These schools provide a program of special education for over 4,000 day and residential students.
This building also houses a small exercise room and snack bar open to all residential students.
The school is one of only a few to accept residential students from the age of six.
Originating with 60 girls, as of 2011 it has about 400 residential students on its roll.
Also, the percentage of residential students increased from 50 percent in 1988 to 85 percent by 1998.
By 1986, undergraduate enrollment had grown to 1,146, including 600 residential students.
Hostel facilities are available for residential both male and female students.
A dance earlier this year ended too late for taking the subway home, she said, and making friends among the residential students has been hard.
By 2004, there were 40 residential students and 50 day students.
That same year university housing opened to bring the total number of residential students to 700.