Kids Company at Lakeridge serves students of Lakeridge Elementary School with before- and after-school care…More and summer day camp for the 2011-2012 school year with pick-up and drop-off available between sites. </p> <p>Kids Company also runs a sister child care program at West Mercer Elementary School.</p> <p>As school locations change frequently, please check their website for the most current information regarding services.</p>

Lakeridge Elementary School is the southern-most of all Mercer Island schools, located at the south end of the South…More Mercer Playfields. The school is a 2009 Washington Achievement Award winner, recognizing the school's general excellence. State MSP test results are also very high, with 87 percent of students achieving math standards and 92 percent achieving reading standards in 2009. The school's classrooms (2009 staffing) are managed by 26 teachers and 44 specialist teachers and other staff are listed as faculty.</p> <p>The school also offers a number of unusual and interesting features, including a 5th grade class salmon frye tank and a steel drum band. Lakeridge is permanent host to the school district's Autism Spectrum Program and features a before- and after-school day care run by a private company, Kids Company, for the 2011-2012 school year. </p> <p>The school is led by Principal Fred Rundle.</p>

Kids Company at West Mercer serves students of West Mercer Elementary School, route: {:controller=>"listings",…More :action=>"show", :id=>"west-mercer-elementary-school"} --> with before- and after-school care and summer day camp. West Mercer Kid's Company also offers child care services to students of Island Park Elementary School for the 2011-2012 school year with pick-up and drop-off available between sites. </p> <p>Kids Company also runs a sister child care program at <!-- name: Lakeridge Elementary School.</p> <p>As school locations change frequently, please check their website for the most current information regarding services. </p>

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West Mercer Elementary is located on the west side of the island just south of the First Hill, route:…More {:controller=>"listings", :action=>"show", :id=>"first-hill-park"} --> neighborhood, along the roadway that shares its name. State MSP test results are very high, with 85 percent of students achieving math standards and 94 percent achieving reading standards in 2009. The school's classrooms (2009 staffing) are managed by 32 teachers and 35 specialist teachers and other staff are listed as faculty. West Mercer Elementary hosts the school district's gifted student and preschool programs, and features a before- and after-school day care run by a private contractor, <!-- name: Kids Company, for the 2011-2012 school year.</p> <p>Extracurricular activities include an emphasis on music, culminating in a school music concert in the fall and a school musical in the spring. The West Mercer PTA is also very involved in supporting extracurricular activities, including the sponsorship of weekly after-school art classes at West Mercer. West Mercer Elementary school is led by principal Rich Mellish.</p>

Island Park Elementary School is located in the Mid-Island area of Mercer Island, just north of Island Crest and…More Deane's Children's parks. The school is a 2009 Washington Achievement Award winner, which recognizes its general excellence and science and language arts programs. State MSP test results are high, with 84 percent of students achieving math standards and 89 percent achieving reading standards in 2009. Classrooms are managed by 25 teachers, 49 specialist teachers and other staff.</p> <p>Island Park is home to the school district's English Language Learners program and Extended Resource Room, and offers extra attention to students through the Hand in Hand paraprofessional program. A before- and after-school child care program and summer day camp, route: {:controller=>"listings", :action=>"show", :id=>"west-mercer-kids-company"} --> are also offered to Island Park students for the 2011-2012 school year at the <!-- name: West Mercer Elementary School campus, with pick-up and drop-off available between sites.</p> <p>Island Park Elementary is led by Principal Dr. Nancy Loorem.</p>