This school is on constant lockdown, teachers do not help, they manipulate grades to force students to do or attend events projects etc. teachers are very rude, they attack students and blame the students for their failure. They lose the work and fail the students, they lie, they have favorites, and when it comes to group projects if the group doesn't do their part they pass but the one kid who does their work fails. Lakes has a high failure rate I would never recommend this school for students. Lakes is the fighting school, drug school, over all the violent school of Lakewood

Went there for one year. They told me I had to have a certain amount of credits to graduate and told me I was missing one. When I looked at my transcripts I was well over what they wanted on a regular student. They lied and told me I had to take an alternative class because I had failed the other two they offered. Instead of taking a credit recovery class which they offer, they said I had to take an online class which started at the price they said. They did not tell me that it had fees up the wazzu and was going to cost me well over the amount I had available to me. THIS SCHOOL SUCKS! I would highly suggest unless you are a straight A student and are among the majority racial and diversity group. You WILL NOT do fine. There is even one class that PURPOSELY fails you until your final project where you get the grade you deserve. And if you don't pass the class your screwed. This school is nothing but politics and racks the number of students for Government Funds. The students are just a name on a piece of paper. NOTHING MORE!

As a special ed student they held me down in any way they could, the staff sucks, there's a lot of drugs and gangs. The teachers were racist. I liked ms. Hampton but she's at a different school now too. Mr. Wallen and Kellcy were amazing teachers.

With remodeling of school around 5-6 years ago, it became great looking big school. Large variety of classes and great teachers and coaches and staffs. As long as you follow the school rule and guide lines, favors of teachers and adults will follow you. Great school to be in.

The best school in the area, especially for sports and running start. Better than CP and Steilacoom. Lots of spirit, events; all the teachers I've had are helpful and stay after multiple days a week usually as well as having a sense of humor and often lenient on homework. Plus the new nurse is rad, and the principal is always willing to talk to students and handle situations, as well as wearing cute outfits.

Graduated from here and later worked here as well. Majority of staff is always helpful. As with any place with that many employees some may not be the easiest to deal with but most are very kind.

There's gangs and drugs but still has a lot of classes that you wouldn't find at any other school. Oh and I go there now

I had a great time there. Although I went to the old school and graduated in 1984. Lakes was a great school, I really enjoyed my time there.

My two girls went to Lakes and now my granddaughter goes to Lakes, it's a good school with good Teacher's