Growing Minds Montessori School
1450 Citrus Oaks Ave, Gotha, FL 34734Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- PreK-K
- Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
- From Gotha center
- 1.2 miles
Can you use FES / FTC here?
✓ On the FES / FTC list for PreK to K
- State list
- Includes this school, for PreK to K only
- Applying
- New families can still apply for 2026-27: the Private School Scholarship (FTC and FES-EO) and the Unique Abilities Scholarship (FES-UA) take new applications until November 15, 2026.
Source: the official list, read October 8, 2026.
What you would pay here
- Net cost
- Not worked out: no verified 2026-27 tuition yet. Check the school’s website
School facts
- Teachers
- 7
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Program
- Montessori
- 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
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 185
- Length of the school day
- 6 hours 30 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,200
- Kindergarten
- Full day and half day offered, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Florida
- 5 days longer than the 180-day median of 1,903 schools we list
- School day, against Florida
- 30 minutes shorter than the median of 7 hours (1,918 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.
Growing Minds Montessori School tuition, and what FES / FTC pays
- Published tuition
- No verified figure yet. Check the school’s website
Florida Family Empowerment and Tax Credit Scholarships Education savings account
- Award
- About $8,000 on average, set by county and grade
- How it varies
- For 2026-27 the table runs from $7,463 (grades 9-12, lowest county) to $12,217 (grades K-3, Monroe County). Students with disabilities average about $10,000 under FES-UA.
Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 8, 2026. Sources and how to apply
What would you pay at Growing Minds Montessori School?
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Tuition and fees FES / FTC pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
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- Its full-year tuition and required fees; whether it still takes Step Up scholarships (FES and FTC) for 2026-27; its application deadline. More questions to ask
Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pathways for Life Academy | 6-12 | 16 | <1 |
| Light Christian Academy - South Campus ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | <1 | |
| Central Florida Christian Academy ✓ | PreK-12 | 491 | <1 |
| The Crenshaw School ✓ | K-12 | 104 | 1 |
| Premier Academy ✓ | PreK-1 | 9 | 1 |
| Deeper Root Academy ✓ | PreK-8 | 62 | 3 |
| Appointed Learning Academy ✓ | K-5 | 23 | 3 |
| Fmi STEM Academy | 6-12 | 22 | 3 |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
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Next FES / FTC date: November 15, 2026 (Last day for new 2026-27 Private School and Unique Abilities Scholarship applications).
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