Westside School
Tel: (206)932-2511
- Westside School is West Seattle's premier pre-kindergarten through eighth grade school.
- We offer an inquiry-based, integrated curriculum that includes strong academic basics along with Chinese, Spanish, PE, music, visual and performing arts.
- Each grade has space for 40 students, with 20 students in a classroom.
- Our Lower School offers a 10:1 student teacher ratio, featuring a teacher and instructional assistant in every classroom.
- Middle School offers STEM, humanities, world languages, and exploratories.
- Middle School students venture out on two outdoor trips a year and participate in interscholastic sports.
- From fifth grade up, we are a one to one iPad school.
School Overview
| School Membership(s)School Assoc. | National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) |
| Religious Affiliation | Nonsectarian |
| Grades Offered | Grades Prekindergarten-8 |
| ADD/ADHD Support | Yes |
| Year Founded | 1981 |
Student Body
| Total Students | 372 students |
| Student Body Type | Co-ed |
| % Students of Color | 21%
State avg.: 27% |
| Students by Grade |  |
Academics and Faculty
| Total Classroom Teachers | 27 teachers |
| Student : Teacher Ratio | 14:1 National avg.: 13:1 |
| % Faculty w/Advanced Degree | 70%
|
| Average Class Size | 20 students |
| Classroom Dress Code | Casual |
Finances and Admission
| Admission Deadline | Jan. 12 |
| Yearly Tuition Cost | $14,800 |
| Tuition Notes | Middle School Tuition is $16700 |
| % on Financial Aid | 17%
|
| Average Financial Aid Grant | $6,500 |
| Acceptance Rate | 60%
National avg.: 85% |
| Admissions Director | Ted Holmes |
| Admissions Associate | Caitlin Jarvis |
Sports
| Total Sports Offered | 4 sports |
| Sports | Basketball, Cross Country, Track and Field, VolleyballBasketball, Cross Country, Track and Field, Volleyball, |
Extracurriculars
| Total ExtracurricularsTotal Extra-curric. | 5 extracurriculars |
| ExtracurricularsExtra-curric. | Chorus, chess, knitting, science, yoga Chorus, chess, knitting, science, yoga, |
School Notes
- Westside School prepares students for the world by challenging them to achieve academic success and by connecting their human spirt and imagination to learning. Westside values:
- High Academic Standards: Our integrated curriculum and small class size challenge each student to succeed at his or her highest level.
- Joyful Learning: Our students are engaged and encouraged by our faculty to use all their unique abilities to succeed academically, think critically and be creative, excited learners.
- A Caring Community: We treat one another with honesty, respect and generosity of spirit.
- A Global Community: Our community embraces and promotes understanding of all kinds of differences - ethnicity, culture, religion and socio-economics.
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