Montessori Children's House
1505 42nd St., West Des Moines, IA 50266Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- PreK-2
- Students (K-12)
- 13
- Students per teacher
- 6.5
- Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
- From West Des Moines center
- 3.2 miles
Can you use Students First ESA here?
Not on the Students First ESA list we read
- About the list
- How the Students First ESA list works
- Applying
- The full-year window for 2026-27 ran April 16 to June 30, 2026. A second, half-year window (House File 2754, 2026) runs from 8:00 a.m. October 15 to 11:59 p.m. November 15, 2026, for a $4,074 spring ESA. A student whose full-year application was denied or not completed may apply; a student who received a full-year ESA may not.
Source: Students First ESA official source, read October 26, 2026.
School facts
- Teachers
- 5
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Program
- Montessori
- Boys and girls
- 38% boys, 62% girls
- Setting
- City
- Member of
- American Montessori Society, Association Montessori International
- 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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On its website
- Before or after school care: themontessorichildrenshouse.net, read October 14, 2026.
- What Montessori Children's House says on themontessorichildrenshouse.net, read October 14, 2026.
Students and school year
Enrollment over time
- 2019-20 to 2023-24
- 26 to 13, down 13 (50%)
- Path
- Fell in each survey (25 in 2021-22)
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Kindergarten (8)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 1 (1)
- Across the grades
- Classes thin out toward the upper grades
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 170
- Length of the school day
- 6 hours 30 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,110
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- No
- Year, against Iowa
- 7 days shorter than the 177-day median of 180 schools we list
- School day, against Iowa
- 30 minutes shorter than the median of 7 hours (180 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 6.5 here; median 10.9 at 108 IA elementary schools
- Size in Polk County
- Tied for smallest of 18
Student body, 2023-24
Shares of K-12 students by race and ethnicity, as NCES reports them.
- 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.
Montessori Children's House tuition, and what Students First ESA pays
- Published tuition
- No verified figure yet. Check the school’s website
Iowa Students First Education Savings Account Education savings account
- Award
- $8,148 per student for 2026-27
- How it varies
- Paid in two equal installments, fall and spring. New for 2026-27: a half-year ESA of $4,074 for the spring semester. Homeschooled students do not qualify.
Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 11, 2026. Sources and how to apply
What would you pay at Montessori Children's House?
Use $0 or more.
Tuition and fees Students First ESA pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
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- Its full-year tuition and required fees; whether it takes Students First ESA; its application deadline. More questions to ask
Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dowling Catholic High School ✓ | 9-12 | 1,354 | 2 |
| Sacred Heart School ✓ | PreK-8 | 497 | 2 |
| St. Francis of Assisi School ✓ | PreK-8 | 680 | 2 |
| Airazi Academy ✓ | PreK-5 | 58 | 3 |
| St. Theresa Catholic School ✓ | PreK-8 | 221 | 3 |
| Des Moines Christian Elementary School ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 3 | |
| Des Moines Christian Secondary School ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 3 | |
| Mt Olive Lutheran School ✓ | PreK-8 | 191 | 3 |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
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- Iowa Students First Education Savings Account: amount and eligibility
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Next Students First ESA date: Open now, until November 15, 2026 (2026-27 half-year ESA application window).
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