The Dahlia School of San Francisco
Elementary
Serving Kindergarten - 5th Grade
415-425-3073
Give your child an education as unique as they are.
Authentic Montessori • Small class sizes • Experienced teaching guides
At The Dahlia School of San Francisco Elementary, your child plans their own expeditions across the city, thinks and speaks in Spanish all day, and is known — by name, by gift, by curiosity — in a Montessori community built for exactly who they are.
Get to know our Spanish immersion, authentic Montessori microschool, serving Kindergarten - 5th grade.
Get to know our Spanish immersion, authentic Montessori microschool, serving Kindergarten - 5th grade.
WHY FAMILIES CHOOSE DAHLIA
This is what a different kind of childhood looks like.
Authentic Montessori.
Your child sets the pace. Credentialed guides offer small-group lessons across math, language, science, history, and the arts — no rigid schedule, just real self-directed learning.
Three things set a Dahlia education apart — and you'll feel them the moment you walk through our doors.
Spanish immersion, lived not taught.
Every lesson is taught in Spanish by native-speaking Montessori guides, helping children become confident bilingual learners. Language isn’t a subject — it’s the whole environment.
A community that knows your name.
Dahlia is boutique by design. Guides know every child and every family — not as a roster, but as people. Parents don’t drop off and leave; they become part of something that lasts.
K–5
A full elementary home, Kindergarten through 5th grade
100%
Spanish immersion, every lesson, every day
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San Francisco's only full Spanish-immersion Montessori school for grades K-5
Top scores
Our students consistently surpass national achievement benchmarks on the MAPS exam
OUR STORY
Redefining education in San Francisco — one child at a time.
The Dahlia School of San Francisco Elementary is a boutique Montessori microschool in the heart of Mission Bay and the city's only school combining authentic Montessori education with full Spanish immersion from Kindergarten through 5th grade.
Our students don't just learn about the world—they experience it. Through hands-on learning, independent exploration, and real-world adventures throughout San Francisco, they build confidence, curiosity, and the skills to become thoughtful, engaged citizens.
Here, every child is known by name, every family is valued, and every day is an opportunity to grow. That’s the Dahlia difference, and it’s who we are every single day.
"I didn't know much about Montessori learning before coming to Dahlia. But after seeing my child's academic and emotional growth, I completely trust the Montessori approach and the teachers who bring it to life."
— dahlia parent