The Redmond-based Lake Washington School District operates seven public schools in Sammamish and…More largely serves students in the northern part of the city.</p> <p>Those schools are: Eastlake High School, route: {:controller=>"listings", :id=>"eastlake-senior-high-school", :action=>"show"} -->, Inglewood Jr. High School, Elizabeth Blackwell Elementary, Rachel Carson Elementary, Christa McAuliffe Elementary, Margaret Mead Elementary and <!-- name: Samantha Smith Elementary. </p> <p>In total, the district has 24,560 students. While a five-member board sets policy, the superintendent manages staff and handles the implementation of goals.</p> <p>The district also serves students in Redmond, Kirkland and Woodinville.</p>

Beaver Lake Middle School was one of the Issaquah School District’s first schools to launch a Respect and…More Responsibility program and has been a model for other District and regional youth leadership programs. Their Leadership Development class is a regional model for youth leadership programs. WASL scores in reading, writing, mathematics, and science are consistently among the highest in Washington State.</p> <p>For the last several years, Beaver Lake students have spearheaded some major humanitarian projects. One of these, the “Africa Project” included sending two 40-foot shipping containers of clothing, shoes, toys, and school supplies to Underberg, South Africa. Staff, students, and parents have traveled during the summer to present the items and document the trip for students back home.</p> <p>Beaver Lake starts classes late every Wednesday for two hours of staff collaboration.</p>

Rachel Carson Elementary School opened in 2006 and became Lake Washington School District's newest elementary school…More in Sammamish. The school strives to integrate academics, art, drama, music and sports into each school day.</p> <p>In October 2009, there were 560 students - evenly split between boys and girls. The school has a faculty of 29 teachers. More than 55 percent of them have earned their master's degrees. Each has about 9 years of experience.</p> <p>If Carson students stay in the Lake Washington School District, they will attend Inglewood Jr. High School and Eastlake High School. The elementary school draws students from around the intersection of 244th Avenue Northeast and Northeast 8th Street. But the <a href="http://www.lwsd.org/Schools/District-Map/Pages/Default.aspx?mapType=El">attendance boundary</a> stretches down to Southeast 8th Street. Some students come from a small area close to state Route 202.</p> <p>The mascot is the Falcon. The school has an environmentally-friendly campus and was named after Rachel Louise Carson, a writer, biologist and ecologist who was born in Pennsylvania.</p>

Based at Eastlake High School, Renaissance School of Art and Reasoning blends visual and performing arts, as well as…More science and math, together for its 7th to 9th grade students. In addition to art, the school stresses critical thinking skills and community awareness.</p> <p>The institution is a Choice School in the Lake Washington School District. That means it is small by design and geared to meet specific academic needs and interests. Renaissance administrators even offer <a href="http://www.lwsd.org/school/rsar/About-Us/Pages/Right-Choice.aspx">advice</a> on whether a Choice School is a good fit for a student. </p> <p>The school, founded in 2006, has a maximum enrollment of 90 students. During the 2009-10 school year, 61 percent of the students were girls and 39 percent were boys. The school has six teachers, with each one having an average of nearly 10 years of experience.</p>

It is fitting, in a sense, that an elementary school bears the name of a girl who wrote to a Soviet leader in the…More 1980s and asked whether he wanted a war with the United States. That simple, straightforward question from Samantha Smith led to global attention on peace and the Lake Washington School District to name a school after her.</p> <p>The school was home to 550 K-6 students in October 2009. Of that number, 284 were boys and 266 were girls. The school's 31 teachers had, on average, nearly 11 years of experience and 61 percent of the faculty had master's degrees.</p> <p>While students at Smith, which opened in 1988, have done well on standardized tests, administrators are emphasizing literacy, math, science and technology programs.</p> <p>Dolphins are the school's mascots. Similar to other schools in the district, Smith's PTSA helps organize various enrichment programs, including martial arts, drama and choir.</p> <p>The school's <a href="http://www.lwsd.org/Schools/District-Map/Pages/Default.aspx?mapType=El">attendance boundaries</a> stretch from Lake Sammamish in the southwest, north of Southeast 8th Street and north along 228th Avenue Northeast. If Smith students stay in the district, they will attend Inglewood Jr. High School and Eastlake High School.</p>

