# 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, though some parts of the area are well under the poverty line.
In October 2021, the district had a student enrollment of 30,500.

## 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.

## History

The district was formed in 1944 by combining three smaller districts:
* Redmond School District #208
* Kirkland School District #224
* Juanita School District #21
In 1944 the new district had seven schools; as of 2022, it has 56.
In August 2012, LWSD moved the freshman class into its four high schools, and converted the junior highs to middle schools (grades 6–8).

## 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 in Class 4A.
    High school Location Opened Mascot Colors Approx. students WIAA class Eastlake Sammamish 1993 Wolves Crimson/black 2,151 4A Juanita Kirkland 1971 Ravens Red/white/navy 1,709 4A Lake Washington Kirkland 1923 Kangaroos Purple/white 1,765 4A 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

All junior high schools (grades 7–9) became middle schools (grades 6–8) in August 2012.
    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 1982 Eagles Green/blue 1,238 Finn Hill Middle School Kirkland 1967 Falcons Blue/gold 655 International (ICS) Kirkland 1997 Phoenix Red/gold/nlack 249 Inglewood Middle School Sammamish 1992 Knights Blue/silver 1,265 Kamiakin Middle School Kirkland 1975 Cougars Maroon/gold 596 Kirkland Middle School Kirkland 1976 Panthers Purple/white 608 Northstar Middle School Kirkland 1981 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 1969 Royals Red/blue/white 944 Stella Schola Middle School Redmond 2000 Dragons/ 5 pointed stars Gold/blue 90 Timberline Middle School Redmond 2019 Timberwolves Green/black/white 742
* As of August 2020

## Elementary schools

As of June 2020, there are 33 elementary schools in LWSD.
    School Location Opened Mascot Approx. Students 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 Roadrunner 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