Lake Middle School

Public 6-8

 3133 Pioneer Dr
       Woodbury, MN  55125-9664


(651) 425-6404

District: South Washington County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
29th of 535 Minnesota Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,268 Help


Students who attend Lake Middle School usually attend:

High:    East Ridge High School

Feeder schools for Lake Middle School:

Elementary:    Liberty Ridge Elementary
    Middleton Elementary
    Red Rock Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  50.1 Help
Number of students:  1,145

Racial breakdown:

White:
62.4%
Asian:
16.8%
African American:
8.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  13.7% Help


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Compare Details Lake Middle School ranks better than 94.6% of middle schools in Minnesota. It also ranks first among 4 ranked middle schools in the South Washington County Schools District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 90.47. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Lake Middle School has the largest middle school student body size in the South Washington County Schools District. Racial makeup is: White (62.4%), Asian (16.8%), African American (8.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 13.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the South Washington County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Lake Middle School is 50.1, which is the highest among 4 middle schools in the South Washington County Schools District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lake Middle School is $11,268. 2 middle schools in the South Washington County Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Lake Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Lake Middle School 29th of 535 Minnesota public middle schools. (See Lake Middle School in the ranking list.)

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South Washington County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks South Washington County Schools 147th of 448 Minnesota school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Lake Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Lake Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 80.54 50th 387 87.1%
2005 70.97 115th 396 71.0%
2006 82.23 44th 406 89.2%
2007 91.43 10th 403 97.5%
2008 87.84 20th 409 95.1%
2010 88.53 14th 454 96.9%
2011 89.04 13th 478 97.3%
2012 82.70 35th 469 92.5%
2013 90.73 17th 488 96.5%
2014 90.67 19th 490 96.1%
2015 86.73 36th 516 93.0%
2016 87.29 36th 508 92.9%
2017 87.25 38th 523 92.7%
2018 90.02 22nd 518 95.8%
2019 92.38 16th 533 97.0%
2021 90.25 24th 521 95.4%
2022 86.95 36th 520 93.1%
2023 90.47 29th 529 94.5%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Lake Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.07 15th 114 86.8%
2019 69.67 34th 120 71.7%
2021 78.94 12th 97 87.6%
2022 81.14 21st 131 84.0%
2023 84.98 9th 107 91.6%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota Middle Schools for Multi-racial Students!

Rank History for English Language Learner students at Lake Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 95.49 4th 109 96.3%
2019 92.49 3rd 120 97.5%
2023 76.80 8th 133 94.0%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota Middle Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for Special Education students at Lake Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 83.58 18th 253 92.9%
2019 94.22 9th 282 96.8%
2021 75.88 27th 260 89.6%
2022 66.12 66th 288 77.1%
2023 88.02 14th 298 95.3%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota Middle Schools for Special Education Students!

Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Lake Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.55 58th 401 85.5%
2019 84.11 22nd 415 94.7%
2021 79.65 29th 399 92.7%
2022 83.86 22nd 404 94.6%
2023 81.10 37th 459 91.9%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota Middle Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Lake Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 88.23 18th 436 95.9%
2019 90.02 19th 439 95.7%
2021 80.26 52nd 443 88.3%
2022 80.57 55th 467 88.2%
2023 87.01 31st 455 93.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Lake Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 88.67 23rd 438 94.7%
2019 91.72 17th 454 96.3%
2021 92.62 15th 437 96.6%
2022 87.73 31st 476 93.5%
2023 89.18 33rd 464 92.9%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota Middle Schools for Male Students!

Rank History for Asian students at Lake Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 88.19 13th 108 88.0%
2019 89.59 10th 112 91.1%
2021 76.82 19th 87 78.2%
2022 85.49 20th 110 81.8%
2023 81.38 23rd 116 80.2%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota Middle Schools for Asian Students!

