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Enrollment
635
Middle
DISTRICT 524 · STATE 507
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKELAND DISTRICT·NCES 160180000312
LAKELAND MIDDLE SCHOOL
15601 NORTH HIGHWAY 41, RATHDRUM, ID 83858 · (208) 687-0661 · Kootenai County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL635 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 74% of Idaho public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·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 Idaho public middle schools
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.4:1 · STATE 17.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
156 students
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 46%
Community
5
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 | 222 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 187 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 226 | 36% |
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 44% · 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
ISAT 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
59.5%
ID avg 53.4%
Math
44.7%
ID avg 43.5%
What this means: On the ISAT, Idaho's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Idaho schools, those numbers are about 53 and 44.
Source: ISAT. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like LAKELAND MIDDLE SCHOOL
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAKELAND MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 635 | 24.6% | N/A |
| CANFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL COEUR D'ALENE | 746 | 26.4% | N/A |
| SACAJAWEA MIDDLE SCHOOL LEWISTON | 547 | 28.7% | N/A |
| SAWTOOTH MIDDLE SCHOOL MERIDIAN | 829 | 22.0% | N/A |
| KIMBERLY MIDDLE SCHOOL KIMBERLY | 482 | 29.3% | N/A |
| MIDDLETON MIDDLE SCHOOL MIDDLETON | 1,018 | 30.0% | N/A |
Matched among Idaho 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 LAKELAND MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Idaho | In Kootenai County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.7% | #35 of 100 | #6 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.5% | #28 of 101 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 635 | #38 of 114 | #4 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #50 of 98 | #3 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.5% | #86 of 98 | #4 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.6% | #96 of 104 | #7 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +66.2% | #1 of 31 | N/A |
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
635
+28 (+5%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 580
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 22.5:1
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 | 635 | 35.3 | 18.0:1 | 25% (156) |
| 2023-24 | 620 | 36.5 | 17.0:1 | 26% (162) |
| 2022-23 | 643 | 35.5 | 18.1:1 | 25% (161) |
| 2020-21 | 607 | 27 | 22.5:1 | 29% (177) |
| 2017-18 | 382 | 25.4 | 15.1:1 | 36% (136) |
| 2015-16 | 440 | 22 | 20.0:1 | 43% (189) |
| 2010-11 | 412 | 23 | 17.9:1 | 46% (191) |
| 2000-01 | 572 | 29 | 19.7:1 | 33% (186) |
| 1990-91 | 580 | 26 | 22.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LAKELAND MIDDLE SCHOOL.
Since 2017-18: students up 66% (382 to 635); teachers up 39% (25.4 to 35.3).
About LAKELAND MIDDLE SCHOOL
LAKELAND MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public mid-sized middle school in RATHDRUM, Idaho. The school counted 635 students in 2024-25, covering grades 6 through 8. It has 25% more students than the average for middle schools in Idaho (about 507).
LAKELAND DISTRICT has 11 schools; together they serve 4,568 students.
Roughly 86% of students at LAKELAND MIDDLE SCHOOL are White. Smaller groups are 6% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. Kootenai County residents are about 87% White, a similar share. The diversity index for LAKELAND MIDDLE SCHOOL is 25%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school has 35.3 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 18.0 students per teacher. Statewide, middle schools in Idaho average 17.1:1. Of all students at LAKELAND MIDDLE SCHOOL, 25% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Kootenai County average 34%.
On the allk12 Grade, LAKELAND MIDDLE SCHOOL lands at B+, ahead of 74% of Idaho public middle schools.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Kootenai County show that median household income comes to about $81,861, roughly 30% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Kootenai County counts 54 public schools with about 23,554 students.
Of the public schools around it, LAKELAND MIDDLE SCHOOL is closest to JOHN BROWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.2 miles away. LAKELAND MIDDLE SCHOOL has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
The NCES locale for LAKELAND MIDDLE SCHOOL is Town: Fringe, which covers schools in a town close to an urbanized area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, LAKELAND MIDDLE SCHOOL had a net gain of 28 students, or 5%. The number of students per teacher dropped from 22.5 to 18.0 over 4 years.
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Kootenai County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
181,996
Census ACS
Median income
$81,861
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
54
23,554 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LAKELAND DISTRICT
- LAKELAND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 830 students
- TIMBERLAKE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 519 students
- GARWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 424 students
- TIMBERLAKE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 412 students
- JOHN BROWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 377 students
- BETTY KIEFER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 367 students
Other schools in RATHDRUM
- LAKELAND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 830 students
- NORTH IDAHO STEM CHARTER ACADEMYCombined · 553 students
- GARWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 424 students
- JOHN BROWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 377 students
- BETTY KIEFER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 367 students
- TWIN LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 272 students
Nearby schools
- JOHN BROWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.2 mi · 377
- LAKELAND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.3 mi · 830
- MOUNTAINVIEW ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL0.4 mi · 155
- NORTH IDAHO STEM CHARTER ACADEMY0.4 mi · 553
- BETTY KIEFER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.3 mi · 367
- KTEC School2.0 mi · 37
Frequently asked questions
About LAKELAND MIDDLE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at LAKELAND MIDDLE SCHOOL?
LAKELAND MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 635 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does LAKELAND MIDDLE SCHOOL serve?
LAKELAND MIDDLE SCHOOL serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at LAKELAND MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Approximately 18.0:1 students per teacher at LAKELAND MIDDLE SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at LAKELAND MIDDLE SCHOOL?
At LAKELAND MIDDLE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 86% White, 6% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees LAKELAND MIDDLE SCHOOL?
LAKELAND MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by LAKELAND DISTRICT in Kootenai County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.