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 2005 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 March 2015, the district had a student enrollment of 26,708.[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 Wikipedia, Google, and Yahoo! at times.
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; two in Class 4A and two in Class 3A.[4]
High school Location Opened Mascot Colors Approx.
studentsWIAA
classWeb
siteEastlake Sammamish 1993 Wolves Green/maroon 1,607 4A Juanita Kirkland 1971 Rebels Red/white/blue 1,335 3A Lake Washington Kirkland 1923 Kangaroos Purple/white 1,400 3A Redmond Redmond 1965 Mustangs Green/gold 1,867 4A
- As of October 2012
Choice High Schools
School Location Mascot Colors Approx.
StudentsEmerson High School[5] Kirkland Dragon 66 Futures School[6] Kirkland 56 International Community School (ICS) (website) Kirkland Phoenix Red/gold/black 221 STEM High School (website) Redmond Green/blue/white 600
- As of November 2013
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.
StudentsEmerson K-12 Kirkland Dolphins 42 Environmental (EAS) Kirkland 140 Evergreen Middle School Redmond Eagles Green/blue 754 Finn Hill Middle School Kirkland Falcons Gold/blue 525 Inglewood Middle School Sammamish Knights Blue/silver 1,123 Kamiakin Middle School Kirkland Cougars Maroon/gold 558 Kirkland Middle School1 Kirkland Panthers Purple/white 599 Northstar Middle School Kirkland Penguins Blue/white 90 Redmond Middle School Redmond Grizzlies Black/red 970 Renaissance School of Art and Reasoning Sammamish Ravens Purple/black/silver 94 Rose Hill Middle School Redmond Royal Lions Red/white/blue 643 Stella Schola Middle School Redmond Star & Dragon Gold/royal blue 90
- As of October 2012
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.
- As of October 2012
References
- 1 2 "About Lake Washington School District". LWSD. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
- ↑ "History of our schools" (PDF). LWSD. 2005. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
- ↑ http://www.lwsd.org/school/rjh/SiteCollectionDocuments/Configuration/Reconfiguration.pdf
- ↑ "Classifications 2014-16". WIAA. January 27, 2014. Retrieved September 3, 2014.
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