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Lake Washington School District – Every Student Future Ready

Lake Washington School District (LWSD) is a high-performing public school district in Kirkland, Redmond, and Sammamish, Washington

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School board leads the district

Five elected school board members represent the entire district. This group sets major policies. They hire a superintendent. They determine major goals for the district and hold the superintendent and staff accountable for reaching them.
Go directly to this year's school board schedule, including agendas, minutes, and board packets.

Superintendent heads district administration

The superintendent manages a staff, which is charged with carrying out his or her goals for the district. Dr. Traci Pierce is chief executive officer for the district. She took over as superintendent, replacing Dr. Chip Kimball, on July 1, 2012.

Student Profile – the document that guides our work

As part of Vision 2020, Lake Washington School District has revised its Student Profile, the knowledge, skills and attributes that every student needs to be future ready. This document includes the district’s vision, mission, and guiding principles – the learning environments that must be in place for students to learn everything in the Student Profile.

Lake Washington School District (LWSD) is located between Lake Washington and the Cascade Mountains, to the east of Seattle. Covering 76 square miles, LWSD is the public school district for the cities of Kirkland and Redmond as well as about half of Sammamish. On the north end of the district, some Bothell and Woodinville residents also attend our schools. The district map shows all school locations and boundaries.

Number of Schools
31	Elementary Schools	Grades K-5
12	Middle Schools	Grades 6-8
8	High Schools	Grades 9-12
Note: exact grade levels may vary in Choice schools.

Student Enrollment, October 2012
Elementary School	12,624
Middle School	5,792
High School	6,992
Total	25,408

Student Ethnicity, October 2012
Hispanic/Latino of any race	9.6%
African American/Black	1.6%
American Indian/Alaskan Native	0.3%
Asian	18.8%
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander	0.2%
White	63.7%
Two or More Races	5.8%

View the Ethnic Enrollment Report

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Annual Report

The Annual Report to the community recaps the school year's highlights, and reports a bevy of district statistics, including test scores, graduation rates, enrollment figures, budget details and more.

Basic budget information

Guide to the 2012-2013 General Fund Budget of the Lake Washington School District. The revenue estimates and spending plans summarized are shown in much greater detail in the formal budget, OSPI form F-195. Since this summary is intended as a citizen’s aid to a better understanding of how public schools are operated, this document presents simplified financial information. This budget summary contains displays of enrollments, revenues and expenditures.

History of our schools

From the first log cabin school in Redmond in 1875 to the official formation of Lake Washington School District in 1944 and on to today. This brief history of the district, published in 2005, traces the growth of education in this area. Includes the history of each school building.

Policies and regulations

Includes the district’s governance policies and administrative policies. Check here for the district’s mission, goals, school administration, fiscal management, facilities, personnel, instruction, community relations and other policies. Interlocal agreements are also posted here.

Commonly used forms

Need to find a field trip permission form at the last minute? Looking for the physical exam card for athletics? If it’s a form, it’s here!

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The Lake Washington School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, gender, marital status, creed, religion, honorably discharged veteran, military status, sexual orientation including gender expression or identity, the presence of any sensory, mental or physical disability, or the use of a trained guide dog or service animal by a person with a disability, in its programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. Complete policy statement

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Board Member Biographies

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