Is Lakewood Middle School a good school?

Lakewood Middle School ranks in the bottom 22.8% of Washington middle schools.

How many students attend Lakewood Middle School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 599 students attended Lakewood Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Lakewood Middle School?

Students at Lakewood Middle School are 56% White, 23% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 3% African American, 2% American Indian, 2% Pacific Islander, 1% Not Specified.

What high school do graduates of Lakewood Middle School attend?

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

Lakewood Middle School

Summary:

Lakewood Middle School is a public middle school in Marysville, Washington, serving 599 students in grades 6-8. The school faces significant academic challenges, consistently underperforming compared to state and district averages in standardized test scores for English Language Arts, Math, and Science.

Lakewood Middle School struggles to support its diverse student population, ranking in the bottom quartile of Washington middle schools for Hispanic, White, and multi-racial students, as well as for students with special education needs and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds. The school has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger and consistently ranks among the lowest-performing middle schools in the state, despite a higher percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (50.25%) compared to many nearby schools. Nearby middle schools, such as North Lake Middle School, Stanwood Middle School, and Post Middle School, generally outperform Lakewood Middle School in academic measures.

Despite a significant increase in per-student spending, from $8,169 in 2019-2020 to $15,493 in 2021-2022, the increased funding has not translated into improved academic outcomes for Lakewood Middle School. The school's diverse student population and higher proportion of students from low-income backgrounds may contribute to these challenges, which have persisted over time. Addressing the needs of underperforming student subgroups and implementing effective strategies to improve overall academic achievement should be the school's top priorities.

Detail:

Public 6-8

16800 16th Dr N.E.
Marysville, WA 98271

(360) 652-4510

District: Lakewood School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
413^th of 535 Washington Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $15,493

Students who attend Lakewood Middle School usually attend:

High:

Lakewood High School

Feeder schools for Lakewood Middle School:

Elementary:	Cougar Creek Elementary School
	English Crossing Elementary
	Lakewood Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 19.3

Number of students: 599

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.1%

Hispanic:

23.2%

Two or more races:

10.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 50.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Lakewood Middle School ranks worse than 77.2% of middle schools in Washington. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 23.96. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (56.1%), Hispanic (23.2%), two or more races (10.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 50.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Lakewood Middle School is 19.3. (See more...)

Compare Lakewood Middle School employs 30.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lakewood Middle School is $15,493.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Lakewood Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Lakewood Middle School 413^th of 535 Washington public middle schools. (See Lakewood Middle School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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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 Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Lakewood Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	50.00	221^st	421	47.5%
2005	51.71	213^th	425	49.9%
2006	54.96	191^st	449	57.5%
2007	52.99	210^th	463	54.6%
2008	45.52	259^th	466	44.4%
2009	35.20	330^th	476	30.7%
2010	49.73	244^th	483	49.5%
2011	44.28	292^nd	492	40.7%
2012	38.88	327^th	497	34.2%
2013	34.92	349^th	498	29.9%
2015	34.55	294^th	445	33.9%
2016	44.16	246^th	443	44.5%
2017	38.72	276^th	435	36.6%
2018	47.49	227^th	437	48.1%
2019	42.32	300^th	512	41.4%
2021	20.75	428^th	529	19.1%
2022	29.32	385^th	541	28.8%
2023	19.64	445^th	539	17.4%
2024	23.96	413^th	535	22.8%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Lakewood Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	38.07	109^th	166	34.3%
2019	25.58	196^th	246	20.3%
2021	12.15	234^th	250	6.4%
2022	24.66	204^th	257	20.6%
2023	11.61	228^th	244	6.6%
2024	20.49	206^th	243	15.2%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Lakewood Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	35.51	159^th	268	40.7%
2019	28.28	174^th	231	24.7%
2021	31.00	148^th	210	29.5%
2024	13.53	174^th	179	2.8%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	42.82	199^th	349	43.0%
2019	38.65	288^th	448	35.7%
2021	13.64	444^th	458	3.1%
2022	23.61	401^st	475	15.6%
2023	13.91	425^th	463	8.2%
2024	17.65	394^th	455	13.4%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Lakewood Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	72.02	6^th	59	89.8%
2022	81.36	3^rd	33	90.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Lakewood Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	40.07	232^nd	376	38.3%
2019	39.37	279^th	452	38.3%
2021	20.55	383^rd	469	18.3%
2022	31.20	334^th	479	30.3%
2023	17.05	397^th	464	14.4%
2024	22.95	371^st	464	20.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Lakewood Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	49.94	169^th	371	54.4%
2019	44.05	254^th	453	43.9%
2021	22.36	370^th	476	22.3%
2022	27.76	354^th	480	26.3%
2023	20.50	389^th	470	17.2%
2024	24.60	357^th	466	23.4%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Lakewood Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	60.08	86^th	259	66.8%
2019	57.60	129^th	344	62.5%
2021	33.77	222^nd	353	37.1%
2022	31.15	245^th	360	31.9%
2023	21.70	275^th	336	18.2%
2024	24.66	270^th	344	21.5%

