Is Lakes High School a good school?

Lakes High School ranks 306 th of 437 Washington high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Lakes High School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,286 students attended Lakes High School.

What is the racial makeup of Lakes High School?

Students at Lakes High School are 32% White, 24% Hispanic, 16% Two or more races, 14% African American, 6% Asian, 5% Pacific Islander, 2% Not Specified.

What schools feed into Lakes High School?

Lakes High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Beachwood Elementary School Elementary : Custer Elementary School Elementary : Evergreen Elementary School Elementary : Hillside Elementary School Elementary : Lake Louise Elementary School Elementary : Meriwether Elementary School Elementary : Oakbrook Elementary School Elementary : Rainier Elementary School Middle : Thomas Middle School

Lakes High School

Summary:

Lakes High School is a public high school located in Lakewood, Washington, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,286 students. The school is part of the Clover Park School District, which is ranked 183 out of 247 districts in Washington and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lakes High School has a relatively diverse student population, with higher racial diversity compared to the nearby Clover Park High School. Academically, Lakes High School's performance on standardized tests is generally lower than the state average but higher than the Clover Park School District average. The school has maintained a relatively high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 91.1% to 92.2% over the past few years, which is higher than the 88.6% rate at Clover Park High School. However, Lakes High School has a higher dropout rate compared to the state average, ranging from 4.9% to 7.4% over the past few years.

While Lakes High School performs better academically than the nearby Clover Park High School, it lags behind the higher-performing Steilacoom High, which is located just 1.13 miles away. The school's racial achievement gaps and declining performance over time suggest that the school and district may need to focus on addressing equity and opportunity gaps to improve student outcomes.

Detail:

Public 9-12

10320 Farwest DR SW
Lakewood, WA 98498-1799

(253) 583-5550

District: Clover Park School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
306^th of 437 Washington High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,130

Feeder schools for Lakes High School:

Elementary:	Beachwood Elementary School
	Custer Elementary School
	Evergreen Elementary School
	Hillside Elementary School
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	Lake Louise Elementary School
	Meriwether Elementary School
	Oakbrook Elementary School
	Rainier Elementary School
Middle:	Thomas Middle School

Student/teacher ratio: 21.4

Number of students: 1,286

Racial breakdown:

White:

32.1%

Hispanic:

23.8%

Two or more races:

16.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 53%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Lakes High School ranks worse than 70% of high schools in Washington. It also ranks 2^nd among 3 ranked high schools in the Clover Park School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 31.43. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Lakes High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Lakes High School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (32.1%), Hispanic (23.8%), two or more races (16.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 53% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Lakes High School is 21.4, which is the 3^rd best among 3 high schools in the Clover Park School District. (See more...)

Compare Lakes High School employs 60 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lakes High School is $17,130, which is the 4^th highest among 3 high schools in the Clover Park School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Lakes High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Lakes High School 306^th of 437 Washington public high schools. (See Lakes High School in the ranking list.)

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Clover Park School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Clover Park School District 183^rd of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Lakes High School

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Rank History for all students at Lakes High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	43.26	247^th	390	36.7%
2005	58.99	181^st	394	54.1%
2006	43.05	259^th	395	34.4%
2007	50.02	235^th	399	41.1%
2008	54.29	215^th	396	45.7%
2009	54.52	217^th	402	46.0%
2010	58.65	199^th	423	53.0%
2011	42.22	262^nd	440	40.5%
2012	54.65	210^th	450	53.3%
2013	58.30	202^nd	454	55.5%
2015	20.81	293^rd	341	14.1%
2016	61.68	126^th	306	58.8%
2017	61.96	126^th	301	58.1%
2018	51.21	179^th	315	43.2%
2019	42.25	252^nd	417	39.6%
2021	42.59	250^th	455	45.1%
2022	46.21	229^th	434	47.2%
2023	32.08	303^rd	442	31.4%
2024	31.43	306^th	437	30.0%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Lakes High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	52.97	49^th	91	46.2%
2019	27.97	128^th	163	21.5%
2021	29.31	149^th	195	23.6%
2022	41.49	110^th	179	38.5%
2023	20.08	143^rd	166	13.9%
2024	17.03	144^th	161	10.6%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Lakes High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	72.14	10^th	70	85.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Lakes High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	25.49	111^th	128	13.3%
2021	28.86	155^th	212	26.9%
2024	24.71	87^th	110	20.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Lakes High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	56.43	105^th	227	53.7%
2019	42.49	204^th	344	40.7%
2021	49.52	175^th	392	55.4%
2022	53.20	155^th	370	58.1%
2023	29.18	272^nd	362	24.9%
2024	32.14	255^th	356	28.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Lakes High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	46.44	152^nd	243	37.4%
2019	37.81	241^st	358	32.7%
2021	43.19	213^th	390	45.4%
2022	47.31	186^th	368	49.5%
2023	28.66	263^rd	357	26.3%
2024	29.93	259^th	347	25.4%

