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Lake Wilderness Elementary School
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Parent Reviews (6 reviews)
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Our child has been attending LWES for 4-plus years now and overall has had, what I could call a sub-satisfactory experience. The staff seems to be dedicated and I know they care. Our main concern is the inconsistency in the quality of teaching. Two of the four years we have had quality teachers who got the best out of our child, and the other two years it seemed that their was very little academic advancement. We have been involved in the WRAP program for 2 of the four years and unfortunately we have seen little improvement. I don't want to group all programs together but from our personal experience, WRAP is not worth the time. When we moved to Maple Valley, we heard that LWES was one of the best around the area. If we had it to do over again we would have moved into the Rock Creek area.
This is one of the largest elementary schools in the state. The teachers are easy to work with and the class sizes are manageable.
If your child is special needs keep an eye on them. You are their advocate. The Special Needs teachers are wonderful but the children can get lost in the 'system' if you allow it. Parents need to be assertive and do not give up if you're told no. The district in general is trying to get away with minimal para educator support for these special needs children. Be the squeeky wheel or they will under staff these high need classrooms.
My children have gone to this school for the past 6 years and I feel they have had a great experience at this school. I like Lake Wilderness Elementary School because it is a safe learning environment and they focus on safety for the children in the classrrooms and on the playground. I do not like the fact that the school has so many kids. Maple Valley is growing so fast that the schools seems very overcrowded. Having said that, I believe this school does a good job of keeping track of each child. They have always addresses my concerns and issues as they arise. I would definately recommend this school parents wishing to move to Maple Valley, Washington. I rated the parent involvement low because I would like to see more parents invloved in the PTSA.
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