Education in Seattle
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Colleges and universities
Seattle is home to one of the nation's most respected public universities, the University of Washington. With over 40,000 under-graduates and post-graduates, UW is the largest school in the Pacific Northwest[4] and many of its departments are ranked in the top 10 for research universities in the United States according to the Chronicle of Higher Learning.[5] A study by Newsweek International in 2006 cited UW as the twenty-second best university in the world.[6] Additionally, the University of Washington was ranked 16th internationally by the Academic Ranking of World Universities in 2008.[7]
The city's other prominent universities are
There are also a handful of smaller schools, such as the
Since 2013,
Primary and secondary education
A small section of the city is in the
Public Schools
Most public schools in Seattle are part of the
- Seattle Public Schools: High Schools
- Seattle Public Schools: K-12
- Seattle Public Schools: Middle Schools
- Seattle Public Schools: K-8
- Seattle Public School: Elementary Schools
Private Secondary Schools
The public school system is supplemented by a moderate number of private schools: five of the high schools are
- Bishop Blanchet High School
- Holy Names Academy
- O'Dea High School
- Seattle Preparatory School
- Seattle Lutheran High School
- The Bush School
- Lakeside School
- Seattle Waldorf School
- Northwest School
- Seattle Academy of Arts and Sciences
- University Prep
- Dartmoor School
- Puget Sound Community School
Weekend education
The
References
- ^ US Census Bureau (2008). "S1501. Education Attainment: Seattle City, Washington". Archived from the original on 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
- ^ Stephen Buckner (2004-03-10). "Seattle Residents Among Nation's Most Educated". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2007-10-05. Retrieved 2007-10-06.
- ^ Mary Beth Marklein (2005-11-28). "Seattle reaches literacy peak". USA Today. Retrieved 2007-11-01.
- ^ "University of Washington". Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved 2007-09-28.
- ^ "Top Research Universities in the 2005 Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index: University of Washington". Chronicle of Higher Education. 2003. Retrieved 2007-10-09.
- ^ "The Complete List: The Top 100 Global Universities". Newsweek International Edition. 2006-08-13. Archived from the original on 2007-03-15. Retrieved 2007-11-02.
- ^ Top 500 World Universities (2008) Archived August 21, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Institute of Higher Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
- ^ Andrew Goldstein (2001-09-10). "Seattle Central". Time magazine. Archived from the original on November 2, 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-28.
- ^ "Synergy in Seattle". 19 October 2012.
- ^ U.S. Census Bureau. p. 1 (PDF p. 2/5). Retrieved 2022-08-03.
- ^ "Parents involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No. 1 Et Al" (PDF). Supreme Court of the United States. 2007-06-28. Retrieved 2007-10-03.
- ^ Tate, Cassandra (2002-09-07). "Busing in Seattle: A Well-Intentioned Failure". HistoryLink.org. Retrieved January 8, 2013.
- ^ "Supreme Court takes on K-12 schools racial mix". Associated Press via NBC News. 2006-12-04. Retrieved 2007-09-28.
- ^ "High court rejects school integration plans". The Seattle Times. 2007-06-28. Archived from the original on 2007-10-01. Retrieved 2007-10-03.
- ^ Deborah Bach (2003-03-11). "School ban on tribal nicknames upheld". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved 2007-10-03.
- ^ "School Guide". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on 2011-05-13. Retrieved 2007-10-03.
- ^ Home page. Seattle Japanese School. Retrieved on March 30, 2014. "住所 919 124th Ave.NE #207 Bellevue, WA 98005"
Archives
- Seattle Education Association records. 1958-1985 2.00 cubic feet. At the University of Washington Libraries Special Collections.
- Seattle Teachers' Association records. 1958-1969. 16 boxes. At the University of Washington Libraries Special Collections.