New Story Schools

Name

New Story Schools

Legal name

Salisbury Management LLC

Website

https://newstoryschools.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Special Education Services

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Therapeutic/Behavioral & Residential Treatment K–12 Schools (EDAJABAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Emotional & Behavioral Disorders (EBD) / Therapeutic Day Schools (EDAKAAAC), Autism-Specific Schools & Programs (EDAKAAAA), Specialized Programs & Classrooms (Autism, Emotional/Behavioral, Intellectual/Developmental, Multi-Disability) (EDAJAKAH), Special Needs & Learning Differences Private Schools (EDAJABAH), School-Based Mental Health Therapy (Licensed Clinicians) (EDAKAMAD), School Counseling Services (Individual & Group) (EDAKAMAB)

Keywords

• Special education services
• Autism support programs
• Applied behavior analysis
• Emotional support schools
• Transition programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Mountville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices44 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. District-Funded Placements: Most students are referred and funded through their public school districts. The home school district authorizes and pays for the placement at New Story Schools rather than parents being charged directly. This creates a B2B relationship with school districts as the paying customers.
2. Scholarship-Based Enrollment (Ohio): In Ohio, certain scholarships are available that allow parents to directly enroll their children without going through the district referral process.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

New Story Schools operates a network of private special education schools providing tailored academic curriculum integrated with therapeutic support for students ages 5-21 (grades K-12) with autism spectrum disorder, emotional support needs, and behavioral challenges. The organization runs 38+ campuses across Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Virginia under the New Story Schools and Rivermont Schools brands, supplemented by Your Life ABA therapy clinics. Services combine educational instruction with speech therapy, occupational therapy, counseling, applied behavior analysis, social-emotional learning, and transition programming through a multi-disciplinary team approach.

Product overview

New Story Schools operates as a network of private special education schools providing a comprehensive, integrated approach to serving students ages 5-21 with autism spectrum disorder, emotional support needs, and behavioral challenges. The portfolio includes the core New Story Schools brand (with campuses in Ohio and Pennsylvania) and the Rivermont Schools sub-brand (Virginia), alongside Your Life ABA clinics. The offering combines educational services (autism support, emotional support, speech therapy, occupational therapy, transition programs) with behavioral and therapeutic services (Applied Behavior Analysis, social-emotional learning, counseling, trauma-informed approach), all coordinated through a multi-disciplinary team approach. The organization also provides in-district consultation services to partner with public school districts.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Rivermont Schools: Special education schools operating in Virginia under the New Story Schools umbrella, providing academic curriculum integrated with therapeutic support.
• Your Life ABA

Products and services

• New Story Schools (Core Educational Services) Private academic schools providing tailored curriculum infused with therapeutic support to students ages 5-21 in grades K-12 experiencing autism, emotional support needs, and behavioral challenges. Operates campuses across Ohio and Pennsylvania with a multi-disciplinary team coordinating education, therapy, and family partnership.
• Rivermont Schools A sub-brand under New Story providing special education services with campuses across Virginia. Offers academic curriculum integrated with therapeutic support in purpose-built spaces for students with autism and emotional support needs. Operates 17 campuses across Virginia.
• Your Life ABA Therapeutic and clinical services focusing on Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy for clients three years and older. Offers daytime clinics, after-school clinics, daytime home-based therapy, telehealth options, and parent training. Co-located with Rivermont Schools at multiple Virginia campuses.
• In-District Services Consultation, professional development, and direct student services provided by New Story staff within partner public school districts. Includes in-district consultation, placement support, and professional development services for districts whose students are not enrolled in New Story campuses.

Quantifiable outcome

• Stakeholders describe the school as transformational, life-changing, life-saving, and impactful
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, support and minor.

