The Groden Center (2026 Profile)

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The Groden Center

86 Mount Hope Ave
Providence, RI 02906

Tel: (401) 274-6310

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The Groden Center Day and Residential Programs enhance the lives of children and youth with autism, behavioral disorders, and developmental disabilities, and their families.

We foster greater independence and inclusion through provision of intensive learning and living environments where our students can achieve a balance across all life skills.

The Center is dedicated to understanding the developmental needs of its children and youth, investigating the most effective educational and treatment strategies, and contributing this information to the related fields.

The Groden Center Day and Residential Programs provide a broad range of individualized services in the most normal and least restrictive settings possible.

Instruction is provided in functional skill development, communication, emotional and social development, physical and recreational skills, domestic responsibilities, community awareness, adaptive living skill and vocational education.

Quick Facts (2026)

School Type: Special Education School
Grades: 1-12
Enrollment: 66 students
Application Deadline: None / Rolling
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

School Overview

School Type

Special Education School

Religious Affiliation

Nonsectarian

Grades Offered

Grades 1-12

Year Founded

1976

School Calendar

Student Body

Total Students

66 students

Student Body Type

Co-ed

% Students of Color

38%

State avg.: 28%

Students by Grade

Academics and Faculty

Total Classroom Teachers

9 teachers

Student-Teacher Ratio

7:1

National avg.:

Tuition and Acceptance Rate

Admission Deadline

None / Rolling

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Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

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The application deadline for The Groden Center is rolling (applications are reviewed as they are received year-round).

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The Groden Center is located in the Mount Hope neighborhood of Providence, RI.

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Quick Facts (2026)

School Type: Special Education School
Grades: 1-12
Enrollment: 66 students
Application Deadline: None / Rolling
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

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The average private school tuition in Providence, RI is $22,811 for elementary schools and $29,216 for high schools (read more about average private school tuition across the country).

The average acceptance rate in Providence, RI is 69% (read more about average acceptance rates across the country).