Quick Facts (2026-27)
- School Type: Montessori School
- Grades: Prekindergarten-8
- Enrollment: 246 students
- Average class size: 25 students
- Application Deadline: Feb. 28 / rolling
- Source: ✓Verified school update
Renaissance Academy
Quick Facts (2026-27)
- School Type: Montessori School
- Grades: Prekindergarten-8
- Enrollment: 246 students
- Average class size: 25 students
- Application Deadline: Feb. 28 / rolling
- Source: ✓Verified school update
School Facts
School Type
Religious Affiliation
Grades Offered
Grades Prekindergarten-8
Students By Grade
ADD/ADHD Support
Yes
Learning Difference Programs
Yes
Year Founded
2001
School Calendar
Student Body
Total Students
246 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
% Students of Color
16%
State avg.: 26%
Academic Profile
Total Classroom Teachers
21 teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
12:1
National avg.:
% Faculty w/Advanced Degree
25%
Average Class Size
25 students
Classroom Dress Code
Casual
Uniforms required for 1st - 8th grades
School Membership(s)School Assoc.
Tuition & Financial Aid
Admission Deadline
Feb. 28 / rolling
Tuition Notes
Tuition for PK only. One time enrollment fees apply to KG - 8th grade. Please see our website for details.
Application URL
Sports
Total Sports Offered
7 sports
School Mascot
Renaissance
Extracurriculars
Total ExtracurricularsTotal Extra-curric.
3 extracurriculars
ExtracurricularsExtra-curric.
Arts and Music Programs:
ArtMusic
music lessons
School Notes
- Renaissance Academy provides a Montessori preschool-through-eighth grade school with top quality academics, high expectations of students, and a wide array of enrichment activities.
- It is the goal of Renaissance Academy to keep each child challenged, to constantly raise the bar, assist in overall social, emotional, and academic development, immerse students in a rich learning environment, filled with information, varied experiences, and high expectations. Renaissance Academy offers a unique learning environment that supports the development of children socially, emotionally, and intellectually.
- The enriched elementary program offers the explorative materials of Montessori in combination with more traditional educational tools.
- We know that our approach works - happy students and superior test scores are our proof.
- Renaissance Academy Charter School incorporates hands-on, abstract, traditional, and cutting-edge techniques to create each childs work plan focused on the ways that he or she best learns.
- Renaissance Academy Charter School offers families of the area a school with an academically focused Montessori philosophy of education.
Source: Verified school update
Frequently Asked Questions
What schools are Renaissance Academy often compared to?
Renaissance Academy is often viewed alongside schools like St. Johns Lutherm School by visitors of our site.
What sports does Renaissance Academy offer?
Renaissance Academy offers 7 interscholastic sports: Basketball, Bowling, Cheering, Cross Country, Golf, Tennis and Track and Field.
When is the application deadline for Renaissance Academy?
The application deadline for Renaissance Academy is Feb. 28 / rolling (applications are due on Feb. 28 but additional applications are reviewed year-round as space permits ).
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