Holy Names Academy

What Holy Names Academy does

Holy Names Academy is a private, nonprofit Catholic all-girls college-preparatory high school located in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood, founded in 1880 by the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary (SNJM) and separately incorporated as a 501(c)(3) since June 21, 1985. It is the oldest continually operating high school in Washington State, serving approximately 700 students in grades 9-12 drawn from 86 ZIP codes and 114 middle schools across the Greater Seattle area. The school delivers an 18-course Advanced Placement program, 16-sport athletics program, two full-time college counselors, and a structured service-learning requirement (19,000+ student hours in 2024-2025), all supported by a Digital Device Program built on Microsoft Office 365, an online enrollment system via PowerSchool, and a partnership with Care Solace for mental health referrals.

The core revenue model is tuition-based at $26,520 per student for 2026-2027, supplemented by application/registration fees, activity fees, AP exam fees, sports and music participation fees, summer camp programs (grades 4-12), and chapel wedding rentals. Approximately 30.7% of students receive need-based financial aid, and 155 named endowments plus the HNA Fund and recent capital campaigns (including the $36.4M Foundation for the Future) sustain scholarship and operational funding. The go-to-market motion is sales-led via admissions: prospective families engage through campus visits, virtual tours, 'Day at HNA' shadow experiences, summer camps as a feeder pipeline, and an active alumnae referral program leveraging an 11,000+ alumnae network.

The school has invested in significant physical and programmatic infrastructure, including the 2017 Mary Herche Pavilion, the 2020 athletic complex atop a 243-space underground parking garage, and ongoing facility renewal supported by four historical capital campaigns. Governance rests with an 18+ member Board of Trustees under Head of School and Principal Kim Dawson, with an academically credentialed leadership team (including an EdD-holding Vice Principal of Academics and Cambridge- and Seattle University-trained counselors). The student body is 39% women of color and 44.2% from non-Catholic families, signaling a mission-driven diversity profile aligned with the SNJM network.

Name

Holy Names Academy

Legal name

Holy Names Academy

Website

https://holynames-sea.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1880

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Holy Names Academy is a private, nonprofit Catholic all-girls high school in Seattle founded in 1880, serving approximately 700 students in grades 9-12 with a college-preparatory curriculum, 18 AP courses, 16-sport athletics, and tuition-based revenue supplemented by donations, fees, and summer camps.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Seattle

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition: Primary revenue stream from tuition payments. 2026-2027 tuition is $26,520 per student. Payment plans available: monthly (12 months), quarterly, semi-annual, or annual. 30.7% of students receive need-based financial aid.
2. Fees: Application fee ($40), registration fee ($650), student activity fees ($275-490), class fees ($10-150), AP exam fees ($99), sports participation fees ($200), crew fees ($575-600 per season), music lessons ($640-760 per semester).
3. Summer Camps: Revenue from summer camp programs for grades 4-12 including athletic camps (basketball, crew, cross country, golf, soccer, swim, volleyball, tennis, cheer, flag football) and special interest camps (art, robotics, forensics, theatre, executive functioning).
4. Chapel Weddings: Rental of school chapel for Catholic weddings of alumnae. Cost is $2,000 for alumnae including $250 refundable damage deposit and parking garage access.
5. Donations and Annual Giving: The HNA Fund, endowments, Legacy Society, stock gifts, matching gifts, and various campaign donations support scholarships and school operations. 155 named endowments and scholarships support student financial aid.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

Holy Names Academy is an all-girls Catholic college-preparatory high school in Seattle offering grades 9-12 instruction grounded in the SNJM mission. Its core offering includes a comprehensive academic curriculum with 18 Advanced Placement courses, two full-time college counselors, student support services (mental health counseling and academic accommodations), a 16-sport athletics program, Campus Ministry programming with required community service, and a required student Digital Device Program integrated with Microsoft Office 365.

