Chief Sealth has SO MUCH POTENTIAL. For the opportunities that are given to students, so few…read moreactually take advantage of them. Programs and Opportunities: -IB (International Bachelorette)- A program in the Junior-Senior years where you can get an IB diploma by having a full IB schedule. IB is similar to AP in the sense that it has harder course work. IB credits can be transferred internationally, being good for a student that wants to go out of state. -Trio Program (college prep) -Upward Bound (college prep) -College Bound (college prep/scholarship) -clubs (a lot of clubs) -Language classes (Japanese, Chinese, and Spanish) -Music Program -YMCA programs -Neighborhood Healthcare (super important for low-income students/ students that need to do things discreetly). The one thing that bothers me the most at Sealth is, nobody has spirit. Spirit is something that has a huge impact on the way you experience high school. I'd say less than 15% of the school dresses up for spirit days, participates in pep assemblies, and attends dances. It makes for a very lame high school experience. The teachers are the people who have the most spirit. You can go to ANY other school, and they will have at least double the student spirit than Sealth. Garfield is a perfect example. As for sports, Chief Sealth quite frankly isn't the best in sports. The sports that do have a lot of potential are usually overlooked. Luckily, some sports have been receiving more recognition, like wrestling. Quite honestly, the school spends too much money on some sports, not going to say which ones. The athletes are sore losers a lot of the time, so sportsmanship could be improved. On to teachers, the teachers at Sealth are pretty good. I'd say they all have super different styles of teaching. Out of all the teachers that I have had from Sealth, 3 have actually bothered me. The thing that all 3 of these teachers exhibited was passive aggressiveness. Being passive aggressive is just such a bad approach to teaching, students don't feel safe sharing their questions or concerns. There are some other teachers who some may think are crazy, but those "crazy" teachers end up being the most influential and kids take the most away from them. The last thing about Sealth: they recently put in a new rule. If you're a running start student or part-time student, you're not allowed to be on campus unless it's fifteen minutes before your class. This rule is dumb, there are so many other reasons that a student might need to be at their high school campus. What if a student wants to get their FREE/REDUCED lunch? What if a student needs to talk to their counselor? What if a student has nowhere else to go because they live far from the school? Whoever implemented this rule obviously has no idea about students' outside lives/circumstances. The high school should be a safe place where the student can work on their homework and eat lunch, even if they are a few hours early. They're still apart of the school, they're still enrolled at the school. The thing is, this rule was created to prevent running start kids from coming and wandering around the school (which rarely ever happens), but the school can't even control the kids that have full-time schedules at the school. There are always like 20+ kids just wandering the halls and skipping. Worry about the kids in the school first.

Some good teachers. Bad councilors and scheduling. Ive given feedback and idead how to make…read morescheduling fair and consistent but principal and councilor dont listen to parents.

We love HRS. In one year it has changed my son's outlook from dreading school to looking forward to…read moreit. His reading has improved substantially. Highly recommend.

We sent our daughter to Hamlin in 5th grade. She is severely dyslexic, and Hamlin worked very well…read morefor her. I truly wish you could be sending your child to the Hamlin of five years ago. Since then, they got a new headmaster and everything has changed. Lots of "experts" came in and rearranged everything. Us lowly parents found that it became a shadow of what it was. Before, the math courses were tracked, which is very important in a student body where some students have enormous difficulties with numbers and some are advanced. Instead, all students were put in generic classes, which only led to great frustration for everyone. Algebra as a regular class was eliminated entirely, even though some students were entirely ready for it. The english classes became very political. Any book that encouraged joy in reading was efficiently replaced with books about the teachers' political beliefs. Extra credit projects were going to online political events. The classes also began studying TV shows in addition to books, which is very frustration when the kids need a lot of help with reading. The parents complained, of course. And they were ignored, as is the current standard. It's a sad situation, because Hamlin is a school that can do great good for the community and dyslexia as a whole. I hope they return to their focus. For now, it is very important that prospective parents be warned what they are getting into.

