📍 301 21st Avenue East, Seattle, King County, 98122
Nova High School is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Seattle, King County. The school has 285 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Seattle School District No. 1 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 15.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.7:1. The school offers 4 AP courses, dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Nova High School enrolls 285 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 37% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 15.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% White, 12% Hispanic or Latino and 11% Two or more races. Race and ethnicity data covers 233 students as reported to NCES.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 162 | 70% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 29 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 11% |
| Black or African American | 9 | 3.9% |
| Asian | 6 | 2.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
91 of the school's 285 students (32%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 76 qualify for free lunch and 15 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Nova High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district WA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 37, state house district 37.
Nova High School is one of 109 schools in Seattle School District No. 1, based in SEATTLE, Washington. The district serves 50,773 students district-wide and employs 3,165 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 285 students, Nova High School is smaller than the district average of about 466 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large