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

For the 2025-26 school year, there are 32 private elementary schools with special program emphasis serving 5,443 students in Illinois.

The top ranked with special program emphasis private elementary schools in Illinois include Lycee Francais De Chicago, Midwest Academy For Gifted Education, and Quest Academy.

The average tuition cost is $21,098, which is higher than the Illinois private elementary school average tuition cost of $11,138.

31% of private elementary schools with special program emphasis in Illinois are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic and Christian).

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.