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 High School is located in the heart of Issaquah. At 100 years old, IHS is the District’s oldest high…More school, and is in one of its newest buildings.</p> <p>Issaquah High School moved into Phase 1 of a new, state-of-the-art building in fall 2010. This first phase brought 56 regular classrooms, 12 science labs, commons, athletics facilities, library, and many outstanding specialty areas. Phase II, housing a Performing Arts Center, music, art, and shop facilities opened in September 2011.</p> <p>Listed among US News’ top high schools in the nation, IHS offers rigorous curriculum in core areas including Advanced Placement (AP) programs in math, science, social studies, language arts, world languages, and computer science. IHS offers technical and vocational courses and rounds out student experiences with fine arts, visual arts, and theatre arts.</p> <p>IHS starts classes late every Wednesday for two hours of staff collaboration.</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>