Merrimack Valley Montessori School
111 Lowell Rd, Salem, NH 03079Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- On the school’s website
- Grades
- PreK-K
- Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
- From Salem center
- 1.9 miles
Can you use EFA here?
New Hampshire publishes no school list
- About the list
- How the EFA list works
- Applying
- Applications stay open through the program administrator, but new applicants without priority go to the waitlist.
Source: EFA official source.
What you would pay here
- Net cost
- Not worked out: no verified 2026-27 tuition yet. See the school’s tuition page
School facts
- Teachers
- 1
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Program
- Montessori
- Setting
- Suburb
- 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
- 112
- Length of the school day
- 6 hours 30 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 730
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- No
- Year, against New Hampshire
- 68 days shorter than the 180-day median of 123 schools we list
- School day, against New Hampshire
- 10 minutes shorter than the median of 6 hours 40 minutes (125 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.
Merrimack Valley Montessori School tuition, and what EFA pays
- Published tuition
- On the school’s own tuition page (found September 29, 2026)
- Nearby schools’ prices
- $7,000 to $8,500 a year, published by 2 private schools nearby. School by school
New Hampshire Education Freedom Accounts Education savings account
- Award
- About $4,800 on average for 2026-27, NHPR reported (August 14, 2026)
- How it varies
- The amount varies by student. Extra funding applies for special education, English learners and lower-income students. We could not confirm the exact 2026-27 figures.
Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 1, 2026. Sources and how to apply
What would you pay at Merrimack Valley Montessori School?
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Tuition at nearby private schools
| School | Published tuition | Year | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crossroads Christian School | $7,000 to $8,200 | 2026-27 | 3.8 |
| Presentation of Mary Academy | $8,200 to $8,500 | 2026-27 | 8.5 |
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. Joseph Regional Catholic School | PreK-8 | 174 | 2 |
| Patsy's House Daycare & Learning Center | PreK-K | 8 | 3 |
| Salem Kid Start Kindergarten | PreK-K | 5 | 3 |
| Crossroads Christian School | PreK-12 | 152 | 4 |
| Crossing Life Academy | K-4 | 18 | 6 |
| Presentation of Mary Academy | PreK-8 | 439 | 9 |
| Wonder Years Learning Center-Derry | PreK-Transitional K | 15 | 9 |
| Southern NH Montessori Academy | PreK-6 | 12 | 9 |
Private schools
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- Montessori schools in New Hampshire
- Private elementary schools in New Hampshire
- Private schools with kindergarten in New Hampshire
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- Private schools in Rockingham County
- New Hampshire Education Freedom Accounts: amount and eligibility
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