Research Ferris High School public Schools in Spokane, Washington

“Everyone has commented on the music programs, which as have been stated, are amazing! The Wind Ensemble and Advanced Percussion groups put on great shows and recieves awards every year. But we also have a great ASB, and sports programs. Our Boys Football and Basketball teams are always at the top of the highly competitive GSL.”

“As a former student now attending a public University in Washington, I can say that Ferris prepared me very well for the rigor of college academics. The honors and AP programs at Ferris were just as rigorous as my honors classes in college, and the high expectations of my former teachers are equal to the expectations of my professors now. Also, Ferris has an excellent music program that I was a part of for all four years. The program includes students of many skill levels and stresses having fun and learning to improve music skills rather than being competitive.”

“Great school. Wonderful music program. Teachers really care.”

“Most of the teachers are absolutely terrible and do not have even mediocre expectations for student performance. Many teachers do not respond to parent communications and when they do, the issue is not addressed. Students at this school are not prepared for the future as grammatical and analytical skills are not reinforced. The administration also does not repond to many parent communication and concerns and this frustrates the parent and escalates the concern to the superintendent and/or state level for resolution.”

“Ferris offers a wide variety of extracurricular activities to supplement a very strong academic program. The music program has consistently been one of the top programs in the state over the past ten years. The staff stresses strong academic and athletic performance. In 2004-2005, Ferris won the prestigious WIAA scholastic cup, recognizing the succes academically and competitively of the extracurricular program. Ferris is a comprehensive high school, offering a wide variety of academic programs ranging from remedial to AP programs in all academic disciplines. Every spring, the Ferris PTG sponsors a variety show which raises over $50,000 annually to support both academic and extracurricular programs.”

“Decent school. High expectations. Excellent honors programs.”

“Ferris doesn't really have any extracurricular activites, and most of the ones they have are pretty expensive. They dont have much punishment, when i drop my kids off at school I see about 50 students outside smoking on school grounds.”