Lake Washington Technical Academy

Lake Washington Technical Academy is a micro-enrollment 9-12 campus in Kirkland, Washington, one of the schools within Lake Washington Institute of Technology. The school hosts 138 students in grades 11 through 12. By comparison, Washington's public schools average about 573 students each, so Lake Washington Technical Academy sits 76% smaller than that benchmark.

Lake Washington Technical Academy is one of 2 schools operated by Lake Washington Institute of Technology, a district that works with 143 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Lake Washington Technical Academy lists that the most-represented group is White (51%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 36% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 4% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (King County) records that median household income runs about $124,746, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Lake Washington Technical Academy is one of 544 public schools in King County (combined enrollment of about 278,492 students).

Nearest neighbor: Washington Network for Innovative Careers Skill Center, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 55%: 309 students in 2018 compared to 138 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 74% to 51% over that span.

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