The Nathan Hale High School boundary Seattle buyers ask about covers the north end of NE Seattle near Lake City. It generally serves Wedgwood, View Ridge, Olympic Hills, Cedar Park, Victory Heights, parts of Lake City, and northern Maple Leaf. Several of those blocks could feed Roosevelt instead.

We help families buy across Maple Leaf, Wedgwood, Roosevelt, Northgate, and Pinehurst, and this question comes up on nearly every tour. This deep read on one school sits under our broader NE Seattle schools by neighborhood guide. Treat every assignment here as a starting point for the 2025-26 school year, then confirm the exact address before you write an offer.

Nathan Hale High School Boundary, Seattle: Quick Facts

• Location: near NE 110th Street in the Lake City area, the north end of NE Seattle

• Neighborhoods generally in-area (2025-26): Wedgwood, View Ridge, Olympic Hills, Cedar Park, Victory Heights, parts of Lake City, and northern Maple Leaf

• Feeder middle schools: typically Eckstein and Jane Addams

• Compared with: Roosevelt High School to the south, which serves the central NE Seattle core

• Split-zone caution: in Wedgwood and northern Maple Leaf, the block can decide Hale versus Roosevelt

• Verify any address: the Seattle Public Schools attendance-area lookup

• Reviewed: June 2026, reflecting the 2025-26 school year

Which Neighborhoods Fall Inside the Nathan Hale High School Boundary, Seattle?

The Nathan Hale zone sits at the north end of NE Seattle, with the school near NE 110th in the Lake City area. As of the 2025-26 school year, the attendance area generally reaches the neighborhoods below.

• Wedgwood: northern and some eastern blocks lean toward Hale, while much of the neighborhood still feeds Roosevelt

• View Ridge: generally inside the Hale draw, though the eastern edge can vary

• Olympic Hills and Cedar Park: north-end neighborhoods that typically fall in-area

• Victory Heights: generally inside the Hale boundary

• Northern Maple Leaf: the blocks closest to NE 95th and above can fall to Hale rather than Roosevelt

• Parts of Lake City: the corridor around the school feeds Hale, though it sits outside the core neighborhoods where we focus your search

A single block can sit on the other side of the line from its neighbor, so treat this as direction, not a promise. Where we help you buy stays on our core neighborhoods, Wedgwood and northern Maple Leaf among them, while the school geography also touches View Ridge, Olympic Hills, Cedar Park, and Lake City.

How Does Nathan Hale Compare to Roosevelt?

The short version is geography first. Roosevelt High sits near NE 66th and pulls from much of the central NE Seattle core, including most of Maple Leaf, Wedgwood, and the Roosevelt neighborhood. Hale sits roughly forty blocks north, where the two boundaries meet inside the neighborhoods we cover.

The schools also feel different. Roosevelt is the larger building with a long-standing academic and music reputation, while Hale runs smaller with a different structure to the school day. Neither is the better school in the abstract, and we will not pitch one over the other, since fit depends on your student and your address. Our Roosevelt High School attendance area guide walks through that boundary in the same detail.

Why the Nathan Hale Zone Splits Wedgwood and Maple Leaf

Wedgwood and northern Maple Leaf are split-zone neighborhoods, so two homes a few blocks apart can land in different high schools. The boundary runs through them rather than neatly around them, which catches buyers off guard.

Most of Wedgwood still feeds Roosevelt, but the northern and some eastern blocks fall into Hale. In Maple Leaf, the southern and central blocks feed Roosevelt, while the northern edge near our office around NE 97th can shift toward Hale. The line does not show up on a listing, and neighborhood labels on Redfin or Zillow do not match the district's attendance polygons.

If a specific high school is the reason you are buying here, this is where verification earns its keep. Our Wedgwood, Seattle homes guide covers the neighborhood itself, and we layer the school check on top of any address before you offer.

Want to see what is for sale inside the Hale draw right now? Browse current NE Seattle listings here, then send us the ones you like and we will check the school assignment on each before you tour.

What Feeder Middle Schools Sit Inside the Nathan Hale High School Boundary, Seattle?

Mapping the Nathan Hale zone usually starts with the middle school feed. Two middle schools do most of the feeding into Hale: Eckstein and Jane Addams.

