Is Lakewood Elementary School a good school?

Lakewood Elementary School ranks in the bottom 4.8% of Washington elementary schools.

How many students attend Lakewood Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 494 students attended Lakewood Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Lakewood Elementary School?

Students at Lakewood Elementary School are 57% White, 21% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 3% Pacific Islander, 2% African American, 2% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Lakewood Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Lakewood Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Lakewood Middle School High : Lakewood High School

Lakewood Elementary School

Summary:

Lakewood Elementary School is a public elementary school in Marysville, Washington, serving 494 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Lakewood School District, which is ranked 203 out of 247 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lakewood Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Washington elementary schools based on statewide rankings. Its proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math are significantly lower than the state and district averages, with only around 24% of students proficient in ELA and 18% in Math. The school has a more diverse student population compared to nearby schools, with a higher percentage of Hispanic (21.26%) and multi-racial (11.34%) students. Additionally, Lakewood Elementary has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with around 60% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school also has a relatively high student-teacher ratio of 19.1, compared to nearby schools ranging from 13.8 to 17.5.

Lakewood Elementary's academic performance has been declining over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 831 out of 1,056 schools in 2015-2016 to 1,112 out of 1,168 schools in 2023-2024. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students, White students, and students with special education needs, who rank in the bottom 10-15% of their respective subgroups statewide. In comparison, the nearby Cougar Creek Elementary and English Crossing Elementary, which are also part of the Lakewood School District, perform significantly better than Lakewood Elementary in both academic proficiency and statewide rankings.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

17000 16th Dr N.E.
Marysville, WA 98223

(360) 652-4520

District: Lakewood School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1112^th of 1,168 Washington Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $15,107

Students who attend Lakewood Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Lakewood Middle School
High:	Lakewood High School

Student/teacher ratio: 19.1

Number of students: 494

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.7%

Hispanic:

21.3%

Two or more races:

11.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 60.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Lakewood Elementary School ranks worse than 95.2% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks last among 3 ranked elementary schools in the Lakewood School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 8.03. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Lakewood Elementary School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Lakewood School District. Racial makeup is: White (56.7%), Hispanic (21.3%), two or more races (11.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 60.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Lakewood School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Lakewood Elementary School is 19.1, which is the highest among 3 elementary schools in the Lakewood School District! (See more...)

Compare Lakewood Elementary School employs 25.8 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lakewood Elementary School is $15,107, which is the lowest among 3 elementary schools in the Lakewood School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Lakewood Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Lakewood Elementary School 1112^th of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See Lakewood Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

Male students:

White students:

Lakewood School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Lakewood School District 203^rd of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Lakewood Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Lakewood Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2012	29.03	854^th	1097	22.2%
2013	23.16	929^th	1106	16.0%
2015	26.58	829^th	1067	22.3%
2016	27.80	794^th	1053	24.6%
2017	23.90	831^st	1056	21.3%
2018	16.50	918^th	1054	12.9%
2019	11.16	1046^th	1130	7.4%
2021	15.10	971^st	1107	12.3%
2022	10.87	1090^th	1169	6.8%
2023	10.32	1100^th	1169	5.9%
2024	8.03	1112^th	1168	4.8%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Lakewood Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	10.54	281^st	303	7.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Lakewood Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	23.51	473^rd	566	16.4%
2022	18.52	447^th	478	6.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Lakewood Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	10.54	816^th	835	2.3%
2019	13.00	935^th	979	4.5%
2021	19.91	754^th	854	11.7%
2022	9.01	1002^nd	1019	1.7%
2023	11.21	974^th	1013	3.8%
2024	7.99	995^th	1024	2.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Lakewood Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	10.21	950^th	1004	5.4%
2019	7.86	1030^th	1068	3.6%
2021	17.93	872^nd	1008	13.5%
2022	7.90	1073^rd	1100	2.5%
2023	12.82	1010^th	1094	7.7%
2024	8.37	1054^th	1093	3.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Lakewood Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	27.63	750^th	999	24.9%
2019	22.30	878^th	1075	18.3%
2021	18.87	861^st	1025	16.0%
2022	15.42	994^th	1113	10.7%
2023	8.39	1067^th	1099	2.9%
2024	11.19	1029^th	1099	6.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Lakewood Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	17.45	496^th	540	8.1%
2019	18.54	624^th	697	10.5%
2023	16.91	582^nd	633	8.1%

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Rank History for White students at Lakewood Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	11.40	776^th	833	6.8%
2019	7.45	993^rd	1027	3.3%
2021	6.96	928^th	943	1.6%
2022	6.34	1012^th	1031	1.8%
2023	3.49	1008^th	1011	0.3%
2024	4.21	1001^st	1009	0.8%

