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Eastside Catholic School

Private school · Sammamish, King County · grades 6-12 · Catholic

Snapshot

K-12 enrollment
819
SBE-reported, 2024-25
Tuition (top division)
$33,750
2026-27, school-published

Identity and approval

Campus
Eastside Catholic School, 232 228th Ave SE, Sammamish 98074
Host public district
Lake Washington School District
Grades
6-12
Religious affiliation
Catholic
Coed / single-sex
coed
Accreditation
NWAIS; Archdiocese of Seattle
Website
https://www.eastsidecatholic.org
WA SBE approval
2026-27 (state-approved private school)
Profit status
Nonprofit

Enrollment

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627682158151150140

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25 school year, as reported to the WA State Board of Education.

Tuition and financial aid

Annual tuition
$33,750 (2026-27)
By division / fees
Middle and High School both $33,750; Options Program (special education 9-12) $34,300. (2025-26 was $31,750.)
Financial aid
33% of students received need-based assistance; average need-based grant $17,768.

Source: the school's own tuition page · aid page, observed 2026-07-03. Tuition changes annually, verify before applying.

Academics

Curriculum
AP: 40 AP subjects, AP Capstone, Platinum AP Honor Roll; UW/Seattle U dual credit.
College matriculation
Reports 100% of high-school-program students matriculate to four-year colleges (2025).
Washington private schools are not required to publish state assessment results, and this school's internal test data is not public. Unlike the public-school pages on this site, no score comparison is possible here, treat curriculum labels and matriculation lists as the available evidence.

Competition evidence

Known results compiled from public competition listings (National Merit press lists, tournament PDFs, The Blue Alliance). A missing result is not evidence of absence.

Research dossier

Eastside Catholic School

Catholic independent school in Sammamish · grades 6-12 · 819 students (WA State Board of Education, 2024-25) · governed by an independent board of trustees, affiliated with the Archdiocese of Seattle, accredited by the Northwest Association of Independent Schools (NWAIS).

The verdict

Eastside Catholic sits deliberately between two markets, and its $33,750 tuition (2026-27, grades 6-12) is the tell: far above the archdiocesan parish schools, a meaningful step below Lakeside-tier secular independents. That middle price buys a specific package: a 50-acre campus with a 2,000-seat stadium, more than 40 Advanced Placement (AP) and honors courses, Friday-night football culture, and adult accountability at a scale where nobody is anonymous. Two facts complicate the "Catholic school" label. A majority of students, 55%, are not Catholic, though theology courses and all-school Masses are mandatory for everyone. And the school's most distinctive program, Options, is a dedicated special-education track for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities, something the region's elite preps conspicuously do not offer. Families chasing math-olympiad peer density should note the record leans athletic. Families who want a structured, service-heavy, big-feeling school without a 2,000-student public campus are the target buyer.

Researched 2026-07-04. Citations and claim ledger included in the full dossier.

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