Black Mountain Science Academy
8977 W Athens St., Peoria, AZ 85382Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- PreK-5
- Students (K-12)
- 25
- Students per teacher
- 4.3
- Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
- From Peoria center
- 1.9 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
School facts
- Teachers
- 8
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Program
- Montessori
- Boys and girls
- 68% boys, 32% girls
- Setting
- Suburb
- 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
Enrollment over time
- 2019-20 to 2023-24
- 31 to 25, down 6 (19%)
- Path
- Fell in each survey (30 in 2021-22)
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Kindergarten (9)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 4 (1)
- Across the grades
- Classes thin out toward the upper grades
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 180
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,260
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Arizona
- Same as the median of the 295 private schools we list
- School day, against Arizona
- About the median of 7 hours (299 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 4.3 here; median 11.6 at 132 AZ elementary schools
- Size in Maricopa County
- Larger than 19 of 160 other schools we list
Student body, 2023-24
Shares of K-12 students by race and ethnicity, as NCES reports them.
- Grades, school year and student body: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.
- Earlier counts: NCES Private School Survey 2019-20 and 2021-22, read October 14, 2026.
- Comparisons: the private schools ChoiceFunded lists, as of this page’s last update.
Black Mountain Science Academy tuition, and what ESA pays
- Published tuition
- No verified figure yet
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
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Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guidepost Montessori at Peoria | PreK-K | 60 | 2 |
| Arrowhead Montessori | PreK-8 | 82 | 2 |
| Primrose School of Fletcher Heights | K | 21 | 2 |
| Dream City Christian School, Glendale | PreK-12 | 561 | 3 |
| Sierra School of Peoria | Transitional K-12 | 70 | 3 |
| Queen of All Saints Academy | K-12 | 195 | 4 |
| Aces-Peoria | 1-12 | 320 | 4 |
| Peoria Ave Preschool | PreK-5 | 156 | 4 |
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