Matthews Beach

Recent reviews of this school are out of date. Dr. Casie Dimsey, the principal of 3 years, is passionate, energetic, attentive, and well loved by parents and teachers at the school. The teachers are the same core group for the last several years who live in the neighborhood and their own kids attended. The PTA is hardworking and runs STEM activities, art for every class, World Wide Culture Night, after school enrichment classes, math tutoring, funds field trips, and runs a food and clothing pantry along with emergency funds for families. Islandwood has happened twice since the pandemic and the MCC Swim Program is up and running full steam. We had a few rough years when 30% of our students departed for nearby choice schools while we resided in a temp building in Green Lake. Now we're back in the neighborhood with potentially the best building in the district. If you are passionate about neighborhood schools with tenured teachers and an energetic PTA, this is the place. The principal is obviously very important....but community and teachers matter too and this school has it all.