Northshore is the 10th largest school district in the state, with students from the cities of Bothell, Kenmore and Woodinville. It crosses the county line northeast of Lake Washington; about two-thirds of the district is in King County and one-third of it is in Snohomish County.
Student test scores on the WASL and ITBS rank among the top five in the state for districts with more than 10,000 students.
Superintendent: Larry Francois, former Lakewood School District superintendent, was hired in July, 2008.
Alternative/home school programs: Secondary Academy for Success, Home School program.
The numbers: 2% African-American, 10.7% Asian-American, 7.3% Hispanic, 3.3% multiracial, .9% Native American, .4% Pacific Islander, 79.6% White, 14% low-income, 12.9% special-education, 4.1% ESL.
Funding: A four-year, $142 million operations levy; a four-year, $18 million capital projects levy; and a 20-year, $123 million bond measure were approved in 2006.
