Northern Voices vs. Groves Academy

Northern Voices is a nonsectarian special education school in suburban Saint Paul, MN, serving 29 students from pre–kindergarten through kindergarten.

Founded in 1999, the school operates with one teacher and maintains a student–teacher ratio of 29:1.

The student body includes 20% students of color, reflecting some diversity within the small enrollment.

Northern Voices serves early childhood grades PK–K, providing specialized educational programming in a suburban community setting.

The school's enrollment size and grade span position it as a small–scale private special education option in Saint Paul.

Groves Academy is the leading school in the Midwest for students who have learning disabilities such as dyslexia, ADHD, executive function challenges, and other language-based learning disabilities. We are a beacon for students who want to learn but are challenged with a learning disability that affects their academic achievement. We ground everything we do in scientific research and decades of experience, from our curriculum to our class sizes.

GLO teachers, tutors, educational psychologists, and learning specialists have helped change the lives of thousands of students.

The curriculum at Groves Academy is presented using evidenced-based, multi-sensory methods that address students' individual needs. Students receive a balance of academic skills, particularly in reading, writing, math, and strategies for success in school along with a rich array of enrichment and extracurricular clubs and activities, including drama, music, soccer, and basketball.