How many students attend Chestnut Montessori School?

In the 2021-22 school year, 60 students attended Chestnut Montessori School.

What is the racial makeup of Chestnut Montessori School?

Students at Chestnut Montessori School are 67% Not Specified, 13% Asian, 12% Two or more races, 8% White.

Chestnut Montessori School

Private, Nonsectarian, PK, KG-3

10723 NE 38th Pl
Bellevue, WA 98004-7603

(425) 822-6001

Student/teacher ratio: 5.0

Number of students: 60

Racial breakdown:

Not Specified:

66.7%

Asian:

13.3%

Two or more races:

11.7%

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All ratings (Avg rating: 3.7)

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33%

Reviews:

by a parent
Thursday, November 6, 2014

We have two girls that attended Chestnut (one is still there) from 2 1/2 years on, since 2010. Both love the school and the wonderful Director and teachers. Chestnut is a beautiful school that creates a warm, calm, and positive environment for the kids. It is amazing how much my kids learned there and how prepared my oldest one was for kindergarten. We love this school and recommend it to everyone. Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, September 26, 2014

Our first daughter, now in third grade, has been at Chestnut Montessori since she was 2 and 1/2 (when the school opened). Our second daughter is now there as well. Very rare is the day when both girls aren't excited to go to school.

The school has amazing community events, especially at the elementary level. The elementary students have a camp-out at the school just before the school-year begins, a zoo overnight toward the end of the year, and a field-trip per month during the year. The preschoolers have activities that come to them, such as the parent/child pumpkin carving before Halloween. There are numerous of opportunities to perform for their parents at school events.

The director has been in Montessori education for decades. The assistant director has been with the school since it opened, went through Montessori training while serving as the school's office manager, and has provided the school with an amazing continuity.

Regarding the quality of education, we took our girls to Korea after the US school-year ended last year, and our elder daughter attended public school there for four weeks. Korea is known for being an amazingly tough academic environment. Our daughter had no problem keeping up in a public school coming from her Montessori background.

The few parents we've known who weren't extremely happy were had an expectation that their children would be coddled in the way that day cares do. While the teachers are very caring, it is a school, and not a daycare. Kids are expected to be fully potty trained. To learn classroom behavior, the younger kids are expected to watch the older kids and learn by example. It's amazing to observe the difference between the order of a Montessori classroom and a daycare or conventional preschool classroom. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Chestnut Montessori School

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Year	White	Asian	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2012	3	1	1	53	58
2014	12	4	3	40	59
2016	14	4	3	30	51
2018	27	8	6	28	69
2020	21	2	0	40	63
2022	5	8	7	40	60

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Student/Teacher Ratio Chestnut Montessori School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2012	58	2.3	2.1	n/a
2014	59	2.0	9.5	n/a
2016	51	8.4	2.5	n/a
2018	69	6.1	6.7	n/a
2020	63	2.0	11.5	n/a
2022	60	4.0	5.0	n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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