Rank History for African American students at Lake Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 84.56 14th 137 89.8%
2019 96.28 3rd 148 98.0%
2021 90.41 6th 141 95.7%
2022 91.64 5th 162 96.9%
2023 78.64 22nd 164 86.6%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota Middle Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Lake Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 95.61 3rd 163 98.2%
2019 95.23 6th 171 96.5%
2021 97.51 4th 156 97.4%
2022 91.24 13th 188 93.1%
2023 96.06 6th 178 96.6%
See the entire list of Best Minnesota Middle Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Lake Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MN State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 85.12 25th 428 94.2%
2019 88.23 25th 428 94.2%
2021 85.06 33rd 422 92.2%
2022 75.53 61st 438 86.1%
2023 83.70 35th 436 92.0%
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Data source: test scores: Minnesota Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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by a parent
Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Open Quote This school has been a fabulous fit for my smart independent 6th grade son. I was a little apprehensive about sending him this school because of the class sizes and contemplated sending him to a private school. He has received excellent individualized attention and is currently getting all A's and has to work hard for those A's. He really enjoys all of his teachers. Close Quote


by a student
Monday, October 3, 2011

Open Quote I think this school has a lot of resources for kids who go to this school.Lake Middle School has also met the AYP standards. From my experience, teachers do their best to challenge students and work with them if they are behind. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Lake Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1995 797 11 36 13 3 n/a n/a 0 860
1996 797 11 36 13 3 n/a n/a 0 860
1997 786 19 34 13 4 n/a n/a 0 856
1998 833 22 34 14 9 n/a n/a 0 912
1999 1017 27 49 17 3 n/a n/a 0 1113
2000 977 23 51 22 6 n/a n/a 0 1079
2001 1131 32 59 30 4 n/a n/a 0 1256
2002 1004 40 69 31 1 n/a n/a 0 1145
2003 1004 40 69 31 1 n/a n/a 0 1145
2004 857 40 75 31 5 n/a n/a 0 1008
2005 855 46 78 25 2 n/a n/a 0 1006
2006 887 50 83 37 0 n/a n/a 0 1057
2007 979 56 110 36 0 n/a n/a 0 1181
2008 1023 75 115 43 3 n/a n/a 0 1259
2009 1057 79 121 35 5 n/a n/a 0 1297
2010 906 73 115 40 3 n/a n/a 0 1137
2011 877 70 125 48 0 0 25 0 1145
2012 868 62 112 50 2 0 36 0 1130
2013 874 66 103 56 4 0 43 0 1146
2014 906 73 117 58 4 0 40 0 1198
2015 927 77 126 68 3 0 53 0 1254
2016 936 77 146 66 3 0 48 0 1276
2017 948 72 157 69 3 0 55 0 1304
2018 952 69 175 87 3 2 63 0 1351
2019 832 71 168 93 2 0 67 0 1233
2020 766 81 152 85 3 0 64 0 1151
2021 736 87 170 78 3 0 68 0 1142
2022 735 96 183 69 4 0 70 0 1157
2023 715 102 192 63 2 0 71 0 1145

