Mountainville Academy

Name

Mountainville Academy

Legal name

Mountainville Academy

Website

https://mountainvilleacademy.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Alpine

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Per-Pupil State Funding: As a public charter school, Mountainville Academy receives state funding based on student enrollment. This per-pupil state funding follows students to their enrolled public school, whether district or charter.
2. Preschool Tuition: Little Lions Preschool operates as a fee-based program separate from the free K-6 public school. Monthly tuition ranges from $250 for 4-day program to $310 for 5-day AM program, plus registration deposits.
3. School Lunch Program: Prepaid school lunches are available for monthly order, with costs of $3.50/day for Little Lion lunch and $4.50/day for Big Lion lunch. Snack Shack provides additional à la carte items.
4. Charitable Donations: Tax-deductible donations accepted via school store, check, or cash. Donations can be designated to specific classrooms, programs, or school projects. School Land Trust allocation was $101,559 for 2024-25 school year.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Mountainville Academy is a free public K-6 charter school in Alpine, Utah, founded in 2006, providing a classical education approach emphasizing academic and personal excellence. Core offerings include the Little Lions Preschool program for 4-year-olds, free full-day kindergarten, K-6 elementary education with weekly specialty classes (Art, PE, Music, Library, Computers, STEM), a daily STEM lab for 6th graders, and the Leader in Me leadership development program integrated throughout the curriculum.

Product overview

Mountainville Academy is a free public K-6 charter school in Alpine, Utah, founded in 2006. The school offers a classical education approach combining academic excellence with personal leadership development. Core offerings include Little Lions Preschool (4-year-old program), Free Full Day Kindergarten, and K-6th grade education. The school is designated as a STEM Platinum School and implements the Leader in Me program (based on 7 Habits of Highly Effective People). Elementary students attend 6 specialty classes weekly (Art, PE, Music, Library, Computers, STEM), while 6th graders have daily STEM instruction. The school uses curriculum programs including Eureka Math, Core Knowledge Language Arts, Spalding: The Writing Road to Reading, Lexia Core5, and Waterford Upstart for early childhood. Transportation and lunch programs are also available.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mountainville Academy K-6 Charter School Education A free public K-6 charter school education in Alpine, Utah, offering classical education with emphasis on academic and personal excellence, building leaders one student at a time. Available to families through a lottery-based enrollment system.
• Free Full-Day Kindergarten Full-day kindergarten program offered at no cost to enrolled students, with research showing students who attend quality full-day kindergarten perform better and are more likely to be college and career ready. The school offers 3 full-day classes and 1 half-day class.
• Little Lions Preschool Fee-based 4-year-old preschool program offering 5-day AM ($310/month) and 4-day ($250/month) options with curriculum covering reading (Bob Books, phonics), writing, math (Eureka Math), and motor skills development. Class sizes capped at 15 students.
• STEM Education Program Platinum STEM designated program including weekly STEM specialty classes for K-5th grade covering 3D printing, robotics, hydroponic farming, and space lab simulations. 6th grade has a daily 1-hour core STEM class.
• Leader in Me Program Comprehensive leadership development program based on Stephen Covey's 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, integrated into the school's core curriculum and culture. Mountainville was the first Lighthouse School in Utah and 14th in the world.
• Elementary Specialty Classes Weekly specialty classes for K-5th grade students including Art, PE, Music, Library, Computers, and STEM.
• School Lunch Program Prepaid school lunches available for monthly order with Little Lion lunch at $3.50/day and Big Lion lunch at $4.50/day. Partner vendors (Subway, Costa Vida, Domino's Pizza, Chick-fil-A) provide rotating daily options.

Quantifiable outcome

• First Lighthouse School in Utah, 14th globally, first K-9 school in the world to achieve Leader in Me Lighthouse designation
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Waterford UpstartcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMountainville Academy partners with Waterford Upstart to provide PreK children with an on-demand early learning program. The program includes tailored software with fun and engaging lessons in reading, math, and science (15 minutes/day), personalized family coaching, and computer/internet access for qualifying families. All children the year before kindergarten are eligible to participate.
• SubwayOthersSubway provides freshly made black forest ham and provolone sandwiches on white bread for Monday lunches at Mountainville Academy.
• Costa VidaminorOthersCosta Vida provides quesadillas for Tuesday lunches at Mountainville Academy.
• Domino's PizzaminorOthersDomino's Pizza provides pepperoni pizza slices for Wednesday lunches at Mountainville Academy.
• Chick-fil-AminorOthersChick-fil-A provides 4-piece chicken nugget meals with dipping sauce for Thursday lunches at Mountainville Academy.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Great Hearts Academies: Multi-state charter network with a classical liberal arts curriculum and strong emphasis on character and virtue formation. Comparable to Mountainville's classical curriculum approach and character/leadership development focus.
• KIPP Schools: National nonprofit charter network focused on college preparation and character development. Comparable to Mountainville's emphasis on leadership (7 Habits), academic rigor, and college/career readiness outcomes, though at vastly larger scale.
• BASIS Charter Schools: National charter school network with rigorous STEM-focused curriculum and high academic outcomes. Comparable to Mountainville's Platinum STEM designation and academic-excellence positioning, though operating at much larger national scale across multiple states.

Direct peers

• Utah County Academy of Sciences (UCAS): STEM-focused public charter school in Utah County. Comparable to Mountainville's Platinum STEM designation and STEM lab capabilities (3D printing, robotics, space lab), competing for the same STEM-oriented Utah County families.
• Leadership Academy of Nevada: Charter school with a Leader in Me implementation comparable to Mountainville's Lighthouse/LEGACY designation. Directly comparable as a peer Leader in Me school serving similar K-8 grade levels with character and leadership focus.
• C.S. Lewis Academy: Small Utah charter school emphasizing classical curriculum, character education, and academic excellence. Comparable to Mountainville in mission and size, serving a similar tuition-free K-8 model in the same regional market.
• American Preparatory Schools: Multi-campus Utah charter school network serving K-12 with classical education, Core Knowledge curriculum, and strong emphasis on academic rigor. Comparable to Mountainville in curriculum philosophy and regional market, but with greater geographic scale across multiple Utah campuses.
• Summit Academy: Utah-based public charter school serving K-8 students with a classical and character-focused curriculum. Directly comparable as Mountainville's principal (Janese Vance) previously taught there, indicating similar pedagogical philosophy and overlapping applicant pool in the same regional market.
• Reagan Academy: Utah K-8 charter school with a classical, college-preparatory focus and emphasis on character development. Directly comparable to Mountainville's tuition-free K-9 model and overlapping Utah County applicant pool.
• Providence Hall: Utah charter school serving K-12 in the same Utah County market with a focus on academic excellence and character development. Comparable to Mountainville as a tuition-free public charter with rigorous curriculum and overlapping applicant pool.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Mountainville
• Facebookfacebook.com/Mountainville-Academy-198969432787

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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