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The Creative Advantage

The Creative Advantage Schools

The Creative Advantage Schools as of 05/24/2023

Cohort 1 (14 schools) started in 2013-14 :

These schools are eligible for Arts Sustainability Funds . Schools marked with an * are in SPS Equity Tiers 1-3 and are eligible for up to $10,000. Schools with no * are eligible for up to $5,000.

Meany K-12 Arts Pathway

  • Garfield High School*
  • Seattle World School*
  • Nova High School
  • Meany Middle School (opened in 2016-17)*
  • Lowell Elementary*
  • Montlake Elementary*
  • Stevens Elementary
  • Leschi Elementary*
  • McGilvra Elementary
  • Madrona Elementary

Washington K-12 Arts Pathway 

  • Garfield High School*
  • Washington Middle School*
  • Bailey Gatzert Elementary*
  • John Muir Elementary*
  • Thurgood Marshall Elementary

Cohort 2 (10 schools) started in 2015-16:

These schools are eligible for Arts Sustainability Funds . Schools marked with an * are in SPS Equity Tiers 1-3 and are eligible for up to $10,000. Schools with no * are eligible for up to $5,000.

Denny K-12 Arts Pathway

  • Chief Sealth High School* 
  • SW Interagency @Roxhill*
  • Denny Middle School*
  • Arbor Heights Elementary
  • Louisa Boren STEM K-8
  • Concord Intl Elementary*
  • Highland Park Elementary*
  • West Seattle Elementary*
  • Roxhill Elementary*
  • Sanislo Elementary

Cohort 3 (21 schools) started in 2016-17:

These schools are eligible for Arts Sustainability Funds . Schools marked with an * are in SPS Equity Tiers 1-3 and are eligible for up to $10,000. Schools with no * are eligible for up to $5,000.

Aki K-12 Arts Pathway:

  • Rainier Beach High School*
  • SE Interagency @Columbia*
  • Alan T. Sugiyama High School
  • Aki Kurose Middle School*
  • South Shore PK-8* 
  • Dunlap Elementary* 
  • Emerson Elementary* 
  • Graham Hill Elementary* 
  • Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary* 
  • Rainier View Elementary* 
  • Wing Luke Elementary*

Mercer K-12 Arts Pathway:

  • Cleveland STEM High School*
  • Franklin High School*
  • Mercer Intl Middle School* 
  • Orca K-8
  • Beacon Hill Intl Elementary*
  • Dearborn Park Intl Elementary*
  • Hawthorne Elementary
  • Kimball Elementary* 
  • Maple Elementary*
  • Rising Star Elementary*

Cohort 4 (18 schools) started in 2018-19:

These schools are eligible for Arts Sustainability Funds . Schools marked with an * are in SPS Equity Tiers 1-3 and are eligible for up to $10,000. Schools with no * are eligible for up to $5,000.

McClure K-12 Arts Pathway:

  • Center High School
  • McClure Middle School
  • Catharine Blaine K-8
  • TOPS K-8
  • Frantz Coe Elementary
  • John Hay Elementary
  • Lawton Elementary
  • Queen Anne Elementary
  • Magnolia Elementary (opened and will be added in 2019-20)

Madison K-12 Arts Pathway:

  • West Seattle High School
  • Beacon Interagency @Youngstown
  • Madison Middle School
  • Pathfinder K-8
  • Alki Elementary
  • Fairmount Park Elementary
  • Gatewood Elementary
  • Genesee Hill Elementary
  • Lafayette Elementary

Cohort 5 (17 schools) started in 2019-20:

These schools are eligible for Arts Sustainability Funds . Schools marked with an * are in SPS Equity Tiers 1-3 and are eligible for up to $10,000. Schools with no * are eligible for up to $5,000.

Robert Eagle Staff K-12 Arts Pathway:

  • Ingraham Intl High School*
  • Robert Eagle Staff Middle School
  • Broadview-Thomson K-8*
  • Daniel Bagley Elementary
  • Cascadia Elementary
  • Greenwood Elementary
  • James Baldwin Elementary*

Jane Addams K-12 Arts Pathway:

  • Nathan Hale High School*
  • Middle College at James Baldwin
  • Jane Addams Middle School*
  • Hazel Wolf K-8
  • Decatur Elementary
  • John Rogers Elementary*
  • Olympic Hills Elementary*
  • Olympic View Elementary*
  • Sacajawea Elementary
  • Cedar Park Elementary

Cohort 6 (8 schools) started in 2022-23:

These schools are in year 2 of Creative Advantage planning and implementation. They all have funds to spend on arts partnerships this year.

Whitman K-12 Arts Pathway:

  • Ballard High School
  • Whitman Middle School
  • Salmon Bay K-8
  • Adams Elementary
  • Loyal Heights Elementary
  • North Beach Elementary
  • Viewlands Elementary
  • Whittier Elementary