Editing Bothell, Washington (section)

==Education==

The [[Northshore School District]] serves the cities of Bothell, Woodinville, Kenmore, and surrounding unincorporated areas in King and Snohomish counties.<ref>{{cite map |author=U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division |date=December 21, 2020 |title=2020 Census – School District Reference Map: King County, WA |page=2 |scale=1:80,000 |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st53_wa/schooldistrict_maps/c53033_king/DC20SD_C53033.pdf |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |accessdate=August 3, 2022}}</ref> It is the 10th-largest school district in Washington state,<ref name="NSD-Inglemoor">{{cite web |year=2019 |title=2018–19 School Performance Report: Inglemoor High School |pages=4–5 |url=https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1582069311/nsdorg/nvonqllbz5ommvdcjwgr/IHS__APR_2018-19.pdf |publisher=[[Northshore School District]] |accessdate=March 15, 2022}}</ref> with 35 schools—of which 12 are within Bothell city limits.<ref name="Bothell-SchoolsMap">{{cite map |author=GIS Services |date=October 2014 |title=City of Bothell |url=http://www.ci.bothell.wa.us/DocumentCenter/View/1334/Map-of-Bothell-City-Limits-PDF |publisher=City of Bothell |access-date=February 12, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=McLain |first=Madysen |date=January 19, 2022 |title=Ballot measures ask for $700 million in funding for NSD |url=https://www.nwnews.com/news/ballot-measures-ask-for-700-million-in-funding-for-nsd/article_9a49782c-796f-11ec-89fd-e3e25c8d2aa0.html |work=The Woodinville Weekly |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127211424/https://www.nwnews.com/news/ballot-measures-ask-for-700-million-in-funding-for-nsd/article_9a49782c-796f-11ec-89fd-e3e25c8d2aa0.html |archive-date=January 27, 2022 |access-date=February 12, 2022}}</ref> The district is governed by a five-member [[school board]] elected from geographic districts, of which three include portions of Bothell.<ref>{{cite web |title=Meet the Board |url=https://www.nsd.org/our-district/leadership/school-board/meet-the-school-board |publisher=Northshore School District |accessdate=March 15, 2022}}</ref> Bothell originally formed its own school district in 1885, with the latter expanding its service into surrounding areas throughout the early 20th century until it was merged with its Woodinville counterpart to form Northshore in 1959.<ref name="LandmarksNom-Anderson">{{cite web |last1=Chase |first1=Katie |last2=Johnson |first2=Susan |year=2012 |title=City of Bothell Local Register of Historic Landmarks Nomination Form: W.A. Anderson School |pages=13–14 |url=http://www.bothellwa.gov/DocumentCenter/View/311/Anderson-School-Nomination-PDF |publisher=City of Bothell |accessdate=March 15, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=February 25, 1959 |title=Two School Districts Joined By Elections |page=6 |work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=WORLDNEWS&req_dat=C12EB6BE1393489FA580F5880B8B058E&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Aimage%252Fv2%253A142FE773BA94746A%2540EANX-NB-16D64CBCE0A60478%25402436625-16D43D899F8A3E98%25405-16D43D899F8A3E98%2540/hlterms%3A |via=NewsBank |access-date=February 12, 2022}}</ref>

The 12 public schools in Bothell comprise one [[high school]], three [[middle school]]s, and eight [[elementary school]]s.<ref name="Bothell-SchoolsMap"/> [[Bothell High School]] opened in 1907 to serve several rural school districts and moved between several buildings until its current West Hill campus was completed in 1953.<ref name="LandmarksNom-Anderson"/> The campus underwent an extensive renovation that was completed in 2008 that added classrooms, common areas, and a [[performing arts center]].<ref name="Times-Schools07">{{cite news |last=Thompson |first=Lynn |date=May 30, 2007 |title=County leads state in new schools |page=H13 |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/county-leads-state-in-new-schools/ |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=February 13, 2022}}</ref><ref name="Times-PAC">{{cite news |last=Chang |first=Young |date=May 25, 2004 |title=Arts center to supersize Bothell-area school plays |page=B4 |work=The Seattle Times |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=WORLDNEWS&req_dat=C12EB6BE1393489FA580F5880B8B058E&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F102D6087DAF9EB61 |via=NewsBank |access-date=February 13, 2022}}</ref> Two of the district's other high schools, [[Inglemoor High School|Inglemoor]] in Kenmore and [[North Creek High School|North Creek]] in unincorporated Snohomish County, also serve Bothell residents.<ref name="NSD-Inglemoor"/><ref>{{cite news |last=Haglund |first=Noah |date=March 6, 2017 |title=Bothell's new high school is modeled on the best in the world |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/bothells-new-high-school-is-modeled-on-the-best-in-the-world/ |work=The Everett Herald |accessdate=March 15, 2022}}</ref>

