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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKEWOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530426002117

Lakewood High School

17023 11th Ave NE, Arlington, WA 98223 · (360) 652-4505 · Snohomish County
GRADES 09–12HIGH22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL834 STUDENTS
Enrollment
834
High
DISTRICT 543 · STATE 573
Student : Teacher
24.0:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
376 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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
Grade 9
225
Grade 10
187
Grade 11
223
Grade 12
199
Student demographics
White
47156%
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 47%
Hispanic
20625%
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 27%
Black
263%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 5%
Asian
172%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 9%
Two+
759%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 9%
Native American
132%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1%
Pacific Islander
152%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 2%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
41850%
Female
40549%

School pathway

Feeds from
Lakewood Middle School06–08
Based on grade levels within Lakewood School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded Standard
English Language Arts
44.8%
WA avg 58.4% . +20.9pp since 2014
Math
11.6%
WA avg 51.2% . -12.1pp since 2014

What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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 21 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 12 points.

Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of WA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
31.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.0%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.6pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 50% typical for Washington schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
834
+90 (+12%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
24.0:1
was 24.6:1
% White
56%
was 72%
% Hispanic
25%
was 16%
% Black
3%
was 2%
% Asian
2%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Lakewood High School

As a moderately sized high school in Arlington, Washington, Lakewood High School caters to 834 students from grades 9 through 12, run under Lakewood School District. Enrollment runs roughly 46% bigger than the state mean of about 573.

Within Lakewood School District, which oversees 5 schools and 2,713 students, Lakewood High School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Lakewood High School logs that 56% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school reports 25% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 3% Black, 2% Asian.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 24.0:1. The state averages around 21.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 45% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Lakewood High School is in the bottom 10% of Washington public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 50.0%; Lakewood High School posts 31.3%, -18.6 points below that line.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Snohomish County put median household income runs about $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. Lakewood High School is one of 227 public schools in Snohomish County (combined enrollment of about 118,688 students).

The closest other public school is Lakewood Elementary School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Lakewood High School comes 3rd of 5 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 34.5%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 12%: 744 students in 2018 compared to 834 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 72% to 56% over that span.

On the community side, members of the Lakewood High School community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.

Snohomish County at a glance

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Population
844,430
Census ACS
Median income
$111,246
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
227
118,688 students

Quick facts

School name
Lakewood High School
District
Lakewood School District
Address
17023 11th Ave NE, Arlington, WA 98223
Phone
(360) 652-4505
County
Snohomish County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
834
Teachers (FTE)
35
Student–teacher ratio
24.0:1
Free/Reduced lunch
376 (45%)
Locale
22-Suburb: Mid-size
NCES ID
530426002117
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Lakewood School District
Other schools in Arlington
Nearby schools

Frequently asked questions

About Lakewood High School
How many students attend Lakewood High School?
Lakewood High School enrolls approximately 834 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Lakewood High School serve?
Lakewood High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lakewood High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lakewood High School is approximately 24.0:1 (35 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Lakewood High School?
Lakewood High School reports a student body of 56% White, 25% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Lakewood High School in?
Lakewood High School is part of Lakewood School District.
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