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Rank History for Military Connected students at Lakes High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	17.00	28^th	31	9.7%
2021	22.59	41^st	47	12.8%
2022	27.68	30^th	38	21.1%
2023	13.98	29^th	31	6.5%
2024	18.33	31^st	34	8.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Lakes High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	48.92	145^th	254	42.9%
2019	43.10	207^th	355	41.7%
2021	40.76	225^th	395	43.0%
2022	40.07	219^th	363	39.7%
2023	29.56	257^th	358	28.2%
2024	25.91	279^th	362	22.9%

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Rank History for Asian students at Lakes High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	43.53	56^th	87	35.6%
2019	18.28	106^th	121	12.4%
2021	37.70	85^th	136	37.5%
2022	21.70	103^rd	124	16.9%
2023	50.86	52^nd	118	55.9%

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Rank History for African American students at Lakes High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	27.63	40^th	54	25.9%
2019	24.99	71^st	86	17.4%
2021	41.19	64^th	111	42.3%
2022	41.24	51^st	89	42.7%
2023	25.00	62^nd	78	20.5%
2024	43.83	44^th	70	37.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Lakes High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	61.84	52^nd	156	66.7%
2019	50.11	111^th	241	53.9%
2021	59.18	89^th	278	68.0%
2022	62.78	74^th	261	71.6%
2023	41.18	138^th	249	44.6%
2024	39.05	144^th	248	41.9%

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Rank History for Pacific Islander students at Lakes High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	91.98	1^st	18	94.4%
2021	78.97	5^th	33	84.8%
2022	97.88	1^st	17	94.1%
2023	48.77	7^th	9	22.2%

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Rank History for White students at Lakes High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	52.20	118^th	222	46.8%
2019	54.93	166^th	382	56.5%
2021	43.21	225^th	413	45.5%
2022	42.55	230^th	390	41.0%
2023	33.95	264^th	379	30.3%
2024	30.08	283^rd	374	24.3%

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Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Lakes High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	727	132	120	36	8	n/a	n/a	0	1023
1989	634	159	136	38	11	n/a	n/a	0	978
1990	645	171	118	33	13	n/a	n/a	0	980
1991	642	163	119	32	17	n/a	n/a	0	973
1992	620	151	122	39	16	n/a	n/a	0	948
1993	685	185	118	51	10	n/a	n/a	0	1049
1994	653	193	138	46	11	n/a	n/a	0	1041
1995	637	187	122	68	14	n/a	n/a	0	1028
1996	637	187	122	68	14	n/a	n/a	0	1028
1997	848	340	175	90	25	n/a	n/a	0	1478
1998	842	318	172	93	23	n/a	n/a	0	1448
1999	825	349	170	90	22	n/a	n/a	0	1456
2000	844	376	189	86	24	n/a	n/a	0	1519
2001	837	371	169	88	27	n/a	n/a	0	1492
2002	862	357	180	117	22	n/a	n/a	0	1538
2003	862	357	180	117	22	n/a	n/a	0	1538
2004	881	349	159	110	22	n/a	n/a	0	1521
2005	803	367	132	116	20	n/a	n/a	0	1438
2006	820	357	115	129	29	n/a	n/a	1	1451
2007	790	318	129	125	27	n/a	n/a	3	1392
2008	817	338	122	150	23	n/a	n/a	8	1458
2009	781	309	127	142	17	n/a	n/a	18	1394
2010	748	304	139	149	21	n/a	n/a	30	1391
2011	629	218	83	186	13	35	164	0	1328
2012	687	230	83	218	17	45	157	0	1437
2013	660	225	83	223	12	39	159	0	1401
2014	618	228	85	264	10	55	173	0	1433
2015	568	204	93	287	7	48	190	0	1397
2016	562	208	82	272	7	40	201	0	1372
2017	583	198	88	300	6	42	190	0	1407
2018	542	193	86	291	8	48	201	0	1369
2019	511	186	77	280	13	56	219	1	1343
2020	471	182	69	273	11	67	222	0	1295
2021	399	172	68	284	8	62	221	6	1220
2022	412	178	72	328	11	62	202	14	1279
2023	413	181	73	306	10	69	209	25	1286

