Northwest Career & Technical Academy/A WA Skills Center
Mount Vernon · WA · Mount Vernon School District · Public
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Mount Vernon Special Ed → Skagit Academy → Mount Vernon Open Doors → Cap Sante High School → Open Doors - Youth Reengagement Program → Coupeville Open Academy → Connections Academy → Open Doors →How Northwest Career & Technical Academy/A WA Skills Center compares for families
What families should know about Northwest Career & Technical Academy/A WA Skills Center.
- ▸ LocallyWA sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Mount Vernon Special Ed, Skagit Academy, Mount Vernon Open Doors and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Federal Title I context
Title I Targeted Assistance eligible
35-39% FRPL — qualifies for Title I Targeted Assistance
35-39% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. The school can receive Title I funds targeted to identified students (not schoolwide).
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
Your state's public flagship
University of Washington-Seattle Campus
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $14,091/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: Chronic absence is the most reliable early indicator that a student will leave a school — either by transferring out, dropping out, or matriculating to a charter or private alternative. At this level, today's absentees become next year's enrollment loss and the year-after's revenue loss.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2021 total enrollment.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Vernon Special Ed Mount Vernon |
Public | 1.9 | 31 | — |
| Skagit Academy Mount Vernon |
Public | 2.6 | 72 | -10.0% |
| Mount Vernon Open Doors Mount Vernon |
Public | 0.1 | 84 | — |
| Cap Sante High School Anacortes |
Public | 15.0 | 50 | -2.0% |
| Open Doors - Youth Reengagement Program Anacortes |
Public | 14.4 | 63 | — |
| Coupeville Open Academy Coupeville |
Public | 23.4 | 46 | — |
| Connections Academy Sedro-Woolley |
Public | 8.1 | — | — |
| Open Doors Mt. Vernon |
Public | 0.2 | 12 | — |