My kids have been attending this school since they were little, they and we love it! Great caring…read moreteachers who focus on students at all levels with a personal touch. And the kids come home and independently work on their homework even my 2nd grader! My kids complain if they miss school. Amazing!

I have 2 kids enrolled in this school since kindergarten and it's been great! We can't say enough…read moregoodness about this school. This school has challenged our kids academically, taught them about respect and responsibility. Exceptional school!

I have visited this high school twice so far to support my friends' daughter school events. So far,…read moreI have been impressed with the results. I don't have personal experience to be a student here, so I can only comment on what I have seen and what my friends (parents of students there) tell me. All my friends, as parents, and their children, as students, are quite happy with this school. Other than being well known for their academics, I am also very impressed with their extracurriculars. They offer a wide variety of sports, theaters, and clubs of every type. They even have a chicken coop. My friends' daughters participate in swimming, wrestling, choir, theater, and more. In particular, my friend told me despite their reputation for academics, they don't push the college path for their students. The students are encouraged to choose - college or not. For this visit, we went to watch their drama group's "Urinetown" production. It is an impressively edgy story for a high school production. Apparently, the drama teacher wanted something very opposite of their previous production, which was the family friendly "Seussical". The students choose drama class as an elective. They can choose to be performers or be in the tech team. Some of these kids can sing very well! The sets are very good, too. Their theater is quite nice, too. Bathrooms are just outside the theater. Parking is plentiful during non-school hours. If you are interested in supporting a local high school, there are two more shows available. Tickets can be purchased online here. https://bsd405.hometownticketing.com/embed/all?schools=14

We love Rainier Christian Schools. We have been in the Rainier Christian School District for 20…read moreyears. Our son just graduated from Rainier Christian High School 5 years after our daughter did. The ration of student to Teacher is excellent, the teachers and staff are fantastic. Sports are great and our basketball team went to State this year. You can be confident that the curriculum is based on Christian values with no compromise. Happy to recommend RCSD to all ages.

I don't normally review school districts, but I don't normally measure their sidewalks with a…read moremachinist's rule either, so here we are. I reported an ADA hazard at Shorewood High School -- a concrete lip nearly five times the legal limit -- and braced for the classic municipal experience: a ticket number, then silence until the heat death of the universe. Instead: same-day response from the district's ADA officer, followed by the brand-new Maintenance Director -- roughly day three on the job -- who had already written the work order. I have received worse customer service while actively holding a receipt. Ambience: miles of hard surfaces, mostly flat. Staff: responsive, good-humored, tolerant of pedantry. Would report infrastructure defects here again. Will update when the grinder truck arrives. The world is not flat -- but this corner of Shoreline is working on it.

I,went to school in this School District and I, had the best education possible. I, so recamond…read moreanyone looking for a really great school district for their children to go to school in and this ones it!! www.shorelineschools.org

great school, my boys loved it. If you are looking for a school, go here rather than any ohter placeread more

It's been a few years since my oldest son attended this high school. When he came to the US from…read moreChina back in 2016, he was an outstanding student. In order to graduate from high school in the US he needed to pass English language and writing competency tests. After the first couple of attempts, the results were not positive. In working with Lacey, his counselor at school, we were able to get him additional help and support and she worked with us to let us know when the next test would be. We got down to the last possible test of the year and he was understandably nervous. He knew that not passing would mean taking summer school classes and probably attending school for at least one more semester. All of his friends had graduated and gone on to college. Steve's life dream wants to become a physician in the US. He played himself like I had not seen before and was as prepared for the last test as he could've been. I remember driving him to the test location and rent in that morning. He came home after the exam and said that he felt pretty good and his counselor called me at work one afternoon to let me know that he had passed. His dream of becoming a physician Was just a few steps away. Steve was accepted to the University of Washington where he graduated with honors. He has now been accepted and is enrolled in medical school in eastern Washington and doing very well. Our family would like to thank the staff, especially Lacey, for going above and beyond and helping a student achieve their dreams . Thank you so much.

Their special needs program is in complete disarray. The communication is almost 0, the teacher is…read morenever there and they have not replaced them. It's being run by people with no training. If you have a special needs child I highly recommend you consider other schools first.