Empower Academy
4 miGrades 3-1238 students7.6 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed0% to 4-year college
Special education schools in Mesa, AZ
10 in Mesa or within 12 miles. Schools whose main program is special education.
Grades K-12488 students8.4 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed
Aces-Gilbert
6 miGrades K-11195 students8.9 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed
Grades PreK-12157 students13.1 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed
Grades 1-1234 students6.8 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed0% to 4-year college
Grades UngradedUnder 10 K-12 studentsNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed
Grades K-1230 students10 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed
Az Aspire Academy
10 miGrades 1-12288 students3.7 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed36% to 4-year college
Accel East Campus
12 miGrades K-1267 students9.6 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed0% to 4-year college
Grades 1210 students10 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed
Special education schools near Mesa by the numbers
- Where
- 2 in Mesa, 8 within 12 miles
- Students
- about 1,308 in all; the typical school has 67
- Smallest and largest
- A+ Academy Dropout Recovery Program, 10 students; Lexington Life Academy, 488 students
- Students per teacher
- 8.9 typical, 3.7 to 13.1 across 9 schools
- Co-ed or single-sex
- all co-ed
- Association members
- 3, most often the National Association of Private Special Education Centers
- To a 4-year college
- 0% of graduates at the typical high school (4 reporting)
- Verified tuition
- Az Aspire Academy $34,000
- State program
- Education savings account, about $7,000 to $8,000 for most students (2025-26 figures)
How ESA works
- Nonsectarian10
- Pre-K (and up)1
- Elementary (K to 5)8
- Middle (6 to 8)8
- High school (9 to 12)9
- K to 12, one school4
- Under 504
- 50 to 1491
- 150 to 2993
- 300 to 5991
Where these facts come from
- Grades, size, affiliation, co-ed, membership, college-going: NCES Private School Universe Survey 2023-24, downloaded September 20, 2026.
- Award and rules: Arizona Empowerment Scholarship Account, official page, read October 2, 2026.
- Tuition for 1 school: each school’s own website, last read October 6, 2026.
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