✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-683 students8.5 students per teacherNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
Montessori schools in Tampa, FL
9 in Tampa or within 6 miles; schools in Tampa itself count at any distance from downtown. 6 are on the state’s FES / FTC list. Schools that report a Montessori program or belong to a Montessori association.
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-855 students14.1 students per teacherNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-455 students6.1 students per teacherNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades 1-980 students10.5 students per teacherNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-533 students2.1 students per teacherNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
✓ Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA)Grades PreK-840 students5.9 students per teacherJewishMontessoriCo-ed
Grades PreK-KNonsectarianEarly childhoodCo-ed
Grades PreK-845 students6.6 students per teacherNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
Grades PreK-KNonsectarianMontessoriCo-ed
Montessori schools near Tampa by the numbers
- Where
- all 9 in Tampa
- Students
- about 391 in all; the typical school has 55
- Smallest and largest
- Early Steps Montessori Academy, 33 students; The Montessori Children's House of Hyde Park, 83 students
- Students per teacher
- 6.1 typical, 2 to 14.1 across 9 schools
- Co-ed or single-sex
- all co-ed
- Association members
- 4, most often the American Montessori Society
- State program
- Education savings account, about $8,000 on average, set by county and grade
How FES / FTC works
- Jewish1
- Nonsectarian8
- Pre-K (and up)8
- Elementary (K to 5)9
- Middle (6 to 8)5
- High school (9 to 12)1
- Under 503
- 50 to 1494
- Montessori schools here67%
- All of Florida87%
Where these facts come from
- Grades, size, affiliation, co-ed, membership, college-going: NCES Private School Universe Survey 2023-24, downloaded September 20, 2026.
- Program list: Florida Family Empowerment and Tax Credit Scholarships schools, list read October 8, 2026, checked November 2, 2026.
- Award and rules: Florida Family Empowerment and Tax Credit Scholarships, official page, read October 8, 2026.
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