The Northwest School
Seattle · WA · Private independent · K-12 combined
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O'Dea High School → Seattle Academy Of Arts And Sciences → The Polytech → Seattle World School → Interagency Detention School → Summit Public School: Sierra → Puget Sounds Community School → Nova High School →📋 At a glance
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Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How The Northwest School compares for families
What families should know about The Northwest School.
- ▸ LocallyWA sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: O'Dea High School, Seattle Academy Of Arts And Sciences, The Polytech and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Enrollment trend & projection
Private school enrollment comes from the NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), which is collected every other year — not annually like public-school data. The most recent published collection is 2021–22; NCES targeted spring 2026 for the 2023–24 release — we'll load it as soon as it's published.
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -2.7%/year, projecting from 2022's 453 students:
≈ 59 fewer students by 2027 — a real revenue/relevance risk worth getting ahead of.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue at risk
At tuition per student, the 59 students projected to be lost by 2027 represent ≈ $944,000/year in tuition at risk.
Tuition is an editable estimate (PSS doesn't publish tuition) — set it to your school's figure.
Nearby high schools — the local competition
The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'Dea High School Seattle |
Private | 0.4 | 500 | +2.0% |
| Seattle Academy Of Arts And Sciences Seattle |
Private | 0.4 | 1,081 | +15.5% |
| The Polytech Seattle |
Private | 0.5 | 6 | — |
| Seattle World School SEATTLE |
Public | 0.8 | 218 | +2.3% |
| Interagency Detention School SEATTLE |
Public | 0.8 | 40 | — |
| Summit Public School: Sierra Seattle |
Public · charter | 1.1 | 214 | -27.7% |
| Puget Sounds Community School Seattle |
Private | 1.2 | 33 | — |
| Nova High School SEATTLE |
Public | 1.2 | 256 | +11.3% |