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Lakewood Middle School

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Lakewood Middle School ranks 487 th of 890 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 5-8

487^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 890 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 45% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Lakewood Middle School is a public middle school located in Woodland, Michigan, serving grades 5-8 with a total enrollment of 490 students. The school's performance has been a concern, as it has seen a steady decline in its statewide ranking over the past decade, dropping from 128th out of 821 Michigan middle schools in 2016-2017 to 487th out of 890 in the most recent 2024-2025 school year. The school is currently rated 2 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Lakewood Middle School's academic performance, as measured by M-Step and PSAT test scores, is generally below the state averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in M-Step English Language Arts, Math, and Science were significantly lower than the state averages, with the largest gaps in Math. The school also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 23.4% to 30.8% over the past few years, which are significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 43.03% to 48.98% in recent years.

When comparing Lakewood Middle School to nearby schools, such as Kenneth T Beagle Middle School and Lowell Middle School, it becomes evident that Lakewood Middle School's academic performance lags behind many of its counterparts. For instance, Lowell Middle School, which is ranked 75th out of 890 Michigan middle schools, significantly outperforms Lakewood Middle School in M-Step and PSAT proficiency rates across various subjects and grade levels.

514

Students ?

21.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,174

Per pupil spending ?

30.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8669 Brown Rd
Woodland, MI 48897-9730

(616) 374-2400

District: Lakewood Public Schools

Students who attend Lakewood Middle School usually attend:

High:

Lakewood High School

Feeder schools for Lakewood Middle School:

Elementary:	Lakewood Early Childhood Center
	Lakewood Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.5%

Hispanic:

6.6%

Two or more races:

3.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 67th percentile in 2015 → 45th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (34% vs 39% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg34%

Michigan avg39%

487^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 45%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From top 33% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	44.2	487 of 890	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.3	347 of 897	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.0	275 of 883	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.4	242 of 776	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.0	212 of 675	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.3	200 of 792	74.7%	★★★★☆
2018	79.7	148 of 838	82.3%	★★★★☆
2017	78.1	128 of 821	84.4%	★★★★☆
2016	72.8	195 of 894	78.2%	★★★★☆
2015	64.0	303 of 919	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	57.7	393 of 921	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.2	356 of 919	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	51.4	448 of 900	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	75.0	188 of 858	78.1%	★★★★☆
2010	67.0	341 of 851	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	71.7	245 of 847	71.1%	★★★★☆
2008	64.5	355 of 839	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	70.6	253 of 823	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	65.4	317 of 806	60.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	496 of 789	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.8	385 of 771	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.5	229 of 770	70.3%	★★★★☆
2022	59.1	211 of 657	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.3	262 of 521	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.8	257 of 658	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.6	194 of 794	75.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	38.9	167 of 266	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	533 of 832	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.2	286 of 836	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.1	251 of 825	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.2	215 of 691	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.5	246 of 523	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.7	167 of 672	75.1%	★★★★☆
2018	75.6	123 of 815	84.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	45.7	403 of 798	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.9	297 of 786	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.7	303 of 776	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.1	270 of 658	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.9	152 of 540	71.9%	★★★★☆
2019	73.2	127 of 639	80.1%	★★★★☆
2018	81.6	116 of 797	85.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	46.5	179 of 377	52.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	471 of 696	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.3	356 of 701	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.1	276 of 688	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.3	264 of 638	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.7	202 of 577	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.1	194 of 624	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.7	143 of 678	78.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2018)53rd percentile-30 vs school

Male (2025)49th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2018)37th percentile-45 vs school

Female (2025)37th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)32nd percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies42%+3 vs state

