Lake Washington School District

The Lake Washington School District #414 is a public school district in King County, Washington. 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 and Sammamish.

In 2002 the district had a student enrollment of 23,476.

[edit] History

The district was formed in 1944 by combining three smaller districts:

Redmond School District #208

Kirkland School District #224

Juanita School District #21.

The new district had seven schools. As of 2002, it has 48.

School	Location	Mascot	Colors	Approx. Students
Eastlake High School	Sammamish	Wolves	Green/Maroon	1,250
Juanita High School (website)	Kirkland	Rebels	Red/White/Blue	1,050
Lake Washington High School (website)	Kirkland	Kangaroos	Purple/White	1,150
Redmond High School (website)	Redmond	Mustangs	Green/Gold	1,450

School	Location	Mascot	Colors	Approx. Students
BEST High School	Kirkland	none	none	150

School	Location	Mascot	Colors	Approx. Students
Evergreen Junior High	Redmond	Eagles	Green/Blue	760
Finn Hill Junior High (website)	Kirkland	Falcons	Gold/Blue	490
Inglewood Junior High	Sammamish	Knights	Blue/Silver	1120
Kamiakin Junior High	Kirkland	Cougars	Maroon/Gold	730
Kirkland Junior High¹	Kirkland	Panthers	Purple/White	550
Northstar Junior High	Kirkland	Penguins	Blue/White	90
Redmond Junior High	Redmond	Grizzlies	Black/Red	850
Rose Hill Junior High	Redmond	Royals	Red/Blue	590

1) Includes a National Junior Honor's Society and Builder's Club.