Research Harbour Pointe Middle School Public Schools in Mountlake Terrace, Washington

“I am in choir at HP, and Mrs. Livingston is probably one of the best teachers i've ever had. I am impressed with the level of school spirit. There are also amazing sports teams and students with outstanding athletic ability. This school is just plain amazing. Overall this is a great school.”

“My 2 Daughters came from a school in South Puyallup in the Bethel district,this is a huge change in school for my oldest,she has more confidence,she recieved lots of good grades that she did not get at her prior school,she loves to socialize with a group of girls she met right off the top, she had only 1 friend at her old school,the school does many nice things for the kids and when the kids show respect the teachers let the kids know how much they are appreciated at least my daughter was...I highly recomend this school and the district to anyone that wants there child to succeed,we purchased a home here just because of the schools, I have never had teachers call me for different things to make sure my kids are ok and if they needed extra help with work or school issues I was informed asap!”

“One of the best schools in washington.”

“HPMS is a wonderful school. Everything is superior and even with only being a student for one year, I already know I will enjoy the rest of my 2 years. There is a major downfall though. The food is horrible, and consists of high fat foods. Some teachers are a bit too moody, always being happy one day, then just a grouch the next. (I would like to see the teachers not just be teachers, but friends. Since we see them mostly everyday). Also, whenever something (socialy) happens, they always send you to the counslers. Its always the counslers, and it does get a bit irritating. Mrs.Cannon is a good principal, very calm, but I dont exactly see her participate in things, wheres Mr.Sackett does. Mr.Sackett is a great vice principal, but he does get too involved with me and my fellow peers social involvements. Overall, HPMS is a awesome expirience!”

“The school is awesome! The school lunch is not! My daughter refuses to eat it. I would think they could work on improving that.”

“i love this excellent school!! Keep Soarin' HAWKS!!!”

“Harbour Point School is a wonderful school, kids like hp very much, but they needs to improve the quality of food by using less amount of oils, cook it fresh and add fresh vegetables and fruits. My kids don't like the smell of food.The second very important thing is that school has a web site so we can check the grades and assignments but they took too long to update so we can't ask our kids to improve there grades because its too late. Some teachers very rude they need to change their behaviour because it effects kids and their confidence.”

“HP middle school is an excellent school, but the only thing we did not like is grading the assignments and post them on the web takes long and some times they misplace them then kids get frustrated because they returned it on time and did not get Credit for that.”

“My daughter just completed three years at this school. Over all, I found that her educational needs were more than met. She consistently tested high on national exams and maintained high grades. While I think the entire district is ideologically too far to the right, this viewpoint does reflect the values of the more visible half of the community. Realistically, I think the only person who could have affected change was the principal. That complaint, however, is more than outweighed by the school's academic excellence. By and large, it was worth driving more than hour to work to know the kid is received the best education available. KM”

“I am a student at Kamiak High School. I went to Harbor Pointe 6-8 grade. It is the newest middle school in the school district, and with it comes lots of excellent teachers, several extracurricular activities, and is overall an amazing middle school.”

“My son attended Harbour Pointe Middle School all three years. For his first 2 years the schooling seemed to be going well, however I have noticed that the principal has a huge lack of involvment. It seems as though the vice principal should be wearing the pants. It's also quite honestly hard for parents to get involved and for students to get close to staff, when they constantly change their principals and vice principals. Over all the learning enviroment is fair and the schooling is decent.”

“I think HPMS is the best school you could find. It's pathetic how some people only gave one or two stars. I think they are some mean students pretending to be parents and writing all bad things about the school. My daughter told me that the food is delicious, she enjoys being in the school's band, and the school is so clean. I recommend this school!”

“I am extremely please with Harbour Pointe Middle School. My daughter was a mediocre student with a sad attendence record until she entered Harbour Pointe. She is now a straight A student and has a perfect attendence record. I am very impressed with the teaching staff and thank them for affording my child such a fine education. I have very few negative thoughts about this school. I feel that there should be more homework - my daughter never has more than 20 minutes a day, if any. And I disagree with many of thier disciplinary tactics. My daughter doesn't get into trouble, but the staff seems to favor punishing an entire class as a consequence of one child's misdeeds. In summary, I am impressed with the overall quality of Harbour Pointe Middle School.”

“Using the website to follow up on your childs progress is not as efficient as presented by the school. Not all teachers are consistent and the information is not updated. If you are going to offer and promote this to parents there should be a strict expectation for the teachers to make sure it is current for each student and each class.”

“The teachers could definetely show more interest in the students problems. They also need to lower the homework load. The food is, or tastes, day-old. They have no good qualities, including with the staff. The councelors could not care less about the students problems or concerns. I give the school a definite 0.”

“Staff does not show any interest in what the parents think, or recommend. My son does not like his educators, not because of too much homework or things, relating to learning, but because of the way that they handle situations and issues.”

“There is no diversity and the staff does not appear to be interested in any. This presents a huge problem for non-whites students and places a hardship on non-white students and their families.”