Elan Vital Montessori School
7518 Highland Rd, Baton Rouge, LA 70808Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition, 2026-27
- $7,499
- Grades
- PreK-1
- Students (K-12)
- Fewer than 10
- Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
- From Baton Rouge center
- 4.6 miles
Can you use LA GATOR here?
Louisiana publishes no school list
- About the list
- How the LA GATOR list works
- Applying
- The 2026-27 window was short: March 1 to 16, 2026.
Source: LA GATOR official source.
What you would pay here
- Net cost
- LA GATOR’s 2026-27 amount per student is not yet verified word for word, so it is not subtracted. See the school’s tuition page
School facts
- Teachers
- 4
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Program
- Montessori
- Setting
- City
- Member of
- American Montessori Society
- State approval
- Approved for 2026-27; academic classification: Louisiana Montessori, accredited; approval to operate, not the LA GATOR list
- State approval: the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.
- 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
- 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 Louisiana
- 3 days longer than the 177-day median of 273 schools we list
- School day, against Louisiana
- About the median of 7 hours 5 minutes (272 schools we list)
How it compares
- Size in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Tied for smallest of 37
- 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.
Elan Vital Montessori School tuition, and what LA GATOR pays
- Grades K to 5, 2026-27
- $7,499
- Required fees
- $550 a year
Tuition from Elan Vital Montessori School's tuition sheet, checked October 1, 2026.
Louisiana LA GATOR Scholarship Education savings account
- Award
- $5,243 to $7,626 per student in 2025-26, by household income
- How it varies
- These are the 2025-26 amounts; the state had not posted 2026-27 amounts when we checked. Families at or below 250% of the poverty level get the higher amount. Students with disabilities can receive up to $15,253 at or below 250% of the poverty level, and up to $12,870 above it.
Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 2, 2026. Sources and how to apply
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Tuition at nearby private schools
| School | Published tuition | Year | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Jude School | $7,810 | 2026-27 | 1.2 |
| Family Christian Academy | $6,500 to $7,500 | 2026-27 | 2.8 |
| The Dunham School | $20,860 to $24,230 | 2026-27 | 3.1 |
| St. Joseph's Academy | $13,984 | 2026-27 | 4.3 |
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. Jude School | PreK-8 | 511 | 1 |
| Gardere Community Christian School | PreK-5 | 110 | 2 |
| La Printaniere Montessori | PreK-5 | 37 | 2 |
| Family Christian Academy | PreK-12 | 158 | 3 |
| Montessori School of Baton Rouge | PreK-K | 13 | 3 |
| Trinity Episcopal Day School | PreK-5 | 83 | 3 |
| The Dunham School | PreK-12 | 713 | 3 |
| St. Joseph's Academy | 9-12 | 1,113 | 4 |
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