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Eastside Catholic School

232 228th Avenue SE, Sammamish, WA, 98074-0980 -

School Notes Overview:

Eastside Catholic School is a faith-based educational community where students learn to integrate their thinking and believing in ways that encourage intellectual excellence, nurture relationships and inspire a life of leadership and service to others. Founded in 1980, the school is governed by an elected Board of Trustees. It is the only seven-year co-educational Catholic school on the Eastside, and offers a college preparatory curriculum with a wide range of courses and activities. In addition, the high school offers the Options Program for a limited number of students with special learning and developmental challenges. The Eastside Catholic community is composed of approximately 850 students, about 110 faculty and staff members and more than 3,500 alumni....

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School Overview:

	Eastside Catholic School
School Membership(s)	National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) Institute for Independent Education
Religious Affiliation	Roman Catholic
Grades Offered	Grades 6 - 12
Programs for Learning Differences	Yes
Year Founded	1980
County	King County, WA
Student Body
Total Students	854 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(WA) School Avg.
% Students of Color	13%	27%
Students by Grade
	Grade 6 - 74 students
	Grade 7 - 96 students
	Grade 8 - 75 students
	Grade 9 - 166 students
	Grade 10 - 166 students
	Grade 11 - 160 students
	Grade 12 - 117 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	75 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree	26%
Average Class Size	22
Number of AP Courses	9
	This School	(WA) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:13	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	180 days	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	7 hours	6 hours
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline	Jan. 14
Yearly Tuition Cost	$16,300
% on Financial Aid	30%
Average Financial Aid Grant	$6,800
Head of School	Jim Kubacki
Admissions Director	Helene Wentink Johnson
Admissions Associate	Kristen Bagley

School Notes:

Eastside Catholic School is a faith-based educational community where students learn to integrate their thinking and believing in ways that encourage intellectual excellence, nurture relationships and inspire a life of leadership and service to others. Founded in 1980, the school is governed by an elected Board of Trustees. It is the only seven-year co-educational Catholic school on the Eastside, and offers a college preparatory curriculum with a wide range of courses and activities. In addition, the high school offers the Options Program for a limited number of students with special learning and developmental challenges. The Eastside Catholic community is composed of approximately 850 students, about 110 faculty and staff members and more than 3,500 alumni.
Profile last updated: 09/08/2009

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Community calendar (Issaquah Press)
posted on September 30, 2009 at 01:31:16 am
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Teen Outsmarts Doctors In Science Class (NBC Bay Area)
posted on June 15, 2009 at 05:37:26 pm
A Washington student discovered the cause of her mysterious illness during an AP science class group project.
High School Science Useful, Teen Self-Diagnosed Illness (Seattlest)
posted on June 12, 2009 at 04:38:53 pm
Just when Seattle Public Schools--as well as private schools--are tightening their budgets and laying off teachers , we hear a story about why they shouldn't. For nearly a decade 18-year-old Jessica Terry from Sammamish had been suffering from a mystery stomach illness that her doctors couldn't identify . But thanks to her AP Science class, the Eastside Catholic School senior analyzed her own ...
Teen diagnoses her own disease in science class (CNN)
posted on June 11, 2009 at 01:26:00 pm
For eight years, Jessica Terry suffered from stomach pain so horrible, it brought her to her knees. The pain, along with diarrhea, vomiting and fever, made her so sick, she lost weight and often had to miss school.

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (98074)	School Zip (98074)	(WA) State Average
Population (Approximate)	n/a	5,855,424 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	n/a	29%
Population Average Age	n/a	35 years old
Average Household size	n/a	2.4 persons
Median Household Income	n/a	$49,081
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	n/a	5.4 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	n/a	38 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	n/a / n/a	62% / 38%