Riverside Elementary Competitors

Eagle Ridge Academy is where future leaders find their footing. We inspire joy in learning, citizenship in action, and virtue in character. Eagle Ridge Academy is the first public school in the southwest Minneapolis suburban area specifically dedicated to offering a demanding college preparatory, classical, liberal arts curriculum. We serve grades kindergarten through 12. The Academy provides a learning opportunity that, up until now, has only been available at select private schools. Our goal is to not only help each student achieve his highest academic potential, but also to develop strong character, with the intent of creating not just smarter students, but better people, prepared to lead abundant and responsible lives as contributing members of our great country.

Star Academy is a private, non-profit, non-public school (NPS) that is recognized throughout the Bay Area as a leader in education for students with learning differences in grades 3-12 and Post-High School for ages 18-22. Star Academy prepares and inspires students with learning differences to achieve their full potential. We individually-tailor our academic program to give every student the chance to experience daily success, build skills and self-confidence, and develop meaningful relationships. What makes Star Academy unique? At Star, our goal is to prepare students for transition. Transition to less restrictive schools, to college or to the workplace. On average, students attend Star Academy for three years. Star Academy is the place where they get back on their feet, gaining the self-knowledge, aptitudes and self-assurance they need to succeed in their next pursuit, whatever it may be. Our students face mild to moderate challenges such as: dyslexia, executive functioning deficits, dyscalculia, auditory processing, dysgraphia, ADHD and High Functioning Autism. Elementary, middle and high school students all benefit from Star’s calm, nurturing, and supportive environment, which are conducive to learning. High school students earn their high school diploma or certificate of completion and prepare to transition to college and/or other pursuits. Star Academy is a private, non-profit, California state certified, Non-Public School (NPS) that is fully accredited by the Schools Commission of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).

Spring Valley School is an independent, coeducational, college-preparatory school whose mission is to provide excellence in education for bright students with learning differences. Spring Valley School admits students with average to above-average intelligence who have been diagnosed with a language or mathematics-based learning difference such as Dyslexia, Dysgraphia, or Dyscalculia.