UPrep vs. Lakeside School
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School Overview
Top Rankings
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Lakeside School ranks among the top 20% of private schools in Washington for:
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Attribute
ACT Score
Acceptance Rate
Sports offered
Extracurriculars
School History
Overview
UPrep is a 6-12 school in the Wedgwood neighborhood of northeast Seattle where extraordinary faculty and staff are devoted to each student's potential.
Students learn that when they are asked to explore everything, they discover they can achieve anything. Students encourage each other to discover and develop their limitless potential and learn to lead their way.
UPrep is committed to developing each student's potential to become an intellectually courageous, socially responsible citizen of the world.
Students graduate UPrep prepared for college and life. UPrep's challenging academic program in an inclusive environment encourages students to grow confident.
Surrounded by a diverse community of faculty, coaches, mentors, and friends on a campus intentionally designed for close connections, promising students find their voice, their passions, and their purpose during a shared journey of joyful self-discovery.
At UPrep, students learn to lead a life of learning.
The mission of Lakeside School is to develop in intellectually capable young people the creative minds, healthy bodies, and ethical spirits needed to contribute wisdom, compassion, and leadership to a global society.
We provide a rigorous and dynamic academic program through which effective educators lead students to take responsibility for learning.
We are committed to sustaining a school in which individuals representing diverse cultures and experiences instruct one another in the meaning and value of community and in the joy and importance of lifelong learning.
Grades Offered
6-12
1-8
Blue Ribbon School
No
No
Offers Post-Graduate Year
n/a
No
Learning Difference Programs
Yes
n/a
Learning Programs Supported
Mild Learning Differences
n/a
Year Founded
1976
1919
Students Body
Total Students
660 students
139 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
Co-ed
% Students of Color
44%
-
Students by Grade
Students by Grade
Grade 1 Students
-
1
Grade 2 Students
-
5
Grade 3 Students
-
3
Grade 4 Students
-
2
Grade 5 Students
-
34
Grade 6 Students
101
6
Grade 7 Students
89
3
Grade 8 Students
89
85
Grade 9 Students
113
-
Grade 10 Students
92
-
Grade 11 Students
90
-
Grade 12 Students
86
-
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers
100 teachers
2 teachers
Average Class Size
18
17
Teacher : Student Ratio
1:7
1:70
Average SAT score
n/a
1110
Average ACT score
n/a
32
Classroom Dress Code
Casual
Casual
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline
Jan. 11
Jan. 11
Tuition Cost
$43,950
$33,280
Tuition Notes
Middle school tuition: $44,790
n/a
% on Financial Aid
17%
31%
Average Financial Aid Grant
$35,566
$24,225
Acceptance Rate
n/a
17%
Admissions Director
Ryan Hannon
Booth Kyle
Admissions Associate
n/a
Doug Moon
Sports
Total Sports Offered
8
15
Extracurriculars
Total Extra-curric.Total Extracurriculars
6
24
Extra-curric.Extracurriculars
Affinity Groups, Debate, Mock Trial, Model UN, Students of Service, The Puma Press
Amnesty International--human rights organization, Assembly Committee, Bellas--female a capella group, Black Student Union, Chess Team, Dodgeball Club, Energy Team, Fellas--male a capella group, Gay, Imago--school literary magazine, Information Technology Projects (ITP), Knowledge Bowl, Lakeside Asian Pacific Students--Affinity Group, Lesbian, Math Club, MIxEd--Diversity Affinity Group, Numidian (The Yearbook Production Class), or Whatever (GLOW), Science Olympiad, Si Se Puede--Affinity group, Student Government, Student Health Advocacy Committee, Student/Faculty Judiciary Committee, Tatler--Student Newspaper