Lake Washington High School
Lake Washington High School serves 1,898 students in grades 9-12.
Lake Washington High School placed in the top 10% of all schools in Washington for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 20%, and reading proficiency is top 5%) for the 2018-19 school year.
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 69% (which is higher than the Washington state average of 50%) for the 2018-19 school year. The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 91% (which is higher than the Washington state average of 61%) for the 2018-19 school year.
The student:teacher ratio of 21:1 is higher than the Washington state level of 16:1.
Minority enrollment is 40% of the student body (majority Asian and Hispanic), which is lower than the Washington state average of 49% (majority Hispanic).
Top Rankings
Lake Washington High School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Washington for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Math Proficiency
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Graduation Rate
School Overview
Lake Washington High School's student population of 1,898 students has grown by 15% over five school years.
The teacher population of 90 teachers has grown by 15% over five school years.
Grades Offered
Grades 9-12
(offers virtual instruction)
(offers virtual instruction)
Total Students
1,898 students
Gender %
Total Classroom Teachers
90 teachers
Students by Grade
School Rankings
Lake Washington High School is ranked within the top 10% of all 2,052 schools in Washington (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2018-19 school year.
The diversity score of Lake Washington High School is 0.60, which is less than the diversity score at state average of 0.67. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall Testing Rank
#132 out of 2052 schools
(Top 10%)
(Top 10%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
69%
50%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
91%
61%
Student : Teacher Ratio
21:1
16:1
American Indian
n/a
1%
Asian
15%
8%
Hispanic
13%
25%
Black
3%
5%
White
60%
51%
Hawaiian
n/a
1%
Two or more races
9%
9%
All Ethnic Groups
Graduation Rate
94%
84%
Eligible for Free Lunch
10%
35%
Eligible for Reduced Lunch
2%
7%
School Statewide Testing
School District Name
Source: 2020-2021 (latest school year available) NCES, WA Dept. of Education
School Reviews
5 2/7/2008
Lake Washington High School is a pretty good public school. Most of the students are nice and some teachers are nice. The only problem I have with this school is the curriculum and the teachers. Some teachers care about the students well-being and having them be successful in the class, but a lot of them them don't care wether a student does good in a class. For example: in my geometry class,more than half the class fails all the tests, but instead of trying to help us and have us understand what the heck we're doing he "goes over it" in like 20 min. and tries to teach us something else. I have been failing the whole year! So my friend is tutoring me and when she was explaining something that I was having a really hard time on she said it in such a way that I actually understood it! She knew that I'm not the quickest learner and I really need to be shown how to do something and then I have to try it for me to really get it. I just think that my geometry teacher isn't patient enough to actually help, which is just hindering our GPA and math grades. I think that this school is good except for the math program. I recomend this school to students who are already very good at math, they won't have as hard of a time as the rest on the students.
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