Private special-education school · nonsectarian · Tarzana, California
Ideal Academy for Exceptional Learners
1–7 · 5 students, not counting pre-K · 3 per teacher (2021–22)
Ideal Academy for Exceptional Learners is a private school for students in special education. California private schools don’t take the state tests, so there are no results we can fairly compare. We don’t score or rank private schools.
Common questions
How long is the school day?
6 hours in the 2021–22 federal survey. Ask for current hours and care. Evidence ↓
How do I apply?
Call (818) 257-0244 and ask which grades have openings, how to apply and by when. Evidence ↓
What are the free public options nearby?
Your assigned public elementary school depends on your address; the nearest are listed below, each placed among California’s public elementary schools on spring 2026 tests. Evidence ↓
More questions (3)
How big is it?
5 students, not counting pre-K, in the federal private-school survey (NCES Private School Universe Survey), 2021–22. About 3 students per teacher across the school. Evidence ↓
What does a year cost?
Ask the school for the total yearly cost, including fees, and how financial aid works.
Does Ideal Academy for Exceptional Learners have state test results?
No. Private schools in California don’t take the state tests (CAASPP), so there is no state testing data for Ideal Academy for Exceptional Learners to score. Evidence ↓
Life at school
What would my child’s day be like?
The school reported a 6-hour day in 2021–22.
NCES private-school survey, 2021–22
Ask: What does a typical day look like in my child’s grade, and when does it start and end?
Students
Who goes to Ideal Academy for Exceptional Learners?
In 2021–22, the federal survey counted 5 students, 3 per teacher.
NCES private-school survey, 2021–22
These figures leave out pre-K and cover the whole school, not one class.
- American Indian, Pacific Islander or two or more races, together 100%
- Hispanic or Latino 0%
- White 0%
- Asian 0%
- Black or African American 0%
3 boys and 2 girls in K–12 and ungraded classes, 2021–22.
Ask: How many children are in my child’s class, and how many adults?
Source recordsNCES survey · ZIP-area census
The federal survey counts American Indian, Pacific Islander and multiracial students separately; the copy we hold adds them into one share.
| Grades | 1–7 |
|---|---|
| Enrollment | 5 K–12 and ungraded students |
| Student : teacher | 3:1 |
| Source: NCES Private School Universe Survey, 2021–22. | |
| Teachers | 1.5 estimated K–12 full-time-equivalent teachers |
| Students | Coeducational |
| School day | 6 hours |
| Affiliation | Nonsectarian |
| School type | Special-education school with no religious affiliation (NCES term: “Nonsectarian (Special Education)”) |
| Measure | Estimate |
|---|---|
| Median household income | $107,378 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+) | 56% |
| ZIP-area population | 30,942 |
| Median age | 42.3 years |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. See all schools in ZIP code 91356 →
The ZIP area comes from the school’s directory address; it does not verify where the campus is.
Source: NCES Private School Universe Survey (2021–22) · No. A2100412
Public options
What are the free public options nearby?
Three district or charter elementary schools and three middle schools sit within 3 miles.
Public schools · straight-line distance from this school’s address
Elementary
- Tarzana Elementary0.6 mi
- Wilbur Charter for Enriched Academics0.6 mi · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
- Nestle Avenue Charter0.7 mi · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.
District schools are assigned by your home address. Charters run their own admissions.
Public schools at other levels (6)Middle · High
Middle
- Gaspar De Portola Charter Middle0.4 mi · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
- Magnolia Science Academy 52.0 mi · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
- William Mulholland Middle2.2 mi
High
- Virtual Academy of Business & Entrepreneurship0.4 mi
- Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies0.9 mi
- Reseda Charter High1.3 mi · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.
Next steps
How do I visit Ideal Academy for Exceptional Learners, and what should I ask?
Questions for your visit
- How do students come to the school? Ask whether districts place students here through a special-education plan (IEP), or families apply directly.
- Which therapies and services are part of the day? Ask how many students each adult works with.
More questions to ask (11) and the map
- How many students leave each year, and why? If many families leave, ask what they told the school.
- Where do students go for 8th grade? Ask which schools recent graduates moved on to after 7th grade.
- What is the full cost, and what financial aid is there? Ask about every fee on top of tuition, and how aid is decided.
- Who accredits the school? Accreditation means an outside group reviewed the school. Ask which group, and when it last visited.
- How big are classes in my child’s grade? The survey’s students-per-teacher figure isn’t class size. Ask for the class size in your child’s grade.
- What does a typical day look like in my child’s grade, and when does it start and end?
- How many children are in my child’s class, and how many adults?
- How would teaching, student support and school expectations work for my child?
- Which grades have openings, and what are the application steps and dates?
- How are my child’s IEP goals set, reviewed and shared with our family?
- What transition services help students plan for life, training or work after school?
Location and visiting
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Data sources: NCES Private School Universe Survey · U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey
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