At Monticello School we believe that each student is entitled to a customized education based upon that student’s talents and abilities. In order to ensure such an individualized education, class size is kept to a minimum. The ratio of students to teacher is kept at 10:1 or lower.

Additionally, students follow a mastery system of learning, which encourages the completion of their studies to 100% comprehension before moving on to the next level of instruction.

Rather than limiting a student’s potential for growth and development based solely upon “grade” or chronological age, when a student achieves the mastery level of understanding in any particular subject, that student is free to advance to the next level of instruction in that subject, even if this occurs during the school calendar year. For example, a seven year old student who excels in mathematics, might be placed in the “Primary School Level” for reading, but in the “Elementary School Level” for mathematics.