Mariposa provides education and therapeutic services for children with autism and other developmental disabilities. Its programs use Applied Behavior Analysis, individualized treatment plans, primarily one-to-one instruction, and opportunities for group learning based on each learner’s needs.

Opportunity Scholarship: Mariposa is listed by the North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority as a 2026–27 Direct Payment School. The scholarship is limited to eligible students entering traditional kindergarten through grade 12.

Frankie Lemmon is a five-star, accredited child development center serving children with and without disabilities. Its preschool program uses play-based learning, low student-to-teacher ratios, Total Communication supports, therapy and enrichment, and individualized attention to prepare children for kindergarten.

Opportunity Scholarship: Frankie Lemmon is not listed as a 2026–27 Direct Payment School. The Opportunity Scholarship is not available for preschool or transitional kindergarten enrollment.

The Meredith Autism Program provides full-time early intervention using Applied Behavior Analysis for preschool-aged autistic children. Children enrolled in those services may participate in Explorers, a half-day, play-based inclusive preschool classroom with neurotypical peers according to their individualized treatment plans. Explorers focuses on social-emotional development, communication, adaptive skills, and school readiness.

Opportunity Scholarship: Meredith Autism Program is not listed as a 2026–27 Direct Payment School. The Opportunity Scholarship is limited to traditional kindergarten through grade 12 and does not fund preschool enrollment.

Lucy Daniels is a therapeutic special-needs school for children experiencing mental, emotional, or behavioral challenges. Its small-group program combines academics with social-emotional learning, individualized classroom support, on-site therapy when indicated, and regular parent guidance. It is not described by the school as an autism-specific program.

Opportunity Scholarship: Lucy Daniels Center is listed as a 2026–27 Direct Payment School. Eligible students in traditional kindergarten through grade 5 may use an Opportunity Scholarship; preschool students are not eligible.

Jordan Lake School of the Arts offers small, mixed-grade programs with individualized academics, morning hikes, arts, environmental science, experiential learning, executive functioning supports, and social coaching. Its official website also describes optional on-site pragmatic speech and social-skills services and additional aide support for some students.

Opportunity Scholarship: Jordan Lake School of the Arts is listed as a 2026–27 Direct Payment School. Eligible students in kindergarten through grade 12 may use Opportunity Scholarship funds.

Hope Creek Academy is a nonprofit private elementary and secondary school for neurodivergent students. The school describes small-group and individualized instruction, movement breaks, multisensory learning, social-skills development, remediation, academic challenge, supported learning classes, and a vocational high-school option.

Opportunity Scholarship: Hope Creek Academy is listed as a 2026–27 Direct Payment School. Eligible kindergarten through grade 12 students may use Opportunity Scholarship funds.

The Fletcher Academy serves students with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, processing and memory difficulties, and learning disabilities including dyslexia, dysgraphia, and dyscalculia. The school describes individualized, multisensory instruction, small classes, hands-on learning, and social-emotional development across its lower and upper schools.

Opportunity Scholarship: Fletcher Academy Raleigh is listed as a 2026–27 Direct Payment School. Eligible students in grades 2–12 may use Opportunity Scholarship funds.

Learn with the Best is a kindergarten-through-grade-12 private school serving students with autism, Down syndrome, attention differences, developmental delays, learning disabilities, sensory-processing differences, and other cognitive or genetic disabilities. It offers one-to-one and small-group instruction, visual, behavioral, and sensory supports, academic and social instruction, and a life-skills and occupational secondary program.

Opportunity Scholarship: Learn with the Best School is listed as a 2026–27 Direct Payment School. Eligible kindergarten through grade 12 students may use Opportunity Scholarship funds.

The Trilogy School provides specialized instruction in small groups for students with learning differences. Its official admissions information emphasizes academic needs in reading, writing, or math, average-to-above-average cognitive ability, individualized curriculum, study skills, compensatory strategies, organization, and a primary need that is academic rather than emotional or behavioral. Autism is considered case by case.

Opportunity Scholarship: Trilogy School Raleigh is listed as a 2026–27 Direct Payment School. Eligible students in grades 2–12 may use Opportunity Scholarship funds.

Dynamic Opportunities is a nonprofit private middle and high school for neurodivergent students. It uses project-based learning to teach academics, communication, collaboration, self-management, life skills, and social skills. The organization also offers a separate transition program for young adults moving into adulthood.

Opportunity Scholarship: Dynamic Opportunities is listed as a 2026–27 Direct Payment School. Eligible students through grade 12 may use Opportunity Scholarship funds; the scholarship does not fund postsecondary transition programming.

Pathways Academy is a diploma-granting private high school for neurodiverse learners with autism. Its official website describes personalized support, structure, hands-on and project-based learning, core academics, executive-function support, social-emotional development, community experiences, and preparation for independence and adult life.

Opportunity Scholarship: Pathways at Resource Room is listed as a 2026–27 Direct Payment School, and its website states that it accepts Opportunity Scholarships for the 2026–27 school year.

Ravenscroft’s Learning Enrichment and Advancement Program provides identification and intervention, academic accommodations, and an additional-fee academic-skills course for students with learning differences. Accommodations require a full psychoeducational evaluation and support students within Ravenscroft’s existing curriculum; the school states that it does not modify the curriculum.

Important: This is a support program for enrolled Ravenscroft students, not a separate autism-specific school or classroom.

Opportunity Scholarship: Ravenscroft is not listed as a 2026–27 Direct Payment School.

Friendship Christian School’s Specialized Learning Center includes two programs. The Academic Success Center supports students with documented learning disabilities, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, or processing challenges through small-group instruction, accommodations, study skills, and executive-function support. The Focus Learning Center provides targeted instruction, life-skills development, and an occupational diploma option for students with intellectual disabilities, Down syndrome, autism, and related needs.

Important: Friendship Christian School is a traditional Christian school. Program eligibility, services, and diploma paths differ between the two support programs.

Opportunity Scholarship: Friendship Christian School is listed as a 2026–27 Direct Payment School and also publishes Opportunity Scholarship information on its tuition page.