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Maria Montessori School

740 Harbor Bend Rd
Memphis, TN 38103

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Tel: (901) 527-3444

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The Maria Montessori School is a non-profit, non-denominational, non-discriminatory school that seeks to provide a unique scholastic curriculum for children from 16 months to 14 years old.

Located at Harbor Town in Memphis, Tennessee, the Maria Montessori School is affiliated with, and certified by, the Association Montessori Internationale.

The AMI was founded in 1929 by Dr. Maria Montessori and is the recognized international authority on Montessori education.

The registered term "AMI Montessori" signifies the highest standards anywhere applied to Montessori and is evidence of a continuing commitment on the part of the school to study, explore and share this method of education as originally established by Dr.

Montessori. To provide an environment that frees the child to develop his/her full academic, emotional and spiritual potential.

Quick Facts (2026)

School Type: Montessori School
Grades: Kindergarten-8
Enrollment: 48 students
Application Deadline: None / Rolling
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

School Overview

School Type

Montessori School

Religious Affiliation

Nonsectarian

Grades Offered

Grades Kindergarten-8

Year Founded

1986

Student Body

Total Students

48 students

Student Body Type

Co-ed

% Students of Color

17%

State avg.: 20%

Students by Grade

Academics and Faculty

Total Classroom Teachers

13 teachers

Student-Teacher Ratio

4:1

National avg.: 11:1

Tuition and Acceptance Rate

Admission Deadline

None / Rolling

Application URL

Online Application

School Notes

The Maria Montessori School is a non-profit, non-denominational, non-discriminatory school that seeks to provide a unique scholastic curriculum for children from 16 months to 14 years old. Located at Harbor Town in Memphis, Tennessee, the Maria Montessori School is affiliated with, and certified by, the Association Montessori Internationale. The AMI was founded in 1929 by Dr. Maria Montessori and is the recognized international authority on Montessori education. The registered term "AMI Montessori" signifies the highest standards anywhere applied to Montessori and is evidence of a continuing commitment on the part of the school to study, explore and share this method of education as originally established by Dr. Montessori. To provide an environment that frees the child to develop his/her full academic, emotional and spiritual potential.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

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

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Maria Montessori School is located in the Harbor Town neighborhood of Memphis, TN.

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Quick Facts (2026)

School Type: Montessori School
Grades: Kindergarten-8
Enrollment: 48 students
Application Deadline: None / Rolling
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

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The average private school tuition in Memphis, TN is $13,330 for elementary schools and $14,553 for high schools (read more about average private school tuition across the country).

The average acceptance rate in Memphis, TN is 84% (read more about average acceptance rates across the country).