Village Montessori School of Irvine

Overview

Village Montessori School of Irvine is an independent, non-sectarian K-8 private school in Irvine, California, serving grades K-3, founded in 1976, with about 61 students. The school does not publish tuition; ask for current figures when you book a visit.

Admissions

Entrance exam requirements are not published; contact admissions.

The school publishes the following application details. The Montessori Schools of Irvine website states that visitors are welcome at 9:30 a.m. on weekdays with No Appointment Necessary, and that families can otherwise get in touch through the form on the school website or by phone at (949) 786-7494. The school website does not publish application deadlines, an application fee, or assessment or interview requirements (school website, home page and Village campus page)

The main entry points at a K-8 school are kindergarten and grade 6. Younger applicants are usually evaluated through an on-campus visit, while most applicants above grade 5 need an ISEE score. Start in the fall of the year before entry: visit first to confirm the school is a fit, then decide whether to register for testing.

Tuition and fees

The school website publishes monthly rates only, with no annual or paid-in-full price and no indication of which school year applies: preschool (ages 2.9-5) $1,995 a month, Kindergarten $2,020 a month and Primary (grades 1-3) $2,040 a month. The monthly rate already includes lunch, snacks and extended care, and all programs run Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (school website, Village campus page)

Academics and programs

• The school website describes the school as “IRVINE’S ORIGINAL MONTESSORI SCHOOL,” opened in 1976 by its founder for the founder’s own children and still family-run today (school website, Village campus page)
• The program runs from preschool all the way through grade 3: the school website says the elementary grades were added above kindergarten because parents asked to keep going, and that enrollment includes kindergarten graduates from the other Montessori Schools of Irvine campuses (school website, Village campus page)
• The monthly rate includes lunch, snacks and Complimentary Extended Care, with no separate care fee (school website, Village campus page)
• All programs run Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., covering the schedules of two-working-parent families (school website, Village campus page)
• One of the four Montessori Schools of Irvine campuses: the University, Northwood and Westpark campuses go through preschool only, and Village is the only one with elementary grades (school website, home page)
• An AMS member school that also holds NAEYC early childhood accreditation (school website, Village campus page)

How this school compares

These are the nearest schools at the same level and a comparable price. Select a name to open that school’s admissions guide:

School	City	Grades	Tuition	Entrance test	Class size	Distance
Village Montessori School of Irvine	Irvine	K-3	Not published	—	—	—
Frontiers Academy	Costa Mesa	K-8	Not published	—	—	3.6 mi
Bethel Classical Academy	Irvine	K-9	$10,900	On-campus assessment	—	1.2 mi
LePort Montessori Irvine Spectrum North	Irvine	K-8	Not published	On-campus assessment	—	5.0 mi
St. Anne Parish School	Santa Ana	K-8	Not published	On-campus assessment	—	5.5 mi

Getting there from Irvine

These are straight-line distances from neighborhoods where many Irvine families live. Actual drive times will be longer, and a morning rush-hour trip typically takes 1.5 to 2 times as long as an off-peak one:

Neighborhood	Straight-line distance
Woodbury	5.1 miles
Northwood	4.3 miles
Turtle Rock	1.8 miles
Portola Springs	7.7 miles

The website does not describe bus service; confirm this during your visit.

Questions to ask on a campus visit

• Tuition basis — the school website gives monthly rates only, with no school year indicated and no annual or paid-in-full price, so no annual tuition figures are listed; the monthly amounts appear in the tuition text
• Fee detail — the school website does not list a registration fee, an application fee, a deposit or any other additional cost
• Financial aid — neither the school website’s home page nor the Village campus page mentions financial aid or scholarships
• Entrance exam and application process — the school website has no Admissions page and does not describe an application process, deadlines, assessments or interview requirements; it says only that visitors are welcome at 9:30 on weekdays wi…
• Registration, technology, uniform and activity fees beyond tuition

How EDUBUS helps

Our Irvine-based counselors work in both Chinese and English. We track Village Montessori School of Irvine’s admissions calendar, prepare students for the campus visit and interview, and review application materials before they are submitted. Book a school-selection consultation or read the Chinese version of this page.