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Enrollment
497
Middle
DISTRICT 662 · STATE 577
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLOVER PARK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530141000263
Lochburn Middle School
5431 Steilacoom Blvd SW, Lakewood, WA 98499 · (253) 583-5420 · Pierce County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL497 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 0% of Washington public middle schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 18.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
411 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 51%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 174 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 176 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 147 | 30% |
Student demographics
76%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
13.5%
WA avg 58.4% . -21.0pp since 2014
Math
7.5%
WA avg 51.2% . -17.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 13 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are down about 21 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 17 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 13.5% | 7.5% |
| 2023-24 | 14.4% | 7.5% |
| 2022-23 | 19.7% | 10.6% |
| 2021-22 | 17.6% | 11.0% |
| 2018-19 | 32.9% | 20.9% |
| 2017-18 | 26.8% | 22.1% |
| 2016-17 | 27.8% | 19.2% |
| 2015-16 | 28.1% | 25.1% |
| 2014-15 | 34.5% | 24.8% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of WA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
11.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.7%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 11% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 25% 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 →
Schools most like Lochburn Middle School
Lochburn Middle School's state test result (11.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lochburn Middle School this school | 497 | 82.7% | 11.3% |
| Hudtloff Middle School Lakewood | 555 | 76.0% | 18.2% |
| First Creek Middle School Tacoma | 584 | 78.1% | 20.2% |
| Gray Middle School Tacoma | 510 | 73.7% | 19.1% |
| Sacajawea Middle School FEDERAL WAY | 668 | 77.7% | 28.6% |
| Lakota Middle School FEDERAL WAY | 645 | 71.2% | 31.7% |
Matched among Washington middle 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 Lochburn Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Pierce County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 11.3% | #293 of 294 | #45 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.5% | #356 of 357 ▼ 2 | #45 of 45 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 13.5% | #356 of 357 ▼ 1 | #45 of 45 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.8pp | #31 of 290 | #3 of 45 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 497 | #251 of 377 | #38 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #17 of 340 | #2 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 76.0% | #32 of 340 | #13 of 44 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.7% | #19 of 359 | #1 of 45 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.8% | #44 of 192 | #5 of 23 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
497
-74 (-13%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 764
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 497 | 33 | 15.1:1 | 83% (411) |
| 2023-24 | 467 | 31 | 15.1:1 | 90% (421) |
| 2022-23 | 510 | 33 | 15.4:1 | 85% (434) |
| 2020-21 | 571 | 33 | 17.3:1 | 88% (500) |
| 2017-18 | 612 | 33.8 | 18.1:1 | 89% (547) |
| 2015-16 | 546 | 32 | 17.1:1 | 92% (502) |
| 2010-11 | 551 | 30 | 18.4:1 | 82% (450) |
| 2000-01 | 802 | 36 | 22.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 764 | 35 | 21.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lochburn Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (612 to 497); teachers down 2% (33.8 to 33).
About Lochburn Middle School
Lochburn Middle School is a medium-sized middle school in Lakewood, Washington. The school enrolls 497 students, from grades 6 through 8.
Clover Park School District has 12,345 students spread across 32 schools.
Lochburn Middle School has no majority group; Hispanic students are the largest, at 40%. The remaining students are 17% Black, 13% multiracial, 12% White, and 11% Pacific Islander. Among people living in Pierce County, the Hispanic share is about 13%. Pick two students at random and there is a 76% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school employs the equivalent of 33 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 15.1:1. That is lower than the 18.9:1 average for middle schools in Washington. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 83%. For comparison, public schools in Pierce County average 50%.
Measured against Washington public middle schools, Lochburn Middle School receives an F. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Lochburn Middle School ranks in the bottom 10% of Washington schools. It scores 11.3%; the prediction is 24.7%.
Pierce County has these Census figures: the median household income is $99,564, roughly 31% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Pierce County is home to 287 public schools and about 138,462 public school students.
The school nearest to Lochburn Middle School is Four Heroes Elementary, at a distance of about 0.4 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Lochburn Middle School ranks 8th of 8 on average proficiency.
Lochburn Middle School has an NCES locale of City: Small.
Lochburn Middle School's enrollment declined from 571 in 2020-21 to 497 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 17.3:1 to 15.1:1.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Lochburn Middle School, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- Lakes High SchoolHigh · 1,158 students
- Thomas Middle SchoolMiddle · 934 students
- General William H. Harrison Preparatory SchoolHigh · 738 students
- Rainier Elementary SchoolElementary · 576 students
- Hillside Elementary SchoolElementary · 567 students
Other schools in Lakewood
- Clover Park High SchoolHigh · 1,161 students
- Lakes High SchoolHigh · 1,158 students
- Thomas Middle SchoolMiddle · 934 students
- General William H. Harrison Preparatory SchoolHigh · 738 students
- Hudtloff Middle SchoolMiddle · 555 students
- Four Heroes ElementaryElementary · 541 students
Nearby schools
- Four Heroes Elementary0.4 mi · 541
- General William H. Harrison Preparatory School0.4 mi · 738
- Dower Elementary School0.7 mi · 337
- Mount Tahoma High School0.9 mi · 1,410
- Park Lodge Elementary School1.0 mi · 363
- Clover Park Early Learning Program1.3 mi · 213
Frequently asked questions
About Lochburn Middle SchoolHow many students attend Lochburn Middle School?
Lochburn Middle School enrolls approximately 497 students in grades 06-08.
Is Lochburn Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lochburn Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Lochburn Middle School have?
Lochburn Middle School employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Lochburn Middle School?
Student demographics at Lochburn Middle School are roughly 12% White, 40% Hispanic, 17% Black, 5% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Who oversees Lochburn Middle School?
Lochburn Middle 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.