Summary:
The Acorn Montessori Charter School system in Arizona consists of two schools: Acorn Montessori Charter School, a middle school serving grades 2-8, and Acorn Montessori Charter School Inc. - West, an elementary school serving grades K-3. Both schools have strong academic performance, with Acorn Montessori Charter School students outperforming the state average in English Language Arts and Mathematics across multiple grade levels.
While the two schools share the Acorn Montessori Charter School name, they differ in their student demographics. Acorn Montessori Charter School Inc. - West has a higher percentage of White students (61.9%) compared to Acorn Montessori Charter School (48.87%). Additionally, Acorn Montessori Charter School serves a larger population of students from lower-income families, with 55.64% of its students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, compared to 45.63% at Acorn Montessori Charter School Inc. - West.
The data also reveals significant disparities in per-student spending between the two schools, with Acorn Montessori Charter School spending $41,611 per student in the 2021-2022 school year, while Acorn Montessori Charter School Inc. - West spent $9,741 per student in the 2020-2021 school year. Both schools are rated 3 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, with Acorn Montessori Charter School ranking 238 out of 533 Arizona middle schools in 2023-2024.
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