Eckstein Middle School sits near NE 75th and 30th Ave NE and serves much of Wedgwood, Maple Leaf, and the central NE Seattle core. Most of its students continue to Roosevelt, but the northern slice feeds Hale, which is part of why the split shows up here. Our Eckstein Middle School boundary guide covers that draw in detail.

Jane Addams Middle School sits near NE 110th in the Lake City and Pinehurst corridor, close to Hale itself, and feeds a good share of the north-end neighborhoods into Hale and Ingraham. View Ridge, Olympic Hills, and Cedar Park families often land there as of the 2025-26 year.

What Is Nathan Hale High School Known For?

A few things come up consistently, and we stick to what the district and report-card sources actually describe.

• A smaller-school feel: Hale enrolls fewer students than Roosevelt, which some families prefer and others do not. Seattle Public Schools publishes current enrollment and program details on its Nathan Hale High School profile.

• An advisory model: Hale groups students into advisories that stay together over time, keeping each student connected to a consistent adult and peer group.

• Athletics and arts: the school fields a full slate of athletics and supports music, theater, and visual arts.

For the data side, we point families to report-card figures rather than third-party rankings. You can compare Hale and Roosevelt on enrollment, demographics, and assessment results on GreatSchools before you visit both. We will not call a school good or bad to move a sale.

How We Verify the Nathan Hale High School Boundary, Seattle Before You Offer

Verifying the boundary you rely on is simple, and we do it on every address. We run the exact street address through the Seattle Public Schools attendance-area lookup, which returns the current elementary, middle, and high school for that home.

Two cautions matter. The tool returns the current assignment, not a guaranteed future one, since the district can redraw boundaries with public notice when enrollment shifts. The assignment is also tied to a physical address, so a unit number can matter in newer townhomes. Our Seattle school boundaries by address guide walks through that lookup step by step.

Our office sits inside northern Maple Leaf near NE 97th, right where the Hale and Roosevelt line can split, so we check it for clients as a matter of course. As of June 2026, the assignments above reflect the 2025-26 school year, and we confirm the live result before any offer goes in.

Buying in NE Seattle with a specific high school in mind? Reach out through our contact page and we will check the Nathan Hale High School boundary against any address, compare it with the Roosevelt draw, and build a tour around what fits your family.

Frequently Asked Questions About Nathan Hale High School

Which neighborhoods are inside the Nathan Hale High School boundary in Seattle?

As of the 2025-26 school year, the Nathan Hale High School boundary generally covers Wedgwood, View Ridge, Olympic Hills, Cedar Park, Victory Heights, parts of Lake City, and the northern edge of Maple Leaf. These are neighborhood-level patterns, not exact street lines, so we confirm the specific address through the district before any offer.

Does Wedgwood feed Nathan Hale or Roosevelt?

It depends on the block, which is what makes Wedgwood a split-zone neighborhood. Most of Wedgwood still feeds Roosevelt High, but the northern and some eastern blocks fall into the Nathan Hale boundary, so a Wedgwood address near the line should always be verified before you offer.

How is Nathan Hale different from Roosevelt High School?

Geography is the first difference: Roosevelt sits near NE 66th and serves the central NE Seattle core, while Hale sits about forty blocks north near Lake City. Roosevelt is the larger school with a long academic and music reputation, and Hale runs smaller with an advisory structure, so the right fit depends on your student and your address.

What middle schools feed into Nathan Hale High School?

Two middle schools do most of the feeding into Nathan Hale: Eckstein near NE 75th and 30th Ave NE, and Jane Addams near NE 110th in the Lake City corridor. Eckstein sends its northern slice to Hale while most students continue to Roosevelt, and Jane Addams feeds more of the north-end neighborhoods into Hale and Ingraham.

Is Nathan Hale High School a good school?

We do not rate schools as good or bad to move a sale, and we point families to primary sources instead. Seattle Public Schools publishes enrollment and program details, and GreatSchools and the state report cards carry assessment data you can compare against Roosevelt before you tour both and talk with current parents. Hale is known for a smaller-school feel, an advisory model, and a full slate of athletics and arts.

How do I check if a specific address is in the Nathan Hale High School boundary?

Run the exact street address through the Seattle Public Schools attendance-area lookup, which returns the current elementary, middle, and high school for that home. The result reflects the current year and can change if the district redraws boundaries, so we run this check on every address, especially on the Wedgwood and northern Maple Leaf blocks where the Hale and Roosevelt line splits.

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