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. 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.
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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:
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.

High schools

Traditional high schools

Formerly operated as senior high schools, the four high schools added the freshman class in August 2012. All compete in the Kingco conference in Class 4A.

Choice High Schools

*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.

Other high schools

Middle schools

All junior high schools became middle schools in August 2012.
  • As of August 2020

Elementary schools

As of June 2020, there are 33 elementary schools in LWSD.