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Lifescape Childrens Specialty School

2501 W 26th St Sioux Falls, SD 57105

Tel: (605) 444-9500

www.lifescapesd.org

Quick Facts (2026-27)

School Type: Special Education School
Grades: Prekindergarten-12
Enrollment: 118 students
Acceptance rate: 70%
Average class size: 10 students
Application Deadline: None / Rolling
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

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Quick Facts (2026-27)

School Type: Special Education School
Grades: Prekindergarten-12
Enrollment: 118 students
Acceptance rate: 70%
Average class size: 10 students
Application Deadline: None / Rolling
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

School Facts

School Type

Special Education School

Religious Affiliation

Nonsectarian

Grades Offered

Grades Prekindergarten-12

Students By Grade

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Distribution of Students By Grade
Grade	Lifescape Childrens Specialty School
Pre-K	1
Kind	1
1	5
2	3
3	5
4	4
6	6
7	7
9	8
10	6
11	9
12	63

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Year Founded

2014

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School Motto

Empowering people to live their best life.

Student Body

Total Students

118 students

Student Body Type

Co-ed

% Students of Color

28%

State avg.: 22%

Academic Profile

Total Classroom Teachers

20 teachers

Student-Teacher Ratio

6:1

National avg.: 11:1

Average Class Size

10 students

School Membership(s)School Assoc.

Other associations(s) for exceptional children

Tuition & Financial Aid

Admission Deadline

None / Rolling

Acceptance Rate

70%

National avg.: 82%

Application URL

Online Application

School Notes

Children's Care believes that all children deserve to reach their greatest potential.
That's why we offer a broad continuum of health care and educational services for children from birth through age 21.
Our system of services offers children and their families the ease to move through or in and out of our programs, always maintaining consistent, quality care.
From mild learning, behavioral, or physical challenges to intensive medical rehabilitation, Children's Care knows kids.
Our staff of approximately 480 includes physicians; nurses; physical, occupational, and speech therapists; teachers; psychologists; a dietitian; and more - all specializing in the special needs of children.
Our interdisciplinary approach means all of the child's needs are considered and treated in a coordinated effort.

Children's Care believes that all children deserve to reach their greatest potential. That's why we offer a broad continuum of health care and educational services for children from birth through age 21. Our system of services offers children and their families the ease to move through or in and out of our programs, always maintaining consistent, quality care. From mild learning, behavioral, or physical challenges to intensive medical rehabilitation, Children's Care knows kids. Our staff of approximately 480 includes physicians; nurses; physical, occupational, and speech therapists; teachers; psychologists; a dietitian; and more - all specializing in the special needs of children. Our interdisciplinary approach means all of the child's needs are considered and treated in a coordinated effort.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

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The average private school tuition in Sioux Falls, SD is $5,387 for elementary schools and $7,793 for high schools (read more about average private school tuition across the country).

The average acceptance rate in Sioux Falls, SD is 92% (read more about average acceptance rates across the country).