Both of our children attended Chestnut Hill Academy, and our youngest just graduated from 5th grade…read morelast week. Throughout their K-5 journey, every teacher was exceptional, supportive, and genuinely caring. Communication between teachers, staff, and parents has always been outstanding. We love CHA's focus on community building, leadership, strong academics, and the emotional well-being of its students. Both of our children loved their time at the school and formed wonderful friendships that will last a lifetime. As parents, we have had the privilege of watching our children grow into confident, resilient, and well-prepared middle school students with strong leadership skills and perseverance. We are incredibly grateful to the entire CHA community for the positive impact it has had on our family.

Our daughter attended CHA from kindergarten and will be completing 4th grade this year. The school…read morehas been incredibly supportive from the beginning. Each of her teachers from K-4 were engaged and provided regular feedback on matters related to academics, social, and well-being. We really enjoyed the school programs from performing arts, field trips, winter activities, and leadership opportunities. CHA also did a great job connecting parents and building a strong community with the school.

Football games are fun to watch! school has good education. although 30,000$ kinda pricey nglread more

A hidden gem! This school is both academically challenging, yet meets each student where they are…read moreat, so each student will grow within themselves. Each student is recognized for his/her accomplishments and not compared with another. They believe in the whole student approach. Kids can have successes with class work, homework, sports, clubs, drama, music. Each students supports other whether they are like them or not. Nurturing community.

Open Window School Is a mediocre school,…read more As a current student it excels in programs for gifted students and for kids in need of special help. However, it lacks in some areas, it does not provide enough support to kids with mental health struggles and passes over kids they do not consider diverse. other than that, the teachers are the best teachers I have ever come to know and they always make sure that you will excel. overall open window is a mediocre school that is great if you are diverse and gifted.

We love Open Window School. The school really focuses on all-round development of each kid. Our…read moreyounger one went from a shy little girl to a confident young lady and we've seen the same happen to some of her peers too. She's developed deep interests in multiple extra-curricular activities and cultivated meaningful friendships. Meanwhile, her standard tests have been consistently off the charts. Many of her peers are among the brightest kids we've seen. There is a review that says "students at OWS lag behind public school peers". I completely disagree. Many of the kids had gotten into public school gifted programs and decided to come to OWS. In terms of academics, I'd say it all depends on parents' expectations. If you think your kids are gifted so they must learn calculus or rocket science in elementary school, then you will definitely be disappointed. If you believe 1 hour of homework for a 2nd grader is a must-have, then there are other schools that fit the bill. The new Head of School was the former middle school director at Lakeside. So far I think she's done a great job, despite the fact that she started the job at the worst possible time - in the mid of a pandemic. One thing I really wish OWS could offer is lunch, but the school doesn't have a kitchen or cafeteria - a questionable decision of the original designer of the campus.

The 4th grade teacher and some office staff were not very friendly…read more Ms. Ibrahim is the best. Overall not very pleased. But still one of the good schools in the city as WA is the most unchurched state.

Our daughter has been at ECS since 1st grade and is now in 2nd. She's built such strong bonds with…read moreher classmates, and we've seen how much those friendships actually help her in the classroom. When they hit tough topics--like some of the more advanced math concepts--having that supportive group of friends keeps her motivated and makes the challenges feel much more manageable. We also really value how the school handles social growth. When a conflict came up, the teachers and the principal didn't just 'fix' it; they helped her develop a real strategy for resolution and taught her how to navigate things in the future. It gave her so much confidence. Most importantly, we love that the school is centered on God and faith. Seeing her so excited to talk about Jesus after chapel is a huge blessing to our family. It's a wonderful, supportive community and we're so glad to be part of it.

I did not have a good freshman year of HS here, the dean was very rude and disrespectful, don't…read moresend your kids here.

not a very welcoming or loving environment. you can find much better for less. does not foster…read morecreativity and is much more faith-based than future-based instead of combining those elements.

I attended Yellowwood Academy from the middle of 6th grade to the end of 8th grade. This school was…read moreboth a lifeline for me and a terrible environment. The school's system is run poorly, but I will say a lot of the teachers were amazing to me during my journey. I came to that school in a very rough period of my life and met some of the best and worst people I think I'll ever know. Tuition is extremely expensive, but from what I heard there is financial aid. As for academics, I learned quite a bit from my 1:1 classes and I learned some basic social skills from my group classes. In the end, I left because I tend to be very social and this just isn't a social school at all. The small student population and limited groups did not work for me. There was some bullying and less than nice groups I got involved with, but a lot of that was my fault. The only real way I can describe my time at Yellowwood was being a child with many siblings in a divorced family. There was a lot of tension at some points but you did learn who to trust and who to avoid. It was an odd place for sure but I am grateful to Yellowwood for the initial support and the academics.

IEP/BIP implementation with fidelity. Administrators dropped the ball quicker than the opposing…read moreteam of the Harlem globe trotters. Instead of teachers being flexible to meet child where they are at children are told to meet teachers teaching style. My child found 2 out of 6 instructors inpatient and hard to learn from. Whe administration was approached by both myself and child I was told they would "talk" to teacher. My child eventually after advocating repeatedly had a verbal escallation yelling and cussing. They did not follow BIP during this (I was listening via phone) and asked me to keep her home till contact wi district was made 5 days later they told district they could not support her. They screwed up and threw her away! If your child fits the narrow profile they are looking for it's a wonderful school if not they do not have flexibility. Search elsewhere

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.