• Your Life ABAcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 October 2022Joint venture partnership providing co-located educational and clinical therapy services. Your Life ABA operates clinic services in the same facilities as Rivermont Schools, offering Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy, after-school clinics, daytime home-based therapy, and telehealth options. The partnership creates a 'one-stop location' for families seeking both educational and clinical programming. Northern Neck campus represents the 14th Rivermont school and 7th Your Life ABA clinic in Virginia.
• 988 Suicide & Crisis LifelinesupportOthersPartnership providing mental health crisis support resources for Ohio students. 24/7 hotline available for students facing mental health struggles, emotional distress, or substance use concerns.
• Safer Ohio School Tip LinesupportOthersProud partner of Safer Ohio School Tip Line - a free resource allowing students and adults to anonymously report threats to student safety. Available 24/7 via hotline and text.
• Safe2Say SomethingsupportOthersPennsylvania partner for anonymous threat reporting system. Allows students and adults to submit safety concerns to a crisis center for intervention by school officials and law enforcement.
• Ok2SpeakOutsupportOthersVirginia (Rivermont Schools) partnership with Ok2SpeakOut program encouraging students to report concerning or threatening behavior to trusted adults in schools.
• Erie County Board of Developmental DisabilitiesminorOthersCommunity partner recognizing organizations supporting individuals with developmental disabilities. Sandusky campus was nominated for Community Partner of the Year Award.
• ScholasticminorOthersBook fair partnerships with Scholastic for student reading programs and literacy events.
• Starlit Night Event OrganizersminorOthersAnnual sponsorship of Starlit Night - a special needs prom event for individuals 15+ years old. 198 attendees participated in the 4th year of sponsorship.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• ChanceLight Behavioral Health, Therapy & Education: National provider of K-12 special education, behavioral health, and outpatient mental health services operating private therapeutic schools and programs for students with autism, emotional/behavioral disorders, and learning differences — closely overlapping New Story's therapeutic day-school + ABA service mix.
• Specialized Education Services Inc. (SESI): Operates private day schools and programs for students with autism, emotional disturbances, and other special needs across multiple states, providing academic, behavioral, and therapeutic services — a near-twin operating model to New Story's campus network.
• The Menta Group: Midwest-based operator of therapeutic day schools and alternative education programs serving students with emotional, behavioral, and learning challenges, with overlapping OH/IL geography and a similar district-funded B2B referral model.
• FullBloom (formerly Catapult Learning): National provider of special education, behavioral health, and intervention services to schools and districts, including direct therapeutic instruction for students with IEPs — directly comparable in B2B district relationship and special-ed service scope.
• ESS (Educational Staffing Solutions / Source4Teachers): Provider of substitute staffing and special education services to K-12 districts, including paraeducators, sign-language interpreters, and behavioral support staff — overlapping on the in-district services and staffing sides of New Story's offering.

Broad incumbents

• Stride, Inc. (K12 Inc.): Large publicly-traded provider of online and blended K-12 learning, including special education and alternative programs for at-risk students — overlaps at the broad K-12 alternative/special-ed category level rather than the therapeutic day-school niche.

Emerging players

• ABA Centers of America: Rapidly-scaling, PE-backed operator of ABA clinics serving children with autism, including school-based and in-home services — a comparable ABA delivery model to Your Life ABA, though without the full K-12 private school component.
• ACES (Autism Comprehensive Educational Services): Multi-state provider of ABA therapy, social skills groups, and school consultation services for children with autism, overlapping with New Story's autism support and in-district service lines.

Regional players

• Beacon Day School: California-based private nonpublic school serving students with autism, emotional/behavioral needs, and other disabilities — comparable therapeutic day-school model but operating primarily in the West Coast geography that New Story does not currently serve.
• GreenTree School & Services: Private special education school providing academic, behavioral, and therapeutic services to students with autism and developmental disabilities in Pennsylvania — overlapping with New Story's PA footprint and therapeutic day-school model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/NewStorySchools
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/new-story-schools-and-services
• Instagraminstagram.com/newstoryschools
• Xx.com/Newstoryschools

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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