New Connection's Academy (2026-27 Profile)

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School Type: Special Education School
Grades: 1-12
Enrollment: 71 students
Application Deadline: None / Rolling
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

School Facts

School Type

Special Education School

Religious Affiliation

Nonsectarian

Grades Offered

Grades 1-12

Students By Grade

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Distribution of Students By Grade
Grade	New Connection's Academy
1	2
2	4
3	4
4	4
5	7
6	2
7	4
8	9
9	6
10	10
11	10
12	4
Ungraded	5

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Student Body

Total Students

71 students

Student Body Type

Co-ed

% Students of Color

21%

State avg.: 34%

Academic Profile

Total Classroom Teachers

7 teachers

Student-Teacher Ratio

10:1

National avg.: 11:1

School Membership(s)School Assoc.

Other school association(s)

Tuition & Financial Aid

Admission Deadline

None / Rolling

School Notes

New Connections Academy (NCA) is a private therapeutic day school that was founded in 2006 to serve children and adolescents.
New Connections Academy's mission is to integrate school, family and community in order to provide the highest quality academic and therapeutic programs.
These programs are designed to enable students to become successful learners through a sense of belonging, generosity, mastery and independence.

New Connections Academy (NCA) is a private therapeutic day school that was founded in 2006 to serve children and adolescents.
New Connections Academy's mission is to integrate school, family and community in order to provide the highest quality academic and therapeutic programs.
These programs are designed to enable students to become successful learners through a sense of belonging, generosity, mastery and independence.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

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