Best District Of Columbia Private Schools with Special Program Emphasis (2026-27)

For the 2026-27 school year, there are 5 private schools with special program emphasis serving 1,456 students in District Of Columbia.

The top ranked with special program emphasis private schools in District Of Columbia include Washington International School and Archbishop Carroll High School.

The average acceptance rate is 58%, which is higher than the District Of Columbia private school average acceptance rate of 50%.

20% of private schools with special program emphasis in District Of Columbia are religiously affiliated (most commonly 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.