The Carroll School is a school for students diagnosed with learning disabilities such as

dyslexia Dyslexia, also known until the 1960s as word blindness, is a disorder characterized by reading below the expected level for one's age. Different people are affected to different degrees. Problems may include difficulties in spelling words, r ...

. The school consists of a lower school in

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, a Middle School in Lincoln, and an upper school in

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History

The history of The Carroll School dates back to 1967 when a small group of people founded a school for children with language-based learning differences, such as dyslexia. The Middle School campus was first built in 1905 by

Helen Storrow Helen Osborne Storrow (September 22, 1864 – November 12, 1944) was a prominent American philanthropist, early Girl Scout leader, and chair of the World Committee of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) for eight years ...

. More buildings have been added throughout the campus. The lower campus goes up to grade five. The middle campus goes up to grade eight. The upper school campus is a former mansion, and was bought for $5 Million from businessman John Fish in 2016. Located in

it serves the two-year 8th-9th grade program as well as the non-academic administration.

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* Schools in Middlesex County, Massachusetts Educational institutions established in 1967 1967 establishments in Massachusetts {{Massachusetts-school-stub