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Go to child profileMontverde Academy is a coeducational day and boarding college preparatory school located just 25 minutes from Orlando, Florida. Our boarding program serves grades 7-12 and post-graduate studies. With a 100% college acceptance rate, our graduates have been accepted to prestigious schools including Boston College, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Duke University, Harvard University, Johns Hopkins University, Princeton University, University of California Los Angeles, Yale University, and Wake Forest.
What learning looks like now: We offer all three types of educational delivery during COVID: In-person, hybrid or distance. About 90% of students have chosen to be in person each day.
Curriculum delivery:
Living Arrangement | Grades | Delivery Model | Frequency |
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Boarding | Gr. 7 - Gr. 12 | In-person | Full-time |
Day | Preschool - Gr. 12 | In-person | Full-time |
eSchool | Gr. 6 - Gr. 12 | Online | Full-time |
Can boarders live on-campus? Yes
MVA offers bus transferring. Service options offered are regular rider, regular rider AM only, regular rider PM only.
The regions MVA offers busing from are:
Additional notes: The annual fee for the 2020-2021 school year is $1,500 for regular bus riders. One way service (AM or PM rider) is $750 per school year.
Founded in 1912, Montverde offers a unique blend of old and new, tradition and innovation. It’s a preparatory school in the classic sense in that the students who enroll here are preparing to advance to post-secondary study. The academic and co-curricular programs are broad, as are the athletics, which in some sense define the school. Montverde was voted in 2017 by USA Today as the best basketball program of the decade. The campus is, frankly, stunning, with all the necessary supports and then some for students looking to learn and grow with others who, like them, prise academic achievement. The ideal student is one able to thrive in a vibrant, extensive learning community, and able to make the most of a broad, varied offering.
Focus |
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Academic |
DIBELS Testing: This school does not use DIBELS testing to assess reading progress.
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Evolution as consensus theory | |
Evolution as one of many equally viable theories | |
Evolution is not taught |
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Biology | |
Chemistry | |
Ecology | |
Geology | |
Meteorology | |
Physics | |
Physiology | |
Zoology |
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Acting | |
Dance | |
Drama/Theatre | |
Graphic Design | |
Music | |
Visual Arts |
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Computer science | |
Robotics | |
Web design |
Flexible pacing style | offered |
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Subject-streaming (tracking) | |
Multi-age classrooms as standard | |
Ability-grouping (in-class) as common | |
Frequent use of cyber-learning (at-their-own-pace) | |
Regular guided independent study opportunities | |
Differentiated assessment |
MVA offers no/limited support for students with learning difficulties or special needs.
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Learning strategy and study counselling; habit formation | |
Extra support and minor accommodations for children experiencing subclinical difficulties |
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Accommodations | |
Modifications | |
Extra support |
Read our guide to special needs schools and special education
Curriculum delivery: Acceleration (The main focus is on acceleration. This means that all students work at a much quicker pace than public school peers (usually working at least one grade-level ahead). )
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Custom subject enrichment (special arrangement) | |
Custom curriculum compacting (special arrangement) | |
Guided independent study (custom gifted arrangement) | |
Cyber-learning opportunities (custom gifted arrangement) | |
Formalized peer coaching opportunities (specifically for gifted learners to coach others) | |
Custom subject acceleration (special arrangement) | |
Career exploration (custom gifted arrangement) | |
Project-based learning (custom gifted arrangement) | |
Mentorships (custom gifted arrangement) |
In grade Gr. 8, MVA students perform an average of 2 hours of homework per night.
PS | JK | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
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MVA | 0 mins | 0 mins | 15 mins | 15 mins | 30 mins | 45 mins | 45 mins | 60 mins | 90 mins | 120 mins |
Site Average | 2 mins | 6 mins | 15 mins | 17 mins | 23 mins | 29 mins | 34 mins | 40 mins | 51 mins | 56 mins |
Competitive sports: 11
Recreational sports: 5
Montverde Academy offers 15 clubs and extracurricular programs.
JK | SK | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
Day | US $7,875 | US $9,845 | US $12,730 | US $16,380 | ||||||||||
Boarding | US $51,350 |
Grade range that need-based aid is offered: | 6 to 12 |
Percentage of grade-eligible students receiving financial aid | 40% |
Average aid package size | $7,500 |
Percentage of total enrolment on financial aid | 26% |
Total aid available | $2,000,000 |
This school works with Apple Financial Inc. for processing financial applications
Online application and financial documents are required
Grades | Gender | Living Arrangement | Enrolment | |
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Group 1 | Preschool to Gr. 12 | Coed | Day | 891 |
Group 2 | Gr. 7 to Gr. 12 | Coed | Boarding | 325 |
Total enrolment | 1,216 |
Average class size | Varies |
% of international students (total enrolment) | 33% |
Number of different nationalities within student population | 80 |
Five-day boarding program offered | N/A |
% in boarding (grade-eligible) | 7% |
PS | JK | SK | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
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Day Enrollment | 15 | 27 | 36 | 39 | 42 | 37 | 44 | 43 | 61 | 71 | 85 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Boarding Enrollment | 1 | 10 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||||||
Class Size | 15 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Assessment | Required | Grades |
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Interview | ||
SSAT | 3 - 12 | |
SSAT (out of province) | ||
Entrance Exam(s) | ||
Entrance Essay | 6 - 12 |
Day students: Rolling
Boarding students: Rolling
Offer mid-year entry:
Yes
Application fee: $100
Registration fee: $7,500
Deposit:
N/A
This is the percentage of applicants typically accepted into the school. So if 50 students are admitted out of 100 applicants, the school has an overall acceptance rate of 50%.
