The Issaquah School District is one of two, which operates the public schools in Sammamish. The district mainly…More serves students who live in the southern part of the city.</p> <p>Sammamish students attend the following district schools: Skyline High School, route: {:controller=>"listings", :id=>"skyline-high-school", :action=>"show"} -->, Pine Lake Middle School, Cascade Ridge Elementary, Creekside Elementary, Discovery Elementary and <!-- name: Sunny Hills Elementary.</p> <p>The district, which is led by a five-member board, has more than 16,000 students in seven cities, including Issaquah, Renton and Bellevue.</p>

Issaquah Middle School is home to more than 700 students in the sixth through the eighth grade. As part of the…More Issaquah School District, Issaquah Middle School serves along the I-90 corridor.</p> <p>Once known as Issaquah Junior High School, Issaquah Middle School (IMS) first opened in its current location in 1955. Following more than two years of live-in, learn-in renovation, completed in 1999, the school’s modernization is an ideal learning backdrop for students in grades 6-8.</p> <p>The IMS neighborhood includes Issaquah’s Community Center. School and neighborhood activities naturally ebb and flow between these two community resources.<br>The very active and supportive PTSA has provided numerous hours of volunteer assistance and more than $15,000 in teacher grants, scholarships and programs. Approximately 120 parent volunteers provide an adult presence on campus in the school’s <a href="http://issaquahmiddleptsa.org/Page/Program/walkabout_home">Walk-About</a> program before school and during lunches.</p> <p>About 75 percent of the school's teachers have masters degrees. The school's <a href="http://www.issaquah.wednet.edu/schools/School.aspx?loc=ims&dord=225">annual report</a> is available on the Issaquah School District website.</p>

The indoor Julius Boehm pool, located just near the Issaquah Community Center and Issaquah Middle School, is home to…More the competitive Issaquah Sockeyes Swim team, and operated by the Issaquah Parks Department. The pool has six lap lanes and a roped off area kept open for families with children. In addition to swim classes and lifeguard training, the pool is available for birthday party packages including one hour in the pool with a lifeguardrunning age-appropriate games, and one hour at the table or in the party room for refreshments and presents.</p> <p>Passes for the day, month, quarter, or annually are available. </p>