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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.



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Special Ediucation Schools in the Boston Area

LinkNameSpecialtyTuitionAcademicsSizeGradesTown
RCS Learning CenterAutism| Learning Disabilities--1-12Natick
New England Pediatric CareNursing Home for Children| Complex care--1-12North Billerica
Reed AcademyEmotional Difficulties--1-12Framingham
Compass SchoolEducation| Stabilization for at-Risk Population--1-12Dorchester
Boston Higashi SchoolAutism--1-12Randolph
St Ann's HomeLearning disabilities| mood disorders| autism spectrum disorders (ASD)--1-2Methuen
The Carroll SchoolLearning| Reading| Writing| Dislexia-1-9Lincoln
Brandon School & Residental TreatmentBehavior| emotional--2-12Natick
League School Of Greater BostonAutism--2-12East Walpole
Lighthouse SchoolVarious Educational Challenges--2-12North Chelmsford
Landmark School - Elementary Middle SchoolDyslexia and other language-based learning disabilities2-8Manchester
Manville SchoolEmotional| Neurological|or Learning difficulties--3-10Roxbury Crossing
Milestones Day SchoolTransitional Services--3-12Waltham
The Judge Rotenberg CenterBehavior| emotional| psychiatric problems--3-12Canton
CNS Pathways AcademyAutism--4-12Belmont
Dearborn AcademyDyslexia| ADD| Language Based--4-12Newton
Darnell School Autism| Intellectual| Behavioral--5-12Hudson
Anchor AcademyAlternative educational environment--6-12Middleboro
Granite AcademySocial| Emotional--6-12Braintree
Corwin-Russell School At Broccoli HallIndividual Learning Style--6-12Sudbury
Willow Hill SchoolIndividual Learning Style--6-12Sudbury
Clearway SchoolDyslexia| Language Based--7-12West Newton
The Victor SchoolSocial| Emotional| Gifted Students--7-12Acton
Van Der Kolk Glenhaven AcademyBehavioral| Trauma--7-12Marlborough
Meadowridge Pelham AcademyFemale Behavior| Trauma| Mental Illness--7-12Lexington
The Walden Street SchoolTrauma| Mental Illness--7-12Concord
Beacon High SchoolEmotional| Psychiatric| Moderate Leaning Disability--7-12Watertown
Wayside AcademyBehavior| Mental illness| Addiction--7-12Framingham
Bay Cove AcademyBehavioral| Trauma--8-12Brookline
James F Farr AcademyBehavioral --8-12Cambridge
Seaport AcademyLearning Challenges--8-12Chelsea
Ivy Street SchoolNeurocognitive | Neurodevelopmental--8-12Brookline
Landmark School - High SchoolDyslexia and other language-based learning disabilities9-12Prides Crossing
Arlington SchoolMental Health| Addiction--9-12Belmont
Italian Home For ChildrenEmotional| Behavioral| Educational problems--K-8Jamaica Plain
Hopeful Journeys Educational CenterAutism| Developmental disabilities--preK-12Beverly
Beverly School For The DeafDeafness| Hard of Hearing--preK-12Beverly
Cotting SchoolLearning| Communications| Complex Medical--preK-12Lexington
Crossroads SchoolAutism--preK-12Marlborough
The May Center School For Autism and Developmental DisabilitiesAutism| Developmental disabilities--preK-12Randolph
Nashoba Learning GroupAutism--preK-12Bedford
The New England Center For ChildrenAutism--preK-12Southborough
Perkins School For The BlindBlindness--preK-12Watertown
The Learning Center For The DeafDeaf| Hard of Hearing--preK-12Framingham
Campus Kinder Haus--preK-KQuincy
B C Campus SchoolComplex Care--preK-preKChestnut Hill
Melmark New EnglandBroad range of intellectual disabilities--UngradedAndover
Cardinal Cushing CentersAutism| Developmental or intellectual delays --UngradedHanover
Community Therapeutic Day SchoolEmotional and Neurological dififficulties--UngradedLexington
Braintree St Coletta Day SchoolUngraded-UngradedBraintree
Kennedy Day Schoolcommunication, mobility and motor control, vision, hearing, feeding, cognition, social development, and fragile health--preK-12Brighton
 

 

 

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