Lake Washington School District
The Lake Washington School District #414 is a public school district in King County, Washington, in suburbs east of Seattle. As of 2018 it is the fourth-largest school district in Washington. It serves the region to the east of Lake Washington, one of the wealthiest in the Puget Sound area. The district serves the communities of Kirkland, Redmond, north Sammamish, and southern parts of Bothell and Woodinville.
In October 2018, the district had a student enrollment of 29,987.[1]
History
The district was formed in 1944 by combining three smaller districts:[2]
- Redmond School District #208
- Kirkland School District #224
- Juanita School District #21.
The new district had seven schools; as of 2015, it has 53.[1]
In August 2012, LWSD moved the freshman class into its four high schools, and converted the junior highs to middle schools (grades 6–8).[3]
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; all but Eastlake are Class 3A, while Eastlake is Class 4A.[4]
High school Location Opened Mascot Colors Approx.
studentsWIAA
classEastlake Sammamish 1993 Wolves Crimson/Black 1,865 4A Juanita Kirkland 1971 Rebels Red/White/Blue 1,384 3A Lake Washington Kirkland 1923 Kangaroos Purple/White 1,555 3A Redmond Redmond 1965 Mustangs Green/Gold 1,870 3A
- As of August 2020
Choice High Schools
School Location Opened Mascot Colors Approx.
StudentsEmerson High School Kirkland Dragon Rainbow 50 Futures School Kirkland 33 International Community School Kirkland Phoenix Red/gold/black 184 Tesla STEM High School Redmond Green/blue/white 603 Cambridge Program* Kirkland
*The Cambridge Program is part of Juanita High School. The students in this program are students of Juanita High School, but is part of a different program.
- As of August 2020
Other high schools
- Lake Washington Technical Academy
Middle schools
The junior highs (grades 7–9) became middle schools (grades 6–8) in August 2018.]
School Location Opened Mascot Colors Approx.
StudentsEmerson K-12 Kirkland Dolphins Blue/Green 28 Environmental (EAS) Kirkland Cedar Trees Brown/Green 141 Evergreen Middle School Redmond Eagles Green/blue 1,238 Finn Hill Middle School Kirkland Falcons Blue/Gold 655 International (ICS) Kirkland Phoenix Red/Gold/Black 249 Inglewood Middle School Sammamish Knights Blue/silver 1,265 Kamiakin Middle School Kirkland Cougars Moroon/Gold 596 Kirkland Middle School Kirkland Panthers Purple/white 608 Northstar Middle School Kirkland Patriots Red/white/blue 90 Redmond Middle School Redmond Grizzlies Black/red 1,057 Renaissance School of Art and Reasoning Sammamish Ravens Purple/black/silver 94 Rose Hill Middle School Redmond Royals Red/Blue/White 944 Stella Schola Middle School Redmond Dragons/ 5 pointed stars Gold/Blue 90 Timberline Middle School Redmond 2019 Timberwolves Green/Black/White
- As of August 2020
Elementary schools
As of Jun 2020, there are 33 elementary schools in LWSD.[5]
School Location Opened Mascot Approx.
Students[6]Alcott Elementary Redmond Orcas 724 Audubon Elementary Redmond Owls 560 Bell Elementary Kirkland Bulldogs 440 Blackwell Elementary Sammamish Bobcats 557 Carson Elementary Sammamish Falcons 438 Clara Barton Elementary Redmond 2018 Bobcats 612 Community School Kirkland 72 Dickinson Elementary Redmond Dragons 353 Discovery Community School Kirkland 70 Einstein Elementary Redmond Otters 425 Ella Baker Elementary Redmond 2018 Bears 550 Emerson K-12 Kirkland 31 Explorer Elementary Redmond 72 Franklin Elementary Kirkland Eagles 481 Frost Elementary Kirkland 441 Juanita Elementary Kirkland Jaguars 355 Keller Elementary Kirkland Snakes 313 Kirk Elementary Kirkland Eagles 639 Lakeview Elementary Kirkland Cheetahs 558 Mann Elementary Redmond Colts 383 McAuliffe Elementary Sammamish Challengers 586 Mead Elementary Sammamish 666 Muir Elementary Kirkland Mountain Lions 397 Redmond Elementary Redmond Hawks 654 Rockwell Elementary Redmond Beagles 547 Rosa Parks Elementary Redmond Ridge Pumas 650 Rose Hill Elementary Kirkland Racoons 487 Rush Elementary Redmond Cheetahs 681 Sandburg Elementary Kirkland 444 Smith Elementary Sammamish Dolphins 677 Thoreau Elementary Kirkland Frogs 482 Twain Elementary Kirkland Bobcats 659 Wilder Elementary Woodinville Wolves 369 Total 15,379
- As of October 2019
References
- "Lake Washington School District". LWSD. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- "History of our schools" (PDF). LWSD. 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 16, 2012. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
- http://www.lwsd.org/school/rjh/SiteCollectionDocuments/Configuration/Reconfiguration.pdf
- "Classifications 2014-16". WIAA. January 27, 2014. Retrieved September 3, 2014.
- Lake Washington School District. "LWSD - About Us". lwsd.org. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- Lake Washington School District (1 Oct 2019). "LWSD Enrollment Report". lwsd.org. Retrieved 27 June 2020.