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Rank History for White students at Lakewood Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	36.90	208^th	325	36.0%
2019	37.73	316^th	470	32.8%
2021	16.02	428^th	480	10.8%
2022	23.30	397^th	488	18.6%
2023	14.71	439^th	488	10.0%
2024	17.09	424^th	486	12.8%

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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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by a parent
Thursday, May 31, 2018

Of your child is a star athlete, straight A student then this is the school for you, but if your child has any type of learning disabilities, needs 504 plan, or not the greatest player on the team I would strongly recommend another school if it's an option for you. The teachers could care less about children having different learning styles, or maybe needing a little extra attention... they teach their way and ur your child doesn't get it, well then they are S.O.L. The principal is an absolute joke, as well as the assistant principal. They pick and chooses who they are going to dress code, discipline, or even get too know. Once your child is on their radar, its game over. They will be singled out, punished more harshly, and not protected when bullied from students or staff members. Out of all the teachers/staff members my child has dealt with only one teacher has actually gave a crap about encouraging her and helping her with her learning disabilities. Mr. Detrick has went out of his way too make her feel like an actual human being who has potential in this world. Unfortunately I cant say that for any other teachers it staff members. My child actually had a teacher tell her while during a class discussion about what they wanted too be when they grow up that "school isn't really for you, you would not do well at a university, maybe you could become a hairdresser or something that allows minimal schooling". My child had said her dream is to become a detective or police officer... what kind of teacher intentionally discourages a child from his or her dream. Their job is too build them up and encourage, not make them feel worthless and like their learning disabilities are going too hold them back in life. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Lakewood Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	580	0	1	7	1	n/a	n/a	0	589
1989	602	1	1	6	1	n/a	n/a	0	611
1990	626	0	1	5	6	n/a	n/a	0	638
1991	399	0	1	4	5	n/a	n/a	0	409
1992	413	2	3	8	1	n/a	n/a	0	427
1993	459	3	1	6	5	n/a	n/a	0	474
1994	470	2	4	12	9	n/a	n/a	0	497
1995	498	2	4	12	7	n/a	n/a	0	523
1996	498	2	4	12	7	n/a	n/a	0	523
1997	467	0	5	20	7	n/a	n/a	0	499
1998	465	8	21	27	5	n/a	n/a	0	526
1999	497	8	34	23	3	n/a	n/a	0	565
2000	513	6	32	18	7	n/a	n/a	0	576
2001	545	10	24	25	5	n/a	n/a	0	609
2002	537	21	26	26	6	n/a	n/a	0	616
2003	537	21	26	26	6	n/a	n/a	0	616
2004	549	26	27	27	6	n/a	n/a	0	635
2005	561	18	27	28	8	n/a	n/a	0	642
2006	534	23	26	30	17	n/a	n/a	1	631
2007	493	27	21	37	18	n/a	n/a	2	598
2008	480	23	22	51	11	n/a	n/a	3	590
2009	466	17	20	51	7	n/a	n/a	5	566
2010	487	15	19	63	7	n/a	n/a	8	599
2011	471	18	10	64	10	0	21	0	594
2012	465	17	8	71	10	0	27	0	598
2013	439	20	10	57	6	0	32	0	564
2014	403	11	13	68	8	2	33	0	538
2015	390	8	10	79	10	3	31	0	531
2016	409	3	12	79	10	6	33	0	552
2017	411	10	9	85	8	9	37	0	569
2018	388	9	7	92	7	13	56	0	572
2019	368	13	9	96	5	15	72	0	578
2020	394	14	7	133	6	10	88	0	652
2021	368	15	10	136	5	8	82	0	624
2022	332	11	14	147	10	8	60	2	584
2023	336	15	19	139	12	10	62	6	599

