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Lake Washington School District

Item: Lake Washington School District
Rating: 10
Author: Public School Review

16250 Ne 74th St
Redmond, WA 98052

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10/

Top 5%

Tel: (425) 936-1200

www.lwsd.org

Top Rankings

Lake Washington School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Washington for:

Overview

This School District

This State (WA)

# Schools

58 Schools

1,823 Schools

# Students

30,991 Students

735,399 Students

# Teachers

1,713 Teachers

44,937 Teachers

Student : Teacher Ratio

18:1

District Rank

Lake Washington School District, which is ranked within the top 5% of all 307 school districts in Washington (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.

The school district's graduation rate of 94% has increased from 91% over five school years.

This School District

State Average (WA)

#4 out of 307 school districts
(Top 5%)

This chart displays the overall district rank of Lake Washington School District, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

73%

40%

This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Lake Washington School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Washington by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

81%

53%

This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Lake Washington School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Washington by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

78%

49%

94%

84%

This chart displays public school graduation rate of Lake Washington School District and public school graduation rate of Washington by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

Students by Ethnicity:

0.69

0.68

# American Indian Students

58 Students

9,860 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

11,778 Students

63,982 Students

% Asian Students

38%

# Hispanic Students

3,360 Students

184,067 Students

% Hispanic Students

11%

25%

# Black Students

724 Students

34,810 Students

% Black Students

# White Students

12,308 Students

357,157 Students

% White Students

40%

49%

# Hawaiian Students

49 Students

10,447 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

2,539 Students

67,117 Students

% of Two or more races Students

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:

458

12,644

# Students in K Grade:

2,007

76,513

# Students in 1st Grade:

2,347

80,828

# Students in 2nd Grade:

2,355

77,118

# Students in 3rd Grade:

2,354

80,230

# Students in 4th Grade:

2,501

81,002

# Students in 5th Grade:

2,401

80,530

# Students in 6th Grade:

2,367

81,104

# Students in 7th Grade:

2,424

70,889

# Students in 8th Grade:

2,336

72,041

# Students in 9th Grade:

2,401

5,420

# Students in 10th Grade:

2,364

5,465

# Students in 11th Grade:

2,308

5,256

# Students in 12th Grade:

2,368

6,359

# Ungraded Students:

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $19,225 is higher than the state median of $18,857. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.

The school district's spending/student of $20,102 is higher than the state median of $19,309. The school district spending/student has grown by 11% over four school years.

This School District

This State (WA)

Total Revenue

$596 MM

$20,715 MM

This chart displays total revenue of Lake Washington School District and median value from total revenues of all school districts in Washington by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Spending

$623 MM

$21,212 MM

This chart displays total spending of Lake Washington School District and median value from total spendings of all school districts in Washington by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Revenue / Student

$19,225

$18,857

This chart displays average revenue per public school student in Lake Washington School District and average revenue per public school student of all school districts in Washington by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Spending / Student

$20,102

$19,309

This chart displays average spending per public school student in Lake Washington School District and average spending per public school student of all school districts in Washington by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

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Quick Stats (2024-25)

District size: 58 schools
Grades: 01-12
Enrollment: 30,991 students
Student:Teacher Ratio: 18:1
Minority Enrollment: 60%
: 94% (Top 5% in WA)
: Top 5%
: 73% (Top 5%)
: 81% (Top 5%)
: 78% (Top 1%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), WA Dept. of Education