The Groden Center (2026 Profile)

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Quick Facts (2026)

School Type: Special Education School
Grades: 1-12
Enrollment: 66 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	The Groden Center
1	3
2	1
3	5
4	5
6	6
7	3
9	4
10	7
11	7
12	6
Ungraded	19

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Year Founded

1976

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Student Body

Total Students

66 students

Student Body Type

Co-ed

% Students of Color

38%

State avg.: 28%

Academics & Faculty

Total Classroom Teachers

9 teachers

Student-Teacher Ratio

7:1

National avg.: 11:1

Tuition & Acceptance Rate

Admission Deadline

None / Rolling

Application URL

Online Application

School Notes

The Groden Center Day and Residential Programs enhance the lives of children and youth with autism, behavioral disorders, and developmental disabilities, and their families.
We foster greater independence and inclusion through provision of intensive learning and living environments where our students can achieve a balance across all life skills.
The Center is dedicated to understanding the developmental needs of its children and youth, investigating the most effective educational and treatment strategies, and contributing this information to the related fields.
The Groden Center Day and Residential Programs provide a broad range of individualized services in the most normal and least restrictive settings possible.
Instruction is provided in functional skill development, communication, emotional and social development, physical and recreational skills, domestic responsibilities, community awareness, adaptive living skill and vocational education.

The Groden Center Day and Residential Programs enhance the lives of children and youth with autism, behavioral disorders, and developmental disabilities, and their families.
We foster greater independence and inclusion through provision of intensive learning and living environments where our students can achieve a balance across all life skills.
The Center is dedicated to understanding the developmental needs of its children and youth, investigating the most effective educational and treatment strategies, and contributing this information to the related fields.
The Groden Center Day and Residential Programs provide a broad range of individualized services in the most normal and least restrictive settings possible.
Instruction is provided in functional skill development, communication, emotional and social development, physical and recreational skills, domestic responsibilities, community awareness, adaptive living skill and vocational education.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

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The Groden Center is located in the Mount Hope neighborhood of Providence, RI.

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