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Villa Di Maria Montessori School

1280 Simmons Ave, Kirkwood, MO 63122Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)

Key facts

Grades
PreK-6
Students (K-12)
98
Students per teacher
14
Affiliation
Nonsectarian
From Kirkwood center
1.7 miles

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Net cost
Not worked out: no verified 2026-27 tuition yet. See the school’s tuition page

School facts

Teachers
7
Student body
Coeducational
Program
Montessori
Boys and girls
59% boys, 41% girls
Setting
Suburb
Member of
Association Montessori International
Partner list
Partner school of a state-certified educational assistance organization (Herzog Foundation); not a state list

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Students and school year

Enrollment over time

108 2019-20 115 2021-22
2019-20 to 2021-22
108 to 115, up 7 (6%)

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

14 PK 14 K 14 1 14 2 14 3 14 4 14 5 14 6
Every grade
14 students, kindergarten to grade 6

The school year

Days in the school year
175
Length of the school day
7 hours
Hours of school a year
about 1,230
Kindergarten
Full day, 5 days a week
Classes, 2023-24
In person
Library or media center
No
Year, against Missouri
1 day 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)

How it compares

This school 14 MO median 10.8
Students per teacher
This school 98 County median 167
Students vs county median
Students per teacher
14 here; median 10.8 at 269 MO elementary schools
Size in St. Louis County
Larger than 45 of 141 other schools we list

Student body, 2023-24

White 80% Asian 9% Hispanic 4% Two or more races 4% Black 3%

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

Villa Di Maria Montessori School tuition, and what MOScholars pays

Published tuition
On the school’s own tuition page (found September 29, 2026)
Nearby schools’ prices
$8,420 to $21,990 a year, published by 3 private schools nearby. School by school
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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Tuition at nearby private schools

SchoolPublished tuitionYearMiles
St. Joseph's Academy$21,9902026-271.5
St. Gerard Majella Catholic School$8,4202026-271.9
Christ Community Lutheran School$9,8002026-272.1

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
Ste Genevieve Du Bois SchoolPreK-817212Roman Catholic1
St. Clement Grade SchoolPreK-827511.5Roman Catholic1
Rohan Woods SchoolPreK-6683.4Nonsectarian1
Kirkwood Children's HousePreK-K126Nonsectarian1
St. Joseph's Academy9-1258712Roman Catholic, all-girls2
St. Paul's Lutheran SchoolK-821212.2Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)2
St. Gerard Majella Catholic SchoolPreK-845713.8Roman Catholic2
Christ Community Lutheran SchoolPreK-844717.1Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)2

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