Special Education

Living in the Boston area, special education services are widely available. Federal law guarantees every student the right to a free and appropriate public education, regardless of handicap or disability. Additionally, Massachusetts state law further guarantees the right to an education in the “least restrictive environment.”

The rules and laws surrounding special education in our state are broad and require detailed study. As a parent, this website is a good starting point:.

The following list shows the private special education schools in the Boston area. These schools offer education within the scope of their specialty and grade range. Each school has a unique set of skills and services and its own unique admissions procedures. Most students get referred to these schools by the school systems or social services, but many also accept students directly.

Featured Special Education Schools

Arlington School

Arlington School offers a full college preparatory curriculum, leading to a high school diploma. As…
Dearborn Academy

Dearborn Academy is one of New England’s leading state-approved special education day schools, located in…
CNS Pathways Academy

Pathways Academy is a private special education school located in Belmont, MA. The school school…
Kennedy Day School

The Kennedy Day School is a special education school located in Brighton, MA. The school…
Italian Home for Children

Italian Home for Children is a special education school located in Jamaica Plain, MA. The…
The Compass School

The Compass School is a special education school located in Dorchester, MA. It serves students…
Manville School

The Manville School is a therapeutic day school located in Boston. It serves students from…
James F Farr Academy

Farr Academy is a therapeutic day school located in Cambridge, MA. The school is serving…

Special Ediucation Schools in the Boston Area

Link	Name	Specialty	Tuition	Academics	Size	Grades	Town
	RCS Learning Center	Autism\| Learning Disabilities	-	-		1-12	Natick
	New England Pediatric Care	Nursing Home for Children\| Complex care	-	-		1-12	North Billerica
	Reed Academy	Emotional Difficulties	-	-		1-12	Framingham
	Compass School	Education\| Stabilization for at-Risk Population	-	-		1-12	Dorchester
	Boston Higashi School	Autism	-	-		1-12	Randolph
	St Ann's Home	Learning disabilities\| mood disorders\| autism spectrum disorders (ASD)	-	-		1-2	Methuen
	The Carroll School	Learning\| Reading\| Writing\| Dislexia		-		1-9	Lincoln
	Brandon School & Residental Treatment	Behavior\| emotional	-	-		2-12	Natick
	League School Of Greater Boston	Autism	-	-		2-12	East Walpole
	Lighthouse School	Various Educational Challenges	-	-		2-12	North Chelmsford
	Landmark School - Elementary Middle School	Dyslexia and other language-based learning disabilities				2-8	Manchester
	Manville School	Emotional\| Neurological\|or Learning difficulties	-	-		3-10	Roxbury Crossing
	Milestones Day School	Transitional Services	-	-		3-12	Waltham
	The Judge Rotenberg Center	Behavior\| emotional\| psychiatric problems	-	-		3-12	Canton
	CNS Pathways Academy	Autism	-	-		4-12	Belmont
	Dearborn Academy	Dyslexia\| ADD\| Language Based	-	-		4-12	Newton
	Darnell School	Autism\| Intellectual\| Behavioral	-	-		5-12	Hudson
	Anchor Academy	Alternative educational environment	-	-		6-12	Middleboro
	Granite Academy	Social\| Emotional	-	-		6-12	Braintree
	Corwin-Russell School At Broccoli Hall	Individual Learning Style	-	-		6-12	Sudbury
	Willow Hill School	Individual Learning Style	-	-		6-12	Sudbury
	Clearway School	Dyslexia\| Language Based	-	-		7-12	West Newton
	The Victor School	Social\| Emotional\| Gifted Students	-	-		7-12	Acton
	Van Der Kolk Glenhaven Academy	Behavioral\| Trauma	-	-		7-12	Marlborough
	Meadowridge Pelham Academy	Female Behavior\| Trauma\| Mental Illness	-	-		7-12	Lexington
	The Walden Street School	Trauma\| Mental Illness	-	-		7-12	Concord
	Beacon High School	Emotional\| Psychiatric\| Moderate Leaning Disability	-	-		7-12	Watertown
	Wayside Academy	Behavior\| Mental illness\| Addiction	-	-		7-12	Framingham
	Bay Cove Academy	Behavioral\| Trauma	-	-		8-12	Brookline
	James F Farr Academy	Behavioral	-	-		8-12	Cambridge
	Seaport Academy	Learning Challenges	-	-		8-12	Chelsea
	Ivy Street School	Neurocognitive \| Neurodevelopmental	-	-		8-12	Brookline
	Landmark School - High School	Dyslexia and other language-based learning disabilities				9-12	Prides Crossing
	Arlington School	Mental Health\| Addiction	-	-		9-12	Belmont
	Italian Home For Children	Emotional\| Behavioral\| Educational problems	-	-		K-8	Jamaica Plain
	Hopeful Journeys Educational Center	Autism\| Developmental disabilities	-	-		preK-12	Beverly
	Beverly School For The Deaf	Deafness\| Hard of Hearing	-	-		preK-12	Beverly
	Cotting School	Learning\| Communications\| Complex Medical	-	-		preK-12	Lexington
	Crossroads School	Autism	-	-		preK-12	Marlborough
	The May Center School For Autism and Developmental Disabilities	Autism\| Developmental disabilities	-	-		preK-12	Randolph
	Nashoba Learning Group	Autism	-	-		preK-12	Bedford
	The New England Center For Children	Autism	-	-		preK-12	Southborough
	Perkins School For The Blind	Blindness	-	-		preK-12	Watertown
	The Learning Center For The Deaf	Deaf\| Hard of Hearing	-	-		preK-12	Framingham
	Campus Kinder Haus		-	-		preK-K	Quincy
	B C Campus School	Complex Care	-	-		preK-preK	Chestnut Hill
	Melmark New England	Broad range of intellectual disabilities	-	-		Ungraded	Andover
	Cardinal Cushing Centers	Autism\| Developmental or intellectual delays	-	-		Ungraded	Hanover
	Community Therapeutic Day School	Emotional and Neurological dififficulties	-	-		Ungraded	Lexington
	Braintree St Coletta Day School					Ungraded-Ungraded	Braintree
	Kennedy Day School	communication, mobility and motor control, vision, hearing, feeding, cognition, social development, and fragile health	-	-		preK-12	Brighton