With a tight-knit community of under 300 Pre-K to 8th grade children benefiting from double the national average of teachers to students, the Arbor Montessori School is the premiere private campus at Briarcliff.
Montessori emphasizes the freedom of its students to follow their interests at their own pace, using an ungraded experimental curriculum to get students learning about the topics that matter to them as individuals. With teachers encouraging active and physical participation, Montessori seeks to teach topics rather than enforce memorization.
The academics include conventional areas like English language, math, spanish, and humanities, but adds on occupations, which gets students directly involved in the sciences through hands-on projects.
7th and 8th year students cap off their closing years at Montessori with trips to Washington D.C. and the Dominican Republic. Optional classes include subjects such as karate, Lego robotics, chorus, yoga, drama, chess, dance, and soccer.
Arbor Montessori School
Private Pre-K, Elementary, Middle School
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Grade Pre-K-8
2998 Lavista Rd,
Decatur, GA
258
Students
A
School Details
Head of School
Jan Deason
Student Teacher Ratio
7:1
Annual Tuition
$23,750
Niche Grade
A-
A
Source: Niche
Niche Grade Details
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
7:1
Teachers
39
Full Time Teachers
31
Part Time Teachers
8
Teachers in First or Second Year
15%
GreatSchools Rating Details
Student Diversity
Male
63.3%
Female
36.7%
White
69.4%
Black
12.9%
Asian
10.9%
Hispanic
6.8%
This School’s Reviews
Niche Reviews
3/18/2024
I don't recommend Arbor if you're seeking academic rigor or emotional support/resources for your child. My child was there from 2021-2023 (ages 3-5). Arbor didn't live up to its reputation in the Montessori community. We discovered that the Head of School, Primary Program Direction & Board Pres. lack skills & character to operate a successful program. Arbor had inadequate educational & emotional support & resources for children, teachers & parents. The program wasn't as educationally engaging as expected, the teachers lacked training to identify & utilize child's strengths, teachers avoided using different approaches to learning, there was inadequate language arts instruction, limited outdoor play (15-min/day (Scott campus)), no gardening activities (Scott campus), etc. Leadership intentionally keeps parents in that dark about their child's progress.
11/15/2023
Our daughter attended for 8 years. Her teachers were engaged and cared ... encouraged students to take ownership of their classroom environment as "their" space. Now at a different school, we see how the individual development, understanding of culture and the world, and learning how to research and present at a young age prepared her for the next step.
3/16/2016
The costs of our clubs and after school activities put them out of reach for our family.
GreatSchools Reviews
2/8/2025
My child attended Arbor from 2021-2024 in the Primary Class from ages 3-5. Initially in interviews we were impressed and excited to engage in the Montessori curriculum — thinking this approach would establish a strong foundation and autonomy. Unfortunately, we were wrong. From the beginning the clas...
3/18/2024
I would not recommend Arbor Montessori School if you are seeking academic rigor or emotional support/resources for your child, particularly in primary. My opinion is based on my child’s time there from 2021-2023 (ages 3-5). In my experience, Arbor does not live up to its reputation in the Montessori...
3/4/2024
My son was not emotionally safe at Arbor Montessori School. We started 8/2021. Soon after, a member of the lead teacher's immediate family became ill requiring unexpected & sometimes long absences. Though the situation caused lots of inconsistency and concern about how our kids would be affected, we...
11/29/2023
Our daughter attended this school for close to 2 years. Here is what our experience has been:- toddler class was relatively ok, though I wonder if things were happening that our little girl just couldn't express at that age. - in pre-k, the teachers were extremely cold and harsh in addressing a 3-ye...
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Arbor Montessori School is a private school for students in grades Pre-K-8 located at 2998 Lavista Rd in Decatur, GA. Annual tuition is $23,750. The school has a total enrollment of 258 and maintains a student-teacher ratio of 7:1. Arbor Montessori School has received feedback and ratings, with a Niche grade of A. Discover additional schools in the area, like Capstone Academy, St Pius X Catholic High School, Ben Franklin Academy, and more. Learn more about what Decatur has to offer, and browse homes for sale and for rent near Arbor Montessori School.