List of Private Schools and Agencies in the Bay Area that offer Special Education Programs.
A Brief List is given below for the following counties
– Alameda County
– Santa Clara County
– San Mateo County.
(Please investigate which one is a good fit for your child).
Achieve Kids (Palo Alto)
School Website: www.achievekids.org
CA Dept of Education Summary: http://www3.scoe.net/npsa/index/index.cfm?fuseaction=basicDetails&id=768&searchType=basic
Achieve Kids (San Jose)
School Website: www.achievekids.org
CA Dept of Education Summary: http://www3.scoe.net/npsa/index/index.cfm?fuseaction=basicDetails&id=769&searchType=basic
Arbor School (San Carlos, Ages 5-14)
School Website: www.arborbayschoo.org
CA Dept of Education Summary: http://www3.scoe.net/npsa/index/index.cfm?fuseaction=basicDetails&id=5551031&searchType=basic
Avalon Academy (Burlingame, Ages 5-18)
School Website: www.theavalonacademy.org
CA Dept of Education Summary: http://www3.scoe.net/npsa/index/index.cfm?fuseaction=basicDetails&id=6438417&searchType=basic
Bay School (Santa Cruz, Ages 6-18)
School Website: www.thebayschool.org
Bayhill High School (Oakland, Ages 13-19)
School Website: http://www.bayhillhs.org/
CA Dept of Education Summary: http://www3.scoe.net/npsa/index/index.cfm?fuseaction=basicDetails&id=9605143&searchType=basic
Beacon School (San Jose, Ages 4-12)
School Website: www.beaconschool.com
CA Dept of Education Summary: http://www3.scoe.net/npsa/index/index.cfm?fuseaction=basicDetails&id=802&searchType=basic
Bridge School (Hillsborough, Ages 3-14)
School Website: www.bridgeschool.org
CA Dept of Education Summary: http://www3.scoe.net/npsa/index/index.cfm?fuseaction=basicDetails&id=809&searchType=basic
Center for Early Intervention on Deafness (Berkeley, Ages Birth-5)
School Website: http://www.ceid.org/
CA Dept of Education Summary: http://www3.scoe.net/npsa/index/index.cfm?fuseaction=basicDetails&id=827&searchType=basic
Charles Armstrong School (Belmont, Grades 1-8)
School Website: www.charlesarmstrong.org
Children’s Learning Center – Elementary (Alameda, Ages 5-12)
School Website: http://clcalameda.com/
CA Dept of Education Summary: http://www3.scoe.net/npsa/index/index.cfm?fuseaction=basicDetails&id=839&searchType=basic
Children’s Learning Center – Middle/High School (Alameda, Ages 6-12)
School Website: http://www.clcalameda.com/
CA Dept of Education Summary: http://www3.scoe.net/npsa/index/index.cfm?fuseaction=basicDetails&id=840&searchType=basic
Creative Learning Center (Los Altos, Ages 5-13)
School Website: www.clcsped.com
CA Dept of Education Summary: http://www3.scoe.net/npsa/index/index.cfm?fuseaction=basicDetails&id=857&searchType=basic
Esther B. Clark at the Children’s Health Council (Palo Alto, Ages 4-10)
School Website: www.chconline.org
CA Dept of Education Summary: http://www3.scoe.net/npsa/index/index.cfm?fuseaction=basicDetails&id=881&searchType=basic
Fred Finch Youth Center (Oakland, Ages: )
School Website: http://www.fredfinch.org/
Happy Talkers Speech Language Programs (Dublin, Ages 20 months – 8 years)
School Website: http://www.soi4kids.org/
Hope Technology School (Palo Alto, Grades K-8)
School Website: www.hopetechschool.org
Jean Weingarten Peninsula Oral School for the Deaf (Redwood City, Ages Birth –6)
School Website: www.deafkidstalk.org
CA Dept of Education Summary: http://www3.scoe.net/npsa/index/index.cfm?fuseaction=basicDetails&id=918&searchType=basic
La Cheim School (Oakland, Ages 6-21)
School Website: www.lacheim.org
Lincoln Child Center (Oakland, Ages 5-14)
School Website: http://lincolnchildcenter.org/
CA Dept of Education Summary: http://www3.scoe.net/npsa/index/index.cfm?fuseaction=basicDetails&id=955&searchType=basic
Los Altos Christian School (Los Altos Hills, Ages: Elementary)
School Website: www.lacs.com
Morgan Autism Center (San Jose, Ages 4-22 years)
School Website: www.morgancenter.org
CA Dept of Education Summary: http://www3.scoe.net/npsa/index/index.cfm?fuseaction=basicDetails&id=976&searchType=basic
Oakland Hills Academy (Oakland, Ages 7-12)
School Website: http://www.fredfinch.org/
CA Dept of Education Summary: http://www3.scoe.net/npsa/index/index.cfm?fuseaction=basicDetails&id=996&searchType=basic
Pacific Autism Center for Education – Early Intervention (San Jose, Ages 0-6)
School Website: www.pacificautism.org
CA Dept of Education Summary: http://www3.scoe.net/npsa/index/index.cfm?fuseaction=basicDetails&id=1005&searchType=basic
