The Croft School: South End vs. Kingsley Montessori School

The Croft School: South End, a small, innovative, high-quality private school, opened in September 2022. In 2024-25, the school will operate with Preschool (Age 3), Pre-Kindergarten (K1), Kindergarten (K2), and Grade 1 classrooms; it will subsequently expand one grade level each year until it reaches capacity as a Preschool through Grade 6 school.

The school is designed to serve students living in the South End, South Boston, Back Bay, Roxbury, Fenway, Chinatown, Downtown Crossing, and other Boston neighborhoods. Building upon the foundation of The Croft Schools in Providence and Jamaica Plain, The Croft School: South End was opened in response to requests from neighborhood-area families seeking a higher-quality, more diverse, and more affordable school that would be close to home.

We are a Toddler through Grade 6 independent school, with two historic buildings in the heart of Back Bay, Boston.

Kingsley's Mission is to engage the mind, hands, and heart of each child to nurture resilient explorers, confident learners, and empathetic citizens.

Kingsley offers a Montessori education tailored to the talents, curiosity, and growth of each student. Our programs help each student to develop socially as well as academically and advance successfully to top public and private schools.