Montessori schools in Arizona
32 statewide. Schools that report a Montessori program or belong to a Montessori association.
Montessori schools in Arizona at a glance
- Share of the state’s private schools
- 11%, 32 of 302
- Towns
- 11; the most in Phoenix (7), Mesa (5) and Peoria (4)
- Counties
- 3 with at least one
- Students
- about 1,238 in all; the typical school has 37
- Smallest and largest
- Amici Trilingual Montessori, 10 students; Creo Montessori School, 203 students
- Students per teacher
- 7 typical, 2 to 20 across 22 schools
- Co-ed or single-sex
- all co-ed
- Association members
- 16, most often the Association Montessori International
- State program
- Education savings account, about $7,000 to $8,000 for most students (2025-26 figures)
How ESA works
- Christian, not Catholic1
- Nonsectarian31
- Pre-K (and up)30
- Elementary (K to 5)32
- Middle (6 to 8)7
- High school (9 to 12)3
- K to 12, one school2
- Under 5011
- 50 to 1495
- 150 to 2993
Where these facts come from
- Grades, size, affiliation, co-ed, membership, college-going: NCES Private School Universe Survey 2023-24, downloaded September 20, 2026.
- Award and rules: Arizona Empowerment Scholarship Account, official page, read October 2, 2026.
By city
- Montessori schools in Mesa (7)
- Montessori schools in Phoenix (7)
- Montessori schools in Scottsdale (7)
- Montessori schools in Paradise Valley (6)
- Montessori schools in Chandler (5)
- Montessori schools in Gilbert (5)
- Montessori schools in Fountain Hills (4)
- Montessori schools in Peoria (4)
- Montessori schools in Laveen (3)
- Montessori schools in Tempe (3)
The 32 largest
Other kinds of school in Arizona
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- Private middle schools in Arizona
- Private schools with kindergarten in Arizona
- Private schools with pre-K in Arizona
- Jewish schools in Arizona
- Lutheran schools in Arizona
- Seventh-day Adventist schools in Arizona
- All private schools in Arizona
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