Desert Marigold School vs. Montessori Day Schools Lakeshore
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School Overview
Top Rankings
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Overview
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.
Montessori Day Schools Lakeshore serves 108 students in grades Nursery/Preschool-6, is a member of the American Montessori Society (AMS) and the Other school association(s).
The student:teacher of Montessori Day Schools Lakeshore is 11:1 and the school's religious affiliation is Nonsectarian.
Grades Offered
PK-12
NS-6
Blue Ribbon School
No
No
Offers Post-Graduate Year
No
No
Year Founded
1994
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Students Body
Total Students
284 students
108 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
Co-ed
% Students of Color
15%
48%
Students by Grade
Students by Grade
Pre-K Students
10
32
Kindergarten Students
22
30
Grade 1 Students
26
17
Grade 2 Students
31
13
Grade 3 Students
30
8
Grade 4 Students
29
5
Grade 5 Students
27
3
Grade 6 Students
25
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Grade 7 Students
18
-
Grade 8 Students
19
-
Grade 9 Students
10
-
Grade 10 Students
12
-
Grade 11 Students
15
-
Grade 12 Students
10
-
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers
16 teachers
10 teachers
Average Class Size
30
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Teacher : Student Ratio
1:18
1:11
Classroom Dress Code
Casual
Casual
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline
None / Rolling
None / Rolling