Lake Stevens Middle School

Lake Stevens Middle School is a medium-sized junior high in Lake Stevens, Washington, part of Lake Stevens School District. The school instructs 709 students in grades 6 through 7. Compared to the state average of about 577 students per school, that is 23% above typical.

Lake Stevens School District comprises 14 schools with combined enrollment of 10,117 students; Lake Stevens Middle School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Lake Stevens Middle School logs that White students make up the majority at 57%. The remainder breaks down as 17% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 10% multiracial, 4% Black.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Lake Stevens Middle School has 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 18.9:1 average. Around 33% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Snohomish County (around 41%), the school's rate is south of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Lake Stevens Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 58.3%, the actual is 52.9%, a residual of -5.4 points.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Snohomish County) records that median household earnings sit near $111,246, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lake Stevens Middle School is one of 227 public schools in Snohomish County (combined enrollment of about 118,688 students).

Nearest neighbor: Skyline Elementary, around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Lake Stevens Middle School comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 56.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Looking at the recent track record. Lake Stevens Middle School's enrollment has edged up 10% since 2018, when it stood at 643 (now 709). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 68% to 57% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 19.4:1 in 2018 to 17.7:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.