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Lake Washington School District

For the 2022 school year, there are 53 public schools serving 29,727 students in Lake Washington School District. This district's average testing ranking is 10/10, which is in the top 1% of public schools in Washington.

Public Schools in Lake Washington School District have an average math proficiency score of 79% (versus the Washington public school average of 50%), and reading proficiency score of 85% (versus the 61% statewide average).

The top ranked public schools in Lake Washington School District are International Community School, Northstar Middle School and Stella Schola. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking. Lake Washington School District has one of the highest concentrations of top ranked public schools in Washington.

Minority enrollment is 48% of the student body (majority Asian), which is more than the Washington public school average of 46% (majority Hispanic).

Top Rankings

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

Overview

School District Name

Lake Washington School District

School District Website

http://www.lwsd.org

School District Phone Number

(425) 936-1200

School District Grades Offered

PK - 12

2018-2019 School Year Data

This School District

This State (WA)

# Schools

53 Schools

2,435 Schools

# Students

29,727 Students

1,115,276 Students

# Teachers

1,592 Teachers

60,332 Teachers

Student : Teacher Ratio

19:1

District Rank

Lake Washington School District, which is ranked within the top 1% of all 305 school districts in Washington (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2018-2019 school year.

The school district's graduation rate of 93% has increased from 90% over five school years.

Definition of Terms 2018-2019 School Year Data

This School District

State Average (WA)

Overall District Rank

#3 out of 306 school districts
(Top 1%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)

79%

50%

This chart display 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 WA by year, with the latest 2018-19 school year data.

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)

85%

61%

This chart display 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 WA by year, with the latest 2018-19 school year data.

Graduation Rate

93%

84%

This chart display public school graduation rate of Lake Washington School District and public school graduation rate of WA by year, with the latest 2018-19 school year data.

Students by Ethnicity:

Diversity Score

0.64

# American Indian Students

60 Students

15,564 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

8,387 Students

85,277 Students

% Asian Students

28%

# Hispanic Students

3,050 Students

257,522 Students

% Hispanic Students

10%

23%

# Black Students

515 Students

48,223 Students

% Black Students

# White Students

15,370 Students

601,477 Students

% White Students

52%

54%

# Hawaiian Students

36 Students

12,086 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

2,309 Students

88,874 Students

% of Two or more races Students

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:

214

15,751

# Students in K Grade:

2,226

81,202

# Students in 1st Grade:

2,499

83,119

# Students in 2nd Grade:

2,578

83,362

# Students in 3rd Grade:

2,457

85,777

# Students in 4th Grade:

2,534

87,538

# Students in 5th Grade:

2,462

86,850

# Students in 6th Grade:

2,321

84,497

# Students in 7th Grade:

2,296

82,499

# Students in 8th Grade:

2,221

82,140

# Students in 9th Grade:

2,075

83,832

# Students in 10th Grade:

1,979

82,736

# Students in 11th Grade:

1,928

83,658

# Students in 12th Grade:

1,937

92,315

# Ungraded Students:

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $15,408 in this school district is less than the state median of $17,034. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.

The school district's spending/student of $19,157 is higher than the state median of $17,238. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.

Definition of Terms 2017-2018

This School District

This State (WA)

Total Revenue

$458 MM

$13 MM

This chart display total revenue of Lake Washington School District and median value from total revenues of all school districts in WA by year, with the latest 2017-18 school year data.

Spending

$570 MM

$14 MM

This chart display total spending of Lake Washington School District and median value from total spendings of all school districts in WA by year, with the latest 2017-18 school year data.

Revenue / Student

$15,408

$17,034

This chart display average revenue per public school student in Lake Washington School District and median value from average revenue per public school student of all school districts in WA by year, with the latest 2017-18 school year data.

Spending / Student

$19,157

$17,238

This chart display average spending per public school student in Lake Washington School District and median value from average spending per public school student of all school districts in WA by year, with the latest 2017-18 school year data.

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