Lake Washington School District
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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, Sammamish and the extreme southern portions of Woodinville.
In 2002 the district had a student enrollment of 23,476.
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[edit] Education reform
Lake Washington has taken a leadership role in education reform. They adopted standards-based 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 WASL assessment.
[edit] History
The district was formed 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.
[edit] High schools
[edit] Traditional high schools
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School Location Mascot Colors Approx.
StudentsEastlake High School (website) 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
[edit] Choice High Schools
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School Location Mascot Colors Approx.
StudentsBEST High School[1] Kirkland Dragon Red/Orange/Yellow/Green/Blue/Purple 150
[edit] Other high schools
[edit] Junior high schools
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School Location Mascot Colors Approx.
StudentsEvergreen 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.
[edit] Elementary schools
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School Location Approx.
StudentsAlcott Elementary Redmond 610 Audubon Elementary Redmond 390 Bell Elementary Kirkland 380 Blackwell Elementary Sammamish 560 Community School Kirkland 70 Dickinson Elementary Redmond 660 Discovery Community School Kirkland 70 Einstein Elementary Redmond 420 Franklin Elementary Kirkland 470 Frost Elementary Kirkland 520 Juanita Elementary Kirkland 340 Keller Elementary Kirkland 400 Peter Kirk Elementary Kirkland 540 Lakeview Elementary Kirkland 430 Mann Elementary Redmond 450 McAuliffe Elementary Sammamish 660 Mead Elementary Sammamish 640 Muir Elementary Kirkland 480 Redmond Elementary Redmond 340 Rockwell Elementary Redmond 480 Rosa Parks Elementary Redmond Ridge 400ish Rose Hill Elementary Kirkland 340 Rush Elementary Redmond 420 Sandburg Elementary Kirkland 540 Smith Elementary Sammamish 680 Thoreau Elementary Kirkland 340 Twain Elementary Kirkland 550 Wilder Elementary Woodinville 550
[edit] Controversy
Keller Elementary students in Special Ed classes have said they were verbally abused and threatened during the 2001-2002 school year. There are rumors of earlier abuse as well. The district and the school staff deny that any abuse actually happened.
[edit] Private schools
The Bear Creek School is a K-12 private school in Redmond, Washington. Educating around 625 students, it is a Christian religious school.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ BEST High School
- ^ "The Bear Creek School", Great Schools
