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What advice would you give to incoming students at Lakes High School?
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Enrollment
1,158
High
DISTRICT 422 · STATE 573
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLOVER PARK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530141000261
Lakes High School
10320 Farwest DR SW, Lakewood, WA 98498 · (253) 583-5550 · Pierce County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,158 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 27% of Washington public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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 Washington public high schools
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
61 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
652 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 51%
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 9 | 340 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 320 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 265 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 233 | 20% |
Student demographics
79%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 76% · 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
60.7%
WA avg 58.4% . +42.6pp since 2014
Math
14.9%
WA avg 51.2% . +7.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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 43 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.7% | 14.9% |
| 2023-24 | 51.2% | 15.4% |
| 2022-23 | 50.1% | 16.7% |
| 2021-22 | 61.2% | 20.5% |
| 2018-19 | 64.6% | 33.3% |
| 2017-18 | 67.4% | 37.1% |
| 2016-17 | 23.2% | 17.7% |
| 2015-16 | 31.8% | 31.8% |
| 2014-15 | 18.1% | 7.0% |
% 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
36.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.4%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 High School
Lakes High School's state test result (36.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakes High School this school | 1,158 | 56.3% | 36.3% |
| Spanaway Lake High School Spanaway | 1,787 | 60.5% | 35.1% |
| Columbia Junior High School Tacoma | 619 | 56.7% | 33.3% |
| Meadowdale High School LYNNWOOD | 1,491 | 50.1% | 47.1% |
| Mount Rainier High School Des Moines | 1,846 | 58.8% | 32.3% |
| Bremerton High School Bremerton | 1,263 | 55.9% | 25.6% |
Matched among Washington 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 Lakes High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Pierce County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.3% | #187 of 271 | #21 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.9% | #264 of 321 ▼ 13 | #25 of 32 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.7% | #141 of 327 ▲ 84 | #16 of 33 ▲ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.1pp | #87 of 259 | #8 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,158 | #140 of 570 | #18 of 51 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.9:1 | #89 of 311 | #7 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 78.5% | #10 of 316 | #5 of 35 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.3% | #144 of 386 | #17 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.4% | #40 of 164 | #3 of 15 |
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
1,158
-62 (-5%) vs 2020
+19% since 1990-91, when it was 973
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
was 20.0:1
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 | 1,158 | 61.3 | 18.9:1 | 56% (652) |
| 2023-24 | 1,195 | 60 | 19.9:1 | 62% (743) |
| 2022-23 | 1,286 | 60 | 21.4:1 | 53% (681) |
| 2020-21 | 1,220 | 61 | 20.0:1 | 45% (555) |
| 2017-18 | 1,369 | 67 | 20.4:1 | 47% (647) |
| 2015-16 | 1,372 | 66 | 20.8:1 | 56% (769) |
| 2010-11 | 1,328 | 70 | 19.0:1 | 39% (517) |
| 2000-01 | 1,492 | 66 | 22.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 973 | 55 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lakes High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (1,369 to 1,158); teachers down 8% (67 to 61.3).
About Lakes High School
Lakes High School is a large high school found in Lakewood, Washington. It serves 1,158 students in grades 9 through 12. For comparison, high schools in Washington average about 573 students.
Clover Park School District has 12,345 students spread across 32 schools.
Lakes High School's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 30%. After that, the student body is 23% Hispanic, 18% multiracial, 14% Black, and 6% Pacific Islander. Among all residents of Pierce County, the White share is about 64%. By the diversity index, Lakes High School comes in at 79%.
Lakes High School's 61.3 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 18.9:1. That ratio is under the 21.6:1 average for high schools in Washington. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 56%.
allk12 grades Lakes High School a C. The grade compares the school only with Washington public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Lakes High School would score about 42.4%. It scores 36.3%, 6.1 points below that figure.
Pierce County has about 930,319 residents, and median household income is about $99,564, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Pierce County number 287 and enroll about 138,462.
Nearby, Alfaretta House is less than a tenth of a mile away. Lakes High School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Lakes High School ranks 4th of 5 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 36.3% against a local average of 46.7%.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Small, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Lakes High School went from 1,220 students to 1,158. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 20.0:1 in 2020-21 to 18.9:1 in 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Lakes High School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Pierce County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
930,319
Census ACS
Median income
$99,564
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
287
138,462 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Clover Park School District
- Clover Park High SchoolHigh · 1,161 students
- Thomas Middle SchoolMiddle · 934 students
- General William H. Harrison Preparatory SchoolHigh · 738 students
- Rainier Elementary SchoolElementary · 576 students
- Hillside Elementary SchoolElementary · 567 students
- Hudtloff Middle SchoolMiddle · 555 students
Other schools in Lakewood
- Clover Park High SchoolHigh · 1,161 students
- Thomas Middle SchoolMiddle · 934 students
- General William H. Harrison Preparatory SchoolHigh · 738 students
- Hudtloff Middle SchoolMiddle · 555 students
- Four Heroes ElementaryElementary · 541 students
- Lakeview Hope AcademyElementary · 540 students
Nearby schools
- Alfaretta House0.0 mi · 26
- Lake Louise Elementary School0.5 mi · 450
- Cherrydale Elementary0.6 mi · 348
- Re-Entry High School0.8 mi · 5
- Thomas Middle School0.8 mi · 934
- Steilacoom High1.1 mi · 968
Frequently asked questions
About Lakes High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lakes High School?
Lakes High School enrolls approximately 1,158 students in grades 09-12.
Is Lakes High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lakes High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Lakes High School have?
Lakes High School employs 61 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lakes High School?
At Lakes High School, the student body is approximately 30% White, 23% Hispanic, 14% Black, 5% Asian, 18% Two or more.
Who oversees Lakes High School?
Lakes High School is overseen by Clover Park School District in Pierce County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.