Student Entry Points
This shows approximately how many openings there are likely to be in each grade in a typical year, as well as the estimated acceptance rate for each grade level.
Student Type | PS | JK | SK | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
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Day Acceptance (Acceptance rate) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boarding Acceptance (Acceptance rate) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Average graduating class size | 238 |
Students accepted into post-secondary studies upon graduation | 100% |
Percentage of students who attend post-secondary institutions outside of Canada | 100% |
Students who attended a Ivy+ school Number of students in the past 5 years that that attended one of Harvard, Yale, Princeton, University of Pennsylvania, Dartmouth, Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Stanford, University of Chicago, Oxford or Cambridge (UK) | 12 |
University of Florida | 8% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston University | 5% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue University | 5% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University of Miami (FL) | 5% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University of Washington, Seattle | 5% |
Montverde Academy Graduates’ Post-Secondary Studies:
Aggregate of All Schools’ Post-Secondary Studies:
Career planning | N/A |
Internships | N/A |
Mentorship Program | N/A |
University counseling |
Alumnus | Grad Year | Accomplishment |
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D'Angelo Russell | 2014 | American professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association |
Luc Mbah a Moute | 2005 | Cameroonian professional basketball player who has played for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association |
Ben Simmons | 2015 | Australian professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association |
Dakari Johnson | 2013 | American professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association |
Joel Embiid | 2013 | Cameroonian professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association |
Oumar Diakhite | 2012 | Senegalese footballer who currently plays as a defender for Kazma on loan from Estoril. |
Luka Vujanovic | 2013 | A Montenegrin football midfielder playing for Vojvodina. |
Diego Campos | 2014 | Costa Rican footballer who plays for Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer. |
Pape Gassama | 2015 | Senegalese footballer who plays for US Créteil. |
Hassan Ndam | 2016 | Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a defender for New York Red Bulls. |
Thomas Oliver Amang | 2016 | Cameroonian footballer who plays as a striker for Norwegian club Molde. |
Moussa Sane | 2016 | Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a forward on Orlando City SC. |
Albert Dikwa | 2016 | Cameroonian footballer who currently plays for Saint Louis FC in the United Soccer League. |
Monday Etim | 2017 | Nigerian footballer who currently plays for Rio Grande Valley FC Toros in the USL. |
Jules Youmeni | 2017 | Cameroonian footballer who currently plays for Orlando City B in the United Soccer League. |
Francisco Lindor | 2011 | Puerto Rican professional baseball shortstop for the Cleveland Indians in the MLB who is an All-Star, Gold Glove and Platinum Glove Award winner. |
Noel Cuevas | 2009 | Puerto Rican professional baseball outfielder for the Colorado Rockies of MLB |
Michael Frazier II | 2012 | American professional basketball player who played for Scaligera Basket Verona of the Italian Serie A2 Basket. He played for the University of Florida and was top player in the SEC. |
Kasey Hill | 2013 | American basketball player for Alba Fehérvár in Hungary. He played college basketball for the Florida Gators. |
Solomon Alabi | 2007 | Nigerian professional basketball player for Fukushima Firebonds of the B.League. Played for Florida State University - helped them to third-place in the ACC standings and to the NCAA Tournament. |
Landry Nnoko | 2012 | Cameroonian basketball player for the Grand Rapids Drive of the NBA G League. |
RJ Barrett | 2018 | RJ now stars for the New York Knicks in the National Basketball Association. |
Andre Shinyashiki | 2015 | Major League Soccer Rookie of the Year 2019. |
Alumni Highlights
The experience created at Montverde Academy is rooted in three simple yet complex ideals: Knowledge, Character, and Community. The culture created at Montverde Academy is established with one primary objective — to achieve success in all that we do. In order to achieve that success our students will ultimately encounter moments of adversity, perhaps even failure, but this, too, is a part of the journey to achieving success. Being willing to take on challenges, developing the skills to meet those challenges and achieving success is founded in the rudimentary expectation that in each of our students we will develop a work ethic complemented by character qualities that acknowledge diversity, mutual respect and tolerance and a commitment to the greater community around them.
Montverde Academy is a family of learners, students, and faculty, working together to accomplish something truly transformational. Our website is but a snapshot of who we are; I encourage you to make a visit to the campus and see, feel and experience the truly special place that is Montverde Academy!
Does Montverde Academy have good reviews?
You can read 1 review about Montverde Academy via this link.
What schools do graduates go to?
The five most popular colleges or universities graduates from Montverde Academy attend are: Boston University, Purdue University, University of Florida, University of Miami (FL), University of Washington, Seattle.
When is the application deadline for Montverde Academy?
The application deadline for day students is typically open year-round based on availability. The application deadline for boarding students is typically open year-round based on availability. More application details are available here.
What is the acceptance rate at Montverde Academy?
The overall acceptance rate at Montverde Academy is 45%. This rate varies depending on the grade. More details about acceptance rates per grade are here.
What is the curriculum pace at Montverde Academy?
Montverde Academy has an Accelerated approach to curriculum pace (as opposed to Standard-enriched or Student-paced). Learn more about curriculum pace here.
How many students attend Montverde Academy?
There are 1216 students enrolled at Montverde Academy from Preschool to Gr. 12. 33% are international students. 891 are Day students. 325 are Boarding students. More details about enrollment are available here.
Does Montverde Academy offer busing?
Yes
Do students at Montverde Academy wear uniforms?
Yes
Does Montverde Academy offer a hot lunch program?
Yes
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