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Montessori Center Of Nyack

85 Marion St
Nyack, NY 10960

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Tel: (845) 358-9209

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The River School is a co-ed, small, private, independent elementary school, and incorporated under New York State educational law, located in historic Nyack, New York.

We offer an integrated, multi-cultural educational experience that meets the standards required by New York State while recognizing the multiple learning styles and intelligences of our students.

Our dedicated and talented certified classroom teachers and specialists cooperatively synthesize a well-rounded, academically challenging core curriculum that is enriched by a program of weekly special classes.

We are committed to the efficacy of foreign language instruction on the elementary level and offer a unique program of daily language instruction.

We provide a caring, family-like environment that nurtures self-esteem and self-concept.

We value a life-long love of learning and aim to provide our children with a strong academic, social, and artistic foundation from which they can continue to grow and learn.

Quick Facts (2026)

School Type: Montessori School
Grades: Prekindergarten-Kindergarten
Enrollment: 27 students
Application Deadline: None / Rolling
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

School Overview

School Type

Montessori School

School Membership(s)School Assoc.

National Association for the Education of Young Children

Religious Affiliation

Nonsectarian

Grades Offered

Grades Prekindergarten-Kindergarten

Year Founded

1978

Student Body

Total Students

27 students

Student Body Type

Co-ed

% Students of Color

71%

State avg.: 39%

Students by Grade

Academics and Faculty

Total Classroom Teachers

15 teachers

Student-Teacher Ratio

2:1

National avg.: 11:1

Tuition and Acceptance Rate

Admission Deadline

None / Rolling

School Notes

School Motto: Education is not regarded as the passive acceptance of other people’s ideas and pre-existing knowledge, but the active pursuit of many different experiences–social, physical, emotional, as well as cognitive.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

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Quick Facts (2026)

School Type: Montessori School
Grades: Prekindergarten-Kindergarten
Enrollment: 27 students
Application Deadline: None / Rolling
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

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