Is Lakota Middle School a good school?

Lakota Middle School ranks in the bottom 24.5% of Washington middle schools.

How many students attend Lakota Middle School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 618 students attended Lakota Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Lakota Middle School?

Students at Lakota Middle School are 35% Hispanic, 22% White, 15% Two or more races, 14% African American, 8% Asian, 5% Pacific Islander, 1% American Indian.

What high school do graduates of Lakota Middle School attend?

Students who attend Lakota Middle School usually go on to attend Decatur High School

Lakota Middle School

Summary:

Lakota Middle School is a public middle school located in Federal Way, Washington, serving grades 6-8 with a student population of 632. The school is part of the Federal Way School District, which is ranked 213 out of 247 districts in Washington and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lakota Middle School consistently underperforms compared to the state and district averages in standardized test scores for English Language Arts (ELA) and Math. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 38.02% of Lakota students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 52.63% statewide and 35.31% in the Federal Way School District. In Math, the proficiency rate was just 25.54%, compared to 41.68% statewide and 23.51% in the district. Lakota's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with the school ranking in the top 50 out of 90 Washington middle schools for African American students but in the bottom 50% for Hispanic, multi-racial, and special education students.

Lakota Middle School's academic performance is generally lower than that of nearby middle schools, such as Evergreen Middle School, Kilo Middle School, and Sacajawea Middle School, which are also part of the Federal Way School District. These schools have higher proficiency rates in ELA and Math, as well as higher overall rankings from SchoolDigger. Lakota Middle School's statewide ranking has also steadily declined over the past several years, from 291 out of 437 Washington middle schools in 2017-2018 to 404 out of 535 in 2023-2024.

Detail:

Public 6-8

1415 SW 314th St
Federal Way, WA 98023-4521

(253) 945-4800

District: Federal Way School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
404^th of 535 Washington Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $20,304

Students who attend Lakota Middle School usually attend:

High:

Decatur High School

Feeder schools for Lakota Middle School:

Elementary:	Adelaide Elementary School
	Green Gables Elementary School
	Lake Grove Elementary School
	Twin Lakes Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 19.2

Number of students: 618

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

35.0%

White:

22.0%

Two or more races:

15.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 70.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Lakota Middle School ranks worse than 75.5% of middle schools in Washington. It also ranks 2^nd among 7 ranked middle schools in the Federal Way School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 25.14. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Lakota Middle School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (35%), White (22%), two or more races (15.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 70.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Lakota Middle School is 19.2. 4 middle schools in the Federal Way School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lakota Middle School is $20,304, which is the 3^rd highest among 7 middle schools in the Federal Way School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Lakota Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Lakota Middle School 404^th of 535 Washington public middle schools. (See Lakota Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Federal Way School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Federal Way School District 213^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Lakota Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Lakota Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	65.93	136^th	421	67.7%
2005	58.00	173^rd	425	59.3%
2006	66.51	133^rd	449	70.4%
2007	62.21	150^th	463	67.6%
2008	64.45	144^th	466	69.1%
2009	46.76	257^th	476	46.0%
2010	56.59	209^th	483	56.7%
2011	51.46	240^th	492	51.2%
2012	48.66	258^th	497	48.1%
2013	47.67	266^th	498	46.6%
2015	33.98	297^th	445	33.3%
2016	38.70	271^st	443	38.8%
2017	29.84	313^th	435	28.0%
2018	34.07	291^st	437	33.4%
2019	35.49	339^th	512	33.8%
2021	26.71	396^th	529	25.1%
2022	27.44	397^th	541	26.6%
2023	23.97	416^th	539	22.8%
2024	25.14	404^th	535	24.5%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Lakota Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	32.54	122^nd	166	26.5%
2019	28.15	188^th	246	23.6%
2021	26.35	191^st	250	23.6%
2022	43.74	135^th	257	47.5%
2023	7.70	232^nd	244	4.9%
2024	19.21	210^th	243	13.6%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Lakota Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	25.97	76^th	100	24.0%
2022	35.01	36^th	63	42.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Lakota Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	32.98	178^th	268	33.6%
2019	32.34	155^th	231	32.9%
2024	15.27	169^th	179	5.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Lakota Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	24.04	286^th	349	18.1%
2019	33.80	318^th	448	29.0%
2021	32.95	316^th	458	31.0%
2022	33.85	326^th	475	31.4%
2023	25.47	367^th	463	20.7%
2024	27.53	345^th	455	24.2%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Lakota Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	31.74	47^th	59	20.3%
2021	55.74	11^th	27	59.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Lakota Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	31.99	263^rd	376	30.1%
2019	36.00	298^th	452	34.1%
2021	25.50	356^th	469	24.1%
2022	23.53	375^th	479	21.7%
2023	18.21	394^th	464	15.1%
2024	22.59	373^rd	464	19.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Lakota Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	32.14	256^th	371	31.0%
2019	34.47	296^th	453	34.7%
2021	28.72	338^th	476	29.0%
2022	30.02	338^th	480	29.6%
2023	27.00	354^th	470	24.7%
2024	26.87	337^th	466	27.7%

