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Sun Grove Montessori School

5610 Oleander Ave, Fort Pierce, FL 34982Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)

Key facts

Grades
PreK-8
Students (K-12)
110
Students per teacher
7.1
Affiliation
Nonsectarian
From Fort Pierce center
4.3 miles

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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. See the school’s tuition page

School facts

Teachers
16
Student body
Coeducational
Program
Montessori
Boys and girls
40% boys, 60% girls
Setting
Suburb

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Students and school year

Enrollment over time

95 2019-20 124 2021-22 110 2023-24
2019-20 to 2023-24
95 to 110, up 15 (16%)
Path
Peaked at 124 in 2021-22

Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)

62 PK 5 TK 17 K 5 T1 11 1 16 2 18 3 8 4 11 5 8 6 7 7 4 8
Largest grade
Grade 3 (18)
Smallest grade
Grade 8 (4)
Average a grade
About 10

The school year

Days in the school year
180
Length of the school day
6 hours 30 minutes
Hours of school a year
about 1,170
Kindergarten
Full day, 5 days a week
Library or media center
Yes
Year, against Florida
Same as the median of the 1,903 private schools we list
School day, against Florida
30 minutes shorter than the median of 7 hours (1,918 schools we list)

How it compares

This school 7.1 FL median 10.3
Students per teacher
This school 110 County median 95
Students vs county median
Students per teacher
7.1 here; median 10.3 at 773 FL elementary schools
Size in St. Lucie County
Larger than 18 of 34 other schools we list

Student body, 2023-24

White 35% Hispanic 28% Two or more races 12% American Indian 12% Black 9% Asian 3% Pacific Islander 2%

Shares of K-12 students by race and ethnicity, as NCES reports them.

Sun Grove Montessori School tuition, and what FES / FTC pays

Published tuition
On the school’s own tuition page (found September 29, 2026)
Nearby schools’ prices
$4,550 to $13,721 a year, published by 2 private schools nearby. School by school
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 Sun Grove Montessori School?

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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

SchoolPublished tuitionYearMiles
Calvary Christian Academy$13,118 to $13,7212026-271.6
Liberty Baptist Academy$4,5502026-271.9

Each figure was read on that school's own website. Ranges run from the lowest to the highest grade band.

Other private schools nearby

SchoolGradesStudentsPer teacherAffiliationMiles
I Am Academy ✓K-1221not reportedChristian (nondenominational)1
Calvary Christian Academy ✓PreK-1040115Christian (nondenominational)2
Liberty Baptist AcademyPreK-1233614.4Baptist2
Sunrise Academy of Excellence ✓K-58612.3Nonsectarian3
Bethany School ✓On the state list; not in the federal survey3
Pure Academy Fort Pierce ✓PreK-12165not reportedChristian (nondenominational)3
Synergy School of Tomorrow ✓9-1224124.1Christian (nondenominational)4
Jes Memorial SDA School ✓K-85914.8Seventh-Day Adventist4

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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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