Ralph J Frost Academy

www.maine207.org

High School 9th - 12th

School Overview

The Ralph J. Frost Academy, located in Park Ridge, Illinois, is a specialized therapeutic day school operated by the AERO Special Education Cooperative. It serves students in grades K–12 who have significant emotional, behavioral, or social challenges that cannot be adequately met in a traditional classroom setting. The academy is designed to provide a highly structured, supportive environment where students can receive intensive therapeutic intervention alongside their academic curriculum.

The school emphasizes a multidisciplinary approach, integrating academic instruction with clinical support services such as counseling, social work, and behavioral therapy. By maintaining small class sizes and a low student-to-staff ratio, the Frost Academy focuses on developing students' social-emotional skills, self-regulation, and coping strategies. The ultimate goal of the program is to help students stabilize their behaviors, improve their academic performance, and eventually facilitate their successful transition back to their home school districts.

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Total Students

4.0

Full-Time Teachers

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Student/Teacher Ratio

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Free/Reduced Lunch

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	High School
School Type:	Alternative School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	Maine Township HSD 207
Phone:	(847)292-6521
Website:	http://www.maine207.org
Grade Range:	9th - 12th
Total Students:	N/A
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	4.0
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	N/A
NSLP Participation:¹	No
Qualified Free Lunch:	N/A
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	N/A

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

9th

10th

11th

12th