Residential Schools

What is a residential School?

A school the student lives at in a dormitory. This can either be 7 days a week or Monday through Friday where the parent comes and takes them home for the weekend.

Here is a List of Residential schools in the United States of America, listed alphabetically by state.

Please Note:

Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Wyoming do not have a state-sanctioned school for the Deaf 

Rhode Island and South Dakota does not have a residential school, but offers a Dayschool.

1. State: Alabama:
   • Name: Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind
     • City: Talladega
     • Grades available: Pre-K through 12th
     • Conference: MDSDAA
     • 
     • https://www.aidb.org/#calendar10213/20241030/month 
2. State: Alaska
   • Name: Alaska State School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
     • City: Anchorage
     • Grades available: Pre-K through 12th
     • Conference: N/A
     • 
     • https://www.asdk12.org/aksdhh 
3. State: Arizona
   • Name: Arizona State School for the Deaf and Blind
     • City: Tucson
     • Grades available: Pre-K through 12th
     • Conference: WSBC
     • 
     • https://asdb.az.gov/ 
4. State: Arkansas
   • Name: Arkansas School for the Deaf
     • City: Little Rock
     • Grades available: Pre-K through 12th
     • Conference: GPSD
     • 
     • https://asd.ade.arkansas.gov/About/our-history 
5. State: California
   • Name: California School for the Deaf, Fremont
     • City: Fremont
     • Grades available: Pre-K through 12
     • Conference: Clerc classic
     • 
     • https://www.csdeagles.com/ 
   • Name: California School for the Deaf, Riverside
     • City: Riverside
     • Grades Available: PIP-12th
     • Conference: Clerc classic
     • 
     • https://www.csdeagles.com/ 
6. State: Colorado
   • Name: Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind
     • City: Colorado Springs
     • Grades available: pre-k through 12
     • Conference: Independent
     • 
     • https://csdb.colorado.gov/ 
7. State Connecticut
   • Name: American School for the Deaf
     • City: Hartford
     • Grades available k through 12
     • Conference: ESDAA 1
     • 
     • https://www.asd-1817.org/ 
8. State: Delaware
   • Name: Delaware School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
     • City: Newark
     • Grades available: k-12
     • Conference: ESDAA 1
     • 
     • https://www.dsdeaf.org/ 
9. State: District of Columbia
   • Name: Model Secondary School for the Deaf
     • City: District of Columbia
     • Grades: 9-12
     • Conference: MSSD
     • 
     • https://mssd.gallaudet.edu/ 
10. State: Florida
    • Name: Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind
      • City: St. Augustine
      • Grades available: Pre-K through 12
      • Conference: MDSDAA
      • 
      • https://www.fsdbk12.org/  
11. State: Georgia
    • Name: Georgia School for the Deaf
      • City: Cave Spring
      • Grades available pre-k through 12
      • Conference MDSDAA
      • 
      • https://www.gsdweb.org/ 
12. State: Hawaii
    • Name: Hawaii School for the Deaf and the Blind
      • City: Honolulu
      • Grades available: k-12
      • Conference: Independent
      • 
      • https://www.hsdb.k12.hi.us/ 
13. State Idaho
    • Name: Idaho School for the Deaf and the Blind
      • City: Gooding
      • Grades available: k-12
      • Conference: WSBC
      • 
      • https://www.iesdb.org/ 
14. State Illinois
    • Name: Illinois School for the Deaf
      • City: Jacksonville
      • Grades available Pre-K through 12
      • Conference independent
      • 
      • https://www.illinoisdeaf.org/ 
15. State: Indiana
    • Name: Indiana school for the Deaf
      • City: Indianapolis
      • Grades available pre-k through 12th
      • Conference: Clerc classic
      • 
      • https://www.deafhoosiers.com/ 
16. State: Iowa
    • Name: Iowa School for The Deaf
      • City: council bluffs
      • Grades available pre-k through 12
      • Conference GPSD
      • 
      • https://iowaschoolforthedeaf.org/ 
17. State: Kansas
    • Name: Kansas School for the Deaf
      • City: Olathe
      • Grades available pre-k through 12
      • Conference GPSD
      • 
      • https://www.ksdeaf.org/ 
18. State: Kentucky
    • Name: Kentucky School for the Deaf
      • City: Danville
      • Grades available Pre-K through 12
      • Conference MDSDAA
      • 
      • https://www.ksd.kyschools.us/ 
19. State: Louisiana
    • Name: Louisiana School for the Deaf
      • City: Baton Rouge
      • Grades available Pre-K through 12
      • Conference MDSDAA
      • 
      • https://lsdvi-lalsd.ss18.sharpschool.com/  
20. State: Maine
    • Name: Baxter School  for the Deaf
      • City: Falmouth
      • Grades available pre-k through 12
      • https://www.mecdhh.org/deaf-children-maine-language/history/ 
21. State Maryland
    • Name Maryland School for the Deaf, Columbia campus
      • City: Elkridge
      • Grades available pre-k through 12
      • Conference ESDAA1
      • 
      • https://www.msd.edu/ 
    • Name: Maryland School for the Deaf
      • City: Frederick
      • Grades available k-12
      • Conference ESDAA1
      • 
      • https://www.msd.edu/ 
22. State: Massachusetts
    • Name: The Learning Center for the Deaf
      • City: Framingham
      • Grades available Pre-K through 12
      • Conference ESDAA1
      • 
      • https://www.tlcdeaf.org/ 
23. State Michigan
    • Name: Michigan school for the deaf
      • City: Flint
      • Grades available: PreK through 12
      • Conference: Independent
      • 
      • https://www.michiganschoolforthedeaf.org/ 
