Summary:
Nova High School is a public high school in Seattle, Washington, serving 285 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Seattle School District No. 1, which is ranked 48 out of 247 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Nova High School consistently outperforms state and district averages in standardized test scores, particularly in English Language Arts (ELA) and Science. In the 2023-2024 school year, 90% of 10th-grade students were proficient or better in SBAC/ELA, compared to 78.86% in the Seattle School District and 66.2% statewide. The school also excels in supporting its special education and low socioeconomic status (SES) student populations, ranking 2nd and 30th, respectively, out of all Washington high schools in 2023-2024. Additionally, Nova High School ranks 1st in the state for its performance with non-binary students, a unique and noteworthy achievement.
While Nova High School has seen a significant improvement in its four-year graduation rate, from 51.7% in 2020-2021 to 70.0% in 2022-2023, the school's dropout rate has also increased, from 8.7% in 2018-2019 to 13.3% in 2022-2023, which is higher than the district and state averages. The school's racial diversity, with 56.84% White, 10.18% Hispanic, 3.16% African American, 2.11% Asian, and 8.77% two or more races in the 2022-2023 school year, is in contrast to some nearby schools, such as Cleveland High School STEM, which has a much higher Asian student population (46.01%) and lower White student population (12.53%).
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Detail:
Student/teacher ratio: 14.6
Number of students: 258
Racial breakdown:
White:
52.3%
Not Specified:
21.7%
Hispanic:
10.5%
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Two or more races:
7.8%
African American:
3.5%
Asian:
3.1%
American Indian:
0.8%
Pacific Islander:
0.4%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 30.6%
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