At A Glance

2023-2024

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Current Enrollment: 217
Percent International Families: 65.1%
Percent of Families Who Identify as Families of Color: 68.4%
Percent of Families with Two or More Languages Spoken at Home: 50%
Languages Spoken: 29
Ages Served: 3-11
Established: 1959
Hours:
- School Day: 8:30 - 3:15
- Extended Day: 8 - 8:30 & 3:15 - 6
Faculty & Staff:
- 17 classroom teachers
- 6 specialist teachers
- 6 Student Support Team staff
- 8 associate teachers
- 6 Extended Day staff
- 12 administrative staff
Special Programs: art; music and performing arts; environmental education; library; technology, tech, engineering and design; and physical education.
Other Programs: Extended Day, Summer Camp and Break Camps
Student/Teacher Ratio: 7:1 (early childhood), 8:1 (elementary)
Library: Over 20,000 volumes
Financial Aid Budget: $787,665
Average Aid Award: $23,972
Students Receiving Aid: 42

Accreditation and Memberships:

Accredited member of the Northwest Association of Independent Schools (NWAIS)*

Member of the National Association of Independent Schools (N AIS)
Member of the Washington Federation of Independent Schools (WFIS)
Member of Puget Sound Independent Schools (PSIS)
Member of the Progressive Education Network (PEN)
Approved by the Washington State Board of Education (SBE)
Early childhood classrooms licensed by DSHS Division of Childcare and Early Learning

*What does NWAIS accreditation mean?

The Northwest Association of Independent Schools is a voluntary membership organization that promotes high educational quality for its schools through the establishment and advancement of comprehensive accreditation standards. The Little School is periodically assessed through a process that requires full disclosure and a peer group review process seeking to confirm the congruence between the school’s stated mission and its actual program and services. For more information, please visit the NWAIS Accreditation Overview.