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Enrollment
592
Middle
DISTRICT 447 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080336006490
Lake Middle School
1820 LOWELL BLVD, DENVER, CO 80204 · (720) 424-0260 · Denver County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL592 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 26% of Colorado public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Colorado public middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
449 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 183 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 197 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 212 | 36% |
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
31.1%
CO avg 44.9% . +6.2pp since 2023
Math
15.0%
CO avg 36.1% . +3.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.1% | 15.0% |
| 2023-24 | 24.9% | 11.7% |
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CMAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
19.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.7%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Colorado's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Lake Middle School
Lake Middle School's state test result (19.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Middle School this school | 592 | 75.8% | 19.2% |
| Atlas Preparatory Middle School COLORADO SPRINGS | 473 | 85.8% | 24.1% |
| Jack Swigert Middle School COLORADO SPRINGS | 404 | 76.5% | 12.8% |
| Aurora Science & Tech Middle School AURORA | 448 | 85.7% | 17.3% |
| W H Heaton Middle School PUEBLO | 578 | 81.1% | 17.0% |
| Kepner Beacon Middle School DENVER | 467 | 89.9% | 14.9% |
Matched among Colorado middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Lake Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Denver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.2% | #193 of 241 | #18 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.0% | #190 of 244 ▲ 7 | #20 of 30 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.1% | #173 of 246 ▲ 22 | #15 of 30 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 592 | #84 of 278 | #6 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #72 of 227 | #14 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.6% | #190 of 227 | #22 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.8% | #47 of 246 | #18 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +73.1% | #1 of 55 | #1 of 14 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
592
+146 (+33%) vs 2020
+254% since 2010-11, when it was 167
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 14.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 592 | 40.6 | 14.6:1 | 76% (449) |
| 2023-24 | 603 | 39.1 | 15.4:1 | 88% (530) |
| 2022-23 | 514 | 30.9 | 16.6:1 | 88% (451) |
| 2020-21 | 446 | 30 | 14.9:1 | 87% (386) |
| 2017-18 | 342 | 22.1 | 15.5:1 | 93% (317) |
| 2015-16 | 329 | 23 | 14.3:1 | 95% (311) |
| 2010-11 | 167 | 11 | 15.2:1 | 97% (162) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lake Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 73% (342 to 592); teachers up 84% (22.1 to 40.6).
About Lake Middle School
Lake Middle School is a mid-sized middle school that serves part of DENVER, Colorado. There are 592 students enrolled, covering grades 6 through 8. The school is 28% above the average for middle schools in Colorado.
Lake Middle School reports to Denver Public Schools, which has 198 schools and 90,471 students.
At Lake Middle School, 78% of students are Hispanic. The school is also 9% Black and 7% White. That is higher than the 28% Hispanic share among all Denver County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 38%.
Lake Middle School has 40.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.6:1. The school's 14.6:1 compares with an average of 15.9:1 for middle schools in Colorado. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 76%. The 63% average for public schools in Denver County is 13 points lower.
Lake Middle School earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 26% of Colorado public middle schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Lake Middle School is 1.5 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 19.2% actual, 20.7% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Colorado.
In the wider Denver County area, the median household earns about $94,718 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Across Denver County, 206 public schools serve about 91,233 students.
About 0.3 miles separate Lake Middle School from the closest public school, Cheltenham Elementary School. The five-mile area around Lake Middle School holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 20.2% on proficiency, and Lake Middle School is below that at 19.2%.
Lake Middle School has an NCES locale of City: Large.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 33%, from 446 to 592.
The Lake Middle School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Denver County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
718,877
Census ACS
Median income
$94,718
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
206
91,233 students
Quick facts
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Other Lake Middle schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Lake Middle. Lake Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOLWOODBURY, MN · 1,165 students
- Lake Middle SchoolMillbury, OH · 362 students
- Lake Middle SchoolLAKE, MS · 237 students
Nearby schools
- Cheltenham Elementary School0.3 mi · 373
- Colfax Elementary School0.6 mi · 280
- Brown International Academy0.6 mi · 530
- Career Education Center Early College0.9 mi · 468
- Cowell Elementary School1.1 mi · 308
- Eagleton Elementary School1.1 mi · 317
Frequently asked questions
About Lake Middle SchoolHow many students attend Lake Middle School?
Lake Middle School enrolls approximately 592 students in grades 06-08.
Is Lake Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lake Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Lake Middle School?
Approximately 14.6:1 students per teacher at Lake Middle School.
How diverse is Lake Middle School?
Lake Middle School reports a student body of 7% White, 78% Hispanic, 9% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Lake Middle School?
Lake Middle School is overseen by Denver Public Schools in Denver County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.