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Enrollment
495
Elementary
DISTRICT 507 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH THURSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 530585000865
Lakes Elementary School
6211 Mullen Rd SE, Lacey, WA 98503 · (360) 412-4600 · Thurston County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL495 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
205 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 51%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 50 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 93 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 107 | 22% |
| Grade 5 | 106 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is 53% smaller than its 5th grade class (106).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 68% · 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
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
58.4%
WA avg 58.4% . +3.4pp since 2014
Math
51.0%
WA avg 51.2% . -6.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 7 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.4% | 51.0% |
| 2023-24 | 55.6% | 55.0% |
| 2022-23 | 56.1% | 56.1% |
| 2021-22 | 55.3% | 50.4% |
| 2018-19 | 60.5% | 59.0% |
| 2017-18 | 63.1% | 64.0% |
| 2016-17 | 62.5% | 64.4% |
| 2015-16 | 64.1% | 59.8% |
| 2014-15 | 55.0% | 57.5% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. 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
57.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.4%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% typical for Washington 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 Washington'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 Lakes Elementary School
Lakes Elementary School's state test result (57.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakes Elementary School this school | 495 | 41.4% | 57.2% |
| Sidney Glen Elementary School PORT ORCHARD | 502 | 42.2% | 46.9% |
| Woodland Elementary Lacey | 458 | 42.4% | 51.2% |
| John D. Bud Hawk Elementary at Jackson Park BREMERTON | 464 | 37.9% | 51.1% |
| Harmony Elementary School Vancouver | 467 | 37.7% | N/A |
| Sunnyslope Elementary School PORT ORCHARD | 503 | 41.7% | 54.7% |
Matched among Washington elementary 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 Lakes Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Thurston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.2% | #306 of 936 | #10 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #424 of 1,103 ▼ 79 | #17 of 39 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.4% | #335 of 1,102 ▲ 53 | #11 of 39 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.9pp | #444 of 928 | #18 of 39 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 495 | #306 of 1,268 | #13 of 43 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #844 of 1,085 | #29 of 40 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.1% | #307 of 1,088 | #11 of 39 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.4% | #781 of 1,169 | #28 of 43 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.6% | #306 of 778 | #7 of 27 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
495
-30 (-6%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 585
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 495 | 28.9 | 17.1:1 | 41% (205) |
| 2023-24 | 500 | 29.8 | 16.8:1 | 43% (214) |
| 2022-23 | 487 | 31.4 | 15.5:1 | 44% (212) |
| 2020-21 | 525 | 33 | 15.9:1 | 37% (195) |
| 2017-18 | 616 | 37.6 | 16.4:1 | 38% (233) |
| 2015-16 | 742 | 37 | 20.1:1 | 42% (309) |
| 2010-11 | 663 | 34 | 19.5:1 | 24% (162) |
| 2000-01 | 718 | 37 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 585 | 39 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lakes Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (616 to 495); teachers down 23% (37.6 to 28.9).
About Lakes Elementary School
Located in Lacey, Washington, Lakes Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school. The student body numbers 495 students, from kindergarten through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Washington is about 380, so this school runs 30% bigger than that.
North Thurston Public Schools serves 15,167 students across 24 schools.
White students are the largest group at Lakes Elementary School, with 48% of enrollment. Next come 20% Hispanic, 16% multiracial, 6% Pacific Islander, and 4% Asian. The county population is about 72% White. Lakes Elementary School has a diversity index of 69%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal data list 28.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at Lakes Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 17.1:1. Across elementary schools in Washington, the average ratio is about 17.3:1. The lunch program counts 41% of students at Lakes Elementary School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is close to the 43% average for public schools in Thurston County.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Lakes Elementary School would score about 52.4%. It scores 57.2%, 4.8 points above that figure.
Thurston County has about 299,067 residents, and median household income is about $96,563, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 86 public schools in Thurston County, with a combined enrollment of about 44,412.
Nearest public school: Timberline High School, about 0.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, Lakes Elementary School is 2nd of 8 nearby schools with test data.
Locale: City: Small. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Lakes Elementary School went from 525 students to 495. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 15.9:1 to 17.1:1.
Community posts for Lakes Elementary School can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Thurston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
299,067
Census ACS
Median income
$96,563
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
86
44,412 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in North Thurston Public Schools
- River Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,547 students
- Timberline High SchoolHigh · 1,401 students
- North Thurston High SchoolHigh · 1,378 students
- Nisqually Middle SchoolMiddle · 789 students
- Mountain View ElementaryElementary · 776 students
- Meadows ElementaryElementary · 765 students
Other schools in Lacey
- River Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,547 students
- Timberline High SchoolHigh · 1,401 students
- North Thurston High SchoolHigh · 1,378 students
- Nisqually Middle SchoolMiddle · 789 students
- Mountain View ElementaryElementary · 776 students
- Meadows ElementaryElementary · 765 students
Other Lakes Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Lakes Elementary. Lakes Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Lakes Elementary SchoolROCKFORD, MI · 409 students
Nearby schools
- Timberline High School0.2 mi · 1,401
- Aspire Middle School0.4 mi · 323
- Chambers Prairie Elementary School1.0 mi · 490
- Woodland Elementary1.1 mi · 458
- Komachin Middle School1.2 mi · 640
- Washington Connections Academy Goldendale1.3 mi · 2,121
Frequently asked questions
About Lakes Elementary SchoolHow large is Lakes Elementary School?
Lakes Elementary School enrolls approximately 495 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Lakes Elementary School serve?
Lakes Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lakes Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lakes Elementary School is approximately 17.1:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lakes Elementary School?
At Lakes Elementary School, the student body is approximately 48% White, 20% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% Asian, 16% Two or more.
What district is Lakes Elementary School in?
Lakes Elementary School is part of North Thurston Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.