Lakeside School

Seattle · WA · Private independent · K-12 combined

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31 National Merit Semifinalists

Where graduates go — as published by the school

Lakeside School publishes where its graduates enrolled (2021-2025): 136 colleges with per-college counts — the largest counts enrolled at Univ. of Washington (Seattle) (70), Stanford University (35), Cornell University (28). See the full list ↓

Top-10 feeder to 3 top colleges #2University of Washington (Seattle)14.0/yr #6Massachusetts Institute of Technology3.4/yr #7Stanford University7.0/yr

Feeder standing #22 of 298 schools for Ivy+ enrollment per class year · #2 to University of Washington (Seattle), #6 to Massachusetts Institute of Technology, #7 to Stanford University — from its own published counts, ranked per class year

At a glance

Programs & features

Teaches no AP-designated courses — common among independent schools that run their own advanced curriculum
31 National Merit Semifinalists (2026)

Academic signals

ACT 25-75: 34–36

Composed from the school's own published profile (2026), and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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

The ten largest counts, enrolled

Univ. of Washington (Seattle) 70

Stanford University 35

Cornell University 28

University of Southern California 22

Georgetown University 18

Massachusetts Institute of Tech 17

University of Pennsylvania 16

Northwestern University 15

Santa Clara University 15

Washington Univ. in St. Louis 15

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✓ Stanford University · 35 ✓ New York University · 11 ✓ University of Southern California · 22 ✓ University of California, Los Angeles · 12 ✓ University of California, Berkeley · 6 ✓ University of Michigan · 4 ✓ Cornell University · 28 ✓ Boston University · 1 ✓ Northeastern University · 8 — University of Texas at Austin ✓ Georgetown University · 18 ✓ Duke University · 9

Any college:

#22of 298 schools for Ivy+ enrollment per class year · 36.0/yr #2of 111 feeder schools to University of Washington (Seattle) · 14.0/yrTop college #6of 117 feeder schools to Massachusetts Institute of Technology · 3.4/yrTop college #7of 169 feeder schools to Stanford University · 7.0/yrTop college

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College	Lakeside School	University Prep
Univ. of Washington (Seattle)	70	51
Cornell University	28	10
Stanford University	35	1
University of Southern California	22	11
Santa Clara University	15	12
Washington Univ. in St. Louis	15	7
Georgetown University	18	2
Occidental College	11	8

Each school's own printed counts (matriculation, 2021-2025 vs matriculation, 2022–2026); spans may differ.

