I am part of the Annie Wright Alumni: This school rocks, it changed my life and I am forever thankful for that. It is a great school not only for girls but for boys too. I was a boy who went there. I never felt like boys were out numberd at school. If you have a boy and you are thinking of sending him
... Read more here, don't be let people change thier mind when they tell you it is a girls school. It is not, the middle and lower school are well balanced. And the boys athletic programs are good too. Read less
Posted by a student on 01/15/09
My son has been attending Annie Wright for the last 8 years. It is time to move on as he completes his 8th Grade this year. We, including our son, will have to adjust not attending the school anymore. The school has excellent middle school academics esp 5th-8th grade. My son has learned alot and has
... Read more excelled in a number of nationalised testing -ACT, CTY, ERBs etc. I am particularly impressed by the dedication of the staff towards the kids. Alot of personal attention is paid to them. Looking back, I think we took the right decision in sending him to Annie Wright. Read less
Posted by a parent on 04/18/08
The programs are great there, and the teachers are very nice. I went to one of there summer programs are they're fab!
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Posted by a other on 01/13/08
Our oldest daughter attended AWS for 13 years and youngest is in her 11th year. The oldest daughter just graduated from UPS and felt well prepared for her college experience. Many of her fellow college students were not as prepared especially in the area of writing. She also found her computer skills
... Read more far superior to most of her peers. She was a nationally-ranked junior tennis player while at AWS and the school was very accomodating to her special scheduling needs, recognizing her athletic talent. The school has wonderful music, art, language and athletic programs. We also are tuition-paying parents, but unlike the other reviewer, we are pleased AWS attempts to mirror society with it's student population, and does not have an elitist attitude, for children must learn to live and learn in the real world, with all types of people and even our children are not perfect. Read less
Posted by a parent on 09/07/07
We have two sons attending Annie Wright School and there is no place they would rather be. They feel AWS is their second home. The extra-curricular programs are outstanding, and the options for athletics, arts, and music instruction in Lower School cannot be matched by any other school in the area. We
... Read more have shopped around. When you walk into the beautiful facilty, the feeling is one of tradition, acceptance and respect for all. It just feels right. AWS offers an excellent college prep curriculum like other schools of its caliber, but the swim classes, athletics, extra-curriciular offerings, and particularly the emphasis on global education set AWS apart from the rest. Read less
Posted by a parent on 08/21/07
We sent our daughter to Annie Wright for 5 long years. We were one of the few to pay the full price tuition. What we found is that Annie Wright will accept any student at any level if their parents can afford the tuition. Yes your child has to take an entrance exam I can assure you it is all pomp
... Read more and circumstance. The administration makes no apology for accepting students with behavior or learning issues. It's all about who can pay. Our child was consistently board in class because the rate of learning was so slow to accommodate for the children that couldn't keep up. They spent a entire year on multiplication and division. The next year was spent working only on fractions. This is something our daughter was able to learn quickly and was not allowed to progress. Don't waste your money here. Read less
Posted by a parent on 08/07/07
My daughter is now a kindergartner at the Annie Wright School, a place where I see children given the chance to grow and shine academically, artistically, and athletically. Student expression flourishes here. While my daughter s class possesses a wide variety of abilities, I see all the students receiving
... Read more great instruction, especially in reading. The Lower School uses the Junior Great Books program which builds deep understanding using rich literature. I don t know any other school in Tacoma that can match this. The art program is phenomenal; just walk the halls and view the student art work plastering the walls. Without a doubt every day is an engaging and challenging day for my daughter. Great teachers inspire her every day. Knowing this and seeing her blossom over the last two years makes paying the tuition a joy. This school is a phenomenal opportunity for children. Read less
Posted by a parent on 04/25/07
We have had a child at the school for the last seven years and have been very pleased. The teachers have been overwhelmingly kind and the focus on a global education, covering art, science, music and other enrichment areas, cannot be beat. We have found the families to be generally friendly and really
... Read more like the peer group our daughter has. We are especially excited to have the opportunity for a small middle school experience with a known group of peers. Read less
Posted by a parent on 04/23/07
The decision to keep our daughter at AWS or not has been excruciating. I have been an insider at the school for a year now, and although I am completely happy with the particular class she is in right now, the rest of it is frankly dismal. As a teacher myself with wide experience, I can say that the
... Read more academics are not up to par with a school of this tuition range. There is no integrated curriculum and teaching methods are typically pretty old-fashioned - of the question-answer variety. Student behavior is generally unfocused and rather disrespectful considering what is supposedly the caliber of this school. I am saddened by this school as my daughter can get much of what she gets here for free elsewhere, if we don't let the fancy AWS name blind us. Read less
Posted by a parent on 02/26/07
Take this from a student I have been going here for over 8 years and enjoying almost every moment of it, yes the quality over the past couple years has gone down in extracurricular activities and in a few other areas but the education is better than ever in fact on Saturday I was legible to take the
... Read more SAT's and I feel that I did pretty good, the athletic programs are also better than ever if we win our basketball game tomorrow than we will have won our second championship and if your worried about your child not having a social life don't I have over 50 friends! Read less
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Tacoma schools — Annie Wright School is located at 827 Tacoma Ave N, Tacoma WA 98403. 827 Tacoma Ave N is in the North End neighborhood and 98403 ZIP code in Tacoma, WA Annie Wright School is a Private school that serves grade levels PK - 12.
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