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.

Not to be confused with Washington School District.

In October 2018, the district had a student enrollment of 29,987.[1]

Education reform

Lake Washington has taken a leadership role in education reform. They adopted reform mathematics texts such as TERC and Connected Mathematics, although these and similar text have been blamed for a dramatic decline in math skills of students entering the University of Washington, and some parents protested the complete omission of elementary arithmetic, particularly from TERC. The district is also piloting the requirement of a culminating project, which is being considered by the state, a move also protested by some parents who consider it an undue burden. The district leadership has been historically supportive of Outcomes-based education and the MSP assessment. Another part of their goal to help students achieve their maximum potential in the classroom includes web monitoring and filtering of harmful sites in and around a student's work environment. This also includes blocking sites such as Google, YouTube, and blogging websites at times. Various gaming websites are blocked too. In recent controversy, the district has been under scrutiny after the board hired investigator Rick Kaiser to spy on students at their homes after parents reported child abuse to school officials carried out by school Principals. Washington Advocates continue to work to expose Lake Washington School District and their employees.

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.
students		 WIAA
class		 Web
site
Eastlake Sammamish 1993 Wolves Crimson/Black 1,865 4A Eastlake
Juanita Kirkland 1971 Rebels Red/White/Blue 1,384 3A Juanita
Lake Washington Kirkland 1923 Kangaroos Purple/White 1,555 3A Lake Washington
Redmond Redmond 1965 Mustangs Green/Gold 1,870 3A Redmond
  • As of August 2020

Choice High Schools
School Location Opened Mascot Colors Approx.
Students		 Website
Emerson High School Kirkland Dragon Rainbow 50 Emerson HS
Futures School Kirkland 33 Futures School
International Community School Kirkland Phoenix Red/gold/black 184 ICS
Tesla STEM High School Redmond Green/blue/white 603 Tesla STEM HS
Cambridge Program* Kirkland Cambridge Program

*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

Middle schools

The junior highs (grades 7-9) became middle schools (grades 6-8) in August 2018.]

Note that the sites linked are not wikipedia pages, but the official website of the schools.

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/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
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References
  1. "Lake Washington School District". LWSD. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  2. "History of our schools" (PDF). LWSD. 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 16, 2012. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
  3. http://www.lwsd.org/school/rjh/SiteCollectionDocuments/Configuration/Reconfiguration.pdf
  4. "Classifications 2014-16". WIAA. January 27, 2014. Retrieved September 3, 2014.
  5. Lake Washington School District. "LWSD - About Us". lwsd.org. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  6. Lake Washington School District (1 Oct 2019). "LWSD Enrollment Report". lwsd.org. Retrieved 27 June 2020.

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