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.

Kids are not disciplined at all. Just a clown show of rich people who can't handle being told noread more

As far as I know, no one ever complains about going there. They all seem to like it. The school…read moreoffers lots of extracurriculars, including a Soundcloud Rappers club. I wish my school had that. I'd go there, but I don't want to.

I wish I could give zero stars. I was treated terribly after I got pregnant unexpectedly after…read morebeing hired here. I left a job I'd worked at for almost a decade because HR/leadership here told me there would be upward momentum in my career in the advancement department. They were literally building a new building with a nursing room while telling me I could not bring my infant to work in case "a family heard them" over the phone. Hypocrites. Liars. After my maternity leave, which they greatly reduced my salary over, they claimed there was no room for me in advancement. I could only work the front desk and do admin work at very reduced hours, which was a stark difference from what they lured me away from my previous job for. I should mention I only had 4 weeks away from my desk because I took a few weeks off before due to pregnancy complications. I was back at work A MONTH after giving birth. They have very few employees, so there are no protections for someone like me. It's hilarious that they tout themselves as a progressive organization.

My daughter was interested in LDUB, so we checked it out. She attended and had a great time. She…read moreentered high school in advance classes in Math and Spanish, as well as the sciences. Her executive function skills (learned from LDUB) are enviable, and she is a kind, compassionate, self-sufficient human who advocates for herself and others. my biggest disappointment is that LDUB doesn't include high school. Her sister is following in her footsteps, and though they are very different people, she's loving it, as well.

After sending two of my three girls to RAHS, I can't say enough good things about this school…read more This school offers everything a parent is looking for, teachers who are challenging and caring at the same time, an administration that is willing to help the students learn good values and lead them to success, and a place where everyone knows your name. Voted as the one of the top 4 schools in Washington state, this school stands up to its reputation.

Hello! Im a former student here, I was apart of the class of 2023. First let me start off by saying…read moreAmazing teacher, Terrible administrators. Now what I mean by that is that within my four years attending this school I noticed that my teachers would support me in pretty much every decision i've made for myself. Now I will admit I wasnt the brightest student but let me explain myself. In the beginning, Freshman year, i felt inspired to go to school. I took the Metro bus every morning not just to my highschool here at raisbeck but to Foster highschool as well. I went to foster to attend a class in the morning before my actual classes started every morning. After my freshman year was over, they actually never credited me for my time spent in the morning after i filled out all the "paperwork" we had at the time. I ran in circles as i was sent back and forth asking the same questions no results. Now you may be reading this, thinking oh, thats not a big deal. Unfortunately this is just one of many different scenarios have ruin my experience here. Let me also talking about how the students of dean mis calculate my credits to graduate. Not once, twice, but three different occasions. With each occasion they contacted my parents and i had to explain to them i was still infact passing. After the third time this notification happened i told my my father to come with me to school and ill show him how what i've been through. In doing so i got both the dean pt students and students councilor to have a seat and talk with me after school. Well at this point in life Ive been working in customer service for the past 2 years and even got offered the manger position. (now i work at boeing ) I understand who and i can't talk to. This is one of those moments no matter how well i tried to show the different mistakes brought opon me and how it's affected me. What i mean by this was there wasnt a moment where when i was explaining my situation i didnt get talked over, and when these situations happened i stop talking let him finish then ask how it what he just said had to do with anything with my situation and the reason why i brought my father down. Instead of getting an inperson apologizing and saying in sorry i made a mistake, i quoted the student of dean said "If you dont respect me we can't have this conversation." Wow. just wow, you would think someone who deal with highschool students all day would understand that u dont need to respect someone to have a respectful conversation. I said "Mr, Sav I lost respect for you when u caller my father telling him i was failing highschool." he than proceeded to say "then we cant have this conversations." I stood up right there and say thank you for your time and have a nice day. These are the same people that ask me if i had depression and ask if i needed professional help. While in fact I was thriving out of their control. Overall If You Want Your Child To Have A Highschool Experience. This Is Not The Place. Below i'll attach an imagies of emails showing one of the times my credit have been miscalculated. I forgot to mention A hood fan in one of the classrooms is venting chemicals into another, it was discovered by students burning insect inside of it and being able to smell the insect a rooms over. A hood fan is to removes airborne grease, combustion products, fumes, smoke, heat, and steam from the air by evacuation of the air and filtration. In this case it's unclear if students and teachers have been exposed to harmful chemicals as the hood fan has not been serviced, and was never serviced for the duration i attended. Who knows when the last time that has been done. Thank you for spending time reading this, If You a teacher I MISS YOU!!! also Ms, Tipton(School Principal) i wish you took more control, ur minions are outa control

