Lake Washington School District

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.

Not to be confused with Washington School District.

Lake Washington School District
Location
King County, Washington
United States
Coordinates47°37′06″N 122°10′35″W
District information
Established1944 (1944)
NCES District ID5304230[1]
Students and staff
Enrollment30,964 (2020-2021)[1]
Student–teacher ratio17.59[1]
Other information
Websitewww.lwsd.org

In October 2021, the district had a student enrollment of 30,500.[2]

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.[3]

History

The district was formed in 1944 by combining three smaller districts:[4]

  • Redmond School District #208
  • Kirkland School District #224
  • Juanita School District #21

The new district had seven schools; as of 2022, it has 56.[2]

In August 2012, LWSD moved the freshman class into its four high schools, and converted the junior highs to middle schools (grades 6–8).[5]

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.[6]

High school Location Opened Mascot Colors Approx.
students		 WIAA
class
Eastlake Sammamish 1993 Wolves Crimson/black 2,151 4A
Juanita Kirkland 1971 Ravens[7] Red/white/blue 1,709 3A
Lake Washington Kirkland 1923 Kangaroos Purple/white 1,765 3A
Redmond Redmond 1965 Mustangs Green/gold 2,087 4A

Choice High Schools
School Location Opened Mascot Colors Approx.
Students
Emerson 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 are 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.
Students
Emerson 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/nlack 249
Inglewood Middle School Sammamish Knights Blue/silver 1,265
Kamiakin Middle School Kirkland Cougars Maroon/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 June 2020, there are 33 elementary schools in LWSD.[8]

School Location Opened Mascot Approx.
Students[9]
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 2019 Mustang 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 Seals 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
  1. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Lake Washington School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences.
  2. "Lake Washington School District". LWSD.
  3. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: King County, WA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 1 (PDF p. 2/5). Retrieved August 3, 2022.
  4. "History of our schools" (PDF). LWSD. 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 16, 2012. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
  5. http://www.lwsd.org/school/rjh/SiteCollectionDocuments/Configuration/Reconfiguration.pdf
  6. "Classifications 2014-16". WIAA. January 27, 2014. Retrieved September 3, 2014.
  7. "Juanita High School Students Vote on New Mascot". www.lwsd.org. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  8. Lake Washington School District. "LWSD - About Us". lwsd.org. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
  9. Lake Washington School District (October 1, 2019). "LWSD Enrollment Report". lwsd.org. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
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