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Revision as of 01:20, 14 December 2012
The Lake Washington School District #414 is a public school district in King County, Washington, in suburbs east of Seattle. As of 2005[update] it is the fifth-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 the extreme southern portions of Bothell and Woodinville.
In October 2010, the district had a student enrollment of 24,560.[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 WASL assessment.
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 2010, it has 51.[3]
In August 2012, LWSD moved the freshman class into its four high schools, and converted the junior highs to middle schools (grades 6-8).[4]
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.
School Location Opened Mascot Colors Approx.
StudentsEastlake High School (website) Sammamish 1993 Wolves Green/Maroon 1,292 Juanita High School (website) Kirkland 1971 Rebels Red/White/Blue 1,003 Lake Washington High School (website) Kirkland 1923 Kangaroos Purple/White 998 Redmond High School (website) Redmond 1965 Mustangs Green/Gold 1,500
- As of October 2011
Choice High Schools
School Location Mascot Colors Approx.
StudentsBEST High School[5] Kirkland Dragon Red/Black 83 International Community School (ICS) (website) Kirkland Phoenix Red/Gold/Black 180 STEM School (website) Redmond Unknown Green/Blue/White 300
- As of October 2011
Other high schools
Junior high and middle schools
The junior highs (grades 7-9) became middle schools (grades 6-8) in August 2012.
School Location Mascot Colors Approx.
StudentsEvergreen Junior High Redmond Eagles Green/Blue 743 Finn Hill Junior High Kirkland Falcons Gold/Blue 420 Inglewood Junior High Sammamish Knights Blue/Silver 1,078 Kamiakin Junior High Kirkland Cougars Maroon/Gold 508 Kirkland Junior High1 Kirkland Panthers Purple/White 585 Northstar Junior High Kirkland Penguins Blue/White 90 Redmond Junior High Redmond Grizzlies Black/Red 897 Rose Hill Junior High Redmond Royal Lion Red/White/Blue 500 Stella Schola Middle School Redmond Star & Dragon Gold/Royal Blue 60
- As of October 2011
1) Includes a National Junior Honor's Society and Builder's Club.
Elementary schools
Sixth graders were moved up to the middle schools in August 2012.
School Location Approx.
StudentsAlcott Elementary Redmond 721 Audubon Elementary Redmond 554 Bell Elementary Kirkland 387 Blackwell Elementary Sammamish 466 Carson Elementary Sammamish 556 Community School Kirkland 73 Dickinson Elementary Redmond 521 Discovery Community School Kirkland 73 Einstein Elementary Redmond 474 Franklin Elementary Kirkland 493 Frost Elementary Kirkland 459 Juanita Elementary Kirkland 392 Keller Elementary Kirkland 378 Peter Kirk Elementary Kirkland 596 Lakeview Elementary Kirkland 512 Mann Elementary Redmond 510 McAuliffe Elementary Sammamish 533 Mead Elementary Sammamish 691 Muir Elementary Kirkland 396 Redmond Elementary Redmond 414 Rockwell Elementary Redmond 665 Rosa Parks Elementary Redmond Ridge 768 Rose Hill Elementary Kirkland 420 Rush Elementary Redmond 461 Sandburg Elementary Kirkland 497 Smith Elementary Sammamish 613 Thoreau Elementary Kirkland 357 Twain Elementary Kirkland 648 Wilder Elementary Woodinville 453
- As of October 2011
Private schools
The Bear Creek School is a K-12 private school in Redmond, Washington. Educating around 625 students, it is a Christian religious school.[6]
References
- ^ http://www.lwsd.org/about/pages/default.aspx
- ^ "History of our schools" (PDF). LWSD. 2005. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
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- ^ http://www.lwsd.org/school/rjh/SiteCollectionDocuments/Configuration/Reconfiguration.pdf
- ^ BEST High School
- ^ "The Bear Creek School", Great Schools