The Grammar School vs. Hilltop Montessori School
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School Overview
Overview
As a small community of parents, students and teachers in conscious partnership, The Grammar School integrates high expectations for achievement, creativity, self-discipline and social responsibility. We cultivate in each student a lifelong enthusiasm for learning and a desire to contribute constructively to society. Our program provides students with an excellent academic, artistic, athletic and ethical foundation.
Hilltop's mission is for students to practice responsible independance in a caring community of curious, ciritical thinkers and thoughtful citizens.
The Montessori approach to education promotes genuine respect for the potential of every child. Hilltop's multi-age classrooms, caring and experienced teachers, and integrated curriculum enable a sense of self and wonder to flourish.
Hilltop's students and staff are hard at work and play in spacious, sun-filled classrooms, and throuout our 43 acres of fields, woodland, and trails.
Hilltop's authentic Montessori curriculum encourages students of all ages serve as caring stewards of the land and insatiable explorers of boundless opportunity.
Grades Offered
NS-8
NS-8
Blue Ribbon School
No
No
Offers Post-Graduate Year
No
No
Learning Difference Programs
Yes
Yes
Year Founded
1960
1972
Students Body
Total Students
117 students
100 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
Co-ed
% Students of Color
5%
3%
Students by Grade
Students by Grade
Nursery Students
11
10
Pre-K Students
12
23
Kindergarten Students
7
7
Grade 1 Students
10
8
Grade 2 Students
9
4
Grade 3 Students
12
9
Grade 4 Students
14
5
Grade 5 Students
12
11
Grade 6 Students
12
7
Grade 7 Students
7
3
Grade 8 Students
11
13
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers
14 teachers
25 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree
71%
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Average Class Size
10
25
Teacher : Student Ratio
1:8
1:4
Classroom Dress Code
Casual
Casual
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline
None / Rolling
Mar. 1 / rolling
Tuition Cost
$17,000
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Tuition Notes
Tuition is based on an escalating scale from Kindergarten ($15,300) through 8th Grade ($19,500).
Please visit website for current tuition at www.hilltopmontessori.org
% on Financial Aid
45%
50%
Average Financial Aid Grant
$6,000
$4,500
Acceptance Rate
95%
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Admissions Director
Alex Bodel
Zoe Proctor
Sports
Total Sports Offered
6
7
Extracurriculars
Total Extra-curric.Total Extracurriculars
12
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Extra-curric.Extracurriculars
Adventure Running, Ceramics, Chess, Creative Writing, Cross-Country Running, Mountain Biking, Outdoor Art-Making, Skiing, Soccer, Survival Skills, Theater Arts, Yoga
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