Montessori schools in Tennessee
28 statewide. 7 are on the state’s EFS list. Schools that report a Montessori program or belong to a Montessori association.
Montessori schools in Tennessee at a glance
- Share of the state’s private schools
- 6%, 28 of 441
- Towns
- 11; the most in Knoxville (7), Nashville (6) and Memphis (3)
- Counties
- 10 with at least one
- Students
- about 1,266 in all; the typical school has 50
- Smallest and largest
- Montessori Teacher Training Center for TN/Ncme, 17 students; Central Baptist School, 160 students
- Students per teacher
- 6.4 typical, 3.4 to 15.3 across 24 schools
- Co-ed or single-sex
- all co-ed
- Association members
- 14, most often the American Montessori Society
- State program
- Scholarship, $7,530 per student for 2026-27
How EFS works
- Catholic1
- Christian, not Catholic2
- Nonsectarian25
- Pre-K (and up)26
- Elementary (K to 5)28
- Middle (6 to 8)17
- High school (9 to 12)3
- K to 12, one school1
- Under 5010
- 50 to 1499
- 150 to 2991
- Montessori schools25%
- All private schools in Tennessee57%
Where these facts come from
- Grades, size, affiliation, co-ed, membership, college-going: NCES Private School Universe Survey 2023-24, downloaded September 20, 2026.
- Program list: Tennessee Education Freedom Scholarships schools, list dated August 24, 2026, checked November 4, 2026.
- Award and rules: Tennessee Education Freedom Scholarships, official page, read October 2, 2026.
The 28 largest
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Central Baptist School ✓ | K-12 | 160 |
| Portland Montessori Academy | PreK-8 | 116 |
| Holy Trinity Montessori | PreK-8 | 115 |
| Garden Montessori School | PreK-8 | 91 |
| Montessori School ✓ | PreK-6 | 90 |
| Abintra Montessori School ✓ | PreK-8 | 83 |
| Knoxville Montessori School | PreK-11 | 82 |
| Natures Way Montessori School | PreK-8 | 77 |
| Amare Montessori ✓ | PreK-9 | 71 |
| The Montessori School of Cleveland | PreK-8 | 50 |
| Mead Montessori School | PreK-8 | 46 |
| Harpeth Montessori | PreK-5 | 45 |
| Little Scholars Montessori ✓ | PreK-7 | 41 |
| Little River Montessori School | PreK-8 | 40 |
| Maria Montessori School | PreK-8 | 36 |
| Montessori School of Franklin ✓ | PreK-4 | 28 |
| Casa Dei Montessori | K-5 | 28 |
| Midtown Montessori School | PreK-6 | 25 |
| Hendresonville Montessori Academy | PreK-7 | 20 |
| Montessori Teacher Training Center for TN/Ncme | PreK-5 | 17 |
| Children's House of Nashville | PreK-K | 12 |
| Giving Tree Montessori ✓ | PreK-K | 10 |
| Montessori Centre | PreK-K | 10 |
| Montessori Weaver School | PreK-K | 10 |
| Esther's Montessori Center | PreK-K | 5 |
| Guidepost Montessori at Green Hills | PreK-6 | 5 |
| Bambini Village Montessori | PreK-K | 4 |
| Montessori Internationale School | PreK-K | 3 |
Other kinds of school in Tennessee
- Christian schools in Tennessee
- Catholic schools in Tennessee
- Special education schools in Tennessee
- Classical schools in Tennessee
- Private high schools in Tennessee
- Private elementary schools in Tennessee
- Private middle schools in Tennessee
- Private schools with kindergarten in Tennessee
- Private schools with pre-K in Tennessee
- Jewish schools in Tennessee
- Episcopal schools in Tennessee
- Seventh-day Adventist schools in Tennessee
- All-girls schools in Tennessee
- All-boys schools in Tennessee
- All private schools in Tennessee
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