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 Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	589	0.0	0.0	0
1989	611	0.0	0.0	n/a
1990	638	3.0	212.6	0
1991	409	18.2	22.4	n/a
1992	427	17.8	23.9	n/a
1993	474	16.1	29.4	n/a
1994	497	17.1	29.1	n/a
1995	523	41.9	12.5	n/a
1996	523	41.9	12.5	n/a
1997	499	26.6	18.8	n/a
1998	526	25.6	20.5	n/a
1999	565	26.7	21.2	n/a
2000	576	27.5	20.9	n/a
2001	609	26.4	23.1	n/a
2002	616	28.4	21.7	23.7
2003	616	28.4	21.7	23.7
2004	635	31.0	20.5	23.9
2005	642	30.8	20.8	23.7
2006	631	31.9	19.8	29.8
2007	598	30.0	19.9	24
2008	590	29.2	20.2	29.6
2009	566	29.2	19.4	25.7
2010	599	29.0	20.6	31.5
2011	594	27.2	21.8	30.1
2012	598	27.0	22.1	34.3
2013	564	27.9	20.1	36.2
2014	538	n/a	n/a	34.2
2015	531	25.0	21.2	32.4
2016	552	25.0	22.0	35.1
2017	569	25.8	22.0	37.3
2018	572	28.0	20.4	36.7
2019	578	28.3	20.4	38.6
2020	652	31.3	20.8	40.3
2021	624	32.8	19.0	41.5
2022	584	30.4	19.2	44.5
2023	599	30.9	19.3	50.3

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 Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	589	0.0	0.0	0
1989	611	0.0	0.0	n/a
1990	638	3.0	212.6	0
1991	409	18.2	22.4	n/a
1992	427	17.8	23.9	n/a
1993	474	16.1	29.4	n/a
1994	497	17.1	29.1	n/a
1995	523	41.9	12.5	n/a
1996	523	41.9	12.5	n/a
1997	499	26.6	18.8	n/a
1998	526	25.6	20.5	n/a
1999	565	26.7	21.2	n/a
2000	576	27.5	20.9	n/a
2001	609	26.4	23.1	n/a
2002	616	28.4	21.7	23.7
2003	616	28.4	21.7	23.7
2004	635	31.0	20.5	23.9
2005	642	30.8	20.8	23.7
2006	631	31.9	19.8	29.8
2007	598	30.0	19.9	24
2008	590	29.2	20.2	29.6
2009	566	29.2	19.4	25.7
2010	599	29.0	20.6	31.5
2011	594	27.2	21.8	30.1
2012	598	27.0	22.1	34.3
2013	564	27.9	20.1	36.2
2014	538	n/a	n/a	34.2
2015	531	25.0	21.2	32.4
2016	552	25.0	22.0	35.1
2017	569	25.8	22.0	37.3
2018	572	28.0	20.4	36.7
2019	578	28.3	20.4	38.6
2020	652	31.3	20.8	40.3
2021	624	32.8	19.0	41.5
2022	584	30.4	19.2	44.5
2023	599	30.9	19.3	50.3

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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