La Prima Casa Montessori School
2733 SW 3rd Ave, Miami, FL 33129Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- PreK-3
- Students (K-12)
- 139
- Students per teacher
- 13.9
- Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
- From Miami center
- 1.5 miles
Can you use FES / FTC here?
✓ On the official Florida Scholarships (FTC, FES-EO, FES-UA) list
- State list
- Includes this school
- 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
- 10
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Program
- Montessori
- Boys and girls
- 6% boys, 94% girls
- Accreditation
- FCIS
- Setting
- City
- School facts, kindergarten to grade 12: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.
- Accreditation: Florida Department of Education private school directory, read October 2026.
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Students and school year
Enrollment over time
- 2021-22 to 2023-24
- 21 to 139, up 118 (562%)
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Kindergarten (12)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 3 (3)
- Across the grades
- Classes thin out toward the upper grades
- Ungraded classes
- 103 students
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 Florida
- Same as the median of the 1,903 private schools we list
- School day, against Florida
- About the median of 7 hours (1,918 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 13.9 here; median 10.3 at 773 FL elementary schools
- Size in Miami-Dade County
- Larger than 322 of 455 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.
- 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.
La Prima Casa Montessori School tuition, and what FES / FTC pays
- Published tuition
- No verified figure yet. Check the school’s website
- Nearby schools’ prices
- $11,100 to $17,720 a year, published by 2 private schools nearby. School by school
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 La Prima Casa 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
Tuition at nearby private schools
| School | Published tuition | Year | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saints Peter Paul School | $11,100 to $12,100 | 2026-27 | 0.5 |
| Immaculata-la Salle High School | $17,720 | 2026-27 | 0.8 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Day School of Beth David Cong. ✓ | PreK-5 | 69 | <1 |
| Saints Peter Paul School ✓ | PreK-8 | 308 | <1 |
| Immaculata-la Salle High School ✓ | 9-12 | 886 | <1 |
| KLA Academy ✓ | PreK-5 | 170 | <1 |
| Tamiami United Methodist Elementary ✓ | PreK-8 | 225 | <1 |
| Tiniciti Preschool | PreK-Transitional K | 14 | 1 |
| Brickell Heights Elementary ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 1 | |
| Lincoln-Marti Community Agency 10 ✓ | K-12 | 283 | 1 |
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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