COVID Puts The Squeeze On LWSD Schools

Redmond, Wash. – Lake Washington School District (LWSD) holds an open enrollment period once each year for parents who want their children to attend a school other than their neighborhood school. Parents may apply between February 1-26 for a change to their school assignment for the 2021-22 school year for their student in grades K-12. This option is also known as an In-District Variance.

This open enrollment option only applies to neighborhood schools that have space available (and are designated as “open” or “limited”). The list of schools that are open or limited to students outside their neighborhood will be available on the district website on February 1 at: http://www.lwsd.org/students-families/registration/transfer-options/in-district-variance-options. Schools are closed if current and projected enrollment shows that students who live within their attendance boundary will fill the school’s capacity. District enrollment has increased rapidly over the last 12 years and due to COVID impact on space requirements, it is likely that very few, if any, schools will be on the list of open or limited schools.

-- LWSD Press Release, Excerpt, 1/29/2021