Sunrise Montessori Academy of Independence
16650 E Us Highway 40, Independence, MO 64055Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- PreK-K
- Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
- From Independence center
- 3.9 miles
Can you use MOScholars here?
Missouri publishes no school list
- About the list
- How the MOScholars list works
- Applying
- You apply through one of the state-approved Educational Assistance Organizations, not to the state directly.
Source: MOScholars official source.
What you would pay here
- Net cost
- Not worked out: no verified 2026-27 tuition yet. Check the school’s website
School facts
- Teachers
- 18
- 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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On its website
- Before or after school care: thesunrisemontessori.com/preschool-admission, read October 14, 2026.
- What Sunrise Montessori Academy of Independence says on thesunrisemontessori.com, read October 14, 2026.
Students and school year
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
- No
- Year, against Missouri
- 6 days longer than the 174-day median of 463 schools we list
- School day, against Missouri
- About the median of 7 hours (466 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.
Sunrise Montessori Academy of Independence tuition, and what MOScholars pays
- Published tuition
- No verified figure yet. Check the school’s website
MOScholars Tax-credit scholarship
- Award
- Up to $7,145 per student for 2026-27, more for some students
- How it varies
- The law sets each ceiling as a share of the state adequacy target, which the Missouri education department lists as $7,145 for 2026-27: up to 100% of it for most students, 125% for students eligible for free or reduced lunch, 160% for English learners and 175% for students with an IEP. Worked example (our arithmetic, not a figure the state publishes): 175% of $7,145 is about $12,503. These are ceilings: assistance organizations may award less, and the average award in 2025-26 was $6,831.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nativity of Mary School | PreK-8 | 143 | 4 |
| CDD-Rainbow Center | Ungraded | 58 | 4 |
| Center Place Restoration School | PreK-12 | 220 | 5 |
| Nova Center | K-12 | 48 | 5 |
| Plaza Heights Christian Academy | PreK-12 | 249 | 6 |
| St. John Lalande School | PreK-8 | 207 | 6 |
| Timothy Lutheran School | PreK-8 | 130 | 8 |
| Lees Summit Academy | K-12 | 98 | 8 |
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