Azalea City Montessori

What Azalea City Montessori does

Azalea City Montessori is a private, nonprofit-governed Montessori school founded in 2014 and operating from a single campus at 18 W. Pierpoint Dr, Mobile, Alabama. The school serves children ages 3-12 through two core programs: a mixed-age Primary classroom (ages 3-5) and Elementary classrooms split into Lower (grades 1-3, ages 6-9) and Upper (grades 4-6, ages 9-12), using the standard Montessori curriculum (Practical Life, Sensorial, Mathematics, Language, Culture) and Cosmic Education framework anchored by the Great Lessons. The school is governed by a nonprofit Board with member-parent participation and holds an Alabama Department of Human Resources (DHR) facility license.

The technology stack is intentionally lightweight and non-proprietary: enrollment, student records, and the parent portal run on the third-party QuickSchools Student Information System (azaleacitymontessori.quickschools.com), and the school explicitly prohibits screens (no tablets, computers, or laptops) in aftercare. There is no mobile app, no public API, and no disclosed social media presence; the website (Squarespace-hosted) and in-person tours are the primary acquisition channels.

The business model is direct-to-consumer and tuition-driven. Full-time tuition is $6,850 per year (or $685/month over 10 months), with family caps of $13,125 (two students) and $17,850 (three students), part-time preschool options ($420-$550/month), and one-time registration ($100-$200) and supply fees ($300-$750). Recurring revenue is augmented by After School Care ($210-$480/month), a themed Summer Camp ($175-$250/week), and trimester-based enrichment clubs. The Monarch Scholarship provides up to 25% off tuition for qualified families, prioritizing accessibility over revenue maximization. There are no funding rounds, acquisitions, subsidiaries, or disclosed financial statements; the entity is privately held and operates as a single-site independent school.

Name

Azalea City Montessori

Legal name

Azalea City Montessori

Website

https://azaleacitymontessori.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Azalea City Montessori is a private, nonprofit-governed Montessori school in Mobile, Alabama serving children ages 3-12 through Primary and Elementary programs, with supplementary after-school care, summer camp, and enrichment clubs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private Education (Montessori)

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Educational Services (61)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Montessori K–12 Schools (EDAJABAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Montessori Preschools (EDACABAC)

Keywords

• Montessori education
• Private school
• Early childhood education
• Elementary education
• After school care

Headquarters

HQ city

Mobile

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Tuition Payments: Primary revenue stream from monthly, trimester, or weekly tuition payments made August through May. Base tuition covers the full-time school day from 7:45 am until 3:15 pm.
2. After School Care: Additional revenue from after school care program operating 3:15 pm to 5:30 pm. Offered at per-student monthly rates with family discounts for multiple enrolled children.
3. Summer Camp: Revenue from summer camp program with weekly rates. Primary Camp (preK3 to 1st) and Elementary Camp (Grades 1st-3rd) available. Extended summer camp hours available at premium pricing.
4. After School Activities and Clubs: Fees or dues for after school clubs and activities including music classes, game clubs, building clubs, art clubs, and cooking clubs. Activities are offered three times per year on a trimester basis.
5. Registration and Supply Fees: One-time fees including registration fees per family (returning $100-175, new $200) and supply fees based on number of students ($300-$750).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Azalea City Montessori is a private, nonprofit Montessori school providing full-day Montessori education to children ages 3-12 in Mobile, Alabama. The school's core offering is its classroom-based educational programs — a mixed-age Primary program for ages 3-5 and an Elementary program for grades 1-6 — supplemented by summer camp, after school care, after school activities, field trips, and a need-based Monarch Scholarship.

Product overview

Azalea City Montessori offers a unified Montessori education program structured across multiple interconnected offerings. The core educational programs include the Primary Classroom Program (ages 3-5) and the Elementary Classroom Program (grades 1-6 split into Lower and Upper Elementary), which form the foundation of the school's educational services using the Montessori methodology and Cosmic Curriculum. Supporting these core programs are supplementary offerings including the Summer Camp Program, After School Program, After School Activities (clubs and lessons), Field Trips & Going Out Program, and the Monarch Scholarship financial assistance program. All programs are integrated under the same Montessori philosophy emphasizing hands-on learning, independence, and developmental appropriateness.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Primary Classroom Program

Quantifiable outcome

• Students develop independence, responsibility, and academic mastery through hands-on Montessori materials
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• QuickSchoolscoreTechnology or IntegrationQuickSchools provides web-based Student Information System (SIS) for enrollment management, student records, and parent portal access. Azalea City Montessori uses QuickSchools for enrollment packages, registration forms, and student information management. The parent portal is accessible at azaleacitymontessori.quickschools.com.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Bright Horizons Family Solutions: Large-scale U.S. provider of early education and child care including full-day programs, after-school care, and summer camps. Comparable to Azalea City Montessori's full-day plus enrichment offering, but at much broader scale and with employer-sponsored care contracts as an additional channel.
• KinderCare Learning Centers: National child care and early education provider serving infants through school-age children with full-day care and before/after-school programs. Comparable to Azalea City Montessori's wraparound care model and age range, though not Montessori-specific.

Regional players

• Catholic Schools of the Archdiocese of Mobile: Network of private Catholic schools serving Mobile-area families across elementary and secondary grades with tuition-based enrollment. Comparable as a same-market private school alternative for Mobile families evaluating Azalea City Montessori.
• UMS-Wright Preparatory School: Independent private K-12 school located in Mobile, Alabama. Comparable as a Mobile-area private school competing for the same local family demographic and tuition-paying segment, though it is a non-Montessori traditional college-prep school.
• St. Paul's Episcopal School: Independent private K-12 school in Mobile, Alabama offering tuition-based education with enrichment programming. Comparable as a same-market Mobile private school serving families willing to pay annual tuition, though non-Montessori and faith-affiliated.

Direct peers

• Montessori Academy: Multi-campus Montessori school operator serving toddler through elementary students. Comparable to Azalea City Montessori in pedagogy, mixed-age classroom structure, and primary/elementary age range.
• Primrose Schools: Franchised private early childhood education and care provider operating across the U.S. with a comparable tuition + extended-hours care model and similar primary-age focus. Comparable as a direct competitor for preschool and after-school families in suburban U.S. markets.
• Guidepost Montessori: Large U.S. Montessori school network operating Pre-K through elementary programs with mixed-age classrooms. Directly comparable to Azalea City Montessori in pedagogy (Montessori), age range (early childhood and elementary), and tuition-driven subscription revenue model, but at much larger scale.
• Stratford School: Private preschool through 8th-grade school operator with multiple California campuses offering tuition-based academic programs with enrichment layers. Comparable in structure (multi-grade private school, tuition subscription, after-school add-ons) but uses a non-Montessori curriculum.

Emerging players

• LePort Montessori (now Westminster Schools): Montessori and classical education school network with preschool through elementary campuses. Comparable as a Montessori private school chain with similar full-day plus enrichment programming, though larger and with additional curriculum tracks.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/azalea-city-montessori-cooperative

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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