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.