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Northwest Academy, Home of the Sharks!

Northwest Academy serving K-8 Cleveland Students

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ACCEL Schools is a high-performing network of over 50 charter schools located throughout the United States

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Welcome to Hope Academy – Northwest Campus

Also known as Northwest Academy, we are one of the top-performing elementary schools in Cleveland. We offer continuous education through middle school and are open to all K-8 students. We offer an award-winning academic program led by a 100% Highly Qualified Teachers. We are known for values such as Respect, Pride, and Cooperation. Our students have the opportunity to pursue musical studies and enrichment in Band, Choir, and Symphonic Band.

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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…

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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…

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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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