Eastlake High School in Seattle, Washington

“Excellent high school. Nice facilities, well-maintained grounds, and fantastic faculty. Would be pleased to raise my children nearby.”
This review was posted by a former student.

“I completely agree with some of these reviews. This school is not all it's cracked up to be. I have never seen the principal. There is too much emphasis on money. Most of the kids drive fancier more expensive cars than I will ever own. If you're kids don't have the money they can't keep up or fit in. We have been here for 20 years, our kids have never gone to school anywhere else. My Junior at Eastlake wants to move before Senior year because she's sick of the attitudes and clics. This school concentrates on students that are interested in and can afford 4 yr college, the rest get lost in the shuffle. Agree that some of the teachers are gems, I wish good karma for those. I too am disappointed with the experiences we have suffered here.”
This review was posted by a parent.

“I am a previous student from EHS... This school was a very good school to attend. Unfortunately, I found it a little too strict and they put a lot of pressure on students. The terms for the senior project were extremely rigid. I was failing in this school because I felt I could never measure up to the teacher's and principal's ideals for students. Every student is very excepting of each other, and if they aren't at first they are by senior year. A ton of great friends made there. When I graduated from another high school I went on to attend college and am using some of the skills I learned from EHS. I also have 2 siblings that attended and graduated.”
This review was posted by a student.

“Teachers: Many are gems. Some, unfortunately, judgmentally pigeon-hole students and keep them there and refuse to communicate w/parents. Principal/Administration: Awful! Principal refuses to get to know students.This school is not all that it is cracked-up to be. Rules are not enforced. We are very disappointed with our 6+ years of experiences at this school and wish we had never sent our children there. It makes a good 'show' on test scores, but schools - especially high schools - are so much more than the sum of its test scores!”
This review was posted by a parent.

“According to the Seattle Times School Guide, 86% of 2005 Eastlake graduates enrolled in college, so it would be safe to say that Eastlake should concentrate on college prep. The National Center for Education Statistics indicates that business and social sciences are the two most popular undergraduate fields and further shows that there has been nearly a 20% increase in students selecting business and marketing degrees since the inception of the Eastlake business program. Today Skyline and Redmond High Schools, which serve a similar demographic, have kept up with this trend, offering 2 3 times more business and marketing curriculum than Eastlake. The school is turning a deaf ear to students and parents asking for entry and AP marketing and advanced business classes to have the same competitive advantage offered in other college prep high schools. Unless they change this soon, be prepared to be frustrated and short-changed.”
This review was posted by a parent.

“Eastlake is a wonderful school. The teachers are very passionate about what they teach and time to get to know their students. The size of the high school is wonderful as it allows the students and teachers to know each other and see each other. There are not too many students that an individual gets lost in the crowd. I loved this school.”
This review was posted by a former student.

“Pretty good high school. Some very strong teachers particular in Biology and History area. Pretty even student body with majority of students oriented towards college.”
This review was posted by a parent.

“A wonderful school, definitely one of the best in the state. Good teachers and hardworking students make this school succeed.”
This review was posted by a parent.

“Overall a good School. It could be much stronger in development of diversity of alternative learning. Seems to be strong in paticular in two sports. Academics only geared towards four year college.Needs alternative choices! Needs stronger Performing program all around. Needs stronger rules in dress codes pressed. Two much skin showing all the time on students. Teachers need to be incouraged by Principle to be around daily two hours after school is out. Availablity for students to get help is limited a lot. School has improved on team spirit. As well as incouraging out side community involement for kids.This year I saw a huge involvement and improvement of this. Socialy a hard shool for a family income below one hundred thousand a year to fit in. Kids make kids feel bad. . Very wealthy familys. School activities in Dances pushed to much on Glitz and glamour not themes and simplicity.”
This review was posted by a parent.

“It is an awesome school. the focus on academics is superb. They PTA has always helped out in many ways. It helps support an evening preparation class for the SAT- as well as many other events. The teachers are in contact with parents daily!!!”
This review was posted by a parent.

“I think that this school teaches our children to be respectful and on top of that have a great education. Many have said it to be one of the top five in the state, however I think that its number one. My children just started at Eastlake High School last year and have found it easy to adapt to the school enviroment.”
This review was posted by a parent.

“The extended core program is awesome and the teachers in it are the best. This school has very high expectations but also a lot of teachers offer help, so it's easy to meet and exceed the expectations.”
This review was posted by a other.

“Three of my children have graduated from Eastlake, and I found it to be an excellent school. My children graduated in 96, 2000 and 2003. The staff encourage my children to succeed in life. The two older children have done very well in college and the older one has graduated and has a sucessful career in TV. I think this is partially due to the positive atmosphere at Eastlake HS.”
This review was posted by a parent.