The district’s transitional bilingual instruction program provides services to students who have a primary language other than English and know little or no English. The program gives students the support they need to successfully learn English.

ELL Program
There are more than 1,000 students receiving transitional bilingual instruction in the district. The ELL program is available to qualified students in kindergarten through 12th grade.

There are 79 languages currently spoken by students in Lake Washington School District.

Enrolling in ELL
Parents complete a Home Language Survey (HLS) at the school when they register their student. If the parent indicates that the student’s primary language is something other than English, the student is referred for an English proficiency assessment. The student is given the Washington Language Proficiency Test II (WLPT-II), which assesses a student’s overall ability to communicate and understand English in the areas of speaking, listening, reading and writing. A certified ELL teacher administers the test. If a student scores at Level 1, Level 2 or Level 3 he/she will be eligible for transitional/bilingual services.

Schools with ELL programs
Certain schools have been designated as English Language Learner (ELL) sites. Students are placed at a school that is as close as possible to their neighborhood school. ELL services are offered at the following schools:

Contact Information
For more information about the ELL program, contact the ELL Office at (425) 702-3323.