CDS Fact Sheet

Type of School

• Independent, coeducational, not-for-profit, School for Toddlers through Grade 6

Teacher-Student Ratio

• Toddler Program - 1:6
• Preschool Program - 1:10
• Kindergarten - 6th Grade - 1:12

Faculty/Administration

• 29 faculty, staff, and administration

Demographics

• Student Population - 190 students
• Gender - Male-50%
• Female-50%
• Race - 33% minority population
• 19% speak second language at home
• Families from 28 different zip codes

Accreditation/Affiliations

• Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS)
• National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
• American Montessori Society (AMS)
• Independent Schools of St. Louis (ISSL)

Parent Participation and Leadership Opportunities

• All parents are members of the Parents' Club
• Social events
• Fundraising
• Board of Trustees and Board Committees

Technology

• At Chesterfield Day School technology plays a substantive role within the curriculum beginning in second grade. Computers for student use are located in every classroom from Kindergarten through six and support curricular instruction in a developmentally appropriate manner.

Montessori Moment

• Attending a Montessori program from the approximate ages of three predicts significantly higher mathematics an science standardized test scores in high school and on the ACT.
• By the end of Kindergarten Montessori children performed better on standardized tests of reading and math, engaged in more positive interaction on the playground, and showed more concern for fairness and justice.
• Montessori children wrote more creative essays with more complex sentence structures, selected more positive responses to social dilemmas, and reported feeling more of a sense of community at their school.
• Montessori students demonstrate a higher level of eligibility than their peers for gifted programs.