Grades PreK-439 students7.8 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed
Special education schools in Phoenix, AZ
11 in Phoenix or within 6 miles; schools in Phoenix itself count at any distance from downtown. Schools whose main program is special education.
Accel
3 miGrades K-12180 students10.6 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed0% to 4-year college
Grades K-956 students7.7 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed
Gateway Academy
5 miGrades 6-12107 students5.1 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed20% to 4-year college
Grades PreK-1263 students7 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed0% to 4-year college
Grades Transitional 1st-880 students13.1 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed
Grades K-12147 students10.5 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed0% to 4-year college
Grades 1-1226 students2.6 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed
New Way Academy
10 miGrades 2-12254 students7 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed21% to 4-year college
Science Prep Academy
12 miGrades 6-1217 students4.7 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed0% to 4-year college
Aces-Phoenix West
12 miGrades K-12187 students9.3 students per teacherNonsectarianSpecial educationCo-ed0% to 4-year college
Special education schools near Phoenix by the numbers
- Where
- 10 in Phoenix, 1 within 6 miles
- Students
- about 1,156 in all; the typical school has 80
- Smallest and largest
- Science Prep Academy, 17 students; New Way Academy, 254 students
- Students per teacher
- 7.7 typical, 2.6 to 13.1 across 11 schools
- Co-ed or single-sex
- all co-ed
- Association members
- 1, the National Association of Private Special Education Centers
- To a 4-year college
- 0% of graduates at the typical high school (7 reporting)
- Verified tuition
- New Way Academy $33,000
- State program
- Education savings account, about $7,000 to $8,000 for most students (2025-26 figures)
How ESA works
- Nonsectarian11
- Pre-K (and up)2
- Elementary (K to 5)9
- Middle (6 to 8)10
- High school (9 to 12)9
- K to 12, one school4
- Under 503
- 50 to 1495
- 150 to 2993
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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