Palm Valley Montessori School

How the funding fits

Every Arizona K-12 student can open an Empowerment Scholarship Account. For the grades Palm Valley Montessori School serves, ADE's latest chart gives $4,718–$6,205 (K) and $7,105–$10,540 (grades 1-12); 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 Palm Valley Montessori School directly.

Takes STO scholarships from: APSTO, IBE, School Choice Arizona (per each STO's published school list, Oct 2026). Each STO decides its own awards, so apply to every one on this list that fits; appearing on a list is not a promise of money. Remember that a child on an ESA contract cannot take an STO scholarship that same year, so this is a choice, not an extra.

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 (2023-24) shows the school reporting 33 students, 5.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a 5.7:1 student-teacher ratio and grades K-5.

Questions for your visit

1. Are you a ClassWallet vendor, and will you bill our ESA directly each quarter?
2. What is tuition for my child's grade, and which fees can the ESA cover?
3. Which STOs do your families use, and when do their applications open?
4. Do you offer parishioner, church-member, sibling or need-based discounts?

After grade 5: nearby schools that keep going

Palm Valley Montessori School ends at grade 5. These schools serve grade 6 through 12 and are among the closest:

• Victory Autism Academy: grades K-12, about 3 mi away
• The Bridge School: grades K-12, about 4 mi away
• AZ Aspire Academy: grades K-12, about 4 mi away
• Vision Christian Academy: grades K-12, about 6 mi away · 3 STO lists

Nearby schools with profiles

• West Valley Christian School: Christian School, grades PK-8, 0.1 mi · 5 STO lists
• Montessori in the Park: Independent School, grades PK-K, 3.0 mi
• St. John Vianney Catholic School: Catholic School, grades PK-8, 3.4 mi · 5 STO lists
• Victory Autism Academy: Independent School, grades K-12, 3.4 mi
• St. Thomas Aquinas: Catholic School, grades PK-8, 3.6 mi · 5 STO lists
• John Paul II Catholic High School: Catholic School, grades 9-12, 3.7 mi

We list 21 private schools in Goodyear, Avondale, Buckeye & the West Valley, and 16 of them are on at least one STO school list.