Lake Washington School District

Lake Washington School District serves families in the suburban Eastside communities around Lake Washington through 53 schools: 32 elementary schools, 12 middle schools, eight high schools, and one alternative school. It is one of Washington’s strongest districts, ranked fourth out of 238 districts, with districtwide 2025–2026 proficiency rates of 80.33% in English language arts, 75.03% in math, and 80.25% in science. Overall, parents can expect a wide range of options, including comprehensive neighborhood schools and selective or specialized programs.

High school performance is strongest at Eastlake High School, which ranked sixth statewide and reported a 96.8% graduation rate, 91.32% ELA proficiency, and 79.48% math proficiency. Specialized schools such as Nikola Tesla STEM High School and International Community School posted some of the district’s highest results, though their small enrollments and specialized models make direct comparisons with large schools less straightforward. Among middle schools, Evergreen Middle School ranked first statewide, while Timberline Middle School ranked third. Kamiakin Middle School and Finn Hill Middle School were notably weaker academically, particularly in math.

Elementary standouts include Louisa May Alcott Elementary, Samantha Smith Elementary, Lakeview Elementary, Horace Mann Elementary, and Christa McAuliffe Elementary. Lakeview and Rose Hill Middle have shown especially strong ranking improvement, while math is the clearest area of variation across schools. Parents comparing options should consider grade-level results, school size, program model, and whether suppressed data is unavailable rather than low; schools such as Emerson High School, Helen Keller Elementary, and John Muir Elementary merit closer review.