Juanita High School

Located at 10601 NE 132ND, in Kirkland, Washington, Juanita High School is a big senior high that teaches 1,778 students (grades 9 through 12), run under Lake Washington School District. That puts it 210% bigger than the typical public school in Washington, which averages around 573 students.

Lake Washington School District runs 55 schools in total, collectively educating 30,986 students. Juanita High School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Juanita High School logs that the most-represented group is White (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 19% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 12% multiracial, 3% Black.

In terms of school funding signals, Juanita High School records 90 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.8:1. The state averages around 21.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 26% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, King County runs at roughly 38%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Juanita High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 62.5%; this one delivers 53.7%.

In the area at large, census data for King County shows the typical household earns roughly $124,746 per year, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Juanita High School is one of 544 public schools in King County (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students).

The closest other public school is Juanita Elementary, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Juanita High School at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 61.0%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Five-year trend. Juanita High School's enrollment has ticked up 20% since 2018, when it stood at 1,485 (now 1,778). The White share of enrollment shrank from 56% to 49% over that span.

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