The Spencer House Montessori school was founded in 1999 with the goal of providing a truly substantive curriculum in the loving environment of a family owned and operated school. To compliment the unique atmosphere of the historic school building, the Montessori teaching method pioneered by Dr. Maria Montessori was chosen to base the curriculum on. Montessori emphasizes learning through exploration and experience as opposed to teacher-centered drills and exercises. Read more...

The Spencer House Montessori School scored big on the most recent Florida Department of Education VPK Readiness Rates. Children from the Spencer House entering public Kindergarten scored 192 out of 200 points, giving our school the highest score in Alachua and the third highest score out of 55 programs tested in all of Alachua county! Congratulations to all of our teachers for their excellent work and especially to our VPK teachers! ...............Click HERE for a sorted list of programs and their scores