Quick Facts (2026-27)
- School Type: Montessori School
- Grades: Kindergarten
- Enrollment: 42 students
- Application Deadline: None / Rolling
- Source: ✓Verified school update
The Grove Montessori School
About the School
- The Grove Montessori School's aim is to meet the academic, social, emotional, spiritual and intellectual needs of young children fifteen months to six years of age in a well prepared, enriching environment.
- Independence, self discipline, problem solving and the development of early academic skills are nurtured in a beautiful, calm and loving environment.
- A community of peacemakers is built by showing and teaching respect to one another.
- Our schools foster a community of adults and children working together with the principle aim of helping children develop to their own full personal potential.
Quick Facts (2026-27)
- School Type: Montessori School
- Grades: Kindergarten
- Enrollment: 42 students
- Application Deadline: None / Rolling
- Source: ✓Verified school update
School Facts
School Type
School Membership(s)School Assoc.
Grades Offered
Grades Kindergarten
Students By Grade
Year Founded
2015
School Calendar
Student Body
Total Students
42 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
Academics & Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers
2 teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
21:1
National avg.: 11:1
Tuition & Acceptance Rate
Admission Deadline
None / Rolling
Frequently Asked Questions
When is the application deadline for The Grove Montessori School?
The application deadline for The Grove Montessori School is rolling (applications are reviewed as they are received year-round).
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The nearest preschool is Buffalo Grove KinderCare (1.0 miles away)
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(847) 850-5490
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Sports: 6 | Extracurriculars: 14
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Gr: PK-8 | 273 students
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Gr: NS-6 | 91 students
Avg. class size: 18 students
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(847) 634-0430
Distance: 2.3 mi
Gr: PK-8 | 41 students
Avg. class size: 6 students
Extracurriculars: 3
Jewish
720 Armstrong Drive
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(847) 243-8567
Distance: 5.2 mi
Gr: NS-12 | 100 students
Avg. class size: 20 students
Sports: 7 | Extracurriculars: 7
Montessori School
9300 Capitol Drive
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(847) 850-5490
Distance: 10.5 mi
Gr: PK-12 | 437 students
Avg. class size: 17 students
Sports: 6 | Extracurriculars: 14
Christian
315 Waukegan Road
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(847) 446-5252
Distance: 1.9 mi
Gr: K | 17 students
Avg. class size: 10 students
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(847) 541-8111
Distance: 1.3 mi
Gr: PK-8 | 273 students
Avg. class size: 23 students
Sports: 8 | Extracurriculars: 15
Catholic
50 N Buffalo Grove Road
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(847) 459-3880
Distance: 1.4 mi
Gr: NS-6 | 91 students
Avg. class size: 18 students
Montessori School
1115 Robert Parker Coffin Road
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(847) 634-0430
Distance: 2.3 mi
Gr: PK-8 | 41 students
Avg. class size: 6 students
Extracurriculars: 3
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720 Armstrong Drive
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(847) 243-8567
Distance: 4.3 mi
Gr: NS | 60 students
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(847) 459-6995
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Gr: K | 1 student
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Gr: NS-6 | 91 students
Avg. class size: 18 students
Montessori School
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(847) 634-0430
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(847) 398-7004
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(847) 588-0463
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Gr: NS-6 | 91 students
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(847) 634-0430
Distance: 1.8 mi
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(847) 588-0463
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Avg. class size: 6 students
Extracurriculars: 3
Jewish
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Distance: 2.7 mi
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Avg. class size: 20 students
Specialized Curriculum
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(847) 590-5700
Distance: 1.0 mi
Gr: NS-PK
Daycare / Preschool
651 Deerfield Pkwy
Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
(847) 459-6995
Distance: 1.1 mi
Gr: K | 1 student
Montessori School
1395 N Arlington Heights Rd
Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
(847) 415-2021
Distance: 1.3 mi
Gr: PK-8 | 273 students
Avg. class size: 23 students
Sports: 8 | Extracurriculars: 15
Catholic
50 N Buffalo Grove Road
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(847) 459-3880
Distance: 1.4 mi
Gr: NS-6 | 91 students
Avg. class size: 18 students
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1115 Robert Parker Coffin Road
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(847) 634-0430
Distance: 1.5 mi
Gr: PK-K | 29 students
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