Lake Washington High School

Lake Washington High School is one of the heavily attended four-year high schools in Kirkland, Washington, overseen by Lake Washington School District, with 2,081 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Washington's public schools average about 573 students each, so Lake Washington High School sits 263% larger than that benchmark.

Lake Washington High School is one of 55 schools operated by Lake Washington School District, a district that educates 30,986 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Lake Washington High School shows that 50% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school records 24% Asian, 12% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 3% Black.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Lake Washington High School has 99 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.0:1. The state averages about 21.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 14% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is lower than King County's rate of about 38%.

After controlling for student poverty, Lake Washington High School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 71.2%; this one comes in at 59.2%, -12.0 points off the demographic line.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for King County indicate the typical household earns roughly $124,746 per year, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, King County runs 544 public schools (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students), of which Lake Washington High School is one.

Rose Hill Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lake Washington High School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 76.4%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lake Washington High School has increased 22%, going from 1,705 students in 2018 to 2,081 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 68% to 50% over that span.

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