Our heart is for the 1 in 5
Lighthouse Academy for Dyslexia is a 501(c)(3) non-profit special purpose school, accredited by the Mississippi Department of Education, serving students with dyslexia in Ocean Springs, Mississippi.
A school built around how dyslexic students learn
Daily instruction at Lighthouse includes Orton-Gillingham based dyslexia therapy, structured literacy, and hands-on multi-sensory math. Students also receive project-based science, social studies, STEM, art, quarterly field trips, physical education, and music throughout the year.
The school grew out of a simple conviction: students with dyslexia do not need to wait years to read confidently if the instruction matches the way their brains process language. With small classes, certified academic language therapists, and a culture that celebrates how dyslexic minds work, students move quickly from struggle to mastery.
Lighthouse Academy is also a proud co-host of the Southeastern Dyslexia Summit, an annual professional gathering that lives at its own site, sds24.org.
Milestones That Matter
Scroll through our story and see how we've grown from a dream to a thriving community.
Lighthouse Academy Founded
Lighthouse Academy for Dyslexia opened on the Mississippi Gulf Coast as a 501(c)(3) non-profit special purpose school, founded to give students with dyslexia a school designed for how they actually learn.
Southeastern Dyslexia Summit
Lighthouse co-founded the Southeastern Dyslexia Summit, an annual gathering of educators, therapists, and families now hosted at the Beau Rivage Resort in Biloxi.
Accreditation by MDE
The Mississippi Department of Education accredited Lighthouse Academy as a special purpose school for students with dyslexia, recognizing the depth of our Orton-Gillingham program.
READ MS and Advocacy
Our leadership helped found Resourcing Educators and Advocates of Dyslexia, Mississippi (READ MS), a public policy advocacy organization working to strengthen dyslexia laws statewide.
Lighthouse Diagnostics
Lighthouse Diagnostics launched as a dedicated psychoeducational evaluation arm, serving both Academy applicants and families across the Gulf South on its own site at lighthousediagnostics.org.
One Lighthouse
Today Lighthouse operates as a connected ecosystem: the Academy, Diagnostics, and after-school Outclient Therapy. Three doors into the same mission, the 1 in 5.
Students Served
Years of Impact
Student-Teacher Ratio
Family Satisfaction
Explore Our World
A school small enough to know every child
Lighthouse Academy is built around the students in front of us. Class sizes stay small, teachers stay with their students, and progress is measured one reader at a time.
Families tell us the difference shows up at home first: less dread on school mornings, more willingness to try, and a child who starts describing themselves as a learner again.
What our days look like
One Lighthouse, three ways we help
Every part of Lighthouse works in concert so families can find the right kind of support at the right moment.
Lighthouse Academy
A three to four year remediation school for students with dyslexia, grades two through six.
Lighthouse Diagnostics
Comprehensive psychoeducational evaluations for children and adults along the Gulf South.
Outclient Therapy
After-school Orton-Gillingham therapy for students who need targeted support beyond the classroom.
See Lighthouse in Action
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