Lakewood Middle School

As a reasonably sized middle-grades school in WOODLAND, Michigan, Lakewood Middle School instructs 514 students from grades 5 through 8, one of the schools within Lakewood Public Schools.

Lakewood Public Schools runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,582 students. Lakewood Middle School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Lakewood Middle School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (89%); the rest breaks down as 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.5:1, putting Lakewood Middle School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 31% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below Barry County's rate of about 43%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Lakewood Middle School is in the bottom 10% of Michigan public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 52.7%; Lakewood Middle School posts 33.7%, -18.9 points below that line.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Barry County) reports that median household earnings sit near $77,500, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Barry County runs 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,041 students), of which Lakewood Middle School is one.

Lakewood High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lakewood Middle School at 3rd of 4; the average score across the group is 41.7%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Lakewood Middle School's enrollment has contracted 9% since 2018, when it stood at 566 (now 514). The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 20.2:1 in 2018 to 21.3:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.