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Grade 8 has the most students with 17, far more than any other grade at Northwest Childrens Home Education Center.

Year Founded

1908

Campus Size

22 acres

Student Body

Total Students

55 students

Student Body Type

Co-ed

% Students of Color

20%

State avg.: 15%

Academic Profile

Total Classroom Teachers

7 teachers

Student-Teacher Ratio

8:1

National avg.: 11:1

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None / Rolling

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Northwest Children's Home Education operates three private, non-profit K-12 Education Centers.
All three schools are accredited by the Northwest Association of Accredited Schools, and officially recognized by the Idaho State Department of Education and the Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction.
The mission of the Northwest Children's Home Education is to provide quality rehabilitative, therapeutic and educational services for children and families.
Our largest school, in Lewiston, serves between 100-115 special needs students.
About half these children are Children's Home residents, and come from all over Idaho and Washington.
The others are from the Lewis-Clark Valley and surrounding communities.
In Nampa, the Syringa school provides educational services for up to 24 residential girls.

Northwest Children's Home Education operates three private, non-profit K-12 Education Centers. All three schools are accredited by the Northwest Association of Accredited Schools, and officially recognized by the Idaho State Department of Education and the Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction. The mission of the Northwest Children's Home Education is to provide quality rehabilitative, therapeutic and educational services for children and families. Our largest school, in Lewiston, serves between 100-115 special needs students. About half these children are Children's Home residents, and come from all over Idaho and Washington. The others are from the Lewis-Clark Valley and surrounding communities. In Nampa, the Syringa school provides educational services for up to 24 residential girls.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

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