Snoqualmie Valley School District

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Snoqualmie Valley School District Administration Center.
8001 Silva Ave SE, Snoqualmie, WA

The Snoqualmie Valley School District^[1] is located in King County, Washington about 40 miles (64 km) from Seattle at the foothills of Snoqualmie Pass. It encompasses over 400 square miles (1,000 km²), making it geographically one of the largest school districts in Washington state. The district has an enrollment of approximately 6,000 students.^[2]

History[]

Prior to 1945 there were three schools districts covering the area of present-day Snoqualmie Valley School District. They were the North Bend District, Snoqualmie District, and the Fall City District. These were consolidated into one large district in 1944.^[3] In the last decade, the total student population in this district has increased by 25%.

Schools[]

The Snoqualmie Valley School District contains six elementary schools, three middle schools, one high school, and one alternative school.

Secondary schools[]

• Mount Si High School, built between 1952 and 1953 and remodeled in 1955, 1968, 1977, 1991, 2005 and 2019. It serves grades 9-12.^[4]
• Two Rivers School, located in North Bend, is an alternative school. It was built in 1997 and serves grades 6-12.^[5]

Primary schools[]

• Cascade View Elementary School, located on Snoqualmie Ridge. It opened in 2005 and serves grades K-5.^[6]
• Timber Ridge Elementary School, located on Snoqualmie Ridge. It opened officially for the Fall 2016 school season and serves grades K-5.^[7]
• Fall City Elementary School, built in 1909 and remodeled in 1968, 1982, and 1999. The original gymnasium remains standing. It serves grades K-5.^[8]
• North Bend Elementary School, built in 1962 and remodeled in 1967, 1968, and 1999. It serves K-5.^[9]
• Opstad Elementary School, located in North Bend. It was built in 1988 and remodeled in 1989 and 1999. It serves grades P-5.^[10]
• Snoqualmie Elementary School, built in 1968 and was remodeled in 1985, 2000, and 2018. It serves grades P-5 and has 2 gymnasiums.^[11]
• Chief Kanim Middle School, located in Fall City. It was built in 1991 and expanded in 2005. It serves grades 6-8.^[12]
• Snoqualmie Middle School, built in 1972 and remodeled in 1977 and 2000. It serves grades 6-8. The campus was repurposed in 2013 as the ninth grade campus of Mt. Si High School and the middle-schoolers were transferred to either Chief Kanim or Twin Falls Middle Schools. It reopened for middle schoolers in 2019.^[13]
• Twin Falls Middle School, located a few miles east of North Bend. It opened in 2008 and serves grades 6-8.

Ninth Grade Campus[]

In 2012, it was announced that Snoqualmie Middle School would become a ninth grade campus in the school year 2013-2014 because Mount Si High School was overfilled. It was reverted to a middle school in fall 2019.

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