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Enrollment
1,655
High
DISTRICT 1,100 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKE LOCAL·NCES 390498603720
Lake Middle / High School
709 Market Ave SW, Uniontown, OH 44685 · (330) 877-4282 · Stark County
GRADES 07–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,655 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 86% of Ohio public high schools
- ATest 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.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Ohio public high schools
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
86 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.7:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
322 students
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 43%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 256 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 302 | 18% |
| Grade 9 | 264 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 255 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 278 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 300 | 18% |
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 54% · 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
School pathway
Based on grade levels within Lake Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
86.1%
OH avg 59.8% . +1.2pp since 2021
Math
77.5%
OH avg 56.1% . +0.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 86.1% | 77.5% |
| 2023-24 | 86.2% | 78.3% |
| 2022-23 | 89.9% | 80.2% |
| 2021-22 | 84.9% | 77.3% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. 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
85.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
81.5%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 85% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 81% typical for Ohio 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 Ohio'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 / High School
Lake Middle / High School's state test result (85.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Middle / High School this school | 1,655 | 19.5% | 85.1% |
| Milford Sr High School Milford | 1,814 | 22.5% | 77.1% |
| Anthony Wayne High School Whitehouse | 1,360 | 13.0% | 79.8% |
| Chardon High School Chardon | 1,054 | 20.1% | 83.0% |
| Olmsted Falls High School Olmsted Falls | 1,228 | 20.1% | 80.1% |
| Medina High School Medina | 1,767 | 22.8% | 82.1% |
Matched among Ohio high 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 / High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Stark County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 85.1% | #43 of 403 | #1 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.5% | #67 of 776 ▼ 17 | #1 of 19 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.1% | #55 of 774 ▲ 7 | #2 of 19 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.7pp | #509 of 742 | #12 of 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,655 | #48 of 888 | #4 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.2:1 | #568 of 739 | #12 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.4% | #534 of 749 | #12 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.5% | #382 of 435 | #9 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +47.1% | #15 of 198 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,655
-39 (-2%) vs 2020
+123% since 1990-91, when it was 742
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 1,655 | 86 | 19.2:1 | 19% (322) |
| 2023-24 | 1,629 | 93 | 17.5:1 | 12% (202) |
| 2022-23 | 1,629 | 95 | 17.1:1 | 14% (220) |
| 2020-21 | 1,694 | 98 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,125 | 61 | 18.4:1 | 24% (275) |
| 2015-16 | 1,224 | 59 | 20.8:1 | 26% (313) |
| 2010-11 | 1,185 | 63 | 18.8:1 | 32% (380) |
| 2000-01 | 791 | 44 | 18.0:1 | 3% (27) |
| 1990-91 | 742 | 37 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lake Middle / High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 47% (1,125 to 1,655); teachers up 41% (61 to 86).
About Lake Middle / High School
Lake Middle / High School is a high school with a street address in Uniontown, Ohio. Enrollment totals 1,655 students across grades 7 through 12. That puts enrollment 193% larger than the 565-student average for high schools in Ohio.
Lake Middle / High School belongs to Lake Local, a district of 3 schools and 3,301 students.
By race and ethnicity, Lake Middle / High School is 92% White. Other groups include 4% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 14, compared with 70 nationally.
The school lists 86 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.2:1. Statewide, high schools in Ohio average 17.7:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 19% of the student body. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Stark County is 36%.
Lake Middle / High School holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 86% of Ohio public high schools.
Lake Middle / High School scores 85.1% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 81.5%.
The school is in Stark County, where median household income comes to about $67,934, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Stark County counts 101 public schools with about 53,798 students.
Lake Elementary School is the nearest public school to Lake Middle / High School, about 1.3 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 6 other public schools are within five miles. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Lake Middle / High School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment went from 1,694 in 2020-21 to 1,655 in 2024-25, a change of 39 students. The ratio was 17.3:1 in 2020-21 and 19.2:1 in 2024-25.
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Stark County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
373,713
Census ACS
Median income
$67,934
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
101
53,798 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lake Local
- Lake Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,223 students
- Lake Primary SchoolElementary · 423 students
Other schools in Uniontown
- Green High SchoolHigh · 1,229 students
- Green Intermediate Elementary SchoolMiddle · 873 students
- Green Primary SchoolElementary · 843 students
- Lake Primary SchoolElementary · 423 students
- Portage Lakes Career CenterHigh · 130 students
Nearby schools
- Lake Elementary School1.3 mi · 1,223
- Lake Primary School2.7 mi · 423
- Suffield Elementary School4.3 mi · 421
- Green Primary School4.6 mi · 843
- Greenwood Early Learning Center4.7 mi · 359
- Springfield Junior/Senior High School4.9 mi · 807
Frequently asked questions
About Lake Middle / High SchoolHow large is Lake Middle / High School?
Lake Middle / High School enrolls approximately 1,655 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Lake Middle / High School serve?
Lake Middle / High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lake Middle / High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lake Middle / High School is approximately 19.2:1 (86 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Lake Middle / High School?
Student demographics at Lake Middle / High School are roughly 92% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Lake Middle / High School public or private?
Lake Middle / High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lake Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.