Desert Sky Montessori
12850 N Scottsdale Rd, Scottsdale, AZ 85254Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- PreK-K
- Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
- From Scottsdale center
- 6.7 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. Check the school’s website
School facts
- Teachers
- 6
- 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
- 176
- Length of the school day
- 6 hours
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,060
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Arizona
- 4 days shorter than the 180-day median of 295 schools we list
- School day, against Arizona
- 60 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.
Desert Sky Montessori tuition, and what ESA pays
- Published tuition
- No verified figure yet. Check the school’s website
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 Desert Sky Montessori?
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Tuition and fees ESA pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
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Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pardes Jewish Day School | K-8 | 293 | <1 |
| Thunderbird Christian Elementary School | K-8 | 96 | <1 |
| Thunderbird Adventist Academy | 9-12 | 131 | <1 |
| Rainbow Montessori School - Cactus | PreK-K | 1 | <1 |
| Rainbow Montessori School - Voltaire | PreK-K | 1 | 1 |
| Brightmont Academy | 1-12 | 82 | 1 |
| Blessed Sacrament Preschool & Kindergarten | K | 10 | 1 |
| Chaparral Christia Community Schools | K-6 | 39 | 2 |
Private schools
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