Lake Washington High School

Lake Washington High School
LWHS main entry
Address
Map
12033 Northeast 80th Street

, ,
98033

United States
Coordinates47°40′25″N 122°10′52″W / 47.67361°N 122.18111°W / 47.67361; -122.18111
Information
School typePublic, High School
Motto"aLWays Rising."
Established1922; 102 years ago (1922)[2] 1949,
2011 (renovation)
School districtLake Washington School District
NCES School ID530423000674[4]
PrincipalChristine Bell
Teaching staff85.83 (FTE) (2019–20)[4]
Grades912
Enrollment2,015 (2023–24)[3]
Student to teacher ratio20.56 (2019–20)[4]
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)  Purple &   White
Athletics conferenceKingCo 4A (2024 onwards)
MascotKangaroos (Lizzy)
RivalsJuanita[1]
Feeder schools
  • Kirkland Middle School
  • Rose Hill Middle School
Websitelwhs.lwsd.org

Lake Washington High School is a four-year public high school in Kirkland, Washington, a suburb east of Seattle. It is one of four main high schools in the Lake Washington School District, with an enrollment of approximately 2,100 students as of 2023-2024 school year.[5] Located in the Rose Hill neighborhood east of downtown Kirkland, LWHS competes in the KingCo 4A athletic conference as of the 2024-2025 school year; the school colors are purple and white and its mascot is the Kangaroo.

  1. ^ Howard, John William (16 September 2016). "Lake Washington nabs rough-and-tumble rivalry win over Juanita | Prep girls' soccer". Kirkland Reporter. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  2. ^ "History of our schools" (PDF). LWSD. 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 4, 2011. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
  3. ^ "Lake Washington High School". Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  4. ^ a b c "Search for Public Schools - Lake Washington High (530423000674)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
  5. ^ Haug, Charlie (May 7, 2024). "Athletics move from 4A to 3A: New classification". Nordic News.