Lakeside High School

Located at 5909 Hwy 291, in Nine Mile Falls, Washington, Lakeside High School is a moderately sized 9-12 campus that works with 494 students (grades 9 through 12), run under Nine Mile Falls School District.

Within Nine Mile Falls School District, which oversees 6 schools and 1,440 students, Lakeside High School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Lakeside High School records that nearly all students (81%) are White. Other groups include 10% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, Lakeside High School shows 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.4:1. The state averages around 21.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 30% of students at Lakeside High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Stevens County runs at roughly 55%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Lakeside High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 60.0%; this one delivers 55.8%.

Around the school, Stevens County reports that the typical household earns roughly $69,327 per year, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Lakeside High School is one of 41 public schools in Stevens County (combined enrollment of about 7,726 students).

The closest other public school is Re-Engagement School (Nine Mile Falls), roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Lakeside High School comes 5th of 7 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 58.4%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lakeside High School has rose 3%, going from 480 students in 2018 to 494 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 87% to 81% across the same window.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.