All 136 colleges, as the document prints them

College · Students

Univ. of Washington (Seattle) 70

Stanford University 35

Cornell University 28

University of Southern California 22

Georgetown University 18

Massachusetts Institute of Tech 17

University of Pennsylvania 16

Northwestern University 15

Santa Clara University 15

Washington Univ. in St. Louis 15

Yale University 14

Brown University 13

Columbia University 13

Bowdoin College 12

Univ. of California (Los Angeles) 12

Case Western Reserve 11

Claremont McKenna College 11

New York University 11

Occidental College 11

University of Chicago 11

Tufts University 10

Cal. Poly. State Univ. (San Luis Obispo) 9

Carleton College 9

Dartmouth College 9

Duke University 9

Harvard University 9

Middlebury College 9

Carnegie Mellon University 8

Johns Hopkins University 8

Northeastern University 8

and 106 more

Pomona College 8

University of California (San Diego) 8

Williams College 8

Amherst College 7

Colorado College 7

Wake Forest University 7

Wellesley College 7

Colby College 6

Princeton University 6

University of California (Berkeley) 6

Vanderbilt University 6

Barnard College 5

Harvey Mudd College 5

Pitzer College 5

Purdue University 5

Swarthmore College 5

Tulane University 5

University of St Andrews 5

Indiana University (Bloomington) 4

Loyola Marymount University 4

Rice University 4

Scripps College 4

University of Michigan 4

University of Virginia 4

Vassar College 4

Brandeis University 3

Davidson College 3

Georgia Institute of Technology 3

Smith College 3

University of Notre Dame 3

University of Washington (Bothell) 3

University of Wisconsin (Madison) 3

Wesleyan University 3

California Institute of Technology 2

Colgate University 2

Duke Kunshan University 2

Emory University 2

George Washington University 2

Gonzaga University 2

Macalester College 2

McGill University 2

Oberlin College 2

Olin College of Engineering 2

Seattle University 2

Syracuse University 2

Texas Christian University 2

United States Air Force Academy 2

University of California (Irvine) 2

University of Colorado Boulder 2

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 2

University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill 2

University of Richmond 2

University of Rochester 2

University of Utah 2

Western Washington University 2

American University of Paris 1

Bates College 1

Baylor University 1

Boston College 1

Boston University 1

Bryn Mawr College 1

Bucknell University 1

Chapman University 1

DePauw University 1

Drexel University 1

Franklin & Marshall College 1

Grinnell College 1

Hamilton College 1

Haverford College 1

Howard University 1

Juilliard School 1

Kenyon College 1

Lehigh University 1

Mount Holyoke College 1

NYU Shanghai 1

Oregon State University 1

Pace University (Westchester) 1

Parsons School of Design 1

Penn State University (University Park) 1

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 1

Rhode Island School of Design 1

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology 1

Sarah Lawrence College 1

Skidmore College 1

Southern Methodist University 1

Spelman College 1

Trinity University 1

Union College 1

United States Naval Academy 1

University of Amsterdam 1

University of California (Davis) 1

University of California (Santa Barbara) 1

University of Denver 1

University of Florida 1

University of Massachusetts (Amherst) 1

University of Minnesota (Twin Cities) 1

University of NC School of the Arts 1

University of Oregon 1

University of Puget Sound 1

University of Redlands 1

University of San Diego 1

University of San Francisco 1

Villanova University 1

Washington State University 1

Wells College 1

Worcester Polytechnic Institute 1

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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).

From the school

Lakeside School reports that the Class of 2026, the seniors who graduated in June 2026, had 21 National Merit Semifinalists among its 146 graduating seniors (Lakeside School school profile). Source ↗ (page 3)

Lakeside School reports that 99% of graduates attend a four-year college or university, the seniors who graduated in June 2026 (Lakeside School school profile). Source ↗ (page 3)

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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.
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Your state's public flagship

University of Washington-Seattle Campus

42%

admit rate

$12,973

in-state tuition/yr · $43,209 out-of-state

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.

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Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment went from 273 in 2020 to 875 in 2022 — over 2 years.

+220.5%

Why only 2 data points?

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… ↗

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At a glance

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Lakeside School is a private high school in Seattle, WA, enrolling 875 students in grades 9-12 in 2022.

Enrollment is up 220% from 2020 to 2022.

Lakeside School publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the 2021-2025: 136 colleges, with per-college counts; the largest counts are Univ. of Washington (Seattle) (70), Stanford University (35), Cornell University (28), University of Southern California (22), Georgetown University (18). Source: Lakeside School Profile - College Matriculation 2021-2025.

Lakeside School's feeder standing, from the schools' own published counts: #2 Washington, #6 MIT, #7 Stanford. Ivy+ enrollment: #22 of 298 schools per class year.

Lakeside School reports that the Class of 2026, the seniors who graduated in June 2026, had 21 National Merit Semifinalists among its 146 graduating seniors (Lakeside School school profile).

Lakeside School reports that 99% of graduates attend a four-year college or university, the seniors who graduated in June 2026 (Lakeside School school profile).

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.

Questions families ask

Where do Lakeside School graduates go to college? Lakeside School publishes a matriculation list (where its graduates enrolled) for the 2021-2025: 136 colleges, with per-college counts; the largest counts are Univ. of Washington (Seattle) (70), Stanford University (35), Cornell University (28), University of Southern California (22), Georgetown University (18). Source: Lakeside School Profile - College Matriculation 2021-2025.

Which colleges is Lakeside School a top feeder school to? Lakeside School's feeder standing, from the schools' own published counts: #2 Washington, #6 MIT, #7 Stanford. Ivy+ enrollment: #22 of 298 schools per class year.

How many students attend Lakeside School? Lakeside School is a private high school in Seattle, WA, enrolling 875 students in grades 9-12 in 2022.

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