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ACE Academy

ACE Academy is a private, independent school for gifted students in Austin, Texas. ACE offers classes for students from three years old through middle school in flexible groupings and combines strong, integrated academic curriculum with a global outlook. They are dedicated to bringing gifted students together with one another and with teachers who are passionate about giftedness and creativity.

ACE Academy
Resource Categories: Schools
Grades: 6-8, K-5, and Pre-K
School Types: Gifted and Private
Locations: Texas

Acton Academy

Acton Academy is one of America’s most innovative schools, with over 30+ locations worldwide. Based on the principles of the Socratic method and experiential, hands-on learning, Acton Academy is a one-room schoolhouse offering two educational environments serving students in grades 2 – 5 in the Elementary school and grades 6 – 12 in the Middle and High schools. You can learn more about Acton Academy and their unique approach to education in this article through Forbes Magazine.

Acton Academy
Resource Categories: Schools
Grades: 6-8, 9-12, and K-5
School Types: Private
Locations: California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Michigan, New Mexico, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Washington D.C., and Wisconsin

Alverno’s Academy for Gifted Girls, Alverno Heights Academy

Alverno’s Academy for Gifted Girls (AAGG) accepts qualified students as young as 10 years old to bypass the remainder of their middle school studies and attend Alverno Heights Academy as high school students.  AAGG also accepts typical age gifted high school students and allows acceleration through the curriculum.  AAGG was created to provide an engaging environment for gifted students who are ready for a rigorous college-preparatory curriculum. Students who graduate from AAGG complete a well-rounded, college-preparatory curriculum at an early age, typically two full years ahead of most high school students.

Alverno’s Academy for Gifted Girls, Alverno Heights Academy
Resource Categories: Schools
Grades: 6-8, 9-12, and K-5
School Types: Gifted and Private
Locations: California

Alzar School

The Alzar School offers academic semesters for motivated high school sophomores and juniors. These semesters immerse students in a rigorous, challenging educational setting that emphasizes leadership training.

Alzar School
Resource Categories: Schools
Grades: 9-12
School Types: Boarding and Private
Locations: Idaho

Anderson Private School

Anderson School is a small, independent, private school founded in 1995 by Dr. and Mrs. Anderson out of the love for their own children and all gifted children. Since they do not accept government funding, this allows them to create true academic freedom for both students and teachers. Based on extensive research into successful education, Anderson School has no traditional grading, no standardized tests, and no traditional homework; although learning after school hours is highly encourage. The goal of enrichment at Anderson School is to produce deep thinkers by redefining the core essence of education.

Anderson Private School
Resource Categories: Schools
Grades: 6-8, 9-12, and K-5
School Types: Gifted and Private
Locations: Texas

Arete Academy

Arete Academy of Exceptional Education is committed to partnering with parents to educate and support twice-exceptional students — gifted students who also have learning disabilities — so they can learn the academic, social and emotional skills needed to overcome their disabilities, reach their full potential and apply their gifts to make lasting contributions to the world.

Arete Academy
Resource Categories: Schools and Twice-Exceptional
Grades: 6-8 and K-5
School Types: Private and Twice-Exceptional
Resource Types: Twice-Exceptional
Locations: Minnesota

Arroyo Pacific Academy Gifted Student Extension Program

Arroyo Pacific Academy is a four-year private, independent, coeducational, college preparatory high school located in Arcadia, California. It is a learning institution where academic attainment has the highest priority within a learning environment that is supportive and encouraging. Gifted middle school students enrolled at a local school, online school, or who are home-schooled, may apply to take advantage of the Academy’s individual courses, including AP courses.  Generally this opportunity is granted only to students whose parents have met with a counselor familiar with gifted student needs, and who have support from their parents and current school.  The Academy recognizes the needs of those advanced students who are ready for a greater challenge than the standard grade level content may offer.

Arroyo Pacific Academy Gifted Student Extension Program
Resource Categories: Schools
Grades: 9-12
School Types: Gifted and Private
Locations: California

Asheville School

Founded in 1900, Asheville School is one of the few remaining true small boarding schools in America.It is a nurturing community, where the students and faculty genuinely know one another — thanks to family-style seated meals, senior chapel talks and century-old traditions.

Asheville School
Resource Categories: Schools
Grades: 9-12
School Types: Boarding and Private
Locations: North Carolina

Baylor School

Baylor’s mission is to foster in its students both the ability and the desire to make a positive difference in the world by providing a rich academic program that opens their minds and fosters in them a lifelong love of learning with cirricula that is designed to extend learning beyond the lessons of the traditional classroom.

Baylor School
Resource Categories: Schools
Grades: 6-8 and 9-12
School Types: Boarding and Private
Locations: Tennessee

Bellevue Discovery

Bellevue Discovery supports highly capable children, their families and the community by nurturing children’s limitless potential and creativity, supporting families in the development of each child’s unique gifts, and fostering understanding in the community of the educational, social and emotional needs of highly capable young children.

