Driver Education
Bronze
$549
- 30 hours of classroom
- 1 hour of in-car observation
- Six 1-hour behind-the-wheel lessons
Everett · Casino Road
Drivers Ed at Cascade High School
WMST teaches teen drivers education for Cascade Bruins in south Everett, with classroom time on campus and drives that build through the Casino Road and Evergreen Way traffic your teen already rides through every day.
For Cascade families
Drivers ed that knows south Everett, because we test here too.
South Everett is a real place to learn to drive. Casino Road feeds straight into Evergreen Way, the mall traffic, and the I-5 ramps, so a Cascade student gets exposed to busy, decision-heavy driving early instead of being protected from it until test day.
Our Everett Express office sits on Evergreen Way, a short hop from campus, and it is also where WMST runs DOL knowledge and skills testing. That matters more than it sounds. Your teen trains on the same streets they will test on, with the same school that scores the test.
One certified instructor stays with your teen the whole way through, classroom to final drive. The full program is a single package, from $549, with no add-on surprises partway through.
Around Casino Road
What a Cascade driver gets comfortable with.
We start new drivers on the residential streets south of the school, the quieter blocks off Holly and 7th, before bringing them out onto Casino Road. From there it is a natural climb into harder skills: timed lights, the Evergreen Way lane changes, and merging with traffic that is already moving.
The Everett Mall area is one of the better real-world classrooms around. Big parking lots for low-speed control and backing, then immediate access to busy arterials for following distance and gap judgment. We use both in the same lesson.
By the later drives your teen is handling I-5 on-ramps and the 526 connector, plus the parallel and back-in parking the examiner asks for. Nothing on test day should be the first time they have seen it.
Where it meets
Classroom runs at Cascade. Behind-the-wheel drives start from campus or our Everett Express office on Evergreen Way, which is also your DOL testing site. See current Cascade class dates on the registration page.
The program
One price, the whole license.
Every option below is the full DOL-approved program: 30 hours of classroom, 6 behind-the-wheel drives, and an hour of observation. The difference is how much testing and warm-up you want bundled in. See the full Teen Drivers Education breakdown.
Driver Education
Silver
$599
- 30 hours of classroom
- 1 hour of in-car observation
- Six 1-hour behind-the-wheel lessons
- DOL knowledge test
- DOL skills test
Driver Education
Gold
Most popular
$625
- 30 hours of classroom
- 1 hour of in-car observation
- Six 1-hour behind-the-wheel lessons
- DOL knowledge test
- 30-minute warm-up skills test
- DOL skills test
Driver Education
Platinum
$699
- 30 hours of classroom
- 1 hour of in-car observation
- Six 1-hour behind-the-wheel lessons
- DOL knowledge test
- 30-minute warm-up skills test
- DOL skills test
- Advanced driving lesson after licensing
State and local tax is added at checkout. Prices and promotions can change; current pricing is shown on the registration page.
Nearby
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Before you start
Helpful guides for new Everett drivers.
Straight answers on getting licensed in Washington, written by the team that teaches the courses and runs the DOL tests.
Questions, answered
Cascade drivers ed, answered.
Is the class only for Cascade students?
No. Any eligible teen in the Everett area can take it. Students from other schools and online classwork often run their drives from this part of Everett because the testing office is right here on Evergreen Way.
Where is the DOL test taken?
At the WMST Everett Express office, 4929 Evergreen Way. WMST is a DOL-approved examiner, so the knowledge and skills tests happen at the same school your teen trained with.
What does it cost?
Teen packages are $549 to $699. The Gold package is $625, and includes the full 30 hours of classroom, 6 drives, and observation.
Can we do the classroom online and drive in Everett?
Yes. Plenty of Cascade-area families take the classroom hours online at their own pace and pair them with in-person drives that start near the school. Same DOL-approved course either way.
How do we sign up?
Register online. Seats open through the school year and summer, and they fill, so earlier is better.
Sign your teen up at Cascade High School.
Spots fill by the school term and by summer session. Reserve a seat or call and we will walk you through it.