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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 Lakewood Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	800	3	7	9	1	n/a	n/a	0	820
1989	843	0	4	4	6	n/a	n/a	0	857
1990	907	2	4	16	10	n/a	n/a	0	939
1991	538	2	5	10	8	n/a	n/a	0	563
1992	516	2	3	10	5	n/a	n/a	0	536
1993	545	1	4	14	6	n/a	n/a	0	570
1994	571	1	8	13	9	n/a	n/a	0	602
1995	419	3	9	7	9	n/a	n/a	0	447
1996	419	3	9	7	9	n/a	n/a	0	447
1997	429	2	11	9	8	n/a	n/a	0	459
1998	505	6	15	12	7	n/a	n/a	0	545
1999	575	12	31	22	3	n/a	n/a	0	643
2000	517	9	37	21	6	n/a	n/a	0	590
2001	481	16	27	31	6	n/a	n/a	0	561
2002	495	25	26	31	9	n/a	n/a	0	586
2003	495	25	26	31	9	n/a	n/a	0	586
2004	344	27	20	27	9	n/a	n/a	0	427
2005	327	31	21	37	10	n/a	n/a	0	426
2006	334	32	26	46	4	n/a	n/a	0	442
2007	316	27	19	35	10	n/a	n/a	1	408
2008	306	22	20	39	6	n/a	n/a	2	395
2009	293	21	22	48	13	n/a	n/a	1	398
2010	287	17	19	44	14	n/a	n/a	13	394
2011	268	9	9	48	8	1	22	0	365
2012	253	13	7	38	9	2	33	0	355
2013	240	7	6	56	10	2	36	0	357
2014	218	12	6	53	7	1	24	0	321
2015	258	12	7	74	7	1	30	0	389
2016	262	8	7	73	4	6	31	0	391
2017	274	10	3	71	2	12	41	0	413
2018	267	13	3	69	4	17	43	0	416
2019	275	10	3	78	4	7	60	0	437
2020	287	9	6	82	2	9	57	0	452
2021	234	7	9	78	3	8	56	0	395
2022	289	9	16	95	9	9	51	1	479
2023	280	12	16	105	9	14	56	2	494

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 Lakewood Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	820	33.0	24.8	0
1989	857	36.0	23.8	n/a
1990	939	35.3	26.6	0
1991	563	24.0	23.4	n/a
1992	536	25.5	21.0	n/a
1993	570	29.0	19.7	n/a
1994	602	30.3	19.9	n/a
1995	447	22.2	20.1	n/a
1996	447	22.2	20.1	n/a
1997	459	19.4	23.7	n/a
1998	545	22.6	24.1	n/a
1999	643	25.0	25.7	n/a
2000	590	27.4	21.5	n/a
2001	561	28.3	19.8	n/a
2002	586	31.0	18.9	34
2003	586	31.0	18.9	34
2004	427	23.0	18.6	37.5
2005	426	22.7	18.8	38.5
2006	442	21.5	20.6	41.2
2007	408	21.0	19.4	36.1
2008	395	19.5	20.3	45.3
2009	398	19.5	20.4	46.9
2010	394	20.1	19.5	50.7
2011	365	18.8	19.4	41.9
2012	355	18.6	19.0	38.9
2013	357	18.3	19.4	36.7
2014	321	n/a	n/a	37.7
2015	389	21.0	18.5	43.2
2016	391	19.0	20.5	46
2017	413	19.9	20.7	49.6
2018	416	20.2	20.5	49
2019	437	20.5	21.2	43.2
2020	452	24.3	18.5	47.6
2021	395	24.6	15.9	45.8
2022	479	24.7	19.3	47.6
2023	494	25.8	19.1	60.1

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 Lakewood Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	820	33.0	24.8	0
1989	857	36.0	23.8	n/a
1990	939	35.3	26.6	0
1991	563	24.0	23.4	n/a
1992	536	25.5	21.0	n/a
1993	570	29.0	19.7	n/a
1994	602	30.3	19.9	n/a
1995	447	22.2	20.1	n/a
1996	447	22.2	20.1	n/a
1997	459	19.4	23.7	n/a
1998	545	22.6	24.1	n/a
1999	643	25.0	25.7	n/a
2000	590	27.4	21.5	n/a
2001	561	28.3	19.8	n/a
2002	586	31.0	18.9	34
2003	586	31.0	18.9	34
2004	427	23.0	18.6	37.5
2005	426	22.7	18.8	38.5
2006	442	21.5	20.6	41.2
2007	408	21.0	19.4	36.1
2008	395	19.5	20.3	45.3
2009	398	19.5	20.4	46.9
2010	394	20.1	19.5	50.7
2011	365	18.8	19.4	41.9
2012	355	18.6	19.0	38.9
2013	357	18.3	19.4	36.7
2014	321	n/a	n/a	37.7
2015	389	21.0	18.5	43.2
2016	391	19.0	20.5	46
2017	413	19.9	20.7	49.6
2018	416	20.2	20.5	49
2019	437	20.5	21.2	43.2
2020	452	24.3	18.5	47.6
2021	395	24.6	15.9	45.8
2022	479	24.7	19.3	47.6
2023	494	25.8	19.1	60.1

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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