MONTESSORI SCHOOL HOUSE Go back
4544 POCAHONTAS AVE
SAN DIEGO, CA 92117
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Phone: 858-270-9350
School Information
  • GreatSchools Rating:
  • Educational Climate: Above Average
  • Technology Measure: Low
  • Type: Private
  • Grades: Pre-kindergarten - 6th Grade
  • District:
  • Students/Teacher: NOT REPORTED
  • Students/Grade: 30
  • Number Students: 240
  • Number Teachers: NOT REPORTED
  • Number Classrooms: 8
  • Expense/Pupil:
  • Poverty Level: NOT REPORTED
  • Number Computers: 7
  • Number PCs: 005
  • Number Macs: 002
  • Principal: Ms Debbie Sheehan
  • CHARTER SCHOOL
  • GIFTED AND TALENTED PROGRAMS
  • ESL
  • SPECIAL EDUCATION
  • ADVANCED PLACEMENT
  • BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS
  • ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMS
  • YEAR ROUND CLASSES
  • VOC-TECH
  • ADULT EDUCATION
  • NCLB SCHOOL
  • BLUE RIBBON SCHOOL
  • COALITION OF ESSENTIAL SCHOOLS
  • AYP SCHOOL
  • INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE
  • MAGNET SCHOOL
School Ratings & Reviews

School Ratings (26 ratings)
Maximum Rating: 5




    School Reviews (25 Reviews)
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    Parent Review | Rating:
    Posted 2012-04-13
    "My children have been attending Maria Montessori School for the past 8 years, and we love this school! My children have a passion for learning, enjoy going to school, and have made great friends. The oldest will graduate from the 8th grade this year, and we couldn't be happier with the middle school experience! She has been admitted to a private high school and has been placed in honors classes, in addition to being self-confident and comfortable expressing her views. The middle school offers an individualized education, Spanish and Mandarin language, computer instruction, and speech and debate. Students are listened to and treated with respect at all levels, and are expected to treat others with respect. Homework is reasonable and purposeful, which leaves time for the after school activity of your child's choice! This is a GREAT school!!!!"
    Parent Review | Rating:
    Posted 2012-04-05
    "Thought the academics are true to Montessori principles and the classroom structure is rich and appropriate, this school is unsatisfactory. Communication between the school and families is poor, inconsistent and often confusing. The administration is unprofessional and unskilled beyond the purely academic realm of Montessori education, which is surprising given the longevity of this school. Their actions are not in keeping with their mission statement and they do not honor diversity and the whole child. I would highly recommend that parents think twice before choosing this school for their children"
    Parent Review | Rating:
    Posted 2012-03-09
    "My children (preschool and second grade) love MMS and so do I. As a Montessori certified school and training center, you know you are getting the real deal. Students receive individuvalized attention and at the elementary level daily and weekly work plans that are individualized. To address the mixed age complaint of a previous post, it is correct that most of the classrooms do not have the true Montessori 3 year age span. Preschool classrooms are ages 3 - 4 or 4 - 6. The elementary rooms also cover two year ranges, K-1, 1-2, etc. Children have the opportunity to be both the young ones who learn from the older children and later an older mentor to younger children. Another complaint I read in a couple of reviews was that few parents thought individualization was lacking and there was an overabundance of worksheets. My only thought is that perhaps they did not realize that the other chidren were on completely different places in their phonics work books or that the worksheets/ workbooks are extenstions of Montessori lessons children receive. The written work reflects the hands-on work. My children are challenged yet confident because they are met at their developmental level."
    Parent Review | Rating:
    Posted 2012-03-09
    "We LOVE this school! The Montessori classroom really works for children and entices their natural curiosity. Our child has been here for 3 years and is THRIVING. He is happy about going to school each day. He is so motivated to learn, and loves the academic environment where his ability, not his age dictates the work. The teachers are warm, caring people who we know have our child s best interest at heart. They partner with us every step of the way, allowing our child to progress at a rate that works for him. The program is not cookie cutter where one size fits all. Rather, the teachers are so aware of where each child is academically, emotionally, and present new information at the right time. We know what is happening in the classroom and see work product sent home that demonstrates what our child is learning. Our child has become a self-starter, and we see that cross over at home as he accomplishes his daily tasks. I have been in many other schools and have witnessed classroom chaos and difficult environments you will not find that here! It is peaceful, and a place where children are respected and valued. Great environment, loving instruction, happy child!"
    Parent Review | Rating:
    Posted 2012-03-07
    "I still regret that I ever sent my child to this school. The teacher's attitudes were hurtful, they want little soldiers not happy children. All they care about is how well your child can perform for them and don't want to do anything different from how a latchkey child can learn. The work was not individualized, but basically all the same worksheets and assignments, students could just choose to do them at different parts of the day. We left a few years ago and my child now loves the new school and tells me how fun it is. My child still asks me, "why did you ever make me go there?""
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