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Lake Hazel Middle School

Public Grades 6-8
40th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 174 Idaho Middle Schools
Better than 77% of Idaho middle schools
Summary

Lake Hazel Middle School is a grades 6–8 middle school in Boise, Idaho, serving 986 students in Joint School District No. 2, and it ranks in the top quarter of Idaho middle schools with a 4-star rating. The school exceeds state proficiency rates in math, English language arts, and science, and its greatest academic strength is mathematics. Math proficiency has climbed steadily from 41.4% in 2022–2023 to 55.7% in 2025–2026 — well above the state average of 43.1% and nearly matching the district's 57.6%.

Lake Hazel stacks up very well against nearby schools. Its math proficiency of 55.7% is far ahead of Meridian Middle School (38.4%), Pathways Middle School (19.8%), and Crossroads Middle School (28.6%), while trailing only Victory Middle School (65.0%) among large district schools. In 8th-grade science, Lake Hazel's 60.5% proficiency rate is essentially tied with Victory (61.6%) and far ahead of Fairmont Junior High School (25.5%) and West Junior High (32.2%). In English language arts, the school's 61.5% proficiency is above the state's 54.0% but below the district's 69.1%.

One of the most encouraging patterns is that student proficiency rises from 6th to 8th grade — math goes from 51.6% to 60.6% and ELA from 55.4% to 66.2% — suggesting meaningful academic growth during students' three years at the school. The clearest area of concern is chronic absenteeism, which sits at 18.4%, above the district (12.7%) and state (13.8%), though it has improved significantly from a post-pandemic peak of 31.0%. The school also achieves strong results efficiently, spending roughly $6,611 per student, less than many nearby schools, while serving a growing share of economically disadvantaged families without sacrificing academic gains.

986
Students ?
18.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$6,611
Per pupil spending ?
39%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 11625 La Grange Street
       Boise, ID  83709-5199

(208) 855-4375

District: Joint School District No. 2


Students who attend Lake Hazel Middle School usually attend:

High:    Mountain View High School

Feeder schools for Lake Hazel Middle School:

Elementary:    Desert Sage Elementary School
    Hillsdale Elementary
    Lake Hazel Elementary School
    Silver Sage Elementary School
Racial breakdown:

White:
71.3%
Hispanic:
11.2%
Two or more races:
6.6%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Rebounding — 64th percentile in 2023 → 77th in 2026
Strengths
Test scores above the Idaho average (59% vs 47% meeting standards)
Ranks in the top 23% of Idaho middle schools
Ranking is rebounding — up to 77th (2026) from a 64th-percentile low (2023)
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school59%
District avg62%
Idaho avg47%
40th of 174
Idaho public middle schools ?
Top 23%▼ down 9 pts since 2016
From top 14% (2016) to top 23% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Idaho Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
7th of 10Middle Schools in the Joint School District No. 2
12th of 101Joint School District No. 2 among Idaho districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIdaho percentileRating
202671.140 of 17477.0%★★★★☆
202564.544 of 16673.5%★★★★☆
202459.752 of 16468.3%★★★☆☆
202353.539 of 10763.6%★★★☆☆
202260.618 of 5366.0%★★★★☆
202166.711 of 4273.8%★★★★☆
201961.914 of 4367.4%★★★★☆
201872.723 of 10077.0%★★★★☆
201766.435 of 13173.3%★★★★☆
201679.914 of 9885.7%★★★★☆
201579.915 of 10085.0%★★★★☆
201354.581 of 17353.2%★★★☆☆
201258.271 of 17158.5%★★★☆☆
201159.261 of 16963.9%★★★☆☆
201055.275 of 16654.8%★★★☆☆
200953.483 of 16048.1%★★☆☆☆
200863.150 of 15868.4%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIdaho percentileRating
202442.61 of 10.0%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIdaho percentileRating
202453.333 of 7254.2%★★★☆☆
202349.328 of 5145.1%★★☆☆☆
202257.514 of 3256.3%★★★☆☆
202166.910 of 2458.3%★★★☆☆
201963.89 of 2867.9%★★★★☆
201872.713 of 6078.3%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIdaho percentileRating
202465.29 of 5683.9%★★★★☆
201862.03 of 757.1%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIdaho percentileRating
202443.518 of 3751.4%★★★☆☆
202329.520 of 2725.9%★★☆☆☆
201955.67 of 1656.3%★★★☆☆
201873.19 of 4780.9%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIdaho percentileRating
202461.326 of 7263.9%★★★☆☆
202348.522 of 5156.9%★★★☆☆
202249.215 of 3253.1%★★★☆☆
202163.89 of 2462.5%★★★★☆
201955.811 of 2860.7%★★★☆☆
201871.814 of 6076.7%★★★★☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIdaho percentileRating
202460.93 of 540.0%★★★★☆
202240.71 of 10.0%★★★★★

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIdaho percentileRating
201834.06 of 933.3%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIdaho percentileRating
202463.021 of 8174.1%★★★★☆
202341.311 of 1315.4%★☆☆☆☆
202257.413 of 2955.2%★★★☆☆
202160.09 of 1850.0%★★★☆☆
201958.19 of 2157.1%★★★☆☆
201872.012 of 3565.7%★★★★☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Hispanic (2024)84th percentile+16 vs school
White (2024)74th percentile+6 vs school
Male (2024)64th percentile-4 vs school
Female (2024)54th percentile-14 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2024)51st percentile-17 vs school
Multi-racial (2024)40th percentile-28 vs school
Special Education (2018)33rd percentile-44 vs school
African American (2024)<1st percentile-68 vs school
By subject vs Idaho (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts62%+8 vs state
Science60%+18 vs state
Math56%+13 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Lake Hazel Middle School

Students who attend Lake Hazel Middle School usually go on to attend Mountain View High School

Students at Lake Hazel Middle School are 71% White, 11% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 6% African American, 4% Asian.

Lake Hazel Middle School ranks 40th of 174 Idaho middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 986 students attended Lake Hazel Middle School.

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2025–26 attendance dataNewAug 19, 2026
2025–26 ISAT test scoresNewAug 19, 2026
2024–25 attendance data & graduation ratesJan 19, 2026
2024–25 ISAT test scoresAug 26, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Idaho Department of Education.

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