Kirkland Junior High School

1. Very unwelcoming to a new parent. Low parent/teacher interaction. SO much so, I'm pulling my child winter break. For Kirkland, It's an embarrassment. 2. SOFTBALL-If you want your child to play softball beware the coach plays his daughter most games (because she is good. but can you imagine how the children feel?!) and half the team benchsits. VERY disappointing.
--Submitted by a parent

KJH is not for the academically advanced student. To make their advanced classes larger, they include many marginal students. This policy is nice for the marginal students; but, it slows the progress of the advanced students. I had both a boy and a girl attend KJH. Both were advanced. Both graduated with cumulative 4.0s. He was treated with respect and his achievements were cheered. She was berated and her achievements were denigrated. She is well-liked by her peers. But for many life-long friendships, we would have removed her from this school.
--Submitted by a parent

Terrific school with wonderful staff who have helped to shape my son into the wonderful child that he is.
--Submitted by a parent

all of these people are wrong, kirkland is good and its not hard to make friends at all.
--Submitted by a student

I was at Kirkland junior high for the full three years, and I absolutely loved it. Most of the teachers are nice, and care about if you understand what you're supposed to be learning. There is tons of school spirit there, and the teachers try to relate to teenage problems as much as they can. I really enjoyed my years there as a Panther.
--Submitted by a student

This school provides very much unneccesary drama ! Too much of it I think. I agree the girls are very judgemental and not easy to make friends with. You have to dress in top designer clothes for people to talk to you. Without the drama, it would be a good school.
--Submitted by a student

The school's teachers are rather incompetent, and my daughter rarely has homework. They raise you up from the start to assume you are going to LWHS after 9th grade, so if you plan on moving, you're in a bad situation. The student's are incredibly judgemental and it's ridiculously hard to make friends here (in my daughter's words, 'its as if they have nothing better to do than sit around and backbite all day. They never want to make friends with anyone they havent known since kindergarten. It's too much of a close-knit community.') . Same goes for the Kirkland community in general. Avoid this place.
--Submitted by a parent

Good school with lots of activities and highly wired. Strong academics and a great staff that cares.
--Submitted by a parent

I am a student at Kirkland Junior High. I dislike this school very much, teachers really do not seem to care whether you pass or fail. Every student for themselves. The students are judgemental and I've had enough of this school. Many of my friends feel the same way, and all of us cannot wait to get out of this school, like I will be at the begining of 9th. Since I want to be prepared for High School, I want to go to a good school, which would provide me with the proper education. Which I know Kirkland Jr High will not.
--Submitted by a student

My child's first half of the school year has exceeded my expectations. I could not have wished for better teachers or principal.
--Submitted by a parent