The Bothell area is also home to several [[private school]]s, including those affiliated with local churches.<ref name="NCES-Private">{{cite web |title=Search for Private Schools: Bothell, Washington |url=https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&SchoolName=&SchoolID=&Address=&City=Bothell&State=53&Zip=&Miles=&County=&PhoneAreaCode=&Phone=&Religion=&Association=&SchoolType=&Coed=&NumOfStudents=&NumOfStudentsRange=more&IncGrade=-1&LoGrade=-1&HiGrade=-1 |work=Private School Universe Survey |publisher=[[National Center for Education Statistics]] |accessdate=March 15, 2022}}</ref> Among them are campuses of the [[Cedar Park Christian School]] system, including a high school in Bothell;<ref>{{cite news |last=Slager |first=Melissa |date=March 3, 2008 |title=Christian school plans a Mill Creek campus |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/uncategorized/christian-school-plans-a-mill-creek-campus/ |work=The Enterprise |accessdate=March 15, 2022}}</ref> the Providence Classical Christian School, a [[K–12 school]] founded in 1997;<ref>{{cite news |date=August 24, 2017 |title=Providence Christian school to open in Bothell Sept. 6 |url=https://www.bothell-reporter.com/life/providence-christian-school-to-open-in-bothell-sept-6/ |work=Bothell-Kenmore Reporter |accessdate=March 15, 2022}}</ref> and St. Brendan's Catholic School, founded in 1966 and administered by the [[Archdiocese of Seattle]].<ref>{{cite web |title=History |url=https://school.saintbrendan.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=1586157&type=d&pREC_ID=1712285 |publisher=St. Brendan Catholic School |accessdate=March 15, 2022}}</ref> [[The Clearwater School]], a [[Sudbury school]] with student-controlled learning;<ref>{{cite news |last=de Lapparent Alvarez |first=Aina |date=March 4, 2024 |title=No grades, no teachers: Inside a Bothell school run by student vote |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/no-grades-no-teachers-inside-a-bothell-school-run-by-student-vote/ |work=The Everett Herald |accessdate=March 12, 2024}}</ref> two [[Montessori]] schools; the Evergreen Academy; and the Washington Preparatory School are also located in and around Bothell.<ref name="NCES-Private"/><ref>{{cite news |last=Worcester |first=Adam |date=March 7, 2018 |title=Grocery chain owners plan $26M private school near Mill Creek |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/business/grocery-store-chain-owners-plan-26m-private-school-near-mill-creek/ |work=The Everett Herald |accessdate=March 15, 2022}}</ref>

===Higher education===

Bothell is home to two [[post-secondary]] educational institutions, [[Cascadia College]] and the [[University of Washington Bothell]] (UW Bothell), which share a single campus east of downtown near Interstate 405 and State Route 522. UW Bothell is one of three campuses of the [[University of Washington]] and serves 6,000 students {{as of|2019|lc=y}}, of which approximately 30&nbsp;percent reside in Snohomish County.<ref name="Times-UWFight">{{cite news |last=Cornwell |first=Paige |date=March 4, 2019 |title=In Bothell, another fight between a growing UW campus and its neighbors |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/eastside/in-bothell-another-fight-between-a-growing-uw-campus-and-its-neighbors/ |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=February 14, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Stevick |first=Eric |date=December 3, 2017 |title=What draws so many Snohomish County students to UW Bothell? |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/county-leaving-an-imprint-on-uw-bothell/ |work=The Everett Herald |accessdate=March 15, 2022}}</ref> Cascadia College, a two-year [[community college]], had fewer than 3,000 enrolled students in 2019.<ref name="Times-UWFight"/>

UW Bothell was established by the state government in 1989 alongside [[University of Washington Tacoma|another branch campus]] in [[Tacoma, Washington|Tacoma]] to serve students who had graduated from two-year community colleges. Its first classes were held in October 1990 at a Canyon Park office building.<ref>{{cite news |last=Cronin |first=Mary Elizabeth |date=October 1, 1990 |title=Bothell branch of UW opens with 155 students |page=A1 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref> At the same time, the state government approved plans to establish another community college on the [[Eastside (King County, Washington)|Eastside]] to relieve overcrowding at colleges in [[Bellevue College|Bellevue]] and [[Shoreline Community College|Shoreline]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ramirez |first1=Marc |date=October 25, 1990 |title=Community college gets a step closer for Eastside – State board targets Woodinville-Duvall area |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=WORLDNEWS&req_dat=C12EB6BE1393489FA580F5880B8B058E&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0EB53441B556E809 |work=The Seattle Times |page=A1 |via=NewsBank}}</ref> The state government proposed replacing UW Bothell and the planned community college with a new four-year university in 1992, but opted instead to have both institutions share space on the intended site for the latter;<ref>{{cite web |last=Wilma |first=David |date=June 21, 2003 |title=Permanent home of University of Washington Bothell Branch opens for classes on September 25, 2000. |url=https://www.historylink.org/File/4184 |work=HistoryLink |accessdate=February 14, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Hadley |first1=Jane |date=February 19, 1994 |title=Three sites, and UW regents are out of luck |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=WORLDNEWS&req_dat=C12EB6BE1393489FA580F5880B8B058E&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0EB04A68452F03C9 |work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer |page=A1 |via=NewsBank}}</ref> the shared campus opened in September 2000.<ref>{{cite news |last=Schubert |first=Ruth |date=September 23, 2000 |title=A unique partnership for higher education |page=A1 |work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer}}</ref> Further attempts to merge the institutions were rejected by students and the state government,<ref>{{cite news |last=Linn |first=Sarah |date=January 28, 2004 |title=Legislature: Merging two schools into university called wrong union |page=C2 |work=[[The Columbian]] |agency=Associated Press}}</ref> who instead authorized an expansion of UW Bothell from an upper division school to a four-year institution beginning in 2006.<ref>{{cite news |last=Stevick |first=Eric |date=February 5, 2018 |title=UW Bothell plan: New student housing, academic buildings |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/new-student-housing-academic-buildings-in-uw-bothell-plan/ |work=The Everett Herald |accessdate=March 16, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Perry |first=Nick |date=September 24, 2006 |title=Different tier of freshmen sprouting on UW branches |page=A1 |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=20060924&slug=branchcampus24m |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=March 16, 2022}}</ref>