Total enrollment
19,098
-1,066 (-5%) vs SY 2020-21
30 schools in Issaquah School District
Washington · 19,098 students · 8 cities
Of all public K-12 schools in Washington, 30 sit under Issaquah School District, with combined enrollment of roughly 19,098 students (18 elementary, 6 middle, and 5 high).
4-year change in Issaquah School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
30
+3 (+11%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Issaquah School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Washington | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.8% | #4 of 128 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 19,098 | #15 of 183 | #428 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 30 | #19 of 183 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #109 of 183 | #7,846 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 15.1% | #179 of 183 | #7,746 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.9% | #24 of 146 | #503 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Issaquah School District
State test results across the district's 26 scored schools run from Cascade Ridge Elementary at 91.1% proficient to Issaquah High School at 54.1%, a gap of 37.0 points. That is the 23rd widest gap among 92 Washington districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 25 district schools that reported both years went from 20,785 to 17,910 students (down 14%) and from 1,032 to 978 full-time teachers (down 5%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About Issaquah School District
Issaquah School District runs 30 public schools across Washington, collectively teacheing roughly 19,098 students.
In terms of grade levels, Issaquah School District consists of 18 elementary, 6 middle, 5 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
On a per-school basis, Issaquah School District runs about 637 students per school, 43% above the state mean of roughly 446.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment contracted 5%: 20,164 students in SY 2020-21 versus 19,098 in SY 2024-25. The school count climbed from 27 to 30 across the same 4-year window.
On this page, the community for Issaquah School District discusses school events, board meetings, and seasonal calendars. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.