I'm giving this school 3 stars. Because most of the times…read morethe teacher don't handle the problems as needed, let's say a kid was getting bullied which a saw a billion of times, the teachers Noor the staffs barely helps all they say is "I'm sorry this is happening to you" and that never even helps a bit. I've seen lots of racism going around here it's just disgusting honestly that students are getting maked fun of of there race/ skin color. Other then that some teachers are good so respect to those teachers.

Horrible school unfair treatment kids don't get in trouble even if they harassed other student and…read moreonly a warning and they just never stop the harassment teachers and don't do anything about it principal are allowed to go Into any bathroom even if they may be a male female Made my kid felt very uncomfortable when their principle who is a male went into the girls bathroom

Do not i mean do not bring your kid here the school is socially toxic it's really hard to make…read morefriends if you don't have a friend group there's really only a handful of teachers that you're gonna like the rest be on bs i been at this school for 3 years and i truly wish i went somewhere else if your kid is looking for that good high school experience take them somewhere else because there not gonna get it at Franklin it's sad to say Franklin has changed in a bad way after Covid it just feels like everyone doesn't care like they gave up on the school

I know that this review is pretty long. Just consider the list of alumni as extra credit reading…read more FHS is currently the oldest high school amongst the twelve high schools in the Seattle School District. FHS first opened its doors in 1912 in Seattle's Mt. Baker neighborhood and it was designed in the Neoclassical/Greek Revival style by Seattle School District architect, Edgar Blair. The school was once deemed the most beautiful high school west of the Mississippi and featured at the Chicago World's Fair in 1933. The other basics: Mascot: Quakers Annual: Tolo* Colors: Green and Black Newspaper: Tolo * = Tolo is a Native American (Kalapuya) word that means: "to win, excel, gain, prevail, earn, control, convince, overcome, subdue, triumph, and succeed." Call me a freak, but I did enjoy my years in high school. I know that at times it was awkward, but I generally loved being an actively engaged student at Franklin. May it be the various clubs, athletics and the like; I definitely made the most of it. Oh, I did a lot of studying too! The school curriculum hasn't changed from I have seen. They still offer many honors, advance placement and humanities classes. I could go on about athletics at Franklin, but that would be a review in itself. Suffice to say, FHS has excelled in sports with numerous city and state championships. One thing I didn't know is that Franklin has the most players from western Washington to play in the NFL (8). FHS also feature a powerhouse Mock Trial team. One thing that I do remember about school was the diversity. FHS has always been one of the most racially and ethnically diverse schools in Washington. Former student, and Nobel Prize winner, George Hitchings ('23) said it best in his biography: "My experiences at Franklin High School in Seattle were notable for another reason. We had a most heterogeneous population, one that blended upper class and minorities including blacks, Filipinos, Japanese, Chinese and first generation Catanians. As a result I lost any self-consciousness I felt in dealing with people from different cultures and backgrounds." I didn't know what a Catanian was and had to look it up. Catania is a city in Sicily. That makes sense because Rainier Valley, where the school is located, was known as "Garlic Gulch." This concludes the formal part of this review. The rest is just extra credit. The following is just a small sample of distinguished Quaker alumni: Medicine: George Hitchings ('23) - Nobel Prize winner in Physiology or Medicine. Considered to be the pioneer in the biochemical approach to chemotherapy. Dr. William Hutchinson ('27) - Cancer research specialist and founder of Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. Business & Government: Gary Locke ('68) - Former King County Deputy Prosecutor, King County Executive and two-term governor of Washington. Alfred Moen ('34) - Inventor and founder of Moen Faucets. Everett W. Nordstrom ('19) - Took over his father's shoe company in 1928 with his two brothers and turned a local company into a national clothing retail empire. Nordstrom is the largest shoe retailer in the United States. The Nordstrom family is also responsible for bringing the NFL to Seattle and were the first owners of the Seahawks. Victor Steinbrueck ('28) - Architect. Designer of the Space Needle and saved the Pike Place Market from destruction. He was a force for preserving the architectural heritage of Seattle. Journalism: Royal Brougham ('12) - Sports writer and former editor of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Some of you may recognize his name because the street that runs between Qwest Field and Safeco Field is named after him. Emmet Watson ('37) - Columnist that worked for many of Seattle's newspapers that include the Seattle Star, P-I and Times. Noted author and champion of Lesser Seattle. Stephanie Stokes Oliver ('70) - Author, publisher, and former editor of Essence Magazine. Part 2 of the review also includes photos: http://www.yelp.com/biz/franklin-high-school-seattle Photos: http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/gWfQHh6d22I589DHQa0AUg?select=V-Q11aYV9XGi2HWtdRRBSA

