Lake Washington School District

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Lake Washington School District
Lake Washington School District logo.svg
Location
United States
Coordinates 47°37′06″N122°10′35″W / 47.61833°N 122.17639°W / 47.61833; -122.17639
District information
Established1944;80 years ago (1944)
NCES District ID 5304230 [1]
Students and staff
Enrollment30,991 (2022-23) [1]
Staff1,758.46 (FTE) [1]
Student–teacher ratio17.62 [1]
Other information
Website www.lwsd.org

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. As of 2020 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, [2] though some parts of the area are well under the poverty line. [3]

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In October 2021, the district had a student enrollment of 30,500. [4]

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. [5]

History

The district was formed in 1944 by combining three smaller districts: [6]

In 1944 the new district had seven schools; as of 2022, it has 56. [4]

In August 2012, LWSD moved the freshman class into its four high schools, and converted the junior highs to middle schools (grades 6–8). [7]

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. [7] All compete in the Kingco conference in Class 4A.

High schoolLocationOpenedMascotColorsApprox.
students
WIAA
class
Eastlake Sammamish1993 Wolves Crimson/black2,1514A
Juanita Kirkland1971 Ravens [8] Red/white/navy1,7094A
Lake Washington Kirkland1923 Kangaroos Purple/white1,7654A
Redmond Redmond1965 Mustangs Green/gold2,0874A

Choice High Schools

SchoolLocationOpenedMascotColorsApprox.
Students
Emerson High SchoolKirkland Dragon Rainbow50
Futures SchoolKirkland33
International Community School Kirkland Phoenix Red/gold/black184
Tesla STEM High School RedmondGreen/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. [7]

SchoolLocationOpenedMascotColorsApprox.
Students
Emerson K-12Kirkland Dolphins Blue/green28
Environmental (EAS)Kirkland Cedar Trees Brown/green141
Evergreen Middle SchoolRedmond1982 Eagles Green/blue1,238
Finn Hill Middle SchoolKirkland1967 Falcons Blue/gold655
International (ICS)Kirkland1997 Phoenix Red/gold/nlack249
Inglewood Middle SchoolSammamish1992KnightsBlue/silver1,265
Kamiakin Middle SchoolKirkland1975 Cougars Maroon/gold596
Kirkland Middle SchoolKirkland1976 Panthers Purple/white608
Northstar Middle SchoolKirkland1981PatriotsRed/white/blue90
Redmond Middle SchoolRedmond Grizzlies Black/red1,057
Renaissance School of Art and ReasoningSammamish Ravens Purple/black/silver94
Rose Hill Middle SchoolRedmond1969RoyalsRed/blue/white944
Stella Schola Middle SchoolRedmond2000 Dragons/ 5 pointed starsGold/blue90
Timberline Middle SchoolRedmond2019 Timberwolves Green/black/white742

Elementary schools

As of June 2020, there are 33 elementary schools in LWSD. [9]

SchoolLocationOpenedMascotApprox.
Students [10]
Alcott ElementaryRedmond Orcas 724
Audubon ElementaryRedmond Owls 560
Bell ElementaryKirkland Bulldogs 440
Blackwell ElementarySammamish Bobcats 557
Carson ElementarySammamish Falcons 438
Clara Barton ElementaryRedmond2018 Bobcats 612
Community SchoolKirkland72
Dickinson ElementaryRedmond Dragons 353
Discovery Community SchoolKirkland70
Einstein ElementaryRedmond Otters 425
Ella Baker ElementaryRedmond2018 Bears 550
Emerson K-12Kirkland31
Explorer ElementaryRedmond72
Franklin Elementary Kirkland Eagles 481
Frost ElementaryKirklandRoadrunner441
Juanita ElementaryKirkland Jaguars 355
Keller ElementaryKirkland Snakes 313
Kirk ElementaryKirkland Eagles 639
Lakeview ElementaryKirkland Cheetahs 558
Mann ElementaryRedmond Colts 383
McAuliffe ElementarySammamishChallengers586
Mead ElementarySammamish2019 Mustang 666
Muir ElementaryKirkland Mountain Lions 397
Redmond ElementaryRedmond Hawks 654
Rockwell ElementaryRedmond Beagles 547
Rosa Parks ElementaryRedmond Ridge Pumas 650
Rose Hill ElementaryKirkland Racoons 487
Rush ElementaryRedmond Cheetahs 681
Sandburg ElementaryKirkland Seals 444
Smith ElementarySammamish Dolphins 677
Thoreau ElementaryKirkland Frogs 482
Twain ElementaryKirkland Bobcats 659
Wilder ElementaryWoodinville Wolves 369
Total15,379

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