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Rank History for Asian students at Lakota Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	52.99	58^th	123	52.8%
2019	47.62	75^th	152	50.7%
2021	40.08	88^th	149	40.9%
2022	34.23	105^th	161	34.8%
2023	29.69	99^th	145	31.7%
2024	22.46	119^th	148	19.6%

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Rank History for African American students at Lakota Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	34.61	43^rd	66	34.8%
2019	42.86	56^th	111	49.5%
2021	52.08	41^st	106	61.3%
2022	48.87	42^nd	104	59.6%
2023	53.42	41^st	96	57.3%
2024	40.95	49^th	90	45.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Lakota Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	27.30	197^th	259	23.9%
2019	45.79	178^th	344	48.3%
2021	28.36	244^th	353	30.9%
2022	28.43	260^th	360	27.8%
2023	22.89	266^th	336	20.8%
2024	28.69	250^th	344	27.3%

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Rank History for Pacific Islander students at Lakota Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	38.65	18^th	31	41.9%
2022	57.54	9^th	20	55.0%

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Rank History for White students at Lakota Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	52.28	147^th	325	54.8%
2019	53.00	217^th	470	53.8%
2021	38.32	294^th	480	38.8%
2022	31.59	343^rd	488	29.7%
2023	43.19	262^nd	488	46.3%
2024	48.93	245^th	486	49.6%

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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 Lakota Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	659	34	55	14	3	n/a	n/a	0	765
1989	641	31	51	17	4	n/a	n/a	0	744
1990	683	27	57	12	5	n/a	n/a	0	784
1991	695	34	57	15	6	n/a	n/a	0	807
1992	702	32	58	20	4	n/a	n/a	0	816
1993	687	50	57	24	4	n/a	n/a	0	822
1994	718	59	67	31	8	n/a	n/a	0	883
1995	621	56	74	31	7	n/a	n/a	0	789
1996	621	56	74	31	7	n/a	n/a	0	789
1997	610	66	86	36	6	n/a	n/a	0	804
1998	587	78	72	33	7	n/a	n/a	0	777
1999	569	72	78	30	6	n/a	n/a	0	755
2000	561	71	79	52	10	n/a	n/a	0	773
2001	542	74	97	68	14	n/a	n/a	0	795
2002	525	80	109	73	12	n/a	n/a	0	799
2003	525	80	109	73	12	n/a	n/a	0	799
2004	485	86	98	86	11	n/a	n/a	0	766
2005	438	103	93	90	9	n/a	n/a	0	733
2006	435	93	98	104	11	n/a	n/a	4	745
2007	369	92	101	93	16	n/a	n/a	22	693
2008	350	108	100	112	12	n/a	n/a	23	705
2009	341	100	105	123	15	n/a	n/a	38	722
2010	344	103	121	118	11	n/a	n/a	44	741
2011	338	94	85	146	11	19	71	0	764
2012	329	99	77	151	9	39	90	0	794
2013	299	89	72	141	11	47	110	0	769
2014	294	94	79	147	5	46	112	0	777
2015	293	97	81	153	3	39	112	0	778
2016	267	99	82	182	7	41	91	0	769
2017	249	88	82	195	2	44	101	0	761
2018	255	105	62	200	2	37	121	0	782
2019	248	121	60	244	7	54	110	0	844
2020	218	102	61	251	6	63	98	0	799
2021	175	97	66	233	5	65	90	0	731
2022	149	77	58	229	7	47	85	2	654
2023	140	95	55	207	8	33	91	3	632
2024	136	87	49	216	8	28	94	0	618

