Public schools in Sammamish, WA
Sammamish has 14 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 2 high, 3 middle, 9 elementary, enrolling 11,366 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Lake Washington School District runs 8 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Sammamish's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Sammamish | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Washington School District | 8 | 30,991 | $17,053 |
| Issaquah School District 411 | 6 | 19,524 | $17,188 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
2 high schools in Sammamish, 4,725 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastlake High School | 2,481 | 21.2 | 4.2% | Lake Washington |
| Skyline High School | 2,244 | 23.7 | 6.1% | Issaquah |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
3 middle schools in Sammamish, 2,186 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inglewood Middle School | 1,229 | 22.0 | 3.3% | Lake Washington |
| Pine Lake Middle School | 877 | 21.9 | 5.7% | Issaquah |
| Renaissance School of Art and Reasoning | 80 | 17.4 | 3.8% | Lake Washington |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
9 elementary schools in Sammamish, 4,455 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret Mead Elementary | 580 | 16.4 | 3.3% | Lake Washington |
| Sunny Hills Elementary | 574 | 16.9 | 8.7% | Issaquah |
| Creekside Elementary | 555 | 17.0 | 3.8% | Issaquah |
| Samantha Smith Elementary | 545 | 18.0 | 2.8% | Lake Washington |
| Rachel Carson Elementary | 486 | 16.9 | 1.9% | Lake Washington |
| Elizabeth Blackwell Elementary | 478 | 16.6 | 4.0% | Lake Washington |
| Christa Mcauliffe Elementary | 472 | 17.1 | 1.5% | Lake Washington |
| Cascade Ridge Elementary | 391 | 16.6 | 3.1% | Issaquah |
| Cedar Trails Elementary | 374 | 14.5 | 11.8% | Issaquah |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Sammamish's public schools compare with Washington's
The median Sammamish school has 17.1 students per full-time teacher, about the same as the Washington median of 16.7. 0% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 37% across the state. Its median school enrolls 550 students (state 391).
| Sammamish | Washington | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 17.1 | 16.7 |
| Median school size (students) | 550 | 391 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 0% | 37% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 0% | 53% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 0.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 14 Sammamish schools and the 2,437 Washington schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Sammamish
- Lake Washington School DistrictRuns 8 of Sammamish's 14 public schools and spent $17,053 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,053
- Eastlake High School, the largest high school in Sammamish2,481 students in 2024-25, 21.2 per teacher.2,481
- Compare Lake Washington School District with Issaquah School District 411Sammamish's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in WashingtonWashington's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Sammamish addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
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Questions about schools in Sammamish
How many public schools are in Sammamish, WA?
14 public schools with an address in Sammamish were open in 2024-25: 2 high, 3 middle, 9 elementary, enrolling 11,366 students.What is the largest high school in Sammamish?
Eastlake High School, with 2,481 students in 2024-25 (Lake Washington School District).Which districts run Sammamish's schools?
Lake Washington School District (8 schools), Issaquah School District 411 (6 schools). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25