Lake Washington School District Explained

Lake Washington School District
Staff:1,758.46 (FTE)
Enrollment:30,991 (2022-23)
Ratio:17.62
Country:USA

The Lake Washington School District #414 or LWSD is a public school district in King County, Washington, in suburbs east of Seattle. Its headquarters is in Redmond. it is the second-largest school district in Washington. It serves the region to the east of Lake Washington, one of the wealthiest in the Puget Sound area,[1] though some parts of the area are well under the poverty line.[2]

In October 2021, the district had a student enrollment of 30,500.[3]

Boundary

The district serves the vast majority of Redmond, almost all of Kirkland, the majority of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, north Sammamish, and parts of Bellevue, Cottage Lake, and Woodinville. The portion of Kenmore in the district is in the Saint Edward State Park.[4]

History

The district was formed in 1944 by combining three smaller districts:[5]

In 1944 the new district had seven schools; as of 2022, it has 56.

In August 2012, LWSD moved the freshman class into its four high schools, and converted the junior highs to middle schools (grades 6–8).[6]

High schools

Traditional high schools

Formerly operated as senior high schools (grades 10–12), the four high schools added the freshman class in August 2012. All compete in the Kingco conference in Class 4A.

High schoolLocationOpenedMascotColorsApprox.
students		WIAA
class
Sammamish1993WolvesCrimson/black2,1514A
Kirkland1971Ravens[7] Red/white/navy1,7094A
Kirkland1923KangaroosPurple/white1,765 4A
RedmondRedmond1965MustangsGreen/gold2,087 4A

Choice High Schools

School Location OpenedMascotColorsApprox.
Students
Emerson High SchoolKirkland DragonRainbow50
Futures SchoolKirkland 33
International Community SchoolKirklandPhoenixRed/gold/black184
Tesla STEM High SchoolRedmondGreen/blue/white603
Cambridge Program*Kirkland
*The Cambridge Program is part of Juanita High School. The students in this program are students of Juanita High School, but are part of a different program.

Other high schools

Middle schools

All junior high schools (grades 7–9) became middle schools (grades 6–8) in August 2012.

SchoolLocationOpenedMascotColorsApprox.
Students
Emerson K-12KirklandDolphinsBlue/green28
Environmental (EAS)KirklandCedar TreesBrown/green141
Evergreen Middle SchoolRedmond1982EaglesGreen/blue1,238
Finn Hill Middle SchoolKirkland1967FalconsBlue/gold655
International (ICS)Kirkland1997PhoenixRed/gold/nlack249
Inglewood Middle SchoolSammamish1992KnightsBlue/silver1,265
Kamiakin Middle SchoolKirkland1975CougarsMaroon/gold596
Kirkland Middle SchoolKirkland1976PanthersPurple/white608
Northstar Middle SchoolKirkland1981PatriotsRed/white/blue90
Redmond Middle SchoolRedmondGrizzliesBlack/red1,057
Renaissance School of Art and ReasoningSammamishRavensPurple/black/silver94
Rose Hill Middle SchoolRedmond1969RoyalsRed/blue/white944
Stella Schola Middle SchoolRedmond2000Dragons/ 5 pointed starsGold/blue90
Timberline Middle SchoolRedmond2019TimberwolvesGreen/black/white742

Elementary schools

As of June 2020, there are 33 elementary schools in LWSD.[8]

SchoolLocationOpenedMascotApprox.
Students[9]
Alcott ElementaryRedmondOrcas724
Audubon ElementaryRedmondOwls560
Bell ElementaryKirklandBulldogs440
Blackwell ElementarySammamishBobcats557
Carson ElementarySammamishFalcons438
Clara Barton ElementaryRedmond2018Bobcats612
Community SchoolKirkland72
Dickinson ElementaryRedmondDragons353
Discovery Community SchoolKirkland70
Einstein ElementaryRedmondOtters425
Ella Baker ElementaryRedmond2018Bears550
Emerson K-12Kirkland31
Explorer ElementaryRedmond72
Franklin ElementaryKirklandEagles481
Frost ElementaryKirklandRoadrunner441
Juanita ElementaryKirklandJaguars355
Keller ElementaryKirklandSnakes313
Kirk ElementaryKirklandEagles639
Lakeview ElementaryKirklandCheetahs558
Mann ElementaryRedmondColts383
McAuliffe ElementarySammamishChallengers586
Mead ElementarySammamish2019Mustang666
Muir ElementaryKirklandMountain Lions397
Redmond ElementaryRedmondHawks654
Rockwell ElementaryRedmondBeagles547
Rosa Parks ElementaryRedmond RidgePumas650
Rose Hill ElementaryKirklandRacoons487
Rush ElementaryRedmondCheetahs681
Sandburg ElementaryKirklandSeals444
Smith ElementarySammamishDolphins677
Thoreau ElementaryKirklandFrogs482
Twain ElementaryKirklandBobcats659
Wilder ElementaryWoodinvilleWolves369
Total15,379

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Balk . Gene . 2023-12-14 . The Seattle area’s highest-income neighborhood? It’s a 9-way tie (of sorts) . 2024-05-17 . The Seattle Times . en-US.
  2. Web site: Westneat . Danny . 2023-09-16 . The splitting of Seattle — and the Eastside, too — is accelerating . 2024-05-17 . The Seattle Times . en-US.
  3. Web site: Lake Washington School District . LWSD.
  4. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: King County, WA. U.S. Census Bureau. 1 (PDF p. 2/5). 2022-08-03.
  5. Web site: History of our schools. LWSD. 2005. September 21, 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120516053616/http://www.lwsd.org/SiteCollectionDocuments/About-Us/HistoryofLWSD.pdf. May 16, 2012.
  6. http://www.lwsd.org/school/rjh/SiteCollectionDocuments/Configuration/Reconfiguration.pdf
  7. Web site: Juanita High School Students Vote on New Mascot. 2021-04-15. www.lwsd.org. en-US.
  8. Web site: Lake Washington School District . LWSD - About Us . lwsd.org . 27 June 2020 .
  9. Web site: Lake Washington School District . LWSD Enrollment Report . lwsd.org . 1 Oct 2019 . 27 June 2020 .

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