Federal Way
Public Schools
Timeline and History
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1929 | Federal Way School District was formed |
| 1929 | Federal Way School opens (including all administrative offices) |
| 1938 | Federal Way High opens |
| 1952 | Lakeland Elementary opens |
| 1956 | Mirror Lake Elementary opens |
| 1958 | Star Lake Elementary opens |
| 1960 | Lakota Junior High opens |
| 1960 | Panther Lake Elementary opens |
| 1960 | Brigadoon Elementary opens |
| 1960 | Woodmont Elementary opens |
| 1962 | Olympic View Elementary opens |
| 1963 | Totem Junior High opens |
| 1964 | Adelaide Elementary opens |
| 1964 | Transportation Department is established |
| 1965 | Camelot Elementary opens |
| 1965 | Lake Grove Elementary opens |
| 1965 | Sunnycrest Elementary opens |
| 1967 | Central Kitchen (Nutrition Services) is established |
| 1968 | Mark Twain Elementary opens |
| 1968 | Sacajawea Junior High opens |
| 1968 | Thomas Jefferson High opens |
| 1970 | Maintenance Department is established |
| 1970 | Lake Dolloff Elementary opens |
| 1970 | Kilo Junior High opens |
| 1971 | Illahee Junior High opens |
| 1971 | Memorial Stadium opens |
| 1976 | Decatur High opens |
| 1978 | Panther Lake construction complete |
| 1978 | Educational Service Center (ESC) established |
| 1988 | Dana Plaza ESC opens |
| 1990 | Silver Lake Elementary opens |
| 1991 | Mark Twain Elementary construction complete |
| 1991 | Sherwood Forest Elementary opens |
| 1992 | Rainier View Elementary opens |
| 1993 | Green Gables Elementary opens |
| 1994 | Enterprise Elementary opens |
| 1994 | Saghalie Junior High opens |
| 1995 | Meredith Hill Elementary opens |
| 2003 | Todd Beamer High School opens |
| 2003 | Truman Campus opens |
| 2005 | Sequoyah Middle School opens |
| 2005 | Federal Way Public Academy opens |
| 2009 | Valhalla Elementary construction complete |
| 2009 | Panther Lake Elementary is rebuilt |
| 2010 | Lakota Middle School is rebuilt |
| 2011 | Sunnycrest Elementary is rebuilt |
| 2018 | Federal Way High School is rebuilt |
| 2021 | Lake Grove Elementary is rebuilt |
| 2021 | Wildwood Elementary is rebuilt |
| 2021 | Mirror Lake Elementary is rebuilt |
| 2021 | Thomas Jefferson High School is rebuilt |
| 2022 | Totem Middle School is rebuilt and renamed Evergreen Middle School |
| 2022 | Star Lake Elementary is rebuilt |
| 2023 | Olympic View Elementary is rebuilt and becomes Olympic View K-8 |