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Best Special Needs Schools in Warminster, Pennsylvania (2026)

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Comprehensive Learning Center building, a two-story brick building with a lawn
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Comprehensive Learning Center

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Warminster, PAGrades PreK-12 & adults1:1 to 1:3 ratio

Comprehensive Learning Center (CLC) began with one family. When Joanne Corless's son AJ was diagnosed with autism in 1992, no public program in the area was built for children like him, so the family started a home-based ABA program and later The AJ Foundation. CLC opened in Warminster in September 2000 as a nonprofit private school for children and young adults with autism, and families now travel from Bucks, Lehigh, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties. All instruction follows Applied Behavior Analysis, with goals drawn from assessment and parent input written into each student's IEP and tracked with daily data. Our preschool serves ages 3 to 5 at a one-to-one ratio, our elementary program serves ages 6 to 14 at one-to-one or one-to-two, and our secondary program serves ages 15 to 21 at up to one-to-three. Every program runs full day and includes a six-week extended school year, plus home consultation and family training at least twice a month. From age 14, students build job skills through community-based vocational training with local partners, and our adult program continues supported employment and habilitation after graduation.

  • Private ABA-based school for students with autism (ages 3 to 21)
  • Autism
  • ABA support
  • One-to-one instruction
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High Road School of Bucks County

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Warminster, PAGrades K-12

High Road School of Bucks County in Warminster is a private day school for students in grades 1 through 12 with academic, emotional and behavioral needs. We teach in smaller, structured classrooms and implement each student's Individualized Education Program. The school day runs Monday through Friday from 7:45 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. Our Spark learning pathway provides academic and behavioral support for students with strong academic potential who need help with emotional or behavioral challenges. Students may be navigating anxiety, school avoidance, trauma or difficulties with regulation and peer relationships. Instruction addresses their strengths and IEP goals, with data used to guide the level of support. We use SESI's Integrated Multi-Tiered Systems of Support to address academic, behavioral and emotional needs. Teachers, therapists and other staff work with families and district partners on skills students use beyond the classroom. Instruction aligns with district curriculum requirements and includes support for social behavior. Services at our Bucks County school include counseling, sports and recreation, a transition and life skills program, sensory rooms and transportation tailored to student needs. Graduation and postsecondary readiness are part of the program, including preparation for vocational school or job training. Our campus is at 299 Jacksonville Road in Warminster.

  • Special education school
  • Emotional/behavioral support
  • Anxiety
  • School avoidance
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Comparing school options in Warminster

Warminster has two private schools for students whose needs go past a typical classroom, and both sit on Jacksonville Road. Comprehensive Learning Center (CLC) teaches children and adults with autism through ABA. High Road School of Bucks County serves grades 1 to 12. Warminster's public schools, from McDonald and Willow Dale elementaries to William Tennent High, belong to Centennial School District.

CLC is a nonprofit that grew out of The AJ Foundation, formed in 1997 to fund ABA education. Federal private school data for 2021-22 lists 32 students and about 4.6 students per teacher. High Road is a SESI school, and students reach it through a district referral.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Special Needs Schools in Warminster

Is there an autism school in Warminster, PA?
Yes. CLC at 444 Jacksonville Road builds its whole program on Applied Behavior Analysis, from preschool through an Adult Life Skills Program. Goals come from an assessment plus parent input and go into the IEP, and staff collect data every day. Depending on need, students usually start with one-to-one teaching and move into small groups as skills grow. A six-week extended school year session runs each summer.
What is High Road School of Bucks County?
High Road School of Bucks County, at 299 Jacksonville Road, is a SESI school for students in grades 1 to 12 whose academic, emotional or behavioral needs a regular classroom has not met. Its Spark pathway targets students with strong academic potential who also have behavioral or emotional challenges. Related services include counseling, sensory rooms, a transition and life skills program, sports, and transportation planned around each student.
How does a child get into either Warminster school?
The routes differ. High Road enrolls through your school district. Placement starts with a referral based on your child's IEP, and the district decides whether the school fits. CLC admits on a rolling basis as seats open. Parents first join a Virtual Visitor Day, a 90-minute morning session, then fill out forms the school keeps on file until an opening comes up. Districts can also refer a student by sending records.
Who pays for a private special education school in Bucks County?
When your IEP team agrees your child needs a private school and the district places them there, federal law makes it free to you. Pennsylvania also funds 33 Approved Private Schools, where the home district and the state split costs for school-age students. If you choose a private school on your own, you pay the tuition, so ask Centennial in writing how it handles placement before you sign an enrollment contract.
Does Pennsylvania help pay private school tuition?
Yes, through two tax-credit scholarships run by approved scholarship organizations. EITC and OSTC both cap household income at $122,322 plus $21,531 per dependent. OSTC also requires that your child live in the attendance area of a public school ranked in the state's bottom 15 percent. For 2025-26, OSTC awards topped out at $15,000 for a special education student and $8,500 for others.
Where does a child with dyslexia or ADHD get help in Warminster?
Start with Centennial. Dyslexia is a specific learning disability under federal special education law, and ADHD is usually evaluated as an other health impairment. Either can earn a child an IEP, or a 504 plan when accommodations alone meet the need. If behavior is the barrier for a bright student with ADHD, ask the IEP team what supports Centennial would try first and whether High Road's Spark pathway belongs in the conversation.
How do I request a special education evaluation in Warminster?
Put it in writing to Centennial School District, 48 Swan Way, and keep a dated copy. Pennsylvania's Chapter 14 rules give the district 60 calendar days from your written consent to finish the evaluation and hand you the report, not counting summer break. For a child aged 3 to 5, contact the Bucks County Intermediate Unit's Preschool Early Intervention program in Doylestown instead, at no cost to families.
What should I ask when touring a Warminster special education school?
Ask how the school decides when a student moves from one-to-one teaching into a group, and how it shows you the data. Ask who provides speech, occupational therapy and counseling, and whether those minutes match the IEP. At a referral-based school like High Road, ask what a typical stay looks like and what has to happen for a student to return to a Centennial classroom.

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