The Midland School (2026-27 Profile)

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Quick Facts (26-27)

School Type: Special Education School
Grades: Inquire with school
Enrollment: 92 students
Acceptance rate: 75%
Average class size: 7 students
Application Deadline: None / Rolling
Source: ✓Verified school update

School Facts

School Type

Special Education School

Religious Affiliation

Nonsectarian

Grades Offered

Grades Inquire with school

Learning Difference Programs

Yes

Year Founded

1960

Summer School Offered

Yes

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School Motto

A lifetime of caring.

Student Body

Total Students

92 students

Student Body Type

Co-ed

% Students of Color

45%

State avg.: 40%

Academic Profile

Total Classroom Teachers

17 teachers

Student-Teacher Ratio

5:1

National avg.: 11:1

Average Class Size

7 students

School Membership(s)School Assoc.

National Association of Private Special Education Centers (NAPSEC)
ASAH (New Jersey private special-education schools) (ASAH)

Tuition & Financial Aid

Admission Deadline

None / Rolling

Acceptance Rate

75%

National avg.: 85%

Admissions Director

Shawn McInerney

Admissions Associate

Barbara Barkan, Principal

Application URL

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School Notes

The Midland School is a comprehensive special education program serving the individual social, emotional, academic, and career education needs of children with developmental disabilities.
Its mission is to provide quality programs to enable students to reach their highest level of achievement and independence allowing them to become contributing members of their communities.

The Midland School is a New Jersey approved private nonprofit special education school for children and young adults with developmental disabilities located on 57 picturesque acres in North Branch, Somerset County, NJ.
For over fifty years, Midland has provided quality programs and activities to enable our students, age 5-21, to reach their highest level of achievement and independence, and to become contributing members of their communities.
Midland's programs are developed for the individual student. Instruction is dynamic-changing to meet each student's needs considering their learning styles and developmental levels.
Midland's staff (all fully certified) uses multi-sensory, research-based strategies to address all core curriculum areas. Assistive technology and field trips make learning motivating and accessible for all students.
Midland's curriculum extends beyond the core areas. A comprehensive social skills program and weekly instruction in a variety of adapted living skills prepare our students for success in the community.
Midland's Speech, Physical and Occupational therapists work with teaching staff to identify each students needs in these areas.
Midland develops life long work skills and career development program is part of every student's schedule.
Midland's students are most successful when school and home work together. Midland has an active parents' association and family recreational activities all contribute to the important relatoinship between home and school.

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The acceptance rate of The Midland School is 75%, which is lower than the national average of 82%.

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The application deadline for The Midland School is rolling (applications are reviewed as they are received year-round).

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Did You Know?

The average private school tuition in Somerset County, NJ is $24,581 for elementary schools and $32,288 for high schools (read more about average private school tuition across the country).

The average acceptance rate in Somerset County, NJ is 72% (read more about average acceptance rates across the country).