Bellevue Discovery
Resource Categories: Schools
Grades: Pre-K
School Types: Gifted and Private
Locations: Washington

Bixby School

Bixby School serves preschool through elementary level children and their families in a small community setting that compassionately empowers children with critical thinking skills, self-confidence, independence and a love of learning; develops their individual gifts; and prepares them to make meaningful contributions to the world.

Bixby School
Resource Categories: Schools
Grades: K-5 and Pre-K
School Types: Private
Locations: Colorado

Blake School

The Blake School is an independent pre-k-12, private, non-sectarian, coeducational, college preparatory day school with campuses in Minneapolis, Hopkins, and Wayzata. They offer a rigorous education grounded in shared values – respect, love of learning, integrity, courage and a commitment to pluralism. Students become lifelong learners who make lasting contributions to the world.

Blake School
Resource Categories: Schools
Grades: 6-8, 9-12, K-5, and Pre-K
School Types: Private
Locations: Minnesota

Boston University Academy

Boston University Academy is a private high school operated by Boston University. Founded in 1993 and located on the Boston University campus, the Academy is geared toward college preparatory work. As part of its integration with the university, students are able to take college courses for credit their junor and senior years.

Boston University Academy
Resource Categories: Schools
Grades: 9-12
School Types: Private
Locations: Massachusetts

Brentwood School

Brentwood School is a place where scholars, athletes, artists, and activists, inventors and aspiring leaders are all at home. It’s also a place where one person can take on many of these roles. Brentwood School is comprised of two campuses located four blocks apart. The West Campus, on Sunset Boulevard and Saltair Avenue serves students in Grades K-5, while students in Grades 6-12 attend our East Campus at Sunset Boulevard and Barrington Place.

Brentwood School
Resource Categories: Schools
Grades: 6-8, 9-12, and K-5
School Types: Private
Locations: California

Bridges Academy

Bridges Academy is dedicated to understanding and educating gifted and highly gifted students with learning differences (twice-exceptional or 2e students) and fostering a successful academic and social experience for students and for the broader community through work of two divisions: Bridges Academy and The Center for Twice-Exceptional Research and Professional Development (The 2e Center). Located in Studio City, CA, the Academy serves students 4th through 7th grade (The Phoenix Program) and 7th through 12th grade (The Da Vinci Program).

Bridges Academy
Resource Categories: Schools and Twice-Exceptional
Grades: 6-8, 9-12, and K-5
School Types: Gifted, Private, and Twice-Exceptional
Resource Types: Twice-Exceptional
Locations: California

Brightmont Academy

Brightmont Academy offers full-time private school, individual courses, and tutoring. At the center of Brightmont’s personalized learning approach is one-to-one instruction: one highly qualified teacher working with one student throughout every learning session. To foster continual progress, each teaching moment is optimized to accommodate a student’s needs. Brightmont Academy’s approach has been successful for a variety of students, including homeschool, gifted, and 2e students.

Brightmont Academy
Resource Categories: Gifted Programs and Services, Schools, and Twice-Exceptional
Grades: 6-8 and 9-12
School Types: Gifted, Homeschool, Private, and Twice-Exceptional
Resource Types: Twice-Exceptional
Locations: Arizona, Colorado, Michigan, Minnesota, and Washington

Brocks Academy

Brock’s Academy is a fully accredited private school offering premium one-on-one tutoring and private school options as well as classes. Since its doors opened in 2005, Brock’s Academy has worked with students and their families to define learning goals and uncover learning passions. They provide the most flexible alternative educational services available by tailoring curriculum, instructional methods, class schedules, and even teaching locations to ensure students receive the best educational outcome. They specialize in teaching students challenged by learning issues including autism disorders, dyslexia, dysgraphia, anxiety and depression disorders, and twice-gifted students.

Brocks Academy
Resource Categories: Schools and Twice-Exceptional
Grades: 6-8, 9-12, and K-5
School Types: Private
Resource Types: Twice-Exceptional
Locations: Washington

Chandler School

Located in Pasadena, CA, the Chandler School is an independent, coed day school enrolling 450 students in kindergarten through 8th grade. Chandler school seeks bright, motivated and well-rounded students who can benefit from a strong academic program and the wide range of opportunities offered on campus.

Chandler School
Resource Categories: Schools
Grades: 6-8 and K-5
School Types: Private
Locations: California

Chrysalis School

Chrysalis School offers personalized learning programs for grades K-12. There are two campuses in Woodinville—the South Campus (grades K-6) and Chrysalis High School (grades 7-12). Chrysalis education offers a progressive educational philosophy developed over thirty years ago by our founder, Karen Fogle. Every student deserves to grow, learn, and become who they are meant to be in their own time. Tjey use an approach that puts the student first, is grounded in best practices around learning, and considers their development in a holistic way. While in most schools students are asked to adapt to the school, at Chrysalis the school adapts to them. They want their students to be happy, love learning, and enjoy coming to school throughout their educational journey.

Chrysalis School
Resource Categories: Schools
Grades: 6-8, 9-12, and K-5
School Types: Private
Locations: Washington