Best Connecticut Private Schools with Special Program Emphasis (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 11 private schools with special program emphasis serving 636 students in Connecticut.

The top-ranked with special program emphasis private school in Connecticut is ATLAS - Academic Theatre Lab on Audubon.

The average acceptance rate is 84%, which is higher than the Connecticut private school average acceptance rate of 71%.

36% of private schools with special program emphasis in Connecticut are religiously affiliated (most commonly Presbyterian and Other).

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.