Total enrollment
30,986
+22 (+0%) vs SY 2020-21
58 schools in Lake Washington School District
Washington · 30,986 students · 5 cities
Public-school families inside Lake Washington School District pick from 58 schools serving the district's roughly 30,986 K-12 students (34 elementary, 12 middle, and 9 high).
4-year change in Lake Washington School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
55
-1 (-2%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Lake Washington School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Washington | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #5 of 128 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 30,986 | #2 of 183 | #215 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 55 | #4 of 183 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #105 of 183 | #7,806 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 13.0% | #181 of 183 | #7,834 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.0% | #27 of 146 | #635 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 Lake Washington School District
State test results across the district's 41 scored schools run from Christa Mcauliffe Elementary at 92.1% proficient to Finn Hill Middle School at 51.0%, a gap of 41.1 points. That is the 19th widest gap among 92 Washington districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 50 district schools that reported both years went from 29,660 to 29,145 students (down 2%) and from 1,588 to 1,605 full-time teachers (up 1%), 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 Lake Washington School District
Lake Washington School District administers 58 public schools across Washington, collectively enrolling roughly 30,986 students.
Looking at the level breakdown, Lake Washington School District is built around 34 elementary, 12 middle, 9 high schools, and 3 combined or other.
On a per-school basis, Lake Washington School District runs about 534 students per school, 20% above the state mean of roughly 446.
Trend over the past 4 years. Total public-school enrollment in Lake Washington School District has stayed largely flat since SY 2020-21, moving from about 30,964 students to 30,986. Lake Washington School District now counts 55 public schools, down from 56 in SY 2020-21.
On allk12, the community for Lake Washington School District discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.