24. State: Minnesota
    • Name: Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf
      • City: Faribault
      • Grades Available: PreK through 12
      • Conference: GPSD
      • 
      • https://msad.msa.state.mn.us/ 
25. State: Mississippi
    • Name: Mississippi School for the Deaf
      • City: Jackson
      • Grades Available: PreK through 12
      • Conference: MDSDAA
      • 
      • https://msd.msdbk12.org/ 
26. State: Missouri
    • Name: Missouri School for the Deaf
      • City: Fulton
      • Grades Available: PreK through 12
      • Conference: GSPD
      • 
      • https://msd.dese.mo.gov/
27. State: Montana
    • Name: Montana School for the Deaf and Blind
      • City: Great Falls
      • Grades Available: PreK through 12
      • Conference: N/A
      • 
      • https://www.msdbmustangs.org/ 
28. State: New Jersey
    • Name: Marie H. Katzenbach School for the Deaf
      • City: Trenton
      • Grades Available: PreK through 12
      • Conference: ESDAA 1
      • 
      • https://www.nj.gov/education/mksd/ 
29. State: New Mexico
    • Name: New Mexico School for the Deaf
      • City: Santa Fe
      • Grades Available: PreK through 12
      • Conference: GSPD
      • 
      • https://www.nmsd.k12.nm.us/ 
30. State: New York
    • Name: Lexington School and Center for the Deaf
      • City: East Elmhurst
      • Grades available: K-12 but only available as residential for high school students
      • Conference: CEASD
      • 
      • https://www.lexnyc.org/ 
    • Name: New York State School for the Deaf
      • City:  Rome
      • Grades Available: PreK through 12
      • Conference: ESDAA 2
      • 
      • https://www.nysed.gov/new-york-state-school-deaf 
    • Name: Rochester School for the Deaf
      • City: Rochester
      • Grades Available: PreK through 12
      • Conference: ESDAA 2
      • 
      • https://www.rsdeaf.org/ 
    • Name: St. Mary’s School for the Deaf
      • City: Buffalo
      • Grades available: K through 12
      • Conference: IAC
      • 
      • https://www.smsdk12.org/ 
31. State: North Carolina
    • Name: North Carolina School for the Deaf
      • City: Morganton
      • Grades Available: PreK through 12
      • Conference: MDSDAA
      • 
      • https://www.ncsd.net/ 
    • Name: Eastern North Carolina School for the Deaf
      • City: Wilson
      • Grades: PreK through 12
      • Conference: MDSDAA
      • 
      • https://www.encsd.net/ 
32. State: North Dakota
    • Name: North Dakota School for the Deaf
      • City: Devils Lake
      • Grades Available: PreK through 12
      • Conference: GPSD
      • 
      • https://www.ndsd.nd.gov/ 
33. State: Ohio
    • Name: Ohio School for the Deaf
      • City: Columbus
      • Grades Available: PreK through 12
      • Conference: ESDAA
      • 
      • https://osd.ohio.gov/ 
34. State: Oklahoma
    • Name: Oklahoma School for the Deaf
      • City: Sulphur
      • Grades Available: PreK through 12
      • Conference: GPSD
      • 
      • https://www.osd.k12.ok.us/ 
35. State: Oregon
    • Name: Oregon School for the Deaf
      • City: Salem
      • Grades Available: K through 12
      • Conference: WSBC
      • 
      • https://www.oregon.gov/osd/pages/default.aspx 
36. State: Pennsylvania
    • Name: The Scranton School for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children
      • City: Scranton
      • Grades Available: PreK through 12
      • 
      • https://thescrantonschool.org/ 
    • Name: Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf
      • City: Edgewood
      • Grades Available: PreK through 12
      • Conference: MDSDAA
      • 
      • https://www.wpsd.org/ 
37. State: South Carolina
    • Name: South Carolina Cogswell for the Deaf and Blind
      • City: Spartanburg
      • Grades Available: PreK through 12
      • Conference: MDSDAA
      • 
      • https://www.scsdb.org/ 
38. State: Tennessee
    • Name: Tennessee School for the Deaf
      • City: Knoxville
      • Grades Available: PreK through 12
      • Conference: MDSDAA
      • 
      • https://www.tsdeaf.org/ 
39. State: Texas
    • Name: Texas School for the Deaf
      • City: Austin
      • Grades Available: PreK through 12
      • Conference: Clerc Classic
      • 
      • https://www.tsd.texas.gov/ 
40. State: Utah
    • Name: Kenneth Burdett School for the Deaf and Blind
      • City: Ogden
      • Grades Available: PreK through 12 (post high school can live on campus)
      • Conference: WSBC
      • 
      • https://www.usdb.org/programs/deaf-and-hard-of-hearing/deaf-north-and-kenneth-burdett-school/ 
    • Name: Elizabeth Delong School of the Deaf
      • City: Springville
      • Grades Available: PreK through post-high school
      • Conference: WSBC
      • 
      • https://www.usdb.org/programs/deaf-and-hard-of-hearing/eds/ 
41. State: Virginia
    • Name: Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind
      • City: Staunton
      • Grades Available: PreK through 12
      • Conference: MDSDAA
      • 
      • https://www.vsdb.k12.va.us/ 
42. State: Washington
    • Name: Washington School for the Deaf
      • City: Vancouver
      • Grades Available: PreK through 12
      • Conference: WSBC
      • 
      • https://www.wsd.wa.gov/ 
43. State: West Virginia
    • Name: West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and Blind
      • City: Romney
      • Grades Available: PreK through 12
      • Conference: ESDAA 2
      • 
      • https://www.wvsdb2.state.k12.wv.us/
44. State: Wisconsin
    • Name: Wisconsin School for the Deaf
      • City: Delavan
      • Grades Available: PreK through 12
      • Conference: GPSD
      • 
      • https://wesp-dhh.wi.gov/wsd/