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Lake Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1995 860 34.6 24.9 3.4
1996 860 34.6 24.9 3.4
1997 856 36.0 23.8 4.3
1998 912 n/a 0.0 4.2
1999 1113 53.9 20.6 3.1
2000 1079 55.1 19.6 5.7
2001 1256 56.9 22.1 4.7
2002 1145 47.0 24.4 3.1
2003 1145 47.0 24.4 3.1
2004 1008 46.9 21.5 6
2005 1006 49.2 20.4 4
2006 1057 51.2 20.6 3.7
2007 1181 61.9 19.1 3.8
2008 1259 61.8 20.4 3.7
2009 1297 63.9 20.3 4.7
2010 1137 58.4 19.4 5.5
2011 1145 61.9 18.4 5.1
2012 1130 60.5 18.6 6.3
2013 1146 58.5 19.5 6.6
2014 1198 58.9 20.3 6.5
2015 1254 64.0 19.5 7.7
2016 1276 65.0 19.6 8.5
2017 1304 65.8 19.8 8.4
2018 1351 67.8 19.9 8.1
2019 1233 68.0 18.1 7.1
2020 1151 n/a n/a 7.6
2021 1142 19.9 57.2 5.9
2022 1157 19.7 58.6 8
2023 1145 22.8 50.1 13.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Lake Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1995 860 34.6 24.9 3.4
1996 860 34.6 24.9 3.4
1997 856 36.0 23.8 4.3
1998 912 n/a 0.0 4.2
1999 1113 53.9 20.6 3.1
2000 1079 55.1 19.6 5.7
2001 1256 56.9 22.1 4.7
2002 1145 47.0 24.4 3.1
2003 1145 47.0 24.4 3.1
2004 1008 46.9 21.5 6
2005 1006 49.2 20.4 4
2006 1057 51.2 20.6 3.7
2007 1181 61.9 19.1 3.8
2008 1259 61.8 20.4 3.7
2009 1297 63.9 20.3 4.7
2010 1137 58.4 19.4 5.5
2011 1145 61.9 18.4 5.1
2012 1130 60.5 18.6 6.3
2013 1146 58.5 19.5 6.6
2014 1198 58.9 20.3 6.5
2015 1254 64.0 19.5 7.7
2016 1276 65.0 19.6 8.5
2017 1304 65.8 19.8 8.4
2018 1351 67.8 19.9 8.1
2019 1233 68.0 18.1 7.1
2020 1151 n/a n/a 7.6
2021 1142 19.9 57.2 5.9
2022 1157 19.7 58.6 8
2023 1145 22.8 50.1 13.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Lake Middle School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $11,268

Data source: Minnesota Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Lake Middle School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 16th of 533 Middle schoolsRanks 29th of 529 Middle schools
 2.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Math (Lake Middle School)81.870.9
 10.9%
   6th Grade Math (South Washington County Schools)62.749
 13.7%
   6th Grade Math (Minnesota)50.539.7
 10.8%
6th Grade Reading (Lake Middle School)80.766.9
 13.9%
   6th Grade Reading (South Washington County Schools)68.257.5
 10.7%
   6th Grade Reading (Minnesota)62.853.4
 9.4%
7th Grade Math (Lake Middle School)71.566.8
 4.8%
   7th Grade Math (South Washington County Schools)60.445.5
 14.9%
   7th Grade Math (Minnesota)52.139.7
 12.4%
7th Grade Reading (Lake Middle School)7160.5
 10.5%
   7th Grade Reading (South Washington County Schools)64.447.5
 17%
   7th Grade Reading (Minnesota)57.545.2
 12.3%
8th Grade Math (Lake Middle School)79.553.2
 26.3%
   8th Grade Math (South Washington County Schools)64.344.2
 20.1%
   8th Grade Math (Minnesota)55.240.3
 14.9%
8th Grade Reading (Lake Middle School)79.665.8
 13.8%
   8th Grade Reading (South Washington County Schools)69.453.3
 16.1%
   8th Grade Reading (Minnesota)57.744.8
 12.9%
8th Grade Science (Lake Middle School)63.840
 23.8%
   8th Grade Science (South Washington County Schools)5333.3
 19.8%
   8th Grade Science (Minnesota)4327.6
 15.4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students12331145
 7.1%
African American71102
 43.7%
American Indian22
Asian168192
 14.3%
Hispanic9363
 32.3%
Pacific Islander00
White832715
 14.1%
Two or More Races6771
 6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients7.1%13.7%
 6.7%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Lake Middle School

Students at Lake Middle School are 62% White, 17% Asian, 9% African American, 6% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic.

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,145 students attended Lake Middle School.

Yes. Lake Middle School ranks in the top 5.4% of Minnesota middle schools.

Students who attend Lake Middle School usually go on to attend East Ridge High School


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