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Garden Montessori School
Wesley Chapel·Pasco County·Grades PK-KG·~65 students
Accepts scholarshipsCo-edAffordable
Tuition$10.8K/yr
TypePrivate
Students~65
PASCO COUNTY
Best Independent (non-religious) Schools in Pasco County for Montessori with scholarships
Independent rankings of Independent (non-religious) schools in Pasco County with Montessori programs, built from director interviews and verified data — never from school payments.
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Affordability
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Pasco County has 3 independent (non-religious) K-12 schools in our database, drawn from FLDOE, NCES, and direct outreach to school directors. Median published tuition is $10.8K/yr. 3 of these schools accept Florida Step Up / FES scholarships — roughly 100% of the list — so families using state-funded scholarships have real choice here.
Admissions processes vary by school. AdmitCompass surfaces the deadlines, test requirements, and tuition for each campus on its detail page, so families can build a balanced reach / target / safety list. Every school is re-verified through direct outreach to admissions teams; data is refreshed on a 180-day cadence and timestamped on each profile.
See also: Under $20K/yr, Tuition-Free.
Showing 3 of 3 Pasco County schools
- 2Trinity Montessori School
Trinity·Pasco County·Grades PK-03·~55 students
Accepts scholarshipsCo-edTuitionFreeTypePrivateStudents~55 - 3Blazing Stars Montessori School
Dade City·Pasco County·Grades PK-05·~30 students
Accepts scholarshipsCo-edTuitionFreeTypePrivateStudents~30
How we rank these schools
Built relationships, not scrapers. AdmitCompass ranks schools using a composite score that blends four signals: enrollment size (a proxy for stability and program breadth), tuition reasonableness within the local market, freshness of our most recent verification, and a small bonus for schools with full admissions detail published on their profile.
Public data comes from the Florida Department of Education (FLDOE), the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), and each school's own admissions pages. The information that actually matters to most families — acceptance rates, deadlines, what a director cares about — comes from direct interviews with school directors and admissions coaches across our active markets.
We do not publish scoring weights or per-axis thresholds. That keeps the moat intact: the rankings reflect actual conversations with people inside schools, not a formula anyone with a crawler could clone. Every profile is re-verified on a 180-day cadence, and the "last updated" date is timestamped on every school page.
Frequently asked questions
How competitive is admission in Pasco County?
Admissions selectivity ranges from open-enrollment (most charters and parish schools) to highly selective (top independent K-12 programs). Each school's profile page lists deadlines, test requirements, and any published acceptance rate.
Do these schools accept Step Up / FES scholarships?
3 of the 3 schools on this page accept Florida's Step Up For Students / FES-EO / FES-UA scholarships. That covers most or all of tuition for income-eligible families. Each school's detail page lists the specific scholarship programs accepted.
How many schools offer Montessori programs?
3 schools on this page have documented Montessori programs. Program depth varies — some schools embed it across the curriculum, others offer dedicated tracks or after-school options. Visit each school's profile for specifics.
Is this list updated?
Yes. We re-verify school data on a 180-day cadence through direct contact with admissions teams, plus cross-checks against FLDOE, NCES, and published school sources. Each school profile shows the date of its most recent verification.
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