Desert Marigold School (Top Ranked Private School for 2026-27)

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Top Ranked AZ School
School Type: Waldorf School
Grades: Prekindergarten-12
Enrollment: 284 students
Average class size: 30 students
Application Deadline: None / Rolling
Source: ✓Verified school update

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Desert Marigold School ranks among the top 20% of private schools in Arizona for:

School Facts

School Type

Waldorf School

Religious Affiliation

Nonsectarian

Grades Offered

Grades Prekindergarten-12

Students By Grade

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Distribution of Students By Grade

Grade	Desert Marigold School
Pre-K	10
Kind	22
1	26
2	31
3	30
4	29
5	27
6	25
7	18
8	19
9	10
10	12
11	15
12	10

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Grade 2 is the largest grade at Desert Marigold School, with 31 students.

Year Founded

1994

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Campus Size

12 acres

Student Body

Total Students

284 students

Student Body Type

Co-ed

% Students of Color

15%

State avg.: 39%

Academic Profile

Total Classroom Teachers

16 teachers

Student-Teacher Ratio

18:1

National avg.: 11:1

Average Class Size

30 students

Classroom Dress Code

Casual

School Membership(s)School Assoc.

Other Montessori association(s)
Association of Waldorf Schools of North America (AWSNA)

Tuition & Financial Aid

Admission Deadline

None / Rolling

Application URL

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Desert Marigold is a Waldorf Methods Charter School in warm and sunny Phoenix, Arizona just minutes away from Arizona State University.
We are a growing school, with an enrollment of approximately 300 students in pre-school through High School.
Our faculty is eager to share the challenges and rewards of working with Waldorf Methods in the public sector.
Early Childhood and Kindergarten programs nurture and protect childhood in a beautiful, warm, home-like setting.
Reflecting a deep belief that children's natural creative play contains the cornerstones of academic ability, the rhythm of the school day flows between lively outside play and inside artistic and practical activities.
In the first seven years, the child seeks to see that the world is a place of goodness.
These early years are a period of joy and exuberance during which the child will absorb and imitate everything he or she sees.
Waldorf schools build a foundation for learning by honoring childhood as a valuable time in the individual's life and teaches in the spirit of gentleness and compassion.
Waldorf is a holistic education model designed to allow each child's capacities to unfold.
One of the unique aspects of the program is that the children proudly create their own carefully written and illustrated lesson books for each subject.
These beautiful books are an important way in which art is integrated into the curriculum.
In fact, in 1979, under the title of "Education as Art", the Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibited student work from the Rudolf Steiner School in New York.

Desert Marigold is a Waldorf Methods Charter School in warm and sunny Phoenix, Arizona just minutes away from Arizona State University. We are a growing school, with enrollment of approximately 300 students in pre-school through Grade 12. Our faculty is eager to share the challenges and rewards of working with Waldorf Methods in the public sector. Early Childhood and Kindergarten programs nurture and protect childhood in a beautiful, warm, home-like setting. Reflecting a deep belief that children's natural creative play contains the cornerstones of academic ability, the rhythm of the school day flows between lively outside play and inside artistic and practical activities. In the first seven years, the child seeks to see that the world is a place of goodness. These early years are a period of joy and exuberance during which the child will absorb and imitate everything he or she sees. Waldorf schools build a foundation for learning by honoring childhood as a valuable time in the individual's life and teaches in the spirit of gentleness and compassion. Waldorf is a holistic education model designed to allow each child's capacities to unfold. One of the unique aspects of the program is that the children proudly create their own carefully written and illustrated lesson books for each subject. These beautiful books are an important way in which art is integrated into the curriculum. In fact, in 1979, under the title of "Education as Art", the Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibited student work from the Rudolf Steiner School in New York.

Source: Verified school update

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Desert Marigold School ranks among the top 20% of private schools in Arizona for: Largest student body.

When is the application deadline for Desert Marigold School?

The application deadline for Desert Marigold School is rolling (applications are reviewed as they are received year-round).

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Desert Marigold School is located in the South Mountain Village neighborhood of Phoenix, AZ. There are 7 other private schools located in South Mountain Village.

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