High Desert Montessori School

Worst school I’ve been to I have gone to four different schools and high desert has got to be the worst I had switched to that school halfway through my 1st year grade year the teacher wouldn’t let us go to the bathroom and they had put me in a class where the person wasn’t able to teach in my 2nd to 3rd grade year the teacher wouldn’t do anything about bullying as I had been picked on for talking to 2nd graders or just being different I had done school/homework and when I turned it in got a missing for that assignment with me knowing full well I had done the work same thing happened through out the rest of my time there they didn’t do anything about the display if pda which was more like a couple grinding on each other they didn’t teach properly and yeah hands down not the best school I’ve gone to

HDMS has been a great fit for our family, and we are so grateful to be members of the community. We recently relocated to Reno from a larger city where our daughter attended a Montessori program and the transition was rather seamless. We love that the HDMS Montessori program is a charter school, available to all families across Reno. Our daughter is enrolled in the Primary program and her teachers are everything we could've hoped for-- caring, respectful, communicative, and well-educated in the Montessori pedagogy and approach. Our daughter adores them, and we deeply appreciate the positive learning environment they create for her. Beyond the amazing teachers and curriculum, we have been so impressed with the school's leadership and administrative staff-- everyone at HDMS truly cares for the children and their families (especially during this tumultuous pandemic, which they've handled very well). The principal and executive director issue thoughtful perspectives and updates weekly via the school's newsletter which also includes updates from all grades/programs, keeping families well-informed and feeling like a part of a bigger community and mission. On top of all of that, the lunch program offers freshly prepared hot lunches made with wholesome ingredients. All said, we look forward to the years ahead at HDMS!

One of the best public charter schools in Reno. Highly recommended.

This is not a school, it’s simply a babysitter. This school is way below average on the record in every single subject. Student attended kindergarten there last year and isn’t ready for first grade. What a waisted year. My granddaughter has to repeat kindergarten. Luckily she is in a school that caught it in the first couple of weeks.

My kids have gone there for 8 years, great school, and well managed during this trying time.