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

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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 Lakota Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	765	36.0	21.2	0
1989	744	35.0	21.2	n/a
1990	784	34.0	23.0	0
1991	807	33.9	23.8	n/a
1992	816	35.8	22.7	n/a
1993	822	35.1	23.4	n/a
1994	883	37.3	23.7	n/a
1995	789	36.1	21.9	n/a
1996	789	36.1	21.9	n/a
1997	804	36.7	21.9	n/a
1998	777	37.8	20.6	n/a
1999	755	37.0	20.4	n/a
2000	773	35.6	21.7	n/a
2001	795	36.9	21.5	n/a
2002	799	39.4	20.3	27.7
2003	799	39.4	20.3	27.7
2004	766	42.0	18.2	36.9
2005	733	41.5	17.7	41.6
2006	745	38.1	19.6	38.2
2007	693	39.6	17.5	44.4
2008	705	41.6	16.9	47.9
2009	722	42.6	16.9	47.4
2010	741	41.0	18.0	52.1
2011	764	42.8	17.8	33.9
2012	794	40.6	19.5	52.6
2013	769	44.8	17.1	54.2
2014	777	n/a	n/a	52.8
2015	778	41.0	18.9	56.3
2016	769	42.0	18.3	55.8
2017	761	42.5	17.9	54.1
2018	782	42.4	18.4	53.1
2019	844	44.4	18.9	57.2
2020	799	43.2	18.4	58.6
2021	731	38.7	18.8	63.3
2022	654	38.1	17.1	62.4
2023	632	35.9	17.5	69.8
2024	618	32.0	19.2	70.6

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 Lakota Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	765	36.0	21.2	0
1989	744	35.0	21.2	n/a
1990	784	34.0	23.0	0
1991	807	33.9	23.8	n/a
1992	816	35.8	22.7	n/a
1993	822	35.1	23.4	n/a
1994	883	37.3	23.7	n/a
1995	789	36.1	21.9	n/a
1996	789	36.1	21.9	n/a
1997	804	36.7	21.9	n/a
1998	777	37.8	20.6	n/a
1999	755	37.0	20.4	n/a
2000	773	35.6	21.7	n/a
2001	795	36.9	21.5	n/a
2002	799	39.4	20.3	27.7
2003	799	39.4	20.3	27.7
2004	766	42.0	18.2	36.9
2005	733	41.5	17.7	41.6
2006	745	38.1	19.6	38.2
2007	693	39.6	17.5	44.4
2008	705	41.6	16.9	47.9
2009	722	42.6	16.9	47.4
2010	741	41.0	18.0	52.1
2011	764	42.8	17.8	33.9
2012	794	40.6	19.5	52.6
2013	769	44.8	17.1	54.2
2014	777	n/a	n/a	52.8
2015	778	41.0	18.9	56.3
2016	769	42.0	18.3	55.8
2017	761	42.5	17.9	54.1
2018	782	42.4	18.4	53.1
2019	844	44.4	18.9	57.2
2020	799	43.2	18.4	58.6
2021	731	38.7	18.8	63.3
2022	654	38.1	17.1	62.4
2023	632	35.9	17.5	69.8
2024	618	32.0	19.2	70.6

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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