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Crossroads Academy is a private day school located at 3681 NE 7th Street in Ocala, Florida. It provides specialized education in a small group setting for students in grades 3 through 12 who have learning differences such as auditory processing challenges, ADHD, anxiety, dyslexia, hyperlexia, dysgraphia, and dyscalculia. The school partners with families to support academic growth, confidence, and the development of skills needed for success in school and life. Enrollment involves submitting an application along with a current IEP or 504 plan, recent report card, and a psychological evaluation from the past three years. The school accepts Step Up For Students scholarships including FTC, FES-UA, and FES-EO. Campus visits require an appointment. The school operates on a calendar that includes the 2026-2027 school year with students returning in August 2026.

New Horizon Academy for Exceptional Students is a private special education school located at 1100 NE 31st St in Ocala, Florida. It serves children living with Autism Spectrum and Communication Disorders through structured teaching and social skills training. The school's mission is to effectively educate and serve these students by matching each child's strengths with learning opportunities designed for success. Learning plans are individualized so acquired skills are relevant and immediately useful. Classrooms use visual systems and behavioral responses in a structured, time-managed environment. New Horizon Academy supports the whole family and emphasizes that children need to be children first, so learning must be fun. It is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization founded in 2002.

Sunrise Elementary School serves about 1,100 students from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade on Marion Oaks Course in Ocala, as part of Marion County Public Schools. Our families come from many backgrounds: roughly 12 percent of our students have disabilities, about 20 percent are learning English, and we run a schoolwide Title I program. Reading gets at least 90 uninterrupted minutes every day, built on myView and the University of Florida's UFLI phonics program, and math gets at least 60 minutes with enVision. i-Ready lessons supplement both subjects. Literacy and math content area specialists coach our teachers each week, and a partnership with Discovery Education brings more hands-on, student-led lessons into classrooms. Every student also takes art, music and physical education. Third through fifth graders can try out for our dance team, which performs at monthly family events and around Ocala, and our auditioned chorus sings at school and community events. We also host a VPK class for four-year-olds and keep guidance and counseling staff on campus.