#1 Best Montessori Schools in Missouri
Visitation Academy
Independent Catholic school · Grades Pre-K–12
100% of graduates go to four-year colleges
Saint Louis, MO
AOverall gradeAll girls555 students9 students per teacher
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Best Montessori Schools in Missouri
The highest-graded schools of this kind in Missouri. Top 6 of 6 schools.
#2 Best Montessori Schools in Missouri
The Fulton School
Montessori school · Grades Pre-K–12
One of the 3 largest Montessori schools in Missouri
Chesterfield, MO
B+Overall grade102 students7 students per teacher
#3 Best Montessori Schools in Missouri
Clay-Platte Montessori School
Montessori school · Grades Pre-K–6
The largest Montessori school in Kansas City
Kansas City, MO
B+Overall grade65 students13 students per teacher
#4 Best Montessori Schools in Missouri
Villa Di Maria Montessori School
Montessori school · Grades Pre-K–6
The only Montessori school in Kirkwood
Kirkwood, MO
BOverall grade98 students14 students per teacher
#5 Best Montessori Schools in Missouri
Montessori Lab School at Grand Center
Montessori school · Grades Pre-K–5
One of 2 Montessori schools in Saint Louis
Saint Louis, MO
BOverall grade91 students23 students per teacher
#6 Best Montessori Schools in Missouri
Prodigy Leadership Academy
Christian (nondenominational) · Montessori · Grades Pre-K–12
The only Montessori school in Cape Girardeau
Cape Girardeau, MO
B-Overall grade159 students9 students per teacher
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