Snoqualmie Valley School District Explained

Address:	8001 Silva Avenue SE
City:	Snoqualmie
State:	Washington
Zipcode:	98065
Type:	Public
Grades:	PreK–12
Students:	7,209^[1]
Teachers:	462

The Snoqualmie Valley School District^[2] is located in King County, Washington about 40miles from Seattle at the foothills of Snoqualmie Pass. It encompasses over 400sqmi, making it geographically one of the largest school districts in Washington state. The district has an enrollment of approximately 7,200 students.^[3]

History

Prior to 1945 there were three schools districts covering the area of present-day Snoqualmie Valley School District. They were the North Bend District, Snoqualmie District, and the Fall City District. These were consolidated into one large district in 1944.^[4] In the 2010-2020 decade, the total student population within this district increased by 25%. In 2023 the Snoqualmie Valley Schools Foundation donated $47,800 to fund district-wide initiatives for 2023–2024.^[5]

Attendance boundary

It includes Snoqualmie, Fall City, most of Ames Lake, a section of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, and a small section of Sammamish.^[6]

Schools

The Snoqualmie Valley School District contains six elementary schools, three middle schools, one high school, and one alternative school.

Secondary schools

• Mount Si High School, built between 1952 and 1953 and remodeled in 1955, 1968, 1977, 1991, 2005 and 2019. It serves grades 9-12.^[7]
• Two Rivers School is an alternative school. It serves grades 9-12.^[8]

Primary schools

• Cascade View Elementary School, located on Snoqualmie Ridge. It opened in 2005 and serves grades K-5.^[9]
• Timber Ridge Elementary School, located on Snoqualmie Ridge. It opened officially for the Fall 2016 school season and serves grades K-5.^[10]
• Fall City Elementary School, built in 1909 and remodeled in 1968, 1982, and 1999. The original gymnasium remains standing. It serves grades K-5.^[11]
• North Bend Elementary School, built in 1962 and remodeled in 1967, 1968, and 1999. It serves K-5.^[12]
• Opstad Elementary School, located in North Bend. It was built in 1988 and remodeled in 1989 and 1999. It serves grades P-5.^[13]
• Snoqualmie Elementary School, built in 1968 and was remodeled in 1985, 2000, and 2018. It serves grades P-5 and has 2 gymnasiums.^[14]
• Chief Kanim Middle School, located in Fall City. It was built in 1991 and expanded in 2005. It serves grades 6-8.^[15]
• Snoqualmie Middle School, built in 1972 and remodeled in 1977 and 2000. It serves grades 6-8. The campus was repurposed in 2013 as the ninth grade campus of Mt. Si High School and the middle-schoolers were transferred to either Chief Kanim or Twin Falls Middle Schools. It reopened for middle schoolers in 2019.^[16]
• Twin Falls Middle School, located a few miles east of North Bend. It opened in 2008 and serves grades 6-8.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Report Card . . 30 June 2023 . en.
2. Web site: Snoqualmie Valley School District / District Homepage. svsd410.org. 17 February 2017.
3. Web site: About Our District / Our District . 2023-01-14 . www.svsd410.org . en.
4. Web site: Snoqualmie Valley Public Schools: About the District . 2008-10-22 . dead . https://archive.today/20120914102642/http://www.svsd410.org/districtinfo/about/history.asp . 2012-09-14 .
5. Web site: Schools Foundation Funds District-wide Initiatives. www.svsd410.org. en. 2024-02-29.
6. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: King County, WA. U.S. Census Bureau. 1 (PDF p. 2/5). 2022-08-03.
7. Web site: Snoqualmie Valley Public Schools: Mount Si High School . 2008-07-03 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070311225748/http://www.svsd410.org/schools/mtsi/history.asp . 2007-03-11 .
8. Web site: Snoqualmie Valley Public Schools: Two Rivers School . 2008-07-03 . dead . https://archive.today/20120910214131/http://www.svsd410.org/schools/tworivers/history.asp . 2012-09-10 .
9. Web site: Snoqualmie Valley Public Schools: Cascade View Elementary School . 2008-07-03 . dead . https://archive.today/20120912231659/http://www.svsd410.org/schools/cascadeview_es/history.asp . 2012-09-12 .
10. Web site: Access Denied. svsd410.org. 17 February 2017.
11. Web site: Snoqualmie Valley Public Schools: Fall City Elementary School . 2008-07-03 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070311230140/http://www.svsd410.org/schools/fallcity_es/history.asp . 2007-03-11 .
12. Web site: Snoqualmie Valley Public Schools: North Bend Elementary School . 2008-07-03 . dead . https://archive.today/20120910192257/http://www.svsd410.org/schools/northbend_es/history.asp . 2012-09-10 .
13. Web site: Snoqualmie Valley Public Schools: Opstad Elementary School . 2008-07-03 . dead . https://archive.today/20130415221015/http://www.svsd410.org/schools/opstad_es/history.asp . 2013-04-15 .
14. Web site: Snoqualmie Valley Public Schools: Snoqualmie Elementary School . 2008-07-03 . dead . https://archive.today/20130415221458/http://www.svsd410.org/schools/snoqualmie_es/history.asp . 2013-04-15 .
15. Web site: Snoqualmie Valley Public Schools: Chief Kanim Middle School . 2008-07-03 . dead . https://archive.today/20120911171231/http://www.svsd410.org/schools/chiefkanim_ms/history.asp . 2012-09-11 .
16. Web site: Snoqualmie Valley Public Schools: Snoqualmie Middle School . 2008-07-03 . dead . https://archive.today/20120912005959/http://www.svsd410.org/schools/snoqualmie_ms/history.asp . 2012-09-12 .