Mercer Island School District

Mercer Island School District
Location
4160 86th Ave SE Mercer Island, Washington 98040
District information
Type	Public
Grades	Pre-K through 12
Superintendent	Dr. Fred Rundle
Students and staff
Students	4,009 [1]
Teachers	270 [1]
Other information
Website	https://www.mercerislandschools.org/

The Mercer Island School District is a public U.S. school district in Washington. Located in an affluent bedroom community of Seattle, Mercer Island, it has a strong academic reputation. The six schools on Mercer Island provide approximately 4,000 students with primary and secondary education.

Mercer Island High School won the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA) Scholastic Cup Championship for the 3A classification from 2007 to 2016. ^{[2] [3]}

Schools

The school district is made up of four elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school (with an alternative branch). ^[4]

• Elementary Schools
  • Lakeridge Elementary
  • Island Park Elementary
  • Northwood Elementary
  • West Mercer Elementary

• Middle School
  • Islander Middle School

• High School
  • Mercer Island High School

Legal issues

In 2016, Gary "Chris" Twombley, a Mercer Island High School teacher was accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a sophomore student. Another person came forward in 2023 with allegations, and this pressure revealed that the school district had kept the issue quiet. Twombley relinquished his Washington State teaching license while resigning from the school district. ^{[5] [6]}

References

1. "Report Card". Washington State Report Card. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
2. "WIAA Announces 2015-2016 Scholastic Cup Champions". us10.campaign-archive1.com. Retrieved August 22, 2025.
3. "Scholastic Cup". Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WA). Retrieved August 22, 2025.
4. "Contact Us & Directions" . Retrieved August 22, 2025.
5. Clark, Moe K; Nystrom, Andy (August 11, 2025). "A beloved Mercer Island teacher was accused twice of sexual misconduct with students. The school district kept it quiet". investigateweat.org. Retrieved August 19, 2025.
6. Browning, Paige; O'Brien, John (August 14, 2025). "Investigation into Mercer Island teacher's resignation finds history of alleged abuse". KUOW-FM .

External links

• Mercer Island Schools Foundation home page
• Mercer Island School District

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