The top reported proficiency rate is 62% in English language arts. The lowest is 36% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Atlantic Montessori Charter School West Campus
Atlantic Montessori Charter School West Campus is a small public charter elementary school in Davie, Florida, serving kindergarten through fifth grade within the Broward County Public Schools system. Its enrollment is small even by elementary charter school standards, with roughly even distribution across grade levels. The school draws a majority Hispanic student body, with a substantial share of white students and smaller representations of other groups. About a third of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, meaning the school is economically mixed rather than predominantly low-income. Data on English learner and special education populations were not reported, so families with children in those categories may want to ask the school directly about its support capacity.
As the name signals, this is a Montessori school, meaning the pedagogical approach centers on student-directed work within prepared environments, mixed-age learning groups, and a longer uninterrupted work cycle rather than traditional whole-class direct instruction. That is neither an asset nor a drawback in the abstract; it is a strong fit for some learners and families, and a mismatch for others. Parents choosing this school are largely choosing a philosophy as much as a location.
On academic performance, the state FAST assessment results show a mixed picture. Third grade is a relative strength in both math and reading, with most students scoring at proficiency. By fourth grade, math proficiency drops considerably, falling to roughly a third of students, while reading is at about half. Fifth grade recovers partially, with nearly two-thirds of students proficient in both math and ELA. The fifth-grade science assessment shows roughly a third of students proficient, which is lower than the reading and math results for that grade. Trend data across years was not available, so it is not possible to say from this data whether results are improving, holding, or declining. The fourth-grade dip in math is worth asking the school about specifically.
The comparison framework for this school is limited. Because Broward County has only one district in the comparison set, a meaningful peer comparison against county districts could not be constructed. Chronic absenteeism and graduation rate data are not applicable here; this is an elementary school, and those measures do not apply to this grade band.
Program offerings beyond the Montessori model itself were not reported in the available data, and no information on staffing ratios, attendance patterns, or discipline data was available. The district brief for Broward turned up no confirmed parent-relevant changes in time for this profile.
The school sits on South Flamingo Road in the western part of Davie, a town with an unusual character for South Florida: equestrian estates, a cultivated "Western" identity in its older architecture, busy commercial corridors, and a substantial cluster of higher education institutions including Nova Southeastern University and Florida Atlantic University. The neighborhood around this campus is more suburban residential than the denser Davie Road corridor. Davie itself is auto-oriented; the area is not especially walkable, and families will almost certainly be driving to school.
Housing in the zip code around the school is expensive relative to both state and national benchmarks, with home values well above Florida's statewide median and considerably above the national one. Values have dipped slightly year over year. Rents are also high, and rent-to-income ratios in this market are stretched by any conventional standard. Families considering this area should factor in a housing cost picture that is meaningfully above average.
Davie is actively developing, particularly along the Davie Road corridor, where a wave of large apartment and mixed-use projects is underway. The western residential areas near this campus feel somewhat removed from that construction activity, though the broader town is in a growth phase.
For a family drawn to Montessori philosophy, comfortable with a small school community, and looking at western Davie, this campus offers a distinct academic pathway. The academic results are uneven across grades, and the fourth-grade math data in particular is a point a prospective family would reasonably want to discuss with school leadership.
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