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Profile updated Friday, December 5, 2008 |
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International Community School
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11133 N.E. 65th St.
Kirkland, WA 98033
(425) 889-6880
Map & directions |
District: Lake Washington
Type: public school
Grades: 7-12
Total enrollment: 380 students |
http://www.icsschool.info
| Class size |
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| Average size of a required 8th-grade English class |
35 |
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| Average size of a required 11th-grade English class |
35 |
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| Free lunch |
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| Students who receive free or reduced-price lunch |
1% |
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| Special education |
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| Is there a program? |
yes |
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| Number of students enrolled |
5 |
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Program details
- Students receive enriched instruction in classroom (inclusion).
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| ESL program |
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| Is there a program? |
no |
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| Highly capable/gifted |
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| Is there a program? |
no |
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| Graduation rate |
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| High school on-time graduation rate |
98% |
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| African American |
1% |
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| Asian American |
22% |
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| Hispanic |
1% |
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| Multiracial |
0% |
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| Native American |
0% |
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| Pacific Islander |
0% |
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| White |
75% |
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| Not provided |
0% |
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| Due to minor percentage discrepancies in reports from the schools, please note that some ethnicity figures don't add up to 100%. |
| 1-5 years |
3% |
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| 6-12 years |
9% |
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| 13-19 years |
2% |
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| 20+ years |
5% |
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| Total percentage of teachers with advanced degrees (Master's/Ph.D.) |
61% |
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Test scores updated Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Figures show the percentage of students who met state standards.
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2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
% point change
2006 - 2009 |
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7th grade |
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| Reading |
100% |
99% |
96% |
93% |
-7 |
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| Writing |
93% |
96% |
98% |
95% |
+2 |
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| Math |
93% |
96% |
95% |
95% |
+2 |
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Met standards, all 3
(Reading, Writing, Math) |
90% |
92% |
92% |
92% |
+2 |
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8th grade |
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| Reading |
100% |
95% |
98% |
95% |
-5 |
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| Math |
97% |
100% |
96% |
92% |
-5 |
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| Science |
92% |
93% |
94% |
93% |
+1 |
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| Met standards, all 3 |
92% |
90% |
89% |
86% |
-6 |
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10th grade |
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| Reading |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
0 |
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| Writing |
100% |
100% |
100% |
100% |
0 |
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| Math |
94% |
100% |
98% |
100% |
+6 |
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| Science |
96% |
98% |
96% |
100% |
+4 |
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Met standards, all 3
(Reading, Writing, Math) |
92% |
N/A |
94% |
88% |
-4 |
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N/A means that test was not administered that year.
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| Seniors who graduated in spring 2005 enrolled in 4-year colleges |
95% |
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| Seniors who graduated in spring 2005 enrolled in 2-year colleges |
5% |
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| Advanced Placement or honors classes |
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| AP classes offered |
9 |
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| AP subjects offered |
9 |
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| Honors in humanities, international studies, arts, math, biology, chemistry, physics, Spanish, psychology. |
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| International Baccalaureate classes |
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| IB classes offered |
No data available |
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| IB subjects offered |
No data available |
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| Academic highlights |
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- U.S. Blue Ribbon School in '05-06. with a rigorous academic environment. International focus with each student taking 6 consecutive years of humanities, international studies, the arts, science, math and world language. Annual themes connect lessons in all classes and coursework. Seniors do a culminating project, and all senior schedules are tailored to meet their individual needs and higher education requirements.
- Personalized education with an advisory system to keep students connected to group of students through all six years. Small-group meetings for 9th graders and their parents to begin post-high school preparation. Juniors and their parents meet with the principal and academic counselor to assist in college search and application.
- Students promoted based on academic performance, not social promotion or basic seat time. Students learn to manage their time and studies and average 2-3 hours of homework per night. School offers peer tutoring and mentoring for all students.
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| Performing or fine-arts programs offered |
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| Band, choir, orchestra, drama, drawing-painting, ceramics. |
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| Interscholastic sports offered |
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Co-ed
Basketball, soccer, volleyball. Ultimate Frisbee. But all sports are intramural only, not interscholastic.
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| Extracurricular activities offered |
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| Yearbook, magazine, debate, chess club, honor society. Outdoor Club, Environmental Club, Mock Trial, Model United Nations, Art Club, Rock-Paper-Scissors Club, Key Club. |
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| What is your school doing to improve student achievement? |
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| Ignite mentoring, peer tutoring, study groups. All staff members are AP trained. AVID. |
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| Other highlights |
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- Each year students and staff participate in Focus Week activities designed to apply class curriculum to the real world, past excursions took students to Italy and Germany, Bermuda, Costa Rica, Seattle Film Festival, Camp Indralaya.
- Students are required to use graphing calculators, PowerPoint, Excel, Internet research, spreadsheets, and data resources. Video and editing projects are common in course work.
- For several years, ranked among the best 100 high schools in the nation by U.S. News & World Report magazine, 24th of the top 100 in the Best High Schools 2009 Search.
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