Product overview

Holy Names Academy is an all-girls Catholic high school founded in 1880 offering a comprehensive college-preparatory educational program. The core academic program is supplemented by an 18-course Advanced Placement (AP) Program, full-service College Counseling, and Student Support Services including mental health counseling and academic accommodations. The school operates a Digital Device Program requiring student laptops integrated with Microsoft Office 365, an Online Grades Portal, and Parent Portal for family access. Beyond academics, the school offers a 16-sport Athletics Program, Summer Camps (athletic and special interest), Community Service and Service Trips programs, and Transportation Services including parking garage and shuttle programs. The institution serves students from 77+ ZIP codes and 100+ middle schools throughout the Greater Seattle area.

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Products and services

• Advanced Placement (AP) Program College-level courses administered by the College Board across 18 subjects (Art History, Biology, Calculus, Computer Science, English, Environmental Science, Languages, Physics, Psychology, Statistics, Studio Art, History). In 2025, 377 students sat 832 AP exams with 94% earning a score of 3 or higher.
• College Counseling Services Full-time college counseling program providing individual student counseling, parent workshops, college representative visit coordination, and monthly newsletters to assist with college selection and admissions process.
• Student Support Services Comprehensive support including mental health counseling, academic guidance, attendance support, accommodation plans for students with documented learning or health issues, and partnership with Care Solace for mental health and substance use referrals.
• Athletics Program 16-sport athletic program across fall, winter, and spring seasons including cheer, crew, cross country, golf, soccer, swim/dive, volleyball, basketball, bowling, flag football, gymnastics, lacrosse, softball, tennis, track & field, and ultimate frisbee, supported by the new Jeanne Marie McAteer Lee Athletic Complex (2020).
• Summer Camps Summer programs for young women entering grades 4-12 offering athletic camps (basketball, cheer, crew, cross country, flag football, pickleball, soccer, tennis, volleyball) and special interest camps (art, forensics, robotics/STEM, theatre, executive functioning).
• Community Service Program Service-learning program requiring 10-25 hours per year by grade level. Includes Service Fair, varsity letters in service (100+ hours), and partnerships with local organizations such as Aegis on Madison and Byrd Barr Place. Students logged 19,000+ collective hours in 2024-2025.
• Service Trips Domestic and international service opportunities including SNJM Shared Mission trips, Agape Service Project, Shirts Across America, combining community service with cultural immersion.
• Transportation Services Multi-modal transportation including underground parking garage (243 spaces with EV charging), morning shuttle program serving six Seattle regions, carpool directory, and public transit coordination.
• Chapel Weddings Wedding venue rental in the 1925 chapel for HNA alumnae. Seats 220 guests with 3.5-hour usage blocks. Cost is $2,000 for alumnae including parking garage access and refundable damage deposit.
• High School Enrollment (Grades 9-12) Core enrollment offering for college-preparatory all-girls Catholic high school. Annual tuition for 2026-2027 is $26,520, with 30.7% of students receiving need-based financial aid supported by 155 named endowments and scholarships.

Quantifiable outcome

• 94% of 377 students tested earned score of 3 or higher on AP exams (2025)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature4 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core, supporting, foundational and minor.

