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Lake Washington Technical Academy

Kirkland · WA · Lake Washington Institute of Technology · Public

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Programs & features
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Academic signals
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Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How Lake Washington Technical Academy compares for families

What families should know about Lake Washington Technical Academy.

  • LocallyWA sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
  • vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Open Doors at LWIT, Washington Network for Innovative Careers Skill Center, Juanita High School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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📊 State assessment · WA Smarter Balanced · grade 10

SBAC grade 10 — met or exceeded standard

School year 2024-25. Levels 3 + 4 combined ("at or above grade level"). Cells suppressed by the state when sample is small.

Source: WA state DOE Smarter Balanced results. Levels 1–2 = below standard, 3 = met, 4 = exceeded. Headline = level 3 + level 4 combined.

Chronic absenteeism

Share of students absent 15+ days
0.7%
Below 10% — strong attendance culture. Chronic absence is a leading indicator of dropout and disengagement; a low rate signals families staying connected to the school.
Students absent 15+ days
1
Federal definition: absent (excused or unexcused) for at least 15 of ~180 school days — about 10% of the school year.

Why this matters to enrollment: A low chronic-absence rate is the cleanest school-level signal of strong family connection, classroom culture, and student engagement — all upstream drivers of enrollment stability. For school leaders: an Enrollment Trend Audit traces this dynamic forward →

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2024 total enrollment.

Enrollment trend & projection

Grade 12 went from 194 in 2021 to 86 in 2024 — over 3 years.
-55.7%

Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of -17.3%/year, projecting from 2024's 138 students:

2025
114
2027
78
2029
53

A small or specialty program — naive trend math doesn't capture the school's full picture. Read the trend as directional, not predictive.

An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.

Nearby high schools — the local competition

The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
Open Doors at LWIT
Kirkland
Public 0.0 5
Washington Network for Innovative Careers Skill Center
Redmond
Public 0.0 266
Juanita High School
Kirkland
Public 1.6 1,778 +10.1%
Futures School
Kirkland
Public 1.6 25
Lake Washington High School
Kirkland
Public 2.3 2,081 +7.8%
Woodinville Community Center
Bothell
Public 2.5 5
Chrysalis High School
Woodinville
Private 2.7 158 -25.1%
Redmond High School
Redmond
Public 2.9 2,304 +6.6%

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