Lakeridge Middle School

Set in Bonney Lake, Washington, Lakeridge Middle School is a moderately sized 6-8 campus, part of Sumner-Bonney Lake School District. It hosts 763 students across grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 577 students per school, that is 32% larger than typical.

Within Sumner-Bonney Lake School District, which oversees 15 schools and 10,743 students, Lakeridge Middle School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Lakeridge Middle School reports that the largest single group is White, at 65% of enrollment. Other groups include 14% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 5% Asian, 3% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, Lakeridge Middle School records 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 18.9:1 average. Around 38% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below Pierce County's rate of about 50%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Lakeridge Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 54.9%; this one delivers 59.9%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Pierce County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $99,564 per year, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Pierce County's 287 public schools (combined enrollment of about 138,462 students), Lakeridge Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Emerald Hills Elementary, roughly 1.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Lakeridge Middle School comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 64.1%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Lakeridge Middle School's enrollment has ticked up 21% since 2018, when it stood at 631 (now 763). The White share of enrollment shrank from 76% to 65% over that span. Class-load math has loosened: from 19.2:1 in 2018 to 20.4:1 in 2025.

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