Lakeside School

I dont understand why people rave about the Lakeside School. I am a graduate and dont think i got the best education possible. I would not recommend this school to any students that want to go far in their life.

Lakeside School is undoubtedly the best high school in the Seattle Area - for getting its students into college. If you are a parent and are sending your child to this school, do not pressure your child, as they will get all the pressure they need from faculty and peers. If you are a student, make sure YOU are the one making the decision to attend this institution, because academics will become your sole focus, just as it will be that of your friends. Parents of younger students: I would not recommend sending your child to Lakeside Middle School. While it offers a great education, it does not offer your child the opportunity to opt out of a school that makes academics center stage and leaves room for little else.

My son has attended Lakeside Middle school for three years. It is the most amazing school! All the teachers really get to know the students and will work with them to build the skills they need for success. Teachers strike a good balance between rigor and nuture.
--Submitted by a parent

Lakeside is an amazing school, and a perfect fit for me. This past school year was my first year at Lakeside (I transferred from a smaller private school) and I had a great first year. The academics are rigorous but not impossibly difficult, the teachers are always there when you need help, and the students are unique and so nice.
--Submitted by a student

Lakeside is by far the best choice a parent can make for a child.
--Submitted by a parent

Lakeside has been great for my about-to-graduate senior. BUT - she is academically driven, self-motivated, undaunted by competition, and mostly immune to the intensity. I have seen other kids with different personality traits suffocate at Lakeside. If you know your child and know she will thrive in an academically rigorous, competitive, and sometimes stressful environment, then go for it! But if you want to send you kid to Lakeside for the sake of prestige, THINK AGAIN. It is not the environment for all kids. Senior year and the competition to get in to the best colleges is especially stressful and intense. No Senior Spring at Lakeside! The perfect school for the right kid, and it has been perfect for mine. Wouldn't even consider it for #2, though!
--Submitted by a parent

Lakeside is a great opportunity for the right kid, but sometimes I wonder if having my kid in a super-brain-oriented culture has pushed her ahead of her timing, and exacerbated her tendency to over-function. She is really happy there, but looking forward to not attending an Ivy League school, and feeling really on top of her game and smart!
--Submitted by a parent

Among the best private high schools in the United States; many grads find college less demanding. No grade inflation, in fact, just the opposite. Huge endowment, Bill Gates major contributor. Expansive athletic, extracurricular options, global service learning. No cheerleaders.
--Submitted by a parent

Lakeside is a really great school. I go there. When you get to the high school the work is challenging. Very challenging but its worth it in the long run. The middle school is really fun and the teachers are great. They help you succeed. And the music program is fun. The extra curricular activities are the coolest things ever i happen to play lakeside baskeball soccer volleyball and lacrosse.
--Submitted by a student

Lakeside is the BEST school ever! I liked their education and the teachers and administrations respect to their students and parent-- no discrimination! Everybody is equal at this school! I really love it!
--Submitted by a parent