By type

Schools for Learning Differences in the Triangle

Schools the federal survey files as special education programs, such as Fletcher, Hill Center, Trilogy and Hope Creek.

Funding note: ESA+ matters most here: $9,000 a year, or $17,000 for five listed disability categories, payable to a listed school's tuition first.

10
Schools listed here
8
On the 2026-27 Direct Payment list
628
Students in the federal survey
1
Offer pre-K
6
Go through grade 12
$7,148
2026-27 Tier 2 award, the band most two-income households fall in

By area

All 10 schools for learning differences

SchoolAffiliationAreaGradesDirect Payment 2026-27Students (federal survey)
Dynamic Opportunities
700 Brooks Ave, Raleigh 27607
IndependentDowntown, West & Southeast Raleigh—✓ Listed40
Frankie Lemmon School & Development Center
3311 Carl Sandburg Ct, Raleigh 27610
IndependentDowntown, West & Southeast Raleigh1Not listed7
Hill Learning Center
3200 Pickett Rd, Durham 27705
IndependentDurham2-12✓ Listed176
Hope Creek Academy
4723 Erwin Rd, Durham 27705
IndependentDurhamK-12✓ Listed69
Learn With the Best School
4900 Waters Edge Dr Ste 100, Raleigh 27606
IndependentDowntown, West & Southeast Raleigh1-12✓ Listed36
Lucy Daniels School
9003 Weston Pkwy, Cary 27513
IndependentCary, Apex & MorrisvillePK-5✓ Listed16
Mariposa School
203 Gregson Dr, Cary 27511
IndependentCary, Apex & Morrisville4-12✓ Listed14
The Fletcher Academy
400 Cedarview Ct, Raleigh 27609
IndependentNorth Raleigh2-12✓ Listed206
The Trilogy School
3810 Merton Dr, Raleigh 27609
IndependentNorth Raleigh2-12✓ Listed45
True Abilities Learning Academy
1152 Executive Cir, Cary 27511
IndependentCary, Apex & Morrisville—Not listed19
A ✓ on the Direct Payment column tells youIt does not tell you
NCSEAA can send Opportunity Scholarship and ESA+ money to this school for 2026-27That a seat is open or that your child will be admitted
The award goes to required tuition and fees, up to your tier amountThat the award will cover the full bill
The school accepted NCSEAA's testing and audit rules for scholarship studentsWhether the school is accredited, which the state table does not show

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