The Lake Washington School District #414 or LWSD is a

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district in

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, in suburbs east of

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. Its headquarters is in Redmond. it is the second-largest school district in

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. It serves the region to the east of

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, one of the wealthiest in the

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area. In October 2021, the district had a student enrollment of 30,500.

Boundary

The district serves the vast majority of Redmond, almost all of Kirkland, the majority of Union Hill-Novelty Hill, north

Sammamish Sammamish ( ) is a city in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 67,455 at the 2020 census. Located on a plateau, the city is bordered by Lake Sammamish to the west and the Snoqualmie Valley to the east. Sammamish is a resid ...

, and parts of

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, Cottage Lake, and

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. The portion of Kenmore in the district is in the

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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 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 (grades 6–8).

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; all but Eastlake are Class 3A, while Eastlake is 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. * As of August 2020

Other high schools

*Lake Washington Technical Academy

Middle schools

The junior highs (grades 7–9) became middle schools (grades 6–8) in August 2018. : *As of August 2020

Elementary schools

As of June 2020, there are 33 elementary schools in LWSD. : * As of October 2019

References

External links

Official site

Seattle Times district profile
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