Edgewood Community School provides an intensive, trauma-informed educational environment for high school students, ages 14 to 22, whose emotional and behavioral health needs cannot be met in traditional school settings. Access to our NPS program is authorized through the IEP process in collaboration with the student’s home school district.
The program integrates individualized instruction—adapted to students’ specific learning profiles and California State/Common Core Standards—with embedded, multidisciplinary mental health supports. This approach makes Edgewood Community School particularly appropriate for youth primarily diagnosed with emotional disturbance and who would benefit from a structured, therapeutic setting.
Many students enter Edgewood Community School significantly below grade level. A key goal is to accelerate academic growth while addressing the complex psychosocial barriers to school success.
Individualized educational services aligned to each student’s IEP and learning needs, with an emphasis on credit recovery and Common Core alignment.
Edgewood Community School, a non-public high school, serves youth from ages 14 to 22 with the following mental health challenges:
NPS is inclusive of diverse backgrounds and actively engages families/caregivers in the treatment and educational process.
The goal of the non-public high school program is to transition youth to less restrictive educational settings or graduation, while building coping, academic, and community participation skills.
Other outcomes include:
NPS staff provide holistic support—including direct help with job and college applications, housing insecurity, and essential documentation (IDs, leases)—to foster independence and continuity of care.
Referrals must be coordinated through the student’s IEP team and school district.
Edgewood Community School is ideal for adolescents and transition-age youth with significant mental health and behavioral challenges who require a comprehensive, multidisciplinary therapeutic school environment. Clinical and educational teams partner closely with referring districts, families, and care providers for integrated planning and sustained success.
Let us know if you need intake materials, consultation about placement fit, or additional program information for your team.
