From their earliest years at LMS, students are developing the skills that matter most for future success: independence, critical thinking, collaboration, adaptability, and a love of learning. By the time they graduate, they are ready to take on new academic challenges and become engaged members of their communities. Discover where our graduates go next and how their Montessori education continues to serve them long after they leave LMS.

LMS 8th graders have matriculated to the following high schools:
- Academy of Notre Dame
- Acton Boxborough High School
- Arlington Catholic High School
- Arlington High School
- Austin Prep
- Beaver Country Day School, Brookline
- Bedford High School
- Belmont High School
- Belmont Hill School
- Boston University Academy
- Brewster Academy, Wolfeboro, NH
- Buckingham Browne and Nichols School, Cambridge
- Cambridge Rindge and Latin High School
- Cambridge School of Weston
- Chapel Hill Chauncy Hall School
- Commonwealth School, Boston
- Concord Academy
- Concord Carlisle High School
- Dana Hall School, Wellesley
- Fessenden School
- Gann Academy
- Governor's Academy
- Lawrence Academy
- Lexington Christian Academy
- Lexington High School
- Lincoln Sudbury High School
- Littleton High School
- Matignon High School, Cambridge
- Minuteman High School
- Needham High School
- Newman School, Boston
- Newton North High School
- Phillips Academy Exeter
- Pingree School
- Saint John’s Prep, Danvers
- Somerville High School
- Waldorf High School, Belmont
- Waltham High School
- Wayland High School
- Wellesley High School
- Woodward School
Websites for local public schools:
Arlington High School
Bedford High School
Belmont High School
Concord-Carlisle High School
Lexington High School
Minuteman Regional High School
Somerville High School
Waltham High School
Independent School information:
Association of Independent School of New England: Lists AISNE school open house dates and has direct
links to school websites.
For information on the ISEE (Independent School Entrance Exam)
For information on the SSAT (Secondary School Admission Test)
LMS Graduates Are Known For:
- Taking ownership of their learning
- Asking thoughtful questions
- Building strong relationships
- Managing long-term projects
- Contributing positively to their communities
They move on as strong students wherever their interests take them. Here are some of those schools:
- Aeron
- Amherst
- Belmont University (Nashville)
- Bentley
- Brandeis
- Brigham Young University
- Brown University
- California State University
- Carleton College
- Carnegie Mellon University
- Colby College
- Colorado State College (ROTC)
- Concordia University (Quebec)
- Connecticut College
- Dartmouth College
- Elon University
- Emerson College
- Emmanuel College
- Georgetown University
- George Washington University
- Gettysburg College
- Ithaca College
- Lesley University
- Loyola University (film program, New Orleans)
- Miami University
- New College
- New York University (NYU)
- Pace University
- Parsons School of Design
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- Roger Williams University
- Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD)
- Skidmore College
- Smith College
- Southern Methodist University (SMU)
- Swarthmore College
- University of Alabama
- University of Connecticut (UConn)
- University of Denver
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- University of Maine (Midwifery Program)
- University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass Amherst)
- University of Massachusetts Lowell (UMass Lowell)
- University of New Hampshire
- University of Rochester
- University of South Carolina
- Villanova University
- Wellesley College
- Wheaton College
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)
- Yale University