Environmental & Adventure School

EAS.lwsd.org

138 Students

Middle School 6th - 8th

School Overview

The **Environmental & Adventure School (EAS)**, located in Kirkland, Washington, is a unique choice-program within the Lake Washington School District that serves students in grades 6 through 8. Unlike traditional middle schools, EAS focuses on an integrated, interdisciplinary curriculum that emphasizes environmental stewardship, outdoor education, and experiential learning. The school is known for its small, tight-knit community atmosphere, which fosters strong relationships between students and faculty while encouraging personal responsibility and leadership.

A defining feature of the EAS experience is its commitment to "learning by doing." Throughout the school year, students participate in frequent field studies, camping trips, and community projects that take classroom concepts into the real world. By combining academic rigor with hands-on adventures in the Pacific Northwest wilderness, the school aims to cultivate critical thinking, ecological awareness, and a lifelong passion for discovery in its students.

138

Total Students

6.2

Full-Time Teachers

22.3

Student/Teacher Ratio

5.8%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Environmental & Adventure School
Demographic	Student Count
White	74
Hispanic	8
Black	2
Asian	34
Two or More	18
American Indian	1

White
74 (54.0%)
Asian
34 (24.8%)
Two or More
18 (13.1%)
Hispanic
8 (5.8%)
Black
2 (1.5%)
American Indian
1 (0.7%)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Middle School
School Type:	Alternative School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	N/A
District:	Lake Washington School District
Phone:	(425)936-2355
Website:	http://EAS.lwsd.org
Grade Range:	6th - 8th
Total Students:	138
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	6.2
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	22.3
NSLP Participation:¹	No
Qualified Free Lunch:	3
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	5

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Grade 6 47

Grade 7 44

Grade 8 47