Cedar Valley Montessori School
110 5th Ave Se, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- PreK-Transitional 1st
- Students (K-12)
- 51
- Students per teacher
- 7.3
- Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
- From Cedar Rapids center
- 1.0 miles
Can you use Students First ESA here?
Not on the Students First ESA list we read
- About the list
- How the Students First ESA list works
- Applying
- The full-year window for 2026-27 ran April 16 to June 30, 2026. A second, half-year window (House File 2754, 2026) runs from 8:00 a.m. October 15 to 11:59 p.m. November 15, 2026, for a $4,074 spring ESA. A student whose full-year application was denied or not completed may apply; a student who received a full-year ESA may not.
Source: Students First ESA official source, read October 26, 2026.
School facts
- Teachers
- 7
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Program
- Montessori
- Boys and girls
- 49% boys, 51% girls
- 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
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Kindergarten (35)
- Smallest grade
- Transitional first grade (6)
- Average a grade
- About 17
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 191
- Length of the school day
- 6 hours
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,150
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- No
- Year, against Iowa
- 14 days longer than the 177-day median of 180 schools we list
- School day, against Iowa
- 60 minutes shorter than the median of 7 hours (180 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 7.3 here; median 10.9 at 108 IA elementary schools
- Size in Linn County
- Larger than 1 of 11 other 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.
Cedar Valley Montessori School tuition, and what Students First ESA pays
- Published tuition
- No verified figure yet. Check the school’s website
Iowa Students First Education Savings Account Education savings account
- Award
- $8,148 per student for 2026-27
- How it varies
- Paid in two equal installments, fall and spring. New for 2026-27: a half-year ESA of $4,074 for the spring semester. Homeschooled students do not qualify.
Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 11, 2026. Sources and how to apply
What would you pay at Cedar Valley Montessori School?
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Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity Lutheran School ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 1 | |
| Regis Middle School ✓ | 6-8 | 317 | 2 |
| All Saints Catholic School ✓ | PreK-5 | 114 | 2 |
| Isaac Newton Christian Academy ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 2 | |
| St. Matthew School ✓ | PreK-5 | 206 | 2 |
| Iccr Academy ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 2 | |
| Lasalle Catholic Elementary School ✓ | PreK-4 | 190 | 3 |
| Lasalle Catholic Middle School ✓ | PreK-8 | 341 | 3 |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
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Next Students First ESA date: Open now, until November 15, 2026 (2026-27 half-year ESA application window).
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