Dearborn Academy

34 Winter St, Arlington, MA, 02474-0247
Tel: (781)641-5992
Grades: 1 - 12 | 168 students
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Dearborn Academy is one of New England's leading state-approved special education day schools. We serve children with emotional, learning, and behavioral challenges in separate elementary/middle and high-school programs. 

Our goal is for each of our students to build strong academic and social skills, to experience the transforming power of education, recover a sense of joy in learning and develop confidence in themselves academically, socially and personally. At Dearborn Academy we teach and support each child as an individual through one-on-one and small-group instruction and support services. Our skilled staff of teachers and therapists is devoted to each child's success. 

School Overview:
Dearborn Academy
School Type Special Education School
Religious Affiliation Nonsectarian
Grades Offered Grades 1 - 12
Learning Difference Programs Yes
Learning Programs Supported Dyslexia, Language-based Learning Disorders, Learning disabilities
Year Founded 1949
Student Body
Total Students 168 students
Student Body Type Co-ed
% Students of Color 28% (MA School Avg.: 24%)
Students by Grade
 
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers 30 teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio 6:1 (National school avg.: 13:1)
% Faculty w/Advanced Degree 60%
Average Class Size 9 students
Classroom dress code Casual
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline None / Rolling
Yearly Tuition Cost $51,116
Tuition Notes Tuittion rate is set be the state
Acceptance Rate 60%
Admissions Director Howard Rossman, PhD
Admissions Associate Ginny Doxsey, Elem/Middle

School Notes:

    • Approved by the Massachusetts Department of Education as a private psycho-educational day program for students aged 5-22
    • Serving more than 40 Massachusetts communities
    • Safe and supportive environment with small student to staff ratios with an emphasis on individualized growth to meet identified IEP goals •Diverse, state-of-the-art vocational and shop programs integrated with core academics for all ages
    • Remedial Services available for students with reading disabilities, utilizing the Wisnea-Kapp program, a nationally recognized program for the reading disabled.
    • Comprehensive therapeutic services, including individual and group counseling
    • Active family service component and parent involvement
    • Vocational readiness, career and transitional services provided to high school students
    • Member of the Massachusetts Association of 766-approved Private Schools

    Profile last updated: 09/05/2012

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  • Dearborn Academy Celebrates New Home
    posted on January 28, 2013 at 03:25:08 pm
    At the edge of a crowd sipping wine and munching hors d’oeuvres outside Dearborn Academy on Winter Street last Wednesday, 20-year-old Philip Keast sat in a chair in the late afternoon sunshine, dressed in suit and tie and playing the electric guitar. Dearborn Academy, a nonprofit that provides special education for youngsters with learning, emotional and ...
  • Teen finds live shotgun shell at Watertown’s Hosmer School
    posted on May 19, 2010 at 04:55:04 pm
    A 14-year-old who attends Dearborn Academy in Arlington turned in the ...

Nearby Schools:

Dearborn Academy
Gr. 1-12 | 0 mi. away
Lesley Ellis School
Gr. Nursery/Preschool-6 | 0.3 mi. away
International School of Boston
Gr. PK-12 | 0.6 mi. away
Matignon High School
Gr. 9-12 | 0.6 mi. away
Arlington Catholic High School
Gr. 9-12 | 0.7 mi. away
St Agnes School
Gr. PK-8 | 0.7 mi. away

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