Holy Names Academy Profile

 Holy Names Academy (HNA) is a Catholic school that serves young women in grades
9-12. HNA is the longest continually operating school in the State of Washington,
established in 1880, and moved to its current location in 1908.
 HNA has 698 students, 81 full-time faculty and staff, and 40 part-time adjunct faculty
and coaches.
 Students, faculty, and staff commute from 86 different zip codes throughout the Puget
Sound area.
 HNA’s mission is to serve “young women of diverse ethnic, economic, and religious
backgrounds.”
 32.4% of students receive financial aid. $1.43 million in need-based aid was awarded in
2017-18.
 35.7% of students and 26% of faculty/staff are persons of color.
 Core to HNA’s mission is educating students to give back to the community. In 2016-
17, HNA students provided 31,000 hours of community service in the community,
including the Capitol Hill neighborhood—or an average of 44 hours per student.
 The current HNA school population of 779 full-time faculty, staff, and students park
approximately 245 cars per day (as single drivers or drivers of carpools). This amounts
to 31% of our population. The remaining 69% of our population commute as passengers
in carpools, take public transportation, walk or bike. In addition, approximately 40 part-
time faculty, coaches, volunteers, and visitors also park at HNA or in the neighborhood.
 HNA currently has two small, on-campus parking lots, which accommodate 28 cars, 10
mini buses and school vehicles, and 2 disabled parking spaces.
 Parking demand for special events can range from 25 to 350 spaces.