Lakewood Middle School

As a roomy 6-8 campus in Salina, Kansas, Lakewood Middle School teaches 647 students from grades 6 through 8, operated by Salina. Compared to the state average of about 402 students per school, that is 61% larger than typical.

Within Salina, which oversees 13 schools and 6,441 students, Lakewood Middle School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Lakewood Middle School logs that 59% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school reports 23% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 5% Black. The wider county runs roughly 82% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.2:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 66% of students at Lakewood Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Saline County (around 58%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Lakewood Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 30.5%; this one delivers 29.9%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Saline County put median household earnings sit near $65,422, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Lakewood Middle School is one of 17 public schools in Saline County (combined enrollment of about 7,580 students).

The closest other public school is Salina Virtual Innovation Academy, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lakewood Middle School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 32.9%.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lakewood Middle School has contracted 19%, going from 798 students in 2018 to 647 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 64% to 59% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Lakewood Middle School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.