University Montessori School
7508 Burthe St., New Orleans, LA 70118Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- On the school’s website
- Grades
- K
- Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
- From New Orleans center
- 3.2 miles
Can you use LA GATOR here?
Louisiana publishes no school list
- About the list
- How the LA GATOR list works
- Applying
- The 2026-27 window was short: March 1 to 16, 2026.
Source: LA GATOR 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
- 2
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Program
- Montessori
- Setting
- City
- State approval
- Approved for 2026-27; academic classification: Louisiana Montessori, provisionally accredited; approval to operate, not the LA GATOR list
- State approval: the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education.
- 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
- 181
- Length of the school day
- 6 hours 30 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,180
- Kindergarten
- Full day and half day offered, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person
- Library or media center
- No
- Year, against Louisiana
- 4 days longer than the 177-day median of 273 schools we list
- School day, against Louisiana
- 35 minutes shorter than the median of 7 hours 5 minutes (272 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.
University Montessori School tuition, and what LA GATOR pays
- Published tuition
- On the school’s own tuition page (found September 29, 2026)
- Nearby schools’ prices
- $10,400 to $25,585 a year, published by 5 private schools nearby. School by school
Louisiana LA GATOR Scholarship Education savings account
- Award
- $5,243 to $7,626 per student in 2025-26, by household income
- How it varies
- These are the 2025-26 amounts; the state had not posted 2026-27 amounts when we checked. Families at or below 250% of the poverty level get the higher amount. Students with disabilities can receive up to $15,253 at or below 250% of the poverty level, and up to $12,870 above it.
Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 2, 2026. Sources and how to apply
What would you pay at University Montessori School?
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Tuition and fees LA GATOR pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
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- Its full-year tuition and required fees; whether it takes LA GATOR scholarship; its application deadline. More questions to ask
Tuition at nearby private schools
| School | Published tuition | Year | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ursuline Academy | $13,285 to $13,635 | 2026-27 | 0.8 |
| Stuart Hall School | $18,250 to $18,800 | 2026-27 | 0.9 |
| St. Marys Dominican High School | $12,780 | 2026-27 | 1.3 |
| De la Salle High School | $10,400 | 2026-27 | 1.4 |
| Academy of the Sacred Heart | $22,860 to $25,585 | 2026-27 | 1.7 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Name of Jesus School | PreK-7 | 363 | <1 |
| Ursuline Academy | PreK-12 | 405 | <1 |
| Stuart Hall School | PreK-7 | 285 | <1 |
| Isidore Newman School | PreK-12 | 1,004 | 1 |
| St. Marys Dominican High School | 8-12 | 776 | 1 |
| De la Salle High School | 8-12 | 511 | 1 |
| Academy of the Sacred Heart | PreK-12 | 611 | 2 |
| St. Katharine Drexel Preparatory School | 8-12 | 141 | 2 |
Private schools
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