Ahwatukee Foothills Montessori
3221 E Chandler Blvd, Phoenix, AZ 85048Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- On the school’s website
- Grades
- PreK-K
- Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
- From Phoenix center
- 19.1 miles
Can you use ESA here?
Arizona publishes no school list
- About the list
- How the ESA list works
- Applying
- Applications are accepted year-round and funding is paid quarterly.
Source: ESA official source.
What you would pay here
- Net cost
- Not worked out: no verified 2026-27 tuition yet. See the school’s tuition page
School facts
- Teachers
- 12
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Program
- Montessori
- Setting
- City
- Member of
- American Montessori Society
- School facts, kindergarten to grade 12: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.
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Students and school year
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 200
- Length of the school day
- 5 hours 30 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,100
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- No
- Year, against Arizona
- 20 days longer than the 180-day median of 295 schools we list
- School day, against Arizona
- 90 minutes shorter than the median of 7 hours (299 schools we list)
- Grades, school year and student body: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.
- Comparisons: the private schools ChoiceFunded lists, as of this page’s last update.
Ahwatukee Foothills Montessori tuition, and what ESA pays
- Published tuition
- On the school’s own tuition page (found September 29, 2026)
- Nearby schools’ prices
- $10,989 to $20,000 a year, published by 4 private schools nearby. School by school
Arizona Empowerment Scholarship Account Education savings account
- Award
- About $7,000 to $8,000 for most students (2025-26 figures)
- How it varies
- We could not confirm the 2026-27 amount from the state. By law the deposit is 90% of the state funding the student would bring to a charter school. Students with disabilities receive far more.
Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 2, 2026. Sources and how to apply
What would you pay at Ahwatukee Foothills Montessori?
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Tuition and fees ESA pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
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Tuition at nearby private schools
| School | Published tuition | Year | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John Bosco Catholic | $10,989 | 2026-27 | 2.0 |
| Valley Christian High School | $12,400 to $18,400 | 2025-26 | 3.0 |
| Valley Christian Schools | $12,400 to $18,400 | 2025-26 | 3.1 |
| Arizona Cultural Academy & College Prep | $18,000 to $20,000 | 2026-27 | 5.1 |
Each figure was read on that school's own website. Ranges run from the lowest to the highest grade band.
Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. John Bosco Catholic | PreK-8 | 375 | 2 |
| Amici Trilingual Montessori | PreK-1 | 10 | 3 |
| Valley Christian High School | K-12 | 1,114 | 3 |
| Desert Garden Montessori | PreK-12 | 165 | 3 |
| Valley Christian Schools | K-12 | 1,138 | 3 |
| Brightmont Academy - Chandler | 2-12 | 131 | 4 |
| Arizona Cultural Academy & College Prep | PreK-12 | 394 | 5 |
| 91st Psalm Christian School | PreK-12 | 190 | 5 |
Private schools
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