Quick Facts (2026-27)
- School Type: Montessori School
- Grades: Prekindergarten-Kindergarten
- Enrollment: 101 students
- Application Deadline: None / Rolling
- Source: ✓Verified school update
Thistlewaithe Learning Center
About the School
- Thistlewaithe Learning Center educate young children to be strong, well adjusted personalities, who will have the motivation and courage to make individual decisions and to discern intelligently while maintaining respect and mutual understanding of all other individuals.
- They will become stewards of the environment and learn to protect and ensure the health of our world.
- From an early age, children will be introduced to the pleasure of self-accomplishment, the motivation of self-learning, and they will be encouraged to have a persistent attitude about life and learning.
Quick Facts (2026-27)
- School Type: Montessori School
- Grades: Prekindergarten-Kindergarten
- Enrollment: 101 students
- Application Deadline: None / Rolling
- Source: ✓Verified school update
School Facts
School Type
School Membership(s)School Assoc.
Religious Affiliation
Grades Offered
Grades Prekindergarten-Kindergarten
Students By Grade
Year Founded
2000
Campus Size
7 acres
Student Body
Total Students
101 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
Academics & Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers
3 teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
34:1
National avg.: 11:1
Tuition & Acceptance Rate
Admission Deadline
None / Rolling
School Notes
- Sample of notable school alumni/alumnae:
- -
Source: Verified school update
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When is the application deadline for Thistlewaithe Learning Center?
The application deadline for Thistlewaithe Learning Center is rolling (applications are reviewed as they are received year-round).
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