How the funding fits
Every Arizona K-12 student can open an Empowerment Scholarship Account. For the grades Montessori in the Park serves, ADE's latest chart gives $4,718–$6,205; that chart is labeled 2025-26 (ADE estimate; the 2026-27 chart isn't posted yet), and the exact figure depends on grade and the funding formula for the school the child would otherwise attend. The account can pay tuition at a qualified private school that is set up as a ClassWallet vendor. The state keeps no list of schools that take ESA payments, so ask Montessori in the Park directly.
Montessori in the Park did not turn up on any STO's published school list when we checked (Oct 2026). Lists change, so ask the school which STOs its families use.
The school also has a preschool. The universal ESA starts in kindergarten, so ask about the school's preschool aid and look at DES child care assistance or Quality First scholarships.
Independent schools in the Phoenix area usually run their own need-based aid with a winter deadline, separate from any ESA or STO funding.
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What the records show
The U.S. Department of Education's Private School Survey (2021-22) shows the school reporting 39 students, 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a 6.5:1 student-teacher ratio and grades PK-K.
Questions for your visit
- Are you a ClassWallet vendor, and will you bill our ESA directly each quarter?
- What is tuition for my child's grade, and which fees can the ESA cover?
- Which STOs do your families use, and when do their applications open?
- Do you offer parishioner, church-member, sibling or need-based discounts?
After grade K: nearby schools that keep going
Montessori in the Park ends at grade K. These schools serve grade 1 through 12 and are among the closest:
- Victory Autism Academy: grades K-12, about 1 mi away
- The Bridge School: grades K-12, about 1 mi away
- AZ Aspire Academy: grades K-12, about 2 mi away
- Vision Christian Academy: grades K-12, about 5 mi away · 3 STO lists
Nearby schools with profiles
- St. Thomas Aquinas: Catholic School, grades PK-8, 0.9 mi · 5 STO lists
- Victory Autism Academy: Independent School, grades K-12, 1.0 mi
- John Paul II Catholic High School: Catholic School, grades 9-12, 1.1 mi
- St. John Paul II Catholic High School: Catholic School, grades 9-12, 1.1 mi · 4 STO lists
- St. John Paul II Roman Catholic High School: Catholic School, grades 9-12, 1.1 mi · 1 STO lists
- The Goddard School: Independent School, grades PK-K, 1.2 mi · 2 STO lists
We list 21 private schools in Goodyear, Avondale, Buckeye & the West Valley, and 16 of them are on at least one STO school list.