27 Montessori Schools in Missouri by City

Montessori schools in Missouri at a glance

Share of the state’s private schools: 5%, 27 of 514
Towns: 15; the most in Kansas City (5), Saint Louis (5) and Kirkwood (3)
Counties: 10 with at least one
Students: about 1,374 in all; the typical school has 58
Smallest and largest: Discovery Garden Montessori, 18 students; Visitation Academy, 555 students
Students per teacher: 6.7 typical, 2.3 to 34 across 23 schools
Co-ed or single-sex: 1 all-girls; the rest co-ed
Association members: 18, most often the American Montessori Society
To a 4-year college: 100% of graduates at the typical high school (4 reporting)
Verified tuition: Academy Montessori Internationale $12,480
State program: Tax-credit scholarship, up to $7,145 per student for 2026-27, more for some students
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Affiliation, 27 schools

Catholic1
Christian, not Catholic1
Nonsectarian25

Grade levels (overlapping), 27 schools

Pre-K (and up)24
Elementary (K to 5)26
Middle (6 to 8)10
High school (9 to 12)4
K to 12, one school3

School size, 14 reporting

Under 507
50 to 1495
150 to 2991
300 to 5991

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: MOScholars, official page, read October 7, 2026.
Tuition for 1 school: each school’s own website, last read October 1, 2026.

By city

The 27 largest

School	City	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation
Visitation Academy	Saint Louis	PreK-12	555	8.9	Roman Catholic, all-girls
Prodigy Leadership Academy	Cape Girardeau	PreK-12	159	8.5	Christian (nondenominational)
The Fulton School	Chesterfield	PreK-12	102	6.8	Nonsectarian
Villa Di Maria Montessori School	Kirkwood	PreK-6	98	14	Nonsectarian
Montessori Lab School at Grand Center	Saint Louis	PreK-5	91	22.8	Nonsectarian
Clay-Platte Montessori School	Kansas City	PreK-6	65	12.7	Nonsectarian
Academy Montessori Internationale	Kansas City	PreK-5	58	5.1	Nonsectarian
Chesterfield Montessori School	Chesterfield	K-6	48	8	Nonsectarian
Countryside Montessori Day School	Kansas City	PreK-6	38	3.2	Nonsectarian
Guidepost Montessori School	Saint Louis	PreK-K	34	34	Nonsectarian
Oakhaven Montessori School	Dardenne Prairie	PreK-6	34	7.9	Nonsectarian
Smithville Montessori Academy II	Smithville	PreK-Transitional 1st	33	6.7	Nonsectarian
Map St. Louis	Saint Louis	7-12	32	5.8	Nonsectarian
Montessori Schoolhouse	Higginsville	PreK-8	29	4.9	Nonsectarian
Discovery Garden Montessori	Springfield	PreK-2	18	2.6	Nonsectarian
Sunrise Montessori Academy of Independence	Independence	PreK-K	16	not reported	Nonsectarian
Kirkwood Children's House	Kirkwood	PreK-K	12	6	Nonsectarian
Union Hill Day School	Kansas City	PreK-K	10	9.1	Nonsectarian
Hope Montessori Academy, Lake St. Louis	Lake Saint Louis	PreK-K	8	8	Nonsectarian
Windsor Street Montessori Schl	Columbia	PreK-4	7	2.3	Nonsectarian
Childrens Edu-Care Center	Saint Peters	PreK-K	6	3	Nonsectarian
Alpha Montessori School	Kansas City	PreK-Transitional 1st	6	2.6	Nonsectarian
Hope Montessori Academy Wildwood	Wildwood	PreK-K	5	5	Nonsectarian
Faith Academy	Saint Louis	PreK-K	5	3.3	Nonsectarian
Green Tree Montessori	Kirkwood	PreK-K	1	not reported	Nonsectarian
Eldon Montessori Children's House	Eldon	Transitional 1st	1	not reported	Nonsectarian
Columbia Montessori School	Columbia	PreK-K	1	not reported	Nonsectarian

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