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Northwest School of the Arts

Tuition-Free, EK-8 public charter school in Cleveland, Ohio

Music class

Arts Education & Creative Expression

Specializing in Fine, Visual, Musical & Performing Arts

Entrance to the Fine Art Classroom

Top-Performing Academics

Scoring in the Top 20% of Ohio charter schools

Welcome to NWSOTA!

We serve the Northwest Cleveland community with an 18+ year reputation as one of the top-performing, award-winning public schools in Cleveland. In addition to multiple 4-star ratings for academics, we emphasize an Arts Education. Beginning in Kindergarten, students participate in regular Art, Music & Writing instruction. In Grades 4+ students choose an Arts emphasis for deeper study such as Fine Art, Visual Art, Creative Writing, Band, Choir, Dance, or Theatre. We offer an accredited and well-rounded program that includes an abundance of extracurriculars and school services such as free meals, afterschool programs, summer programs, Early K & more!


Events

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Mon 25

No school for students, all staff report to school for professional development.

September 25
Oct 09

Indigenous Peoples Day, no school for students; All staff report for professional development day

October 9
Oct 30

No school for students; Staff Professional Development

October 30
Nov 02

Board Meeting

November 2 @ 6:00 pm
Nov 20

No school; Parent-Teacher Conferences.

November 20 - November 21
Nov 22

Thanksgiving Break, no school for students and staff. School closed.

November 22 - November 24
Nov 27

No school for students, all staff report to school for professional development.

November 27

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Announcements

Recent News

Northwest Wins Four 2023 ACCELY Awards

Congratulations to Northwest School of the Arts for winning four Accely awards at the annual leadership summit held this July. The school was recognized for outstanding leadership, student attendance, teacher retention, and academic performance – taking home coveted awards including Gold School and Rising Star Leader.  Recognizing the hard work…

Re-Enrollment Open for Fall 2023

Our annual re-enrollment process is now open for current families! Invitations have been sent via email to re-enroll using the method that is most convenient for your family (online at https://bit.ly/3wPVsCi, in-person, or paper form). Your early decision and response helps us plan effectively for the upcoming school year. Thank…

Kindergarten Registration Now Open for Fall 2023!

Build a strong academic foundation from the start. Begin your education journey with us and save your student's seat today! Apply Now!

Meet our Mascot: The Phoenix

Standing atop an 18-year history providing school choice to families in Northwest Cleveland, we are pleased to rebrand this December as Northwest School of the Arts (NWSOTA). Over the past several months, we have expanded our arts programming and specialized faculty to more clearly emphasize Fine, Visual, Musical & Performing…
Entrance to the Fine Art Classroom

Benefits of an Arts Education

The arts are essential to life, learning, and happiness. They teach students innumerable lessons—practice makes perfect, small differences can have large effects, collaboration leads to creativity. The arts also teach children that there a several paths to take when approaching problems and that all problems can have more than one…

Top-Performing Academics

NWSOTA is one of the top-performing public schools in Cleveland and scores in the Top 20% of all Ohio charter schools.   In September 2022, we received multiple 4-star ratings from the Ohio Department of Education. Highlights include:  Performs over 10% higher than neighboring public and charter schools Rated 4 stars…

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