Pacific Autism Center for Education (Santa Clara, Ages 6-22)
School Website: www.pacificautism.org
CA Dept of Education Summary: http://www3.scoe.net/npsa/index/index.cfm?fuseaction=basicDetails&id=1006&searchType=basic
Palo Alto Preparatory (Palo Alto, Ages 13-19)
School Website: www.paloaltoprep.com
CA Dept of Education Summary: http://www3.scoe.net/npsa/index/index.cfm?fuseaction=basicDetails&id=1009&searchType=basic
Phoenix Non Public School (Gilroy, Ages 5-18)
School Website: www.rcskids.org
CA Dept of Education Summary: http://www3.scoe.net/npsa/index/index.cfm?fuseaction=basicDetails&id=1029&searchType=basic
Pine Hill School (San Jose, Ages 6-22)
School Website: www.secondstart.org
CA Dept of Education Summary: http://www3.scoe.net/npsa/index/index.cfm?fuseaction=basicDetails&id=1051&searchType=basic
Precious Minds (San Jose, Ages 4-10)
School Website: www.preciousmindsinc.com
CA Dept of Education Summary: http://www3.scoe.net/npsa/index/index.cfm?fuseaction=basicDetails&id=5832260&searchType=basic
Raskob day School and Learning Center (Oakland, Ages 7-15)
School Website: http://www.raskobinstitute.org/
CA Dept of Education Summary: http://www3.scoe.net/npsa/index/index.cfm?fuseaction=basicDetails&id=1028&searchType=basic
Rebekah Children’s Services (Gilroy, Ages 5-18)
School Website: www.rcs-ioof.org
Seneca Center – Building Blocks (Oakland, Ages 5-7)
School Website: www.senecacenter.org
CA Dept of Education Summary: http://www3.scoe.net/npsa/index/index.cfm?fuseaction=basicDetails&id=6368391&searchType=basic
Seneca Center – San Leandro (San Leandro, Ages 5-21)
School Website: www.senecacenter.org
CA Dept of Education Summary: http://www3.scoe.net/npsa/index/index.cfm?fuseaction=basicDetails&id=1055&searchType=basic
Seneca Pathfinder Academy (Fremont, Ages 5-21)
School Website: www.senecacenter.org
CA Dept of Education Summary: http://www3.scoe.net/npsa/index/index.cfm?fuseaction=basicDetails&id=1053&searchType=basic
Spectrum Center – Camden School (Oakland, Ages 3-22)
School Website: www.spectrumschools.com
CA Dept of Education Summary: http://www3.scoe.net/npsa/index/index.cfm?fuseaction=basicDetails&id=1086&searchType=basic
Spectrum Center – Daly City Campus (Daly City, Ages 5-22)
School Website: www.spectrumschools.com
http://www3.scoe.net/npsa/index/index.cfm?fuseaction=basicDetails&id=50670&searchType=basic
Spectrum Center – Mission Valley Campus (Hayward, Ages 5-22)
School Website: www.spectrumschools.com
CA Dept of Education Summary: http://www3.scoe.net/npsa/index/index.cfm?fuseaction=basicDetails&id=1081&searchType=basic
Spectrum Center – Randol Campus (San Jose, Ages 5-22)
School Website: www.spectrumschools.com
CA Dept of Education Summary: http://www3.scoe.net/npsa/index/index.cfm?fuseaction=basicDetails&id=1084&searchType=basic
Stanbridge Academy (San Mateo, Grades K-12)
School Website: www.stanbridgeacademy.org
Starlight High School (San Jose)
School Website: http://www.starsgroup.org/starlight.php
STARS High School (San Leandro, Ages 8-12)
School Website: http://www.starsinc.com/
CA Dept of Education Summary: http://www3.scoe.net/npsa/index/index.cfm?fuseaction=basicDetails&id=1096&searchType=basic
Stellar Academy for Dyslexia (Newark, Ages )
School Website: http://sites.google.com/site/stellaracademyorg/
Stepping Stones Center for Autistic Spectrum Disorders (San Mateo, Ages 3-5)
School Website: www.steppingstonesca.com
Stone Heritage Academy (Oakland, Ages )
Via Center (Berkeley, Ages 6-21)
School Website: http://www.viacenter.org/
CA Dept of Education Summary: http://www3.scoe.net/npsa/index/index.cfm?fuseaction=basicDetails&id=1133&searchType=basic
Wings Learning Center (Redwood City, Ages 5-22)
School Website: www.wingslearningcenter.org
CA Dept of Education Summary: http://www3.scoe.net/npsa/index/index.cfm?fuseaction=basicDetails&id=1145&searchType=basic
Important Websites:
1. CA Dept of Education
http://www3.scoe.net/npsa/index/index.cfm?fuseaction=basicSearch
This lets you search for all non-public schools as well as non-sectarian agencies that offer special education services. This website is by the California Dept of Education. You can search by county (within California) to get a list.
2. List of Special Ed Private Schools in the Bay Area http://www.baprivateschools.com/specialed.htm
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