2020-2021 Profile - Lake Washington School District

2020-2021 Profile

Redmond High School

Administration

17272 N.E. 104th Street

Redmond, WA 98052

425-936-1800



Jill VanderVeer - Principal

Andrew Hosford - Associate Principal

Rob Jones - Associate Principal

Colette Roche - Associate Principal

CEEB Code: 480978

Board of Directors Superintendent

Siri Bliesner

Christopher Carlson

Eric Laliberte

Mark Stuart

Cassandra Sage

Dr. Jon Holmen

Counseling

Phone: 425-936-1804

Fax: 425-936-1840

Jeanie Palm - Secretary

Megan Livermore - Data Processor

Counselors:

Katie Bunyard

Sarah Gray

Lindsey Hanson

Kimberly Herring

Nikole Lalas

Justine Oshiro

Molly Schwarz

Ellen Zambrowsky-Huls Alisa Zemke

Community

Redmond High School is located in a northeastern suburb of Seattle, Washington and is one of four comprehensive high schools in the Lake Washington School District, encompassing suburbs of Redmond, Kirkland, and Sammamish. One of the fastest growing areas in the state, One of the fastest

growing areas in the state, Redmond is largely a middle to upper class community. While formerly an agricultural and timber area, Redmond is now

associated with rapidly expanding tech development.

Curriculum

Redmond High School is a four-year high school with an approximate total enrollment of 2,100 students. A class size limit of 32 exists for most class

sections. Students have a number of courses from which to choose. Students can take advantage of Honors courses, Advanced Placement courses,

PNW Dual Credit (where students earn community college credit while enrolled in classes they take at Redmond High School), full or part-time enrollment in Running Start (a dual enrollment program where college courses are taken at local community colleges), College in the High School, and

WANIC classes (technical and professional training programs).

Redmond High School offers 21 Advanced Placement classes and 11 Honors classes. Students may enroll in as many AP/Honors classes as their high

school schedule will accommodate. In 2020 RHS students took 1274 AP tests in 26 subject areas with 89% earning a grade of 3 or higher. The average score for RHS on AP exams was 3.96. In addition, RHS had 61 AP Scholars, 45 AP Scholars with Honors, 156 AP Scholars with Distinction and 49

National AP Scholars.

Graduation Requirements

Advanced Placement Classes

Honors Classes

Students must have a minimum of 24 credits,

? Algebra 2

which must include the following required courses ? Art History

? Analytical & Critical

? Biology

for the class of 2021:

Reading

? Calculus AB

Subject

Credits Required

Art 1

?

? Calculus BC

Biology

?

English

4

? Chemistry

Math

3

Drawing and

?

? Computer Science

Science

3

Painting 1

? Economics (Micro)

Social Studies

3

? English 9

Health

.5

? English Lit/Comp

? English 10

P.E.

1.5

? English Lang/Comp

? Precalculus

Occupational

1

? Environmental Science

? Senior Writing

Fine Arts

2

? French

Seminar

World Language

2

? Govn¡¯t & Politics US

Electives

4

? Spanish 2

? Japanese

? World History 1

During a typical school year, one-half credit is

? Music Theory

granted for satisfactory completion of each seScholastic Achievement

? Physics C

mester course that meets three periods per week

The class of 2020 had 16

? Psychology

for 50 minutes per period and one period per

National Merit Finalists,

? Spanish Lang.

week for 78 minutes, for 18 weeks. A passing

17 National Merit

? Statistics

grade is a ¡°D.¡±

Semifinalists and 31

? Studio Art

National Merit

During COVID-19 school closure during the secCommended Students.

? US History

ond semester of the 2019-2020 school year,

World

History

?

LWSD adopted an A or Incomplete grading policy. This is indicated on the transcript with an

Grading System for Transcripts

asterisk (*).

GPA is unweighted

During COVID-19 school closure during the 20202021 school year, one-half credit is granted for

A

4.0

C+

2.3

D+

1.3

satisfactory completion of each semester course

B+

3.3

C

2.0

D

1.0

that meets 60-120 minutes a week for synchroB

3.0

C1.7

F

0.0

nous learning and a combined total of 225

B2.7

minutes of both asynchronous and asynchronous

Rank In Class/Class Size

learning per week. A passing grade is a ¡°D.¡±

Redmond High School does not run rank. The Class of

2021 includes 521 students (as of 9/2020).

College Preparation

SAT and ACT

The mean SAT scores for 2019-20

were:

? Total: 1260

? Evidence Based Reading &

Writing: 623

? Math: 637

The average ACT composite score for

the same period was 26.8. Redmond

High School¡¯s averages are well

above the district, state and national

averages.

Expectations of RHS Graduates

In the class of 2020, 89.5% of the

graduates continued their education

after graduation.

? 4 Year Universities/Colleges 80%

? 2 Year Community Colleges 9.5%

College Visitations

We invite representatives of colleges

and universities to visit our school

and meet with interested students.

College & University Admission

Representatives can go to

to schedule a

visit to Redmond High School. You

can also contact our College and

Career Specialist, Andrea Cothran, at

425-936-1875 or

acothran@.

2020-2021 Profile

Students in the Class of 2020 were accepted to many leading universities across the nation. Graduates of Redmond High School have

attended or are currently attending:

Arizona State University

United States Air Force Academy

Baylor University

University of California, Davis

Bellevue College

University of California, Irvine

Berklee College of Music

University of California, Santa Barbara

Brigham Young University

University of Florida

Brown University

University of Idaho

California Polytechnic State University

University of Kansas

Columbia University

University of Michigan

Covenant College

University of New Mexico

Eckerd College

University of Oregon

Florida Atlantic University

University of Southern California

Full Sail University

University of Tampa

George Washington University

University of Texas at San Antonio

Georgia Institute of Technology

University of the Arts

Harvard University

University of Washington

Harvey Mudd College

Washington State University

Hussian School of Art

Western Washington University

Linfield College

Whitman College

Loyola University Chicago

Willamette University

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Yale University

Michigan State University

Montana State University

Ohio State University

Pratt Institute

Purdue University

San Diego State University

Santa Clara University

Seattle Pacific University

Southern Methodist University

Southwestern University

Stanford University

Texas A&M University

Tufts University

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