#1 Best Montessori Schools in South Carolina
May River Montessori School
Montessori school · Grades Pre-K–9
Smaller classes than 80% of Montessori schools nationwide
Bluffton, SC
A+Overall grade74 students5 students per teacher
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Best Montessori Schools in South Carolina
The highest-graded schools of this kind in South Carolina. Top 8 of 8 schools.
#2 Best Montessori Schools in South Carolina
Sundrops Montessori School
Montessori school · Grades Pre-K–9
Smaller classes than 99% of Montessori schools nationwide
Mount Pleasant, SC
A+Overall grade66 students2 students per teacher
#3 Best Montessori Schools in South Carolina
Montessori School of Anderson
Montessori school · Grades Pre-K–12
The only Montessori school in Anderson
Anderson, SC
AOverall grade72 students6 students per teacher
#4 Best Montessori Schools in South Carolina
Montessori School of Columbia
Montessori school · Grades Pre-K–6
One of the 3 largest Montessori schools in South Carolina
Columbia, SC
A-Overall grade89 students7 students per teacher
#5 Best Montessori Schools in South Carolina
Five Oaks Academy
Montessori school · Grades Pre-K–8
The only Montessori school in Simpsonville
Simpsonville, SC
B+Overall grade195 students6 students per teacher
#6 Best Montessori Schools in South Carolina
Montessori School of Florence
Montessori school · Grades Pre-K–6
The only Montessori school in Florence
Florence, SC
B+Overall grade90 students10 students per teacher
#7 Best Montessori Schools in South Carolina
Sea Pines Montessori Academy
Montessori school · Grades K–6
The only Montessori school in Hilton Head Island
Hilton Head Island, SC
BOverall grade61 students6 students per teacher
#8 Best Montessori Schools in South Carolina
Sundrops Montessori Bridge Campus
Montessori school · Grades Pre-K–9
One of 2 Montessori schools in Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant, SC
BOverall grade66 students11 students per teacher
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