Montessori School at Emory
3021 N Decatur Rd, Decatur, GA 30033Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- PreK-8
- Students (K-12)
- 85
- Students per teacher
- 9.6
- Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
- From Decatur center
- 2.2 miles
Can you use Promise Scholarship here?
Not on the Promise Scholarship list we read
- About the list
- How the Promise Scholarship list works
- Applying
- The last 2026-27 window is November 1 to 30, 2026. It is open only to families at or below 400% of the poverty level, and awards from it pay for spring 2027 only. The 2027 calendar is due by December 15, 2026.
Source: Promise Scholarship official source, dated April 23, 2026.
School facts
- Teachers
- 9
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Program
- Montessori
- Boys and girls
- 42% boys, 58% girls
- Setting
- Suburb
- Member of
- 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
- Application fee: $200: montessorischoolatemory.com/admissions, read October 14, 2026.
- What Montessori School at Emory says on montessorischoolatemory.com, read October 14, 2026.
Students and school year
Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)
- Largest grade
- Kindergarten (18)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 8 (4)
- Across the grades
- Classes thin out toward the upper grades
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 155
- Length of the school day
- 7 hours 30 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,160
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against Georgia
- 25 days shorter than the 180-day median of 575 schools we list
- School day, against Georgia
- 30 minutes longer than the median of 7 hours (583 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 9.6 here; median 8 at 184 GA elementary schools
- Size in Dekalb County
- Larger than 30 of 51 other schools we list
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.
- Comparisons: the private schools ChoiceFunded lists, as of this page’s last update.
Montessori School at Emory tuition, and what Promise Scholarship pays
- Published tuition
- No verified figure yet. Check the school’s website
Georgia Promise Scholarship Education savings account
- Award
- Up to $6,500 per student
- How it varies
- Paid in four quarterly installments.
Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 7, 2026. Sources and how to apply
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Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hess Academy | PreK-8 | 79 | 1 |
| Academe of the Oaks ✓ | 9-12 | 80 | 2 |
| The Ferguson School ✓ | K-3 | 12 | 2 |
| Global Village Project | 6-8 | 39 | 2 |
| Decatur Presbyterian Children's Community | PreK-K | 12 | 2 |
| Threshold Community Program | 8-12 | 14 | 2 |
| The Heartwood School | 2-11 | 13 | 2 |
| The Friends School of Atlanta ✓ | PreK-8 | 152 | 2 |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
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Next Promise Scholarship date: Open now, until November 30, 2026 (Last 2026-27 application window (400% of poverty or less; funds spring 2027)).
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