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[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 March 2015, the district had a student enrollment of 26,708.
The district was formed in 1944 by combining three smaller districts:
The new district had seven schools; as of 2015, it has 53.
In August 2012, LWSD moved the freshman class into its four high schools, and converted the junior highs to middle schools (grades 6-8).
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.
The junior highs (grades 7-9) became middle schools (grades 6-8) in August 2012.
1) Includes a National Junior Honor's Society and Builder's Club.
Sixth graders were moved up to the middle schools in August 2012.
Coordinates: 47°37′06″N 122°10′35″W / 47.61833°N 122.17639°W
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