Student Profile

The Garfield Park Academy is open to students ages five through twenty one who have emotional and / or learning problems. Students may be admitted through a referral from their public school child study team or through a private placement.

Garfield Park Academy strives to enrich the lives of all our students, with the goal of placing students back into their public school setting as soon as practical. In addition if appropriate, students also have the option of remaining at Garfield Park Academy until they graduate the twelfth grade.



Students admitted to Garfield Park Academy may have diagnoses in the following areas:

  • Personality Disorders
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Adjustment Disorders
  • Dissociative Disorders
  • Impulse-Control Disorders
  • Mood Disorders
  • Psychotic Disorders
  • Personality Disorders

Some examples are:

  • Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD/ADHD)
  • Depression
  • Bipolar
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • Schizophrenia
  • Oppositional Defiant Disorder
  • Autism
  • Reactive Attachment Disorder