Best Iowa Private Schools with Special Program Emphasis (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 7 private schools with special program emphasis serving 1,757 students in Iowa.

The top ranked with special program emphasis private schools in Iowa include Holy Family Catholic Schools, Pella Christian Grade School, and Maharishi School.

The average acceptance rate is 80%, which is lower than the Iowa private school average acceptance rate of 87%.

43% of private schools with special program emphasis in Iowa are religiously affiliated (most commonly Other 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.