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Montessori American School Photo #9 - For an additional fee, all of our students can take advantage of our music enrichment class. This helps your child enhance his social skills, coordination, listening and motor skills. Participating in music activities also improves learning skills and memory. Ear training, rhythmic activities, piano keyboard activities, string instruments (lap harp), rhythm instruments, music alphabets, do-re-mi's, rhythmic notation and much more!

Montessori American School

3604 Bonita Road
Chula Vista, CA 91910
Montessori American School is a private, bilingual preschool and kindergarten serving children ages 2-6.
Our main goal is to help our students become independent by helping them with practical life skills such as tying shoes, buttoning shirts, and pouring milk.
Our academic programs are based on the principles taught by Dr Maria Montessori and we employ only bi-lingual teachers who are all AMS certified.
We offer educational enrichment courses like Spanish as a second language, art, art history, music, and children's yoga to help shape our youngsters beyond the core curriculum that we offer. While many of our competitors have come and gone over the years, we are a mainstay and have been since 1988. Just ask the parents of the students we serve!

Quick Facts (2026)

  • School Type: Montessori School
  • Grades: Nursery/Preschool-Kindergarten
  • Enrollment: 96 students
  • Average class size: 23 students
  • Application Deadline: None / Rolling
  • Source: Verified school update

School Overview

School Membership(s)School Assoc.
Religious Affiliation
Grades Offered
Grades Nursery/Preschool-Kindergarten
Year Founded
1988
Summer School Offered
Yes
School Calendar

Student Body

Total Students
96 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
% Students of Color
69%
State avg.: 51%
Students by Grade
Montessori American School Student By Grade

Academics and Faculty

Total Classroom Teachers
11 teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
9:1
National avg.:
Average Class Size
23 students
Classroom Dress Code
Casual

Tuition and Acceptance Rate

Admission Deadline
None / Rolling
Tuition Notes
$9,850 - $11,000
Admissions Director
Yolanda Alvarez
Application URL

Extracurriculars

Total ExtracurricularsTotal Extra-curric.
4 extracurriculars
ExtracurricularsExtra-curric.
Arts and Music Programs:
and music enrichmentArt
art history


Recreational Athletic Programs:
Children's Yoga

School Notes

  • School Motto: 'Help me do it by myself.'
Here are a few more videos of actual students in our classrooms learning various skills:
Student-Teacher Ratio:
  • Toddler: 1:6
  • Primary: 1:12
Source: Verified school update

Frequently Asked Questions

When is the application deadline for Montessori American School?
The application deadline for Montessori American School is rolling (applications are reviewed as they are received year-round).

School Reviews

5  
Best teachers, best campus. My kindergarten graduit is reading to her sister every night. I am in love with this school. Now my oldest has to move on and I can't find anything that I feel compares to the environment Mrs. Edith and staff provide.
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Quick Facts (2026)

  • School Type: Montessori School
  • Grades: Nursery/Preschool-Kindergarten
  • Enrollment: 96 students
  • Average class size: 23 students
  • Application Deadline: None / Rolling
  • Source: Verified school update

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