Lakewood High School is a public high school in Arlington, Washington, serving around 850 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Arlington School District, which is ranked 203 out of 247 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Lakewood High School faces several challenges, including lower academic performance compared to the state average. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 53.61% of 10th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 66.2%. In math, the proficiency rate for 10th-grade students was just 20.21%, significantly lower than the state average of 33.4%. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated, ranging from a high of 92.5% in 2019-2020 to a low of 82.0% in 2022-2023, which is below the state average. Additionally, Lakewood High School has relatively high dropout rates, ranging from 6.9% in 2019-2020 to 13.5% in 2022-2023, significantly higher than the state average.
When compared to nearby schools, Lakewood High School generally underperforms. For example, Arlington High School, located just 4.6 miles away, has significantly higher academic performance, with 69.61% of 10th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 31.01% proficient or better in math. Lakewood High School's performance also varies across different student subgroups, with Hispanic students performing better than the overall student population, but White students and students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds performing significantly worse.
Lakewood High School is fed by the following schools:Elementary : Cougar Creek Elementary SchoolElementary : English Crossing ElementaryElementary : Lakewood Elementary SchoolMiddle : Lakewood Middle School
In the 2022-23 school year, 850 students attended Lakewood High School.
Lakewood High School ranks in the bottom 24.0% of Washington high schools.
Students at Lakewood High School are 56% White, 23% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Asian, 2% Pacific Islander, 2% American Indian, 1% Not Specified.
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