2854 39th Ave W
Seattle, WA 98199

I had a pretty good experience here after transferring from another school. The building itself could really use an extra wing, though. Most of the hallways and staircases are so narrow and they get extremely packed when kids get out of class, to the point that I genuinely believe there would be causalities in the event of a fire, for example. The only open spaces where you can stop getting pushed around is 2 of the entrances and a cafeteria. Seriously, as schools get more populated, this place would give me claustrophobia if they tried to accommodate more kids. Also a LOT of the students tried to peer pressure me into buying coke lmao, what a waste of money. Mostly good teachers though.

Positive experience with two kids attending. Teachers communicate and assist when additional help is needed.

Our child is happy as a sixth grader at Blaine. There are a number of classes they rave about - including Choir and ELA - but I want to give particular recognition to the science teacher, Mr. Mead. He creates an exceptionally engaging and enjoyable experience for the students. In particular, he goes above and beyond with hands-on activities: having the class cook energy bars to reinforce the nutrition coursework, doing dry ice demonstrations to underscore states of matter, etc. It's really fun and our child comes home with great stories and excited to learn.The relatively-new Principal, Mr. Gray, is a positive presence. He organized an informative and postive Curriculum Night for parents, seems to enforce rules in a sensible way, and has been kind and encouraging to our child and others.