About Us

Welcome to the 2024-2025 school year at Emerson K-12!

I’m excited to begin my 15th year on campus and to welcome both new and returning students and families.

Emerson K-12 is one of many Choice Schools in the Lake Washington School District (LWSD) that  works to meet our District vision: Every Student Future Ready: Prepared for College, Prepared for the Global Workplace, Prepared for Personal Success in a non-traditional setting. As a Parent Partnership Program (PPP), Emerson K-12’s education program is highly individualized and is designed to support families who desire a significant degree of collaboration with teachers and meaningful involvement in student learning.

I look forward to a great year of learning!

-Nell

Emerson K-12 is a choice school in Lake Washington School District designed to support families who want to partner in the education of their children.  As a Parent Partnership Program, the goal of Emerson K-12 is to provide a variety of academic and enrichment classes to partner with and assist parents in the education of their children. Classes are generally offered two days a week. In partnership with certificated staff, an individualized learning plan is created for your child that meets district and state standards.  Our program is fully accredited and offers a Lake Washington School District high school diploma.

Emerson K-12 was founded as Family Learning Center (FLC) in 1996 by a small group of parents and district personnel with the goal of providing district support to parents who were home-schooling their children.  Since then, Emerson K-12 has grown from operating out of one room at Gordon Hauck School to our current location and has grown from an enrollment of 20 to roughly 100 full time students.  Family Learning Center (FLC) became Emerson K-12 in 2012 and continues to change each year.

Over time, the state regulations governing our school have changed.  We operate under the Alternative Learning Experience part of the Washington Administrative Code (WAC 392-550) which is constantly being reviewed by the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI).  As one of many choice schools in the district, our work is to meet the Lake Washington School District Vision: Every Student Future Ready:  Prepared for College, Prepared for the Global Workplace, Prepared for Personal Success in a non-traditional setting. Emerson K-12 students are held to the same academic standards as students in other district schools and our focus continues to be on helping students meet district and state standards. 

We serve kindergarten through twelfth grade students in a variety of core and enrichment classes.  In addition to engaging in coursework at Emerson K-12, our students also participate in Running Start,  WaNIC (Washington Network for Innovative Careers), and their neighborhood schools. 

On any given day, you will find parents, students, siblings, and staff engaged in a multitude of learning activities.  It remains a vibrant and active place that provides meaningful learning opportunities to students in multi-age environments.  It is an exciting and engaging place to learn.

Mission:  Emerson K-12 is a community of families working in collaboration with the Lake Washington School District to ensure that Each student will be prepared to lead a rewarding, responsible life as a contributing member of our community and greater society.

Vision:  It is the Vision of Emerson K-12 to create a collaborative environment which maximizes parent involvement so that Every Student Future Ready:

• Prepared for College
• Prepared for the Global Workplace
• Prepared for Personal Success

New families will be accepted once they have attended a mandatory information meeting and have submitted an application by appropriate deadline. Once approved for enrollment, families will need to speak with an advisor to complete a Written Student Learning Plan (WSLP) before students will be enrolled in any classes.  Students will only be able to enroll at the start of the school year (September), second quarter (November) and second semester (end of January).

Emerson K-12
10903 NE 53rd St
Kirkland, WA 98033

From I-405 Southbound: Take Exit 17. Turn left at light onto 116th Ave NE. Turn left onto NE 72rd PL. Turn left onto 108th Ave NE. Emerson K-12 is about three quarters of mile, on the left, just after Northwest College.

From I-405 Northbound: Take Exit 17. Turn left into NE 68th ST.  Turn left onto 108th Ave NE. Emerson K-12 is about three quarters of mile, on the left, just after Northwest College.

From 520 Westbound: Take 108th AVE NE exit. Turn right on 108th Ave NE. Emerson K-12 is about one mile, on the right, just before Northwest College.

From 520 Eastbound: Take Lake Washington Boulevard NE exit. Turn left onto Lake Washington Boulevard NE. Turn right onto Northup Way. Turn left onto 108th Ave NE. Emerson K-12 is about one mile on the right, before Northwest College.

The Emerson K-12 entrance in on the Southwest side of the building. Please park in the main lot off NE 53rd street or in the small lot off 108th Ave NE.

BUS SERVICE -- One bus route that will bring you directly to Emerson K-12 is Metro 255.

Associated Student Body (ASB) funds are raised by and for students. These funds are used for optional, extracurricular events that are cultural, athletic, recreational or social. These funds are not available for graded student activities that are part of the school curriculum.

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• 2021-22
• 2020-21
• 2019-20