Wake’s Driving School, Battle Ground | Fees, Rankings, Address, Admission, Vacancies, Reviews & More

I’d like to start this review by empathizing that I mean no disrespect to the people of this establishment and it was an alright school overall, but I would recommend a different driving school to anyone considering this school that has anxiety with driving. I’ve had two of my close friends also have a negative experience with this school or rather instructor. I really liked working with Rachelle and Russ (not sure if he still works here), but my biggest complaint is towards the instructor, Foster. Both of my friends have said that he yelled at them during their drive tests which like in my opinion should be a sign that he should not be teaching students to drive especially students who are just learning to drive. Any person knows that yelling only adds to the stress of the driver which could potentially cause them to get more anxious behind the wheel which could lead to a possible crash. I understand that frustration could arise when a student is not performing to the best of their ability, but under no circumstances should you yell at the student— this will only cause them to become discouraged and become an anxious driver. You shouldn’t be an instructor if you’re not able to keep your cool or aren’t able to help a student understand + correct their wrong in an appropriate manner. I had my drivers test scheduled with him and I was already having anxiety when I saw that he would be conducting my test because of my friends experiences, but was really in need of my license so I just went on with it. I will admit that I did make a mistake during the test and I take full accountability for that. The event already left me pretty shaken up so having an instructor yell at you when the school was aware that you had anxiety over driving was incredibly frustrating and humiliating. He made it much worse. Instead of taking the time to go over what I could’ve done differently in a more comfortable approach he thought that yelling would somehow make me better understand. You can have the student understand that they need to pay more attention without resulting to yelling. He made me lose my confidence with driving and this event discouraged me so much that I stopped driving altogether for about 7 months. I finally had the courage to start driving and went to a different school outside of town and am having a much better experience. I never want someone to go through what my friends or I went through so my biggest recommendation to parents (or anyone) looking for a good school to help your kid become a confident driver— please avoid this school or instructor.

Learning to drive was once a daunting task for me, as I was fearful of being behind the wheel and responsible for operating a vehicle. However, thanks to the exceptional support and guidance from the Wake’s Driving School’s staff, my fears vanished. I was fortunate to enroll in this school, where I received personalized attention from Emily at the front desk and instructors Foster and Larry, who are highly qualified and dedicated to helping students drive. I am eternally grateful to Instructor Larry, who instilled confidence in me from the very beginning and enabled me to drive safely and confidently on the roads. His expertise and encouragement were invaluable, and I highly recommend this school, especially for those with no prior driving experience, as it provides the perfect environment to take that first step. Instructor Larry’s exceptional teaching and support made all the difference in my driving journey, and I will always be grateful.