Housed in historic Searles Castle in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, the John Dewey Academy is a coeducational college preparatory boarding school with a strong therapeutic component.
Our mission is to provide intensive, individualized instruction and therapy to alienated, angry, self-destructive, but bright adolescents.
This approach inspires students to use, rather than to continue to abuse, their talents.
This vision is admittedly an ambitious one: we aim to restore hope, to rebuild families, and to transform students' lives.
School Overview
| School Membership(s)School Assoc. | State or regional independent school association |
| Grades Offered | Grades 10 - 12 |
Student Body
| Total Students | 17 students |
| Student Body Type | Co-ed |
| % Students of Color | 35% State avg.: 26% |
| Students by Grade |  |
Academics and Faculty
| Total Classroom Teachers | 6 teachers |
| Student : Teacher Ratio | 3:1 National avg.: 13:1 |
Nearby Schools:
The nearest high school is Eagleton School (3.2 miles away)
The nearest elementary school is Great Barrington Rudolf Steiner School (2.3 miles away)
The nearest preschool is Great Barrington Rudolf Steiner School (2.3 miles away)
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Great BarringtonGreat Barrington Rudolf Steiner School
Special Program Emphasis38 W Plain Rd
Great Barrington, MA, 01230
(413)528-4015Special Program Emphasis2.3 mi | 183 students | Gr. PK-8 -
Great BarringtonEagleton School
All-boys | Special Education School446 Monterey Rd
Great Barrington, MA, 01230
(413)528-43853.2 mi | 71 students | Gr. 5-12All-boys | Special Education School -
HousatonicBerkshire Meadows
Special Education School249 N Plain Rd
Housatonic, MA, 01236
(413)528-2523Special Education School4.9 mi | n/a students | Gr. UG -
SheffieldBerkshire School
(Non-sectarian)245 North Undermountain Road
Sheffield, MA, 01257
(413)229-1003(Non-sectarian)5.7 mi | 375 students | Gr. 9-12 -
New MarlboroughKolburne School
Special Education School343 New Marlboro Southfield Rd
New Marlborough, MA, 01230
(413)229-8787Special Education School8.3 mi | 22 students | Gr. 4-12
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