Mountain City Public Montessori
- Address
- 27 Church Street, Asheville, NC 28801
Open in Maps → - Phone
- (828) 570-5554
- Grades served
- K-7
- NCES school ID
- 370507103642
School calendar
Mountain City Public Montessori's own events for the year — school events, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays — with a printable PDF and a calendar file you can subscribe to.
View the calendar →Location and nearby schools
10 nearestLoading the map…
- Asheville Middle0.6 mi
- Isaac Dickson Elementary0.7 mi
- Claxton Elementary1.0 mi
- Asheville High1.4 mi
- SILSA1.4 mi
- Early College1.6 mi
- Center for Career Innovation1.6 mi
- Hall Fletcher Elementary1.7 mi
- Nesbitt Discovery Academy1.9 mi
- Asheville PEAK Academy2.1 mi
How Mountain City Public Montessori compares
Its 2024–25 performance score of 53 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.
Chronic absence is lower here than at 59% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.
Performance score since 2024
Score up 8 points since 2024 (45 → 53). Met or exceeded expected growth in 1 of 1 years. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.
| Year | Score | Grade | Growth | Achievement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 53 | D | Met | 47.9 |
| 2024 | 45 | D | -- | 45.3 |
Rankings and trends are calculated by Back To School NC from NC DPI report card results; NC DPI publishes each school's own figures but not its standing among peers. See Mountain City Public Montessori for district totals.
Student Demographics
Gender Distribution
Total Students: 137Student counts for Mountain City Public Montessori, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 137 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.
Students
Student Population
Students Counted: 138Student indicators for Mountain City Public Montessori, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 138 students DPI counted. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.
Teachers
Licensing & Certification
Total Teachers: 2 FTETeacher figures for Mountain City Public Montessori, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 2 FTE.
NC School Report Card
2024-2025Student performance by subject
| Subject | Grade-level proficient | Career & college ready |
|---|---|---|
| Science (grades 5 & 8) | 69.2% | 15.4% |
| Reading (grades 3–8) | 60% | 45.7% |
| Mathematics (grades 3–8) | 35.7% | 18.6% |
Grade-level proficient is levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.
Achievement levels
| Subject | Not Proficient | Level 3 | Level 4 | Level 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics (grades 3–8) | 64.3% | 17.1% | 15.7% | -- |
| Reading (grades 3–8) | 40% | 14.3% | 24.3% | 21.4% |
| Science (grades 5 & 8) | 30.8% | 53.8% | 15.4% | -- |
Academic growth
| Measure | Status | Growth index | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Meets Expected Growth | -1.14 | 74.3 |
Teachers
Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Total teachers | 2 |
| Experienced teachers | 1 (50%) |
| Beginning teachers | 1 (50%) |
| Holding a standard license | 1 (50%) |
| Emergency or provisional licenses | 1 (50%) |
Students
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Chronically absent (27 of 138) | 19.6% |
| Economically disadvantaged | 44.4% |
School environment
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Devices per student | 1.97 |
| Library books per student | 4.1 |
| Students have device access | No |
| Devices may go home | No |
| Wireless access points per classroom | 1 |
Federal & state designations
| Designation | Applies |
|---|---|
| Low-performing school | Yes |
| Recurring low-performing | No |
| CSI — low performing | No |
| CSI — low graduation rate | No |
| TSI — at risk | No |
| TSI — consistently underperforming | No |
CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.
Download this report card
Mountain City Public Montessori's 2024-2025 report card as an interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts for performance, attendance and achievement levels, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.
Enrollment and staffing come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025; performance, attendance and economic-need figures are the state's NC School Report Card for the same year. Contact the school to confirm current details.