
The Howard School
Grades and ages
Grades K-12
Enrollment
345 students
Student-teacher ratio
6:1
Tuition
Contact for pricing
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About The Howard School
Marian Howard, a young teacher who lived with cerebral palsy, opened our school in her home with three students in 1950. It became the first special education school in the Southeast accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Today The Howard School teaches kindergarten through 12th grade on Foster Street in Atlanta's Blandtown neighborhood.
Our students have average to above-average ability and language-learning differences such as dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, expressive and receptive language disorders, auditory processing disorder, executive functioning challenges and ADHD. Every teacher is Orton-Gillingham trained, and our 6:1 student-to-teacher ratio is backed by 8 full-time speech-language pathologists, 5 literacy specialists, 3 math specialists and 3 assistive technology specialists. We are not a therapeutic school and do not run programs built mainly for behavioral or pragmatic language diagnoses.
Students take P.E. five days a week and art and music twice a week, with 15 after-school clubs and 24 no-cut athletic teams starting in middle school. We admit on a rolling basis, do not require the SSAT or ISEE, and award need-based aid from our own funds and Georgia GOAL.
Student fit
Who this school serves
Grades and ages
- Private
- Elementary (K-5)
- Middle School (6-8)
- High School (9-12)
Learning needs supported
- Dyslexia
- Dysgraphia
- Dyscalculia
- ADHD
- Expressive and receptive language disorders
- Auditory processing disorder
- Executive functioning challenges
Specialties
- Learning differences
- Orton-Gillingham instruction
- Small class sizes
Learning and support
Curriculum and therapeutic services
Services and supports
- Speech-language therapy
- Assistive technology support
Programs
Programs at The Howard School
Other programs and supports
- Speech-language therapy
- Assistive technology support
School facts
Practical details for families
- School Day
- 6.5 hours
- School Year
- 169 days
- Student Body
- Coed
- Religious Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
Accreditation and licensing
- SAIS
- SACS
Tuition and funding
Tuition: Contact for pricing
- Need-based financial aid
- Georgia GOAL scholarships
Enrollment
345 students
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