montgomery Elementary is White at 78.3% of enrollment, in Cazadero, CA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Montgomery Elementary?

Montgomery Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 33/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Montgomery Elementary?

None reported; Montgomery Elementary operates only Montgomery Elementary as a public school district in NCES's records.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.