Best Special Needs Schools in Charleston, West Virginia (2026)

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Sacred Heart Grade School

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Charleston, WVGrades PreK-5$8,745 per year K-5 (2025-26, first child)

Sacred Heart Grade School is the Catholic school of Sacred Heart Co-Cathedral parish in downtown Charleston, teaching children from age 2 through 5th grade and drawing families from a six-county region. Students from many faith backgrounds attend, and small classes let teachers know each child. Our Tiny Hearts program welcomes two-year-olds with full-day or part-time options, followed by full-day ECE for three-year-olds and Pre-K for four-year-olds with gym and STEM classes. In kindergarten through 5th grade, special classes include STEM with robotics and coding, art, computer, Spanish and physical education. Students sing in choir, play strings, compete in the Spelling Bee and Math Field Day, join Homework Club and Student Ambassadors, and take trips such as the 4th grade Outdoor Classroom and the 5th grade Kings Island visit. After School Care runs daily until 5:30 p.m. for $70 a week, with summer camp care, and our Early Learning Center on Leon Sullivan Way provides year-round childcare from 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. K-5 tuition for 2025-26 is $8,745 for the first child, with a lower rate for each additional child.

Catholic school (preschool to grade 5)
Catholic education
Small class sizes
STEM and robotics

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