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Autism Schools & Special Education in Oakland

Oakland is an honest scarcity story. Roughly 100 Oakland students who need a specialized school placement currently commute outside the city because so few exist within district boundaries — though the district is now working to change that. Here is the real picture.

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Oakland Unified School District - Special Education

Public special education

OUSD special education department; the starting point for evaluation requests, IEPs and district autism programs in Oakland.

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Fred Finch - Oakland Hills Academy / Avalon Non-Public School

Certified nonpublic school

Small CDE-certified nonpublic school located in Oakland serving students with developmental disabilities and serious emotional disturbance at roughly 6-to-1 ratios.

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