During the 2008-09 academic year, Inglewood Junior High School had about 1,100 pupils, the largest number…More of students for any junior high school in the Lake Washington School District. School administrators have made a concerted effort to ensure that the campus has a small and welcoming feel for all students.  The school, which opened in 1991 and serves students in 7th, 8th and 9th grades, has received national recognition for its programs, according to administrators.</p> <p>In October 2009, the school had an enrollment of 1,034 students - of which 55 percent were boys and 45 percent were girls. The school has a teaching staff of 54, and 63 percent of them have earned their master's degree. Each instructor, on average, has more than a decade of experience.</p> <p>The school library reaches out to students by operating a <a href="http://www.facebook.com/inglewoodlibrary">Facebook page</a>. The mascot is the Knight. The school feeds into Eastlake High School.</p> <p>Inglewood draws its students from Sammamish's northern neighborhoods. The <a href="http://www.lwsd.org/Schools/District-Map/Pages/Default.aspx?mapType=Jr">attendance zone</a> covers the area north of Southeast 8th Street and close to state Route 202.</p> <p> </p>

Elizabeth Blackwell Elementary School offers some views of Lake Sammamish and serves neighborhoods in the…More northwestern part of Sammamish. The campus, which opened in 1998, is named after the first woman in the United States to earn her medical degree.</p> <p>It serves children from kindergarten to the 6th grade. In recent years, the campus has stressed reading, as well as daily reading and technology. In October 2009, the campus had an enrollment of 555 students with boys making up 52 percent of pupils and girls composing 48 percent.</p> <p>During the 2009-10 academic year, the teaching staff had 32 instructors. Each had an average of 13 years of experience. Nearly 69 percent of all teachers had earned their master's degrees.</p> <p>As part of the Lake Washington School District, the school feeds to Inglewood Jr. High School and Eastlake High School. The <a href="http://www.lwsd.org/Schools/District-Map/Pages/Default.aspx?mapType=El">attendance area</a> is mainly north of Bill Reams East Sammamish Park and west of Sahalee Way Northeast. The campus is west of the Sahalee Country Club.</p>

The Eastlake Community Sports Fields provide more than three acres of synthetic turf and sits on the campus…More of Eastlake High School, right near the football field.</p> <p>The city of Sammamish is responsible for the fields, which have lights and are ideal for soccer, softball, lacrosse and baseball throughout the year. The project was accomplished through a partnership with the Lake Washington School District.</p> <p>The city rents the fields in the evenings and on the weekends. For 2011, youth sports cost $45 per hour and adult sports cost $70 per hour. Use of the lights cost $20 per hour. There are times when the fields are open and empty. The fields also can be rented in the summer.</p> <p>For rental information, contact <a href="mailto:rentals@ci.sammamish.wa.us">rentals@ci.sammamish.wa.us</a> or use the city's <a href="http://www.ci.sammamish.wa.us/FieldRentalApp.aspx">online reservation system</a>.</p> <p>Restrooms and seating for spectators are available. A gate with the city's name marks the main entrance.</p>

Eastlake Senior High School, which enrolls students in grades 10 to 12, is one of three high schools on the…More Sammamish Plateau. It has served residents since it opened in 1993 and is part of the Lake Washington School District.</p> <p>Students learn from a core group of teachers, who coordinate lessons in math, history, science and English. The school also has Advanced Placement, Honors and Running Start programs. Running Start lets high school students take college classes.</p> <p>In 2009, the student body was made up of 732 males and 617 females. The school's 76 teachers have an average of more than 11 years of experience. Nearly 70 percent of the teachers have received their master's degree. Wolves are the school's mascot.</p> <p>Eastlake's feeder schools are: Inglewood Jr. High School and Evergreen Jr. High School (Redmond). Students from the following elementary schools also are in the Eastlake attendance area: Louisa May Alcott (Redmond), Elizabeth Blackwell, Rachel Carson, Margaret Mead, Christa McAuliffe and Samantha Smith.</p>