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Redmond, Wash. – For the second consecutive year, the Lake Washington School District (LWSD) Board of Directors has been named a “Board of Distinction” by the Washington State School Directors’ Association (WSSDA).
In October 2022, a Boundary Committee began the work to make recommendations for school attendance boundaries in the Lake Washington area. Neighborhood boundaries for all elementary and middle schools in the Lake Washington High School feeder pattern could change, beginning in the 2023-24 school year for elementary school students and in 2024-25 for middle school students.
This fall, a boundary committee will be convened to analyze and make recommendations for the attendance areas of the schools affected by current/potential overcrowding in the Lake Washington area. Specifically, the following schools may be impacted by these boundary updates:
Boundaries updated to reduce overcrowding
Redmond, Wash. – This fall, a boundary committee will be convened to analyze and make recommendations for the attendance areas of the schools affected by current/potential overcrowding in the Lake Washington area.
Redmond, Wash. –Lake Washington School District (LWSD) students continue to score well above the state average in all areas tested by the Smarter Balanced Assessments (SBA) and the Washington State Comprehensive Assessment of Science (WCAS).
“While our results are not quite back to where they were pre-pandemic, we are pleased to share these results with our community,” noted Dr. Jon Holmen, Superintendent. “Our teachers, staff and building administrators will continue to work hard to ensure that every single student in our district is learning, growing and succeeding.”
Students in grades three through eight and in grade 10 took the Smarter Balanced Assessments in English Language Arts (ELA) and in Math. Students in grades five, eight and 11 also took science tests.
In English Language Arts, the percent of LWSD students meeting the new standards ranged from 71.9 percent in sixth grade to a high of 81.5 percent in fifth grade. At the state level, the percent of students meeting the standard in English Language Arts ranged from 43.9 percent in grade six to a high of 62.2 percent in grade 10. (See the chart below for scores for each grade level.)
In grades three through eight Math, the percent of LWSD students meeting the standard ranged from 61.6 percent in 10th grade to a high of 78.6 percent in fourth grade. At the state level, the percent of students meeting the standard ranged from 32.1 percent in grade eight to 49.1 percent in grade three.
This year, the greatest gains for LWSD were in 10th grade ELA (an increase of 10.1% over 2021, and fourth-grade math (an increase of 9.4% over 2021).
In LWSD, 79 percent of fifth-grade students met the science standard in 2022. At the state level, only 50 percent of fifth graders met the state science standard.
In eighth grade science, 70.3 percent of LWSD students met the standard. At the state level, only 40 percent of eighth graders met the state science standard.
Table 1. LWSD Smarter Balanced Assessment Results, ELA, Percent Meeting Standard, 2018-22.
| Grade Level | ELA – Lake Washington School District | ELA – State | |||
| 2018 | 2019 | 2021* | 2022 | 2022 | |
| 3rd Grade | 81.2 | 81.4 | 79.1 | 77.7 | 47.4 |
| 4th Grade | 82.3 | 80.8 | 78.9 | 80.7 | 48.9 |
| 5th Grade | 84.4 | 85.2 | 77.1 | 81.7 | 51.6 |
| 6th Grade | 80.6 | 81.7 | 75.8 | 72.1 | 43.9 |
| 7th Grade | 82.5 | 84.6 | 77.3 | 78.9 | 51.0 |
| 8th Grade | 82.3 | 80.9 | 78.1 | 77.7 | 49.2 |
| 10th Grade | 88.8 | 88.7 | 71.1 | 81.2 | 62.2 |
*The 2021 assessment was given in the fall of 2021 and was taken by the students in their next grade level. For example, the third-grade test for 2021 was taken by fourth graders in fall 2021.
Figure 1. Smarter Balanced Assessment Results, ELA, Percent Meeting Standard, Spring 2022. LWSD compared to state.
Table 2. LWSD Smarter Balanced Assessment Results, Math, Percent Meeting Standard, 2018-22.
| Grade Level | Math – Lake Washington School District | Math – State | |||
| 2018 | 2019 | 2021* | 2022 | 2022 | |
| 3rd Grade | 79.9 | 81.6 | 76.7 | 78.1 | 49.1 |
| 4th Grade | 79.9 | 77.6 | 69.6 | 79.0 | 45.5 |
| 5th Grade | 75.7 | 75.3 | 60.4 | 69.2 | 38.0 |
| 6th Grade | 80.1 | 79.1 | 64.3 | 66.7 | 34.2 |
| 7th Grade | 77.4 | 81.3 | 67.7 | 68.8 | 35.4 |
| 8th Grade | 75.0 | 75.5 | 61.5 | 67.4 | 32.1 |
| 10th Grade | 72.2 | 71.3 | 54.5 | 61.6 | 30.8 |
*The 2021 assessment was given in the fall of 2021 and was taken by the students in their next grade level. For example, the third grade test for 2021 was taken by fourth graders in fall 2021.
Figure 2. Smarter Balanced Assessment Results, Math, Percent Meeting Standard, Spring 2022. LWSD compared to state.
Table 3. LWSD Washington Comprehensive Assessment of Science, Percent Meeting Standard, 2018-22.
| Grade Level | Science – Lake Washington School District | Science - State | |||
| 2018 | 2019 | 2021* | 2022 | 2022 | |
| 5th Grade | 82.0 | 81.7 | 81.5 | 79.0 | 50.0 |
| 8th Grade | 78.4 | 77.6 | 78.7 | 70.3 | 40.0 |
| 11th Grade** | 31.2 | 21.3 | 40.2 | 33.5 | 38.5 |
*The 2021 assessment was given in the fall of 2021 and was taken by the students in their next grade level. For example, the fifth-grade test for 2021 was taken by sixth graders in fall 2021.
**The 11th grade scores are low due to a significant number of students that have refused the test over the past four years.
Figure 3. Washington Comprehensive Assessment of Science, Percent Meeting Standard, Spring 2022. LWSD compared to state.
Complete district and state scores are available in the Washington State Report Card, as compiled by the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction.
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About Lake Washington: Lake Washington School District is a high-performing public school district serving Kirkland, Redmond, and Sammamish, Washington. It is the second largest district in the state of Washington, with over 30,000 students in 57 schools.