I am not sure about the private schools, but generally the public school system is good. They are great with the general ed, and if you child has a physical disability, emotional disturbance or Autism Spectrum Disorder, they really have some exceptional programs.

On the other hand, if your child is Gifted with a learning disability such as ADHD-i and dysthymia, as my son has.....I highly recommend you go elsewhere. My son was classified as highly gifted in the 4th grade, and he started in the Burbank school system in 7th grade. He was not placed into any Gifted classes until the 8th grade after I had to go to the Deputy superintendent to get them to recognize his gifted status from the LAUSD district. Even so, because of his ADHD-i, he was not getting good enough grades, so they only placed him in one gifted class, instead of having all of his classes being gifted. In addition, they refused him all special ed services and a 504 plan because he was getting "C's" in the regular classes. The schools refused to take into account that he was gifted and that he was not performing up to his own expected level of achievement. They instead, in violation of IDEA, compared him to the arbitrary general standard of other NON-gifted students.

Needless to say, if your child falls neatly into a category, they do a good job. My younger son is Autistic, and he has been placed in a wonderful program within the school district. he is provided with all the accommodations he needs, and he is progressing wonderfully. The staff at his school is amazing, and I am very pleased with their professionalism, kindness, problem solving, communication, and the quality of teachers they have in the special education programs.