Admissions Criteria

As with the admissions requirements of all residential education facilities, Grove’s evaluation criteria are continually changing to meet the needs of the children referred to us. Presently, Grove School accepts students ages 12-22 in grades 7-post graduate.

Students we consider for admission may have one or more of the following diagnoses (other diagnoses not listed may be considered):

• Anxiety Disorders

• Depressive Disorders

• Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

• Bipolar Disorder

• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders

• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

• Gender Dysphoria

• Oppositional Defiant Disorder

• Personality Disorders

• Social (Pragmatic) Communication Disorder

• Autism Spectrum Disorder, Level 1

• Unspecified Neurodevelopmental Disorder

Grove School does not accept students who struggle with:

• Elopement

• Delinquency

• Fire Setting

• Conduct Disorder

• Overly aggressive and explosive behaviors

• Active substance use

• Active psychosis

• Active suicidal ideation or self-injurious behaviors

• Active restricting and purging behaviors

• Sexual misconduct

• Severe intellectual disability