Montessori School House vs. Alta Loma Christian School
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School Overview
Top Rankings
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Alta Loma Christian School ranks among the top 20% of private schools in California for:
Overview
We believe that children learn best when they are actively involved in the learning process.
Children not only learn, but thrive in an environment that is specially prepared to meet their physical, cognitive and social needs, and satisfy their intrinsic interests. Our curriculum offers children freedom of choice in a dynamic, energized classroom where learning is tangible.
Montessori School House was established and commenced operations in Rancho Cucamonga in 1988 and is committed to standards of excellence in the quality of the curriculum, the nature of staff interactions with students and parents, and in the overall safety and outcome of the child.
Alta Loma Christian School features an outstanding, rigorous academic program in the context of a distinctly biblical worldview, for 3-year-old preschool through 8th grade.
Dually accredited by ACSI and WASC, Nationally-Distinguished Model School for Reading (2014).
A leading-edge, faith-based STEM school, ALCS became one of the first schools in California to teach computer coding to all students, PK through 8th Grade (began 2015-2016).
Safe, secure, gated campus. Selected an Inland Empire Best of the Best Private School annually since 2016-2017 school year
Selected an Inland Empire Innovation Best Schools and Colleges recipient annually since the inception of the recognition program in the 2018-2019 school year
Middle school STEM Space Science and Engineering Team placed robotic software experiment on the International Space Station in 2017 and 2018, via SpaceX and Quest for Space Project. ALCS' third history-making STEM experiment traveled to the ISS in fall 2019.
Grades Offered
PK-3
PK-8
Blue Ribbon School
No
No
Learning Difference Programs
Yes
Yes
Learning Programs Supported
Mild Learning Differences
Mild learning challenges
Year Founded
1988
1980
Students Body
Total Students
130 students
288 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
Co-ed
% Students of Color
79%
73%
Students by Grade
Students by Grade
Nursery Students
48
-
Pre-K Students
60
60
Kindergarten Students
11
36
Grade 1 Students
8
25
Grade 2 Students
2
33
Grade 3 Students
1
24
Grade 4 Students
-
25
Grade 5 Students
-
20
Grade 6 Students
-
22
Grade 7 Students
-
23
Grade 8 Students
-
20
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers
4 teachers
28 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree
60%
70%
Average Class Size
12
18
Teacher : Student Ratio
1:33
1:10
Classroom Dress Code
Formal
(White top, Khaki Pants and jacket)
(White top, Khaki Pants and jacket)
Formal
(School Uniforms)
(School Uniforms)
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline
None / Rolling
None / Rolling
Tuition Cost
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$9,000
Tuition Notes
Tution fees vary between Pre-School and Elementary
Please see our website for a detailed list of tuition rates.
% on Financial Aid
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10%
Acceptance Rate
85%
85%
Admissions Director
Shanez Rajasinghe
Mrs. Olivia Cleland
Admissions Associate
Barbara Lyman
Ms. Laura Jedlick
Sports
Total Sports Offered
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8
Sports
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Extracurriculars
Total Extra-curric.Total Extracurriculars
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18
Extra-curric.Extracurriculars
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Book Club, Chosen Girls- Bible Study, Chozen Martial Arts, Dance & Sacred Dance, Interscholastic Sports, Intramural Sports, Joyful Song Choir, Mad Science, Music Lessons, Robotics, Spanish Explorers, STEM Program - Eagle Beta Pi Applied Computing, STEM Program - Rocketry, STEM Program - Space Science & Engineering, Success through Chess, The Bridge - Bible Study for boys, Worship Band, Young Rembrandts Art Lessons