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Lakes High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1023	51.0	20.0	0
1989	978	52.0	18.8	n/a
1990	980	53.8	18.2	0
1991	973	55.3	17.5	n/a
1992	948	49.5	19.1	n/a
1993	1049	53.3	19.7	n/a
1994	1041	52.9	19.7	n/a
1995	1028	50.1	20.5	n/a
1996	1028	50.1	20.5	n/a
1997	1478	73.2	20.2	n/a
1998	1448	73.5	19.7	n/a
1999	1456	69.8	20.9	n/a
2000	1519	66.7	22.8	n/a
2001	1492	66.7	22.4	n/a
2002	1538	75.1	20.5	18.9
2003	1538	75.1	20.5	18.9
2004	1521	73.0	20.8	18.9
2005	1438	71.9	20.0	26.3
2006	1451	71.3	20.4	32.9
2007	1392	71.5	19.5	37.2
2008	1458	71.0	20.5	40.2
2009	1394	75.0	18.6	40.4
2010	1391	69.0	20.1	45.8
2011	1328	70.2	18.9	38.9
2012	1437	66.0	21.7	42.7
2013	1401	65.6	21.3	47.7
2014	1433	n/a	n/a	50.7
2015	1397	70.0	19.9	52.1
2016	1372	66.0	20.7	56
2017	1407	66.8	21.0	49.8
2018	1369	67.0	20.4	47.3
2019	1343	63.0	21.3	45.4
2020	1295	62.5	20.7	48.4
2021	1220	61.5	19.8	45.5
2022	1279	60.5	21.1	48
2023	1286	60.0	21.4	53

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Lakes High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1023	51.0	20.0	0
1989	978	52.0	18.8	n/a
1990	980	53.8	18.2	0
1991	973	55.3	17.5	n/a
1992	948	49.5	19.1	n/a
1993	1049	53.3	19.7	n/a
1994	1041	52.9	19.7	n/a
1995	1028	50.1	20.5	n/a
1996	1028	50.1	20.5	n/a
1997	1478	73.2	20.2	n/a
1998	1448	73.5	19.7	n/a
1999	1456	69.8	20.9	n/a
2000	1519	66.7	22.8	n/a
2001	1492	66.7	22.4	n/a
2002	1538	75.1	20.5	18.9
2003	1538	75.1	20.5	18.9
2004	1521	73.0	20.8	18.9
2005	1438	71.9	20.0	26.3
2006	1451	71.3	20.4	32.9
2007	1392	71.5	19.5	37.2
2008	1458	71.0	20.5	40.2
2009	1394	75.0	18.6	40.4
2010	1391	69.0	20.1	45.8
2011	1328	70.2	18.9	38.9
2012	1437	66.0	21.7	42.7
2013	1401	65.6	21.3	47.7
2014	1433	n/a	n/a	50.7
2015	1397	70.0	19.9	52.1
2016	1372	66.0	20.7	56
2017	1407	66.8	21.0	49.8
2018	1369	67.0	20.4	47.3
2019	1343	63.0	21.3	45.4
2020	1295	62.5	20.7	48.4
2021	1220	61.5	19.8	45.5
2022	1279	60.5	21.1	48
2023	1286	60.0	21.4	53

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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