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Top 5 Montessori Schools in North Jersey

Bergen, Morris, Essex, and Somerset counties.

  1. Short Hills, Chatham, and Florham Park

    The Montessori Children's Academy

    Montessori adherence · 40%
    84/100
    Montessori spans Parent-child at 18 to 30 months.
    Facilities · 30%
    85/100
    The school operates multiple campuses.
    Convenience · 30%
    93/100
    Programs cover Parent-child at 18 to 30 months in Short Hills, Chatham, and Florham Park, with multiple campuses.
    Overall grade
    A-87/100
    Program
    Parent-child at 18 to 30 months
    Why it stands out
    The academy opened in 1999, added Elementary in 2002, and now operates three campuses in the selected counties.
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  2. Paramus

    Ridgewood Montessori School

    Montessori adherence · 40%
    84/100
    Montessori spans 16 months through Grade 8.
    Facilities · 30%
    87/100
    The campus includes nature grounds.
    Convenience · 30%
    90/100
    Programs cover 16 months through Grade 8 in Paramus.
    Overall grade
    B+86.7/100
    Program
    16 months through Grade 8
    Why it stands out
    Ridgewood Montessori has operated since 1989 and offers one of Bergen County's broadest age spans, including Seedlings, Stepping Stones, Primary, Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary, and Middle School. Its site publishes curricula for the Elementary levels and explains how the school expanded to Grade 8.
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  3. Basking Ridge

    The Albrook School

    Montessori adherence · 40%
    84/100
    Montessori spans age 2 through Grade 6.
    Facilities · 30%
    84/100
    The campus covers 6.5 acres.
    Convenience · 30%
    90/100
    Programs cover age 2 through Grade 6 in Basking Ridge.
    Overall grade
    B+85.8/100
    Program
    Age 2 through Grade 6
    Why it stands out
    Founded more than 45 years ago, the nonprofit school occupies 6.5 acres and publishes extensive information about its classrooms, curriculum, campus, and institutional development.
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  4. Bridgewater

    Raritan Valley Montessori School

    Montessori adherence · 40%
    84/100
    Montessori spans 16 months through Grade 6.
    Facilities · 30%
    84/100
    The Bridgewater campus houses the program.
    Convenience · 30%
    90/100
    Programs cover 16 months through Grade 6 in Bridgewater.
    Overall grade
    B+85.8/100
    Program
    16 months through Grade 6
    Why it stands out
    Founded in 1967, Raritan Valley is one of New Jersey's longest-operating Montessori schools and offers Stepping Stones, Primary, and Elementary programs through age 12.
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  5. Mendham

    The Westmont Montessori School

    Montessori adherence · 40%
    84/100
    Montessori spans Parent-child from 15 months.
    Facilities · 30%
    84/100
    The Mendham campus houses the program.
    Convenience · 30%
    90/100
    Programs cover Parent-child from 15 months in Mendham. Families can review admissions details.
    Overall grade
    B+85.8/100
    Program
    Parent-child from 15 months
    Why it stands out
    It reports more than 2,000 families served and a teaching team with more than 100 years of combined experience.
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