FRENCH IMMERSION SCHOOL - WASHINGTN Go back
4211 W LAKE SAMMAMISH SE
BELLEVUE, WA 98008
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Phone: 425-653-3970
School Information
  • GreatSchools Rating:
  • Educational Climate: Above Average
  • Technology Measure: Medium-low
  • Type: Private
  • Grades: Pre-kindergarten - 5th Grade
  • District:
  • Students/Teacher: NOT REPORTED
  • Students/Grade: 15.3
  • Number Students: 107
  • Number Teachers: NOT REPORTED
  • Number Classrooms: 9
  • Expense/Pupil:
  • Poverty Level: NOT REPORTED
  • Number Computers: 5
  • Number PCs: 005
  • Number Macs: 0
  • Principal: Ms Veronique Dussud
  • CHARTER SCHOOL
  • GIFTED AND TALENTED PROGRAMS
  • ESL
  • SPECIAL EDUCATION
  • ADVANCED PLACEMENT
  • BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS
  • ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMS
  • YEAR ROUND CLASSES
  • VOC-TECH
  • ADULT EDUCATION
  • NCLB SCHOOL
  • BLUE RIBBON SCHOOL
  • COALITION OF ESSENTIAL SCHOOLS
  • AYP SCHOOL
  • INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE
  • MAGNET SCHOOL
School Ratings & Reviews

School Ratings (10 ratings)
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    School Reviews (8 Reviews)
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    Parent Review | Rating:
    Posted 2011-06-04
    "We attended FISW for eight years. The staff was friendly and organized. When we started, FISW had only been open a few years. By our class, I feel like they had worked out the kinks. I loved the detailed attention and focus on different learning styles in early grades. They have excellent teachers but many stay only for 3 years due to visa limitations. Some get permanent residency. FISW polls parents annually. I see an increasing focus on listening to and addressing concerns. I love that in immersion schools they cannot replace natural attrition at the higher grade levels as easily as in typical school. With decreasing class size, you get more attention and deeper curriculum. We had 11 students in 5th. The girls are fluent in French. One daughter had the highest score the teacher had seen. Their 4th and 5th grade evaluations were fantastic. Their class trip to France assured them of their skill. Both girls tested above grade on the MSP and the IEEE last fall. Subject matter sequence differs, but ultimately, if you follow the cycles, they are usually ahead for MS. I am thrilled with the quality education. The staff and student body are close knit. I would make the same choice."
    Parent Review | Rating:
    Posted 2011-03-08
    "I love FISW. The community (teachers and parents) are supportive, nuturing and helpful. Our daughter is in her second year and speaks French impressively with a native accent. When she had trouble last year, the teachers and administration took the time to help us work through it, both in and out of school hours."
    Parent Review | Rating:
    Posted 2010-03-09
    "Preschool was great and the teachers were really nurturing. When we moved our son from 1st grade to 2nd grade in a public school, we found out that he was actually behind not only in English (which we expected) but also in Math. There seems to be so much emphasis on French that Math and English really fall behind. My son had to do a lot of catching up."
    Parent Review | Rating:
    Posted 2009-02-05
    "It does a great job of being a fully immersion french program and follows the curricullum in France to the T. However, if you are looking for good academics, I am not sure this is a place that challenges the bright kids. The focus is so high on French language in the early years that they are actually behind wrt to the public schools on other subjects such as English and Math until you reach 4th grade. In 4th grade they try to catch up and eventually in 5th grade they meet up or exceed some average public school standards. However, paying for private school you expect a bit more than just an additional language. The middle school that most 5th graders seem to move to is Tillicum because a private teacher teaches adv. French before regular classes start. Tillicum is not a good gauge."
    Parent Review | Rating:
    Posted 2008-04-09
    "This is a wonderful school with a warm, nuturing environment. We have been at the school now for 6 years The teachers we have had, without exception, have all been excellent. We do not speak French at home but my child speaks like a native. At all levels it is a very rich curriculum. The class sizes at the upper levels are also very small which is something we like."
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