Montessori Early Learning Center (2026-27 Profile)

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School Type: Montessori School
Grades: Kindergarten-6
Enrollment: 82 students
Application Deadline: None / Rolling
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

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School Facts

School Type

Montessori School

Religious Affiliation

Nonsectarian

Grades Offered

Grades Kindergarten-6

Students By Grade

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Distribution of Students By Grade
Grade	Montessori Early Learning Center
Kind	12
1	12
2	15
3	12
4	5
6	4
Ungraded	22

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Year Founded

2024

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Student Body

Total Students

82 students

Student Body Type

Co-ed

% Students of Color

56%

State avg.: 19%

Academic Profile

Total Classroom Teachers

7 teachers

Student-Teacher Ratio

12:1

National avg.: 11:1

School Membership(s)School Assoc.

Other Montessori association(s)

Tuition & Financial Aid

Admission Deadline

None / Rolling

School Notes

The Montessori Early Learning Center and School of the Arts was founded on July 15, l976.
The school encompasses a campus type setting with a custom designed main building of 7,000 square feet, built to Montessori specifications, housing 6 primary, multi-aged classrooms of children 3-6 years of age.
The school operates in the purest European tradition and is not modified in any way.
The school employs teachers that are AMI or St. Nicholas (British) certified.
All classrooms are fully equipped with imported didactic apparatus.
The center has sound proofed music studios and dance studios.
There is also a small studio for visual arts.
Artists with the highest qualifications are brought in for group and private instruction.

The Montessori Early Learning Center and School of the Arts was founded on July 15, l976. The school encompasses a campus type setting with a custom designed main building of 7,000 square feet, built to Montessori specifications, housing 6 primary, multi-aged classrooms of children 3-6 years of age. The school operates in the purest European tradition and is not modified in any way. The school employs teachers that are AMI or St. Nicholas (British) certified. All classrooms are fully equipped with imported didactic apparatus. The center has sound proofed music studios and dance studios. There is also a small studio for visual arts. Artists with the highest qualifications are brought in for group and private instruction.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

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