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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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Thu 21

No School for students; all staff report for in-service

December 21
Fri 22

Winter Break

December 22, 2023 - January 5, 2024
Jan 08

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

January 8, 2024
Jan 11

Board Meeting

January 11, 2024 @ 6:00 pm
Jan 15

Martin Luther King Jr. Day, no school for students and staff. School closed.

January 15, 2024
Jan 29

No School- Staff Professional Development

January 29, 2024
Feb 19

President’s Day, no school for students and staff. School closed.

February 19, 2024

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Announcements

Recent News

Congratulations Northwest School of the Arts!

We are excited to be recognized by the Ohio Department of Education with five stars for Progress, four stars overall, 100% TGRG Pass Rate, Over 5% Performance Increase and Scores in Top 25% of Ohio Charter Schools! Apply now to our award-winning school »

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…

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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The Local Wellness Policy is a written document that guides a local educational agency's (LEA) or school district's efforts to establish a school environment that promotes students' health, well-being, and ability to learn. The Wellness Policy Committee has been created as an effort to manage and develop our school's healthy…

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