Montessori schools in California

There are 661 verified Montessori schools across 255 cities in California, listed in the Montessori Schools Near Me directory at https://montessorischoolsnearme.app/states/california.

California has 10 AMS-accredited Montessori schools — the highest tier of the American Montessori Society pathway.

California has 16 Montessori schools listed in the Association Montessori Internationale (AMI/USA) directory. Notable AMI-affiliated schools include Mission Valley Montessori School (Fremont), Montessori School of Pleasanton (Pleasanton).

Yes — California has 37 public or charter Montessori schools in the Montessori Schools Near Me directory, including Antioch Charter Academy II (Antioch), Redwood Coast Montessori (Arcata), California Montessori Project Carmichael (Carmichael).

Los Angeles has the most Montessori schools in California with 26 listings. Browse them at https://montessorischoolsnearme.app/states/california/los-angeles.

Based on Google Places reviews (minimum 10 ratings), Learn And Play Montessori Maple Inc. in Fremont is the highest-rated Montessori school in California with a 5.0 average from 61 reviews.

AMS (American Montessori Society) and AMI (Association Montessori Internationale) are the two major Montessori organizations in the US. AMI follows Maria Montessori's original methods strictly and certifies individual teachers, while AMS accredits whole schools through a multi-tier pathway (Member → Verified → Accredited) and allows more methodological flexibility.