Hello! I am a PSCS alum, and a current member of the PSCS board, which I joined recently after…read morehaving been in touch with community members for many years after I left the school. Truly a testament to the long-lasting connections I made here. PSCS provided me with the unique opportunity to lean away from perfectionism, and lean into the hard, but rewarding, process of collaboration and community care. It was also a place for me to challenge ideas and ideals that I might not otherwise have confronted until adulthood: I found space to explore my own identities, to have discussions about race and class, and to ask important questions about my place and role in the world. Most importantly, PSCS helped me unearth a deep joy that is so easy to lose hold of during those tumultuous teen years. And I learned how to continue to spark that joy, far beyond my time at the school. If everyone could experience a taste of the warmth, tenacity, creativity and joy that PSCS brings, I am confident that we would be better listeners; better community members; and would be more grounded in our own identities. And in these times, a PSCS is not only a beautiful space, but a necessary one. As the Department of Education faces massive threats from the current administration, it is more important than ever that we- and especially our young people- have the opportunity to think critically, to explore identity and intersectionality, and to practice radical love and care. I hope that more families will take this small leap of faith; the reward is truly unimaginable. Warmly, Avery

Our family's time at PSCS was nothing short of a gift--one we continue to be profoundly grateful…read morefor. The impact of this incredible school on my son's life has been lasting and transformative. Since graduating, he has traveled the world, performed music on stages both big and small, taken on a leadership role at a local semi-professional soccer club, and excelled in his first year of college. But more than his accomplishments, it's how he moves through the world that stands out--a reflection of the values he cultivated at PSCS. Wherever my son goes, he builds community. He leads with integrity, engages with courage, and fosters meaningful connections. These aren't just skills he picked up--they're values he internalized during his time at PSCS. I cannot overstate how deeply this school influenced the way he chooses to engage with his life, take responsibility for his choices, and connect with others. As a parent, I always knew my son was surrounded by a caring, supportive community of adults who genuinely saw him for who he was and who he could become. His teachers held an image of his best self and gently but firmly guided him toward that potential. PSCS gave him the freedom to explore, the courage to take risks, and the safety to grapple with tough questions. He experienced joy, had brave conversations, and learned what it means to live authentically. The maturity and leadership I see in my son--and in every PSCS graduate--comes from the trust, responsibility, and respect this school extends to its students. Adolescence is such a critical time for young people as they shape their identities and discover how they want to impact the world. At PSCS, this process is nurtured with care, intention, and a commitment to creating empowered, compassionate individuals--the kind of people our world desperately needs more of. I stayed on as a board member after my son graduated because I believe so strongly in the mission of PSCS. It's more important than ever that schools like this continue to thrive, serving new cohorts of young people seeking to find their place in the world. PSCS doesn't just educate students; it empowers them to live boldly, work collaboratively, and build a better future.

The Staff here is so caring and top notch. I love the level of engagement and communication with…read moreparents exhibited. After dealing with previous bullying issues at past schools I am so thankful we have found a school where the tolerance for it is so low. The Bilingual language program is great and a definite benefit to us. Diversity is high and it's so refreshing to see culture embraced.