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  • For the 2020 school year, there are 17 top alternative private schools in Massachusetts serving 1,329 students.
  • Alternative schools typically provides a nontraditional education curriculum and falls outside the categories of regular, special education, or vocational education.

Top Massachusetts Alternative Private Schools (2020)

  • School Location Grades Students
  • The Common School
    Alternative School
    (1)
     521 S. Pleasant St
    Amherst, MA 01002
    (413)256-8989
    Grades: PK-6 | 116 students
  • Cottage Hill Academy
    All-girls | Alternative School
     83 Hospital Rd
    Baldwinville, MA 01436
    (978)652-1117
    Grades: 5-10 | 9 students
  • Cristo Rey Boston High School
    Alternative School (Roman Catholic)
     100 Savin Hill Ave
    Dorchester, MA 02125
    (617)825-2580
    Grades: 9-12 | 374 students
  • Eliot-pearson Children's School
    Alternative School
     105 College Ave
    Medford, MA 02155
    (617)627-3434
    Grades: PK-2 | 67 students
  • Fayerweather Street School
    Fayerweather Street School Photo - Fayerweather Open Houses are October 20 from 10 a.m. - noon and December 8 from 1 - 3 p.m., Join us to tour our school, and meet teachers, students and parents!
    Alternative School
    (2)
     765 Concord Avenue
    Cambridge, MA 02138
    (617)876-4746
    Grades: PK-8 | 200 students
  • Four Winds School
    Four Winds School Photo - Students write every day in a comfortable spot then return to share their work, if they choose to, in a safe and encouraging environment.
    Alternative School
    (1)
     54 French King Hwy
    Gill, MA 01354
    (413)863-8055
    Grades: 7-9 | 8 students
  • Full Circle Elementary School Inc
    Alternative School
     21 Parmenter Rd
    Bernardston, MA 01337
    (413)648-9468
    Grades: K-6 | 18 students
  • Keys Of The Kingdom Christian
    Alternative School (Pentecostal)
     33 N Main Street
    Brockton, MA 02301
    (508)580-2616
    Grades: K-8 | 9 students
  • Kids Are People School
    Alternative School
     530 Commonwealth Ave
    Boston, MA 02215
    (617)266-0028
    Grades: NS-8 | 120 students
  • Lowell Treatment Center
    Alternative School
     391 Varnum Ave
    Lowell, MA 01854
    (978)703-2200
    Grades: 6-12 | 68 students
  • New River Academy
    All-boys | Alternative School
     569 Salem End Rd
    Framingham, MA 01702
    (508)626-9961
    Grades: 9-12 | 9 students
  • Our Sisters' School
    All-girls | Alternative School
     145 Brownell Ave
    New Bedford, MA 02740
    (508)994-1255
    Grades: 5-8 | 66 students
  • Plumfield Academy
    Plumfield Academy Photo - Students regularly participate in school-wide celebrations for holidays and other special occasions. Here, young boys spend time in the kitchen, learning about meal preparation by preparing the meal for the whole school to eat together.
    Alternative School
     123 Dayton Street
    Danvers, MA 01923
    (978)304-0273
    Grades: 1-8 | 48 students
  • Plumfield Academy- Inc
    Alternative School (Christian)
     123 Dayton St
    Danvers, MA 01923
    (978)304-0273
    Grades: 1-8 | 19 students
  • St. Paul's Choir School
    St. Paul's Choir School Photo
    All-boys | Alternative School (Roman Catholic)
    (1)
     29 Mount Auburn St
    Cambridge, MA 02138
    (617)868-8658
    Grades: 4-8 | 50 students
  • Sudbury Valley School
    Sudbury Valley School Photo
    Alternative School
    (2)
     2 Winch St
    Framingham, MA 01701
    (508)877-3030
    Grades: NS-12 | 120 students
  • Youth Opportunities Upheld School
    Alternative School
     130 Elm St
    Millbury, MA 01527
    (508)865-0533
    Grades: 8-12 | 28 students
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