Montessori High School vs. Sayre School
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School Overview
Top Rankings
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Sayre School ranks among the top 20% of private schools in Kentucky for:
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School History
Overview
The Montessori High School of Kentucky is an innovative four-year secondary school partnered with the University of Kentucky’s College of Education.
We offer an academically rigorous, student-centered, interdisciplinary education that gives students the learning and leadership skills they need to succeed.
Our graduates not only succeed in their post-secondary education or career choices, but as global citizens and innovators.
Our Mission: Sayre School provides an innovative and inclusive learning environment that empowers students to achieve academic excellence, embrace challenge, and cultivate integrity in order to lead purposeful lives in an ever-changing world.
Sayre is downtown Lexington's only independent co-educational college preparatory day school, serving students from age two through twelfth grade.
Grades Offered
9-12
PK-12
Blue Ribbon School
No
No
Offers Post-Graduate Year
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No
Learning Difference Programs
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Yes
Learning Programs Supported
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Dyslexia, Math, ADD/ADHD, Language-based, etc
Year Founded
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1854
Students Body
Total Students
12 students
620 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
Co-ed
% Students of Color
17%
22%
Students by Grade
Students by Grade
Pre-K Students
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84
Kindergarten Students
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32
Grade 1 Students
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24
Grade 2 Students
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25
Grade 3 Students
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29
Grade 4 Students
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28
Grade 5 Students
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32
Grade 6 Students
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30
Grade 7 Students
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39
Grade 8 Students
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42
Grade 9 Students
2
57
Grade 10 Students
4
66
Grade 11 Students
3
60
Grade 12 Students
3
72
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers
4 teachers
92 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree
80%
79%
Average Class Size
6
14
Number of AP Classes
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19
Teacher : Student Ratio
1:3
1:7
Average SAT score
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1290
Average ACT score
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29
Classroom Dress Code
Casual
Casual
(Dress code for grades K-12)
(Dress code for grades K-12)
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline
None / Rolling
None / Rolling
Tuition Notes
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Preschool tuition depends on 3 or 5 days, and noon or afternoon dismissal. Tuition varies by division from K-12. Please see the website for current tuition rates and financial aid. PS-Grade 12 Tuition $7,600-$28,500
% on Financial Aid
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30%
Average Financial Aid Grant
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$13,000
Admissions Director
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Jeff Oldham
Admissions Associate
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Libby Hartley
Sports
Total Sports Offered
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14
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Extracurriculars
Total Extra-curric.Total Extracurriculars
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28
Extra-curric.Extracurriculars
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Academic Team (Middle & Upper), Basketball Camps, Chess Club (Middle), Community Service, Debate Club, Diversity Club, FCA, French Club (Upper), French Honor Society, Green Club (Upper), Green Council (Upper), Kentucky Youth Assembly (Middle & Upper), KUNA, Lower School Basketball YMCA, Lower School Chorus, Lower School Drama (after school), Math Club, Mens Volleyball Club (Upper), Middle School Chorus, National Honor Society, Newspaper Club, Pep Club (Upper), Political Clubs (Upper), Pre Med Club, Spanish Honor Society, Student Council, Tennis Clinic (Lower School), Yearbook - Pillars