Lakeside School
Seattle · WA · Private independent · K-12 combined
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Spring Academy → Dartmoor School → Seattle Waldorf School → University Prep → Solomon International School → Seattle Waldorf High School → Academy For Precision Learning → Fusion Academy Seattle →At a glance
- Teaches no APCollege-level courses with a national exam each May. A score of 3+ "passes" and can earn college credit; the pass rate tells you whether a school's AP program has substance behind the course list.-designated courses — common among independent schools that run their own advanced curriculum
- 31 National Merit SemifinalistsRoughly the top 1% of PSAT scorers in each state — about 16,000 juniors nationally. A useful gauge of a school's academic top end. (2026)
- ACT 25-75: 34–36
Composed from the school's own published profile (2026), and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Lakeside School compares for families
Among the academically strongest private schools in our database.
- ▸ Nationally31 National Merit Semifinalists last year (NMSF is the top 1% of US PSAT scorers) · Top 5% of the 218 curated private schools in our database on NMSF concentration.
- ▸ LocallyWA sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Spring Academy, Dartmoor School, Seattle Waldorf School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Your state's public flagship
University of Washington-Seattle Campus
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $14,091/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Their published matriculation list
Where their graduates enrolled
Lakeside School publishes where its graduates enrolled. What follows is copied from that document — 136 colleges, ordered by the number of students enrolled.
Years, as the document states them
2021-2025
College · Students
and 106 more
These graduates went on to the colleges above.
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Independently verified As published by Lakeside School — Lakeside School Profile - College Matriculation 2021-2025 ↗. Found at: p.3, "COLLEGE MATRICULATION 2021-2025" (two side-by-side name/count table pairs: a "10 OR MORE" tier and a general tier).
Enrollment trend & projection
Private school enrollment comes from the NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), which is collected every other year — not annually like public-school data. The most recent published collection is 2021–22; NCES targeted spring 2026 for the 2023–24 release — we'll load it as soon as it's published.
For a more current snapshot, see Lakeside School's own published school profile (as of 2026-27): resources.finalsite.net/images/v1759775849/lakesi… ↗
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Academy Seattle |
Private | 1.5 | 30 | — |
| Dartmoor School Seattle |
Private | 2.3 | 9 | — |
| Seattle Waldorf School Seattle |
Private | 2.5 | 278 | -21.7% |
| University Prep Seattle |
Private | 3.4 | 613 | +7.9% |
| Solomon International School Bellevue |
Private | 4.1 | 90 | — |
| Seattle Waldorf High School Seattle |
Private | 4.2 | 75 | -15.7% |
| Academy For Precision Learning Seattle |
Private | 4.6 | 115 | -9.4% |
| Fusion Academy Seattle Seattle |
Private | 6.9 | 54 | — |