• Fulcrum FoundationcoreOthersFulcrum Foundation provides tuition assistance funding for students through the Archdiocese of Seattle. Their generous gifts support HNA students with 'Where Girls Rise' sweatshirts and other joy-bringing initiatives. They are a key partner in making Catholic education accessible.
• Lake Washington Rowing ClubcoreOthersHNA Crew team trains out of the Lake Washington Rowing Club boathouse. Practices held Monday-Friday from late-August through mid-May with weekend regattas in fall and spring.
• Care SolacesupportingTechnology or IntegrationCare Solace is an online platform that helps connect HNA students and families to mental health and substance use services they need. Partnership provides additional student support resources.
• Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary (SNJM)foundationalStrategic or Co-development PartnerSNJM founded Holy Names Academy in 1880. International congregation dedicated to full development of the human person through education, social justice, contemplation, and the arts. Headquarters in Longueuil, Quebec. US/Ontario Province in Marylhurst, Oregon.
• SNJM Network of SchoolssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork of SNJM-sponsored schools including Academy of the Holy Names (Tampa, Albany), Holy Names High School Oakland, Ramona Convent School, St. Mary's Academy (Portland, Winnipeg). Students participate in shared mission trips and service projects.
• Campbell Farm (Wapato, WA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSNJM Shared Mission service trip location where students work at Campbell Farm and local non-profits serving Yakama Nation community.
• Agape Service Project (Seattle Archdiocese)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWeek-long service-learning experience sponsored through Seattle Archdiocese. Students in Bellingham/Whatcom County learn about human dignity and issues affecting migrant farmworkers.
• Aegis on MadisonminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for senior Theology service-learning elective. Students volunteer at this senior living facility as part of service requirements.
• Byrd Barr PlaceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partner for senior Theology service-learning elective providing social services and community support programs.
• Northwest African American MuseumminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner location for junior retreat activities. Class of 2027 held junior retreat at NAAM Seattle with reflection and connection activities.
• Union Arts CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPerformed bilingual Romeo y Julieta production at HNA as part of Fulcrum Foundation-funded joy initiative.
• Christ the King FarmminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgape 2026 service trip location where students planted 1,200 pepper plants, dusted cauliflower, and weeded broccoli beds.
• Bellingham Food BankminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerService trip destination where HNA students delivered food bank boxes to farmworker housing sites and served at the food bank.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Forest Ridge School: All-girls Catholic college-preparatory school in Bellevue, WA (Greater Seattle). Shares the same historical SNJM sponsorship lineage and identical girls-only, Catholic, college-prep model targeting grades 5-12 — the closest functional twin to Holy Names Academy in the same metro.
• Bishop Blanchet High School: Catholic, coed college-preparatory high school in Seattle, WA serving the same Greater Seattle Catholic family market. Competes directly for Archdiocese-affiliated applicants and tuition-paying families considering a Catholic Seattle high school.
• Seattle Preparatory School: Jesuit coed college-preparatory high school on Seattle's Capitol Hill-adjacent Queen Anne. Operates a similar rigorous-AP, college-counseling, athletics-forward Catholic model competing head-to-head for academically selective families in the same neighborhood.
• Academy of the Holy Names: SNJM-sponsored all-girls Catholic college-prep in Tampa, FL (plus Albany, NY campus). Sister school in the SNJM global network that shares governance model, mission emphasis on educating young women, and an AP/college-counseling/academic structure analogous to Holy Names Academy.
• Holy Names High School (Oakland): SNJM-sponsored coed/all-girls Catholic college-preparatory high school in Oakland, CA. Direct SNJM sister school sharing the same founders, shared mission trips, and alumnae referral traditions — operating comparable tuition-supported college-prep programming.
• Ramona Convent Secondary School: SNJM-sponsored all-girls Catholic college-preparatory high school in Alhambra, CA. Sister school in the SNJM network with same heritage, governance lineage, and mission of educating young women through AP coursework, college counseling, and faith-based leadership development.
• St. Mary's Academy (Portland, OR): SNJM-sponsored all-girls Catholic college-prep in Portland, OR. Sister school in the Pacific Northwest sharing the SNJM mission and historic governance framework; competes for Pacific Northwest Catholic all-girls families and facilitates shared service trips referenced in HNA's materials.
• Annie Wright School: Independent Catholic-affiliated day and boarding school in Tacoma, WA offering all-girls grades 9-12 college-prep. Similar Catholic heritage, all-girls upper-school option, AP-rich curriculum, and Pacific Northwest college-counseling focus — direct competitor for Tacoma and South Sound families.

Broad incumbents

• Lakeside School: Elite private coed college-preparatory day school in Seattle serving grades 5-12. Larger, secular broader incumbent that competes for the same academically selective Seattle families considering an independent-school education, though it is not Catholic or all-girls.
• The Bush School: Independent progressive coed day school in Seattle serving grades K-12. Competes in the same elite Seattle private-school market for families seeking rigorous college-prep, with overlapping AP offerings, college counseling, and athletics depth.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights9 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

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