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Enrollment
506
High
DISTRICT 461 · STATE 573
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEDICAL LAKE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530495000755
Medical Lake High School
200 E. Barker St., Medical Lake, WA 99022 · (509) 565-3200 · Spokane County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL506 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% of Washington public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
18.0:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 21.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
204 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 | 122 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 116 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 132 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 136 | 27% |
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Medical Lake School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
71.7%
WA avg 58.4% . +35.4pp since 2014
Math
47.8%
WA avg 51.2% . +25.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 35 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 26 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.7% | 47.8% |
| 2023-24 | 66.7% | 39.1% |
| 2022-23 | 63.0% | 40.4% |
| 2021-22 | 77.4% | 40.9% |
| 2018-19 | 75.4% | 40.8% |
| 2017-18 | 75.4% | 41.0% |
| 2016-17 | 11.4% | 21.5% |
| 2015-16 | 20.6% | 45.4% |
| 2014-15 | 36.3% | 22.2% |
% 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
51.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.2%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Medical Lake High School
Medical Lake High School's state test result (51.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Lake High School this school | 506 | 40.3% | 51.7% |
| Port Townsend High School Port Townsend | 383 | 43.3% | 59.0% |
| Montesano Jr-Sr High Montesano | 698 | 38.1% | 49.3% |
| Napavine Jr Sr High School Napavine | 410 | 41.7% | 35.3% |
| Eatonville High School Eatonville | 573 | 42.6% | 38.7% |
| South Whidbey High School Langley | 390 | 37.2% | 61.3% |
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 Medical Lake High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Spokane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.7% | #72 of 271 | #8 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #45 of 321 ▲ 33 | #2 of 21 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.7% | #70 of 327 ▲ 44 | #6 of 21 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.6pp | #103 of 259 | #8 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 506 | #216 of 570 | #15 of 43 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #64 of 311 | #6 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.6% | #250 of 316 | #11 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.3% | #269 of 386 | #22 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.2% | #116 of 164 | #13 of 14 |
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
506
-11 (-2%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 448
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 18.5:1
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 | 506 | 28.1 | 18.0:1 | 40% (204) |
| 2023-24 | 511 | 30.1 | 17.0:1 | 39% (199) |
| 2022-23 | 520 | 27.7 | 18.8:1 | 40% (210) |
| 2020-21 | 517 | 28 | 18.5:1 | 32% (166) |
| 2017-18 | 534 | 27.7 | 19.3:1 | 32% (169) |
| 2015-16 | 553 | 26 | 21.3:1 | 33% (185) |
| 2010-11 | 559 | 25 | 22.4:1 | 22% (121) |
| 2000-01 | 650 | 32 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 448 | 25 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Medical Lake High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (534 to 506); teachers up 2% (27.7 to 28.1).
About Medical Lake High School
Medical Lake High School is a high school located in Medical Lake, Washington, in Spokane County. School enrollment was 506 students in 2024-25, in grades 9 through 12.
Medical Lake High School sits within Medical Lake School District, which has 4 schools and 1,842 students.
By race and ethnicity, Medical Lake High School is 75% White. The rest of enrollment is 10% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The chance that two students picked at random at Medical Lake High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 41%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 18.0:1, with 28.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among high schools in Washington is 21.6:1, higher than at this school. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 40% of enrollment. Across public schools in Spokane County, the average is 52%.
Measured against Washington public high schools, Medical Lake High School receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Medical Lake High School falls in the middle 80% of Washington schools: 51.7% actual against 53.2% predicted.
Federal survey data for Spokane County show that median household income is about $78,582, about 33% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. A total of 187 public schools operate in Spokane County, serving about 76,588 students.
The nearest other public school, Hallett Elementary School, is about 0.5 miles away. In all, 4 other public schools sit within five miles of Medical Lake High School. By average proficiency, Medical Lake High School is 3rd among 6 schools close by.
The federal government classifies Medical Lake High School's location as Rural: Fringe.
In 2020-21, Medical Lake High School enrolled 517; in 2024-25, 506.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Medical Lake High School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Spokane County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
549,056
Census ACS
Median income
$78,582
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
187
76,588 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Medical Lake School District
- Hallett Elementary SchoolElementary · 496 students
- Michael Anderson Elementary SchoolElementary · 459 students
- Medical Lake Middle SchoolMiddle · 381 students
Other schools in Medical Lake
- Hallett Elementary SchoolElementary · 496 students
- Medical Lake Middle SchoolMiddle · 381 students
- Martin Hall Detention CtrHigh · 8 students
Nearby schools
- Hallett Elementary School0.5 mi · 496
- Medical Lake Middle School0.6 mi · 381
- Martin Hall Detention Ctr0.8 mi · 8
- Michael Anderson Elementary School4.0 mi · 459
- Sunset Elementary6.4 mi · 634
- Three Springs High School6.7 mi · 103
Frequently asked questions
About Medical Lake High SchoolHow many students attend Medical Lake High School?
Medical Lake High School enrolls approximately 506 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Medical Lake High School serve?
Medical Lake High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Medical Lake High School?
Approximately 18.0:1 students per teacher at Medical Lake High School.
How diverse is Medical Lake High School?
Medical Lake High School reports a student body of 75% White, 10% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Medical Lake High School public or private?
Medical Lake High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Medical Lake School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.