Best California Private Schools with Special Program Emphasis (2025-26)

For the 2025-26 school year, there are 162 private schools with special program emphasis serving 30,016 students in California.

The top ranked with special program emphasis private schools in California include Besant Hill School, Army and Navy Academy, and Chinese American International School.

The average tuition cost is $25,405, which is higher than the California private school average tuition cost of $17,996.

23% of private schools with special program emphasis in California are religiously affiliated (most commonly Christian and Catholic).

Special education schools primarily serve specific student groups such as those that may be hard of hearing, deaf, speech impaired, health impaired, orthopedically impaired, cognitive delays/impairments, seriously emotionally disturbed, multi-handicapped, visually handicapped, or deaf and blind.