Washington Academy has been serving elementary, middle and high school students with special needs for over 25 years.  Founded in 1982, the school is a state approved program for students in grades K through 12. Over the years it has been Washington Academy’s mission to work with hundreds of children and young adults to help them succeed academically and behaviorally. 

The school is unique due to its low student teacher ratio which is maintained by having small classes with two or more teachers in every classroom. Our youngest students have four specially trained teachers in their classroom.  

The program focus is to provide specialized individually designed instruction and a structured behavior program to meet the unique needs of each student. We are committed to the school’s mission to motivate and support students by nurturing their self esteem, academic progress and social skills. Positive behavior supports are the cornerstone of our program which maximizes student participation and academic growth. 

Our school educates 180 students each year from over forty-five sending districts throughout six New Jersey counties. The key components of the program include:

• A safe nurturing school environment with built in positive behavioral supports;

• School curriculum based individually on the student’s IEP and the New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards;

• Small classes and small group instruction with a low student to faculty ratio;

• Personalized supportive instruction by caring teachers; and

• Curricular support to encourage achievement.

We have found tremendous success for our students using the latest technology to help them succeed academically.  Our computer center and classrooms provide student access to the internet and the digital world.  We are using state of the art nationally recognized programs in our reading lab, middle school and high school mathematics classes.  The Careers Center is equipped with a mobile laptop cart and career work stations.  We focus on helping our students become independent learners who will be able to use these skills to access information in their adult lives.