Science36%-5 vs state

English Language Arts34%-7 vs state

Mathematics22%-8 vs state

Math20%-12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)				M-Step Math (2025)				M-Step Science (2025)		M-Step Social Studies (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lakewood Middle School	Public	5-8	8669 Brown Rd	Woodland	48897	Barry County	Lakewood Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 374-2400	514	24	21.3	30.7%	455 (88.5%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (6.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.9%)	44.2	487^th of 890 public middle schools	45.3%		54.3	347^th of 897 public middle schools	61.3%	140	66.7	22.5		37.7	37.7	26.9		19.8	14.0	26.2	31.1	40.8	37.7	45.4	$12,174	$715	$11,459
Hastings Middle School	Public	6-8	232 W Grand St	Hastings	49058	Barry County	Hastings Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 948-4404	584	32	18.0	48.1%	515 (88.2%)	4 (0.7%)	31 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (5.3%)	60	302^nd of 890 public middle schools	66.1%		67.5	225^th of 897 public middle schools	74.9%	77	70.2	24.3			32.3	45.1			20.9	41.1		57.4		53.3	$12,875	$746	$12,129
Portland Middle School	Public	6-8	745 Storz St	Portland	48875	Ionia County	Portland Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 647-2985	418	23	18.4	20.8%	374 (89.5%)	7 (1.7%)	20 (4.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)	52.8	379^th of 890 public middle schools	57.4%		48	430^th of 897 public middle schools	52.1%	51	78.3	26.7			27.0	38.5			27.7	27.7		44.6		50.4	$12,619	$1,094	$11,524
Ionia Middle School	Public	6-8	438 Union St	Ionia	48846	Ionia County	Ionia Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 527-0040	629	35	17.8	57.6%	523 (83.1%)	3 (0.5%)	75 (11.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.3%)	47.6	435^th of 890 public middle schools	51.1%		53.9	352^nd of 897 public middle schools	60.8%	83	69.2	35.3			28.7	32.1			12.4	21.1		44.6		50.5	$13,402	$1,134	$12,267
Lowell Middle School	Public	6-8	750 Foreman St	Lowell	49331	Kent County	Lowell Area Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 987-2800	790	41	19.1	20.8%	708 (89.6%)	7 (0.9%)	42 (5.3%)	11 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (2.5%)	89.6	75^th of 890 public middle schools	91.6%		88.5	80^th of 897 public middle schools	91.1%	5	82.5	55.6			60.4	53.2			59.9	59.4		59.8		59.1	$13,813	$1,136	$12,678
Kenneth T Beagle Middle School	Public	7-8	600 W South St	Grand Ledge	48837	Eaton County	Grand Ledge Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(517) 925-5680	835	44	18.9	23.6%	609 (72.9%)	30 (3.6%)	102 (12.2%)	34 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (7.1%)	81.1	127^th of 890 public middle schools	85.7%		80.2	125^th of 897 public middle schools	86.1%	2	75.8	37.4				53.4				45.5		54.7		71.3	$12,098	$1,073	$11,026
Thornapple Kellogg Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	10375 Green Lake Rd	Middleville	49333	Barry County	Thornapple Kellogg School District	No	Yes	No	No	(269) 795-3349	693	39	17.6	39.1%	604 (87.2%)	7 (1.0%)	47 (6.8%)	8 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.8%)	67.1	238^th of 890 public middle schools	73.3%		65	246^th of 897 public middle schools	72.6%	8	78.0	35.9			48.8	44.5			35.7	30.8		44.5		51.9	$14,133	$777	$13,356
Charlotte Upper Elementary School	Public	4-8	1068 Carlisle Hwy	Charlotte	48813	Eaton County	Charlotte Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 541-5770	527	28	19.0	53.3%	430 (81.6%)	13 (2.5%)	44 (8.3%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (5.7%)								(n/a)			37.3	41.2	26.6		37.5	23.3	32.8		35.8		25.6		$11,638	$759	$10,879
Charlotte Middle School	Public, Magnet	7-8	1068 Carlisle Hwy	Charlotte	48813	Eaton County	Charlotte Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(517) 541-5700	406	21	19.6	43.6%	353 (86.9%)	8 (2.0%)	23 (5.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.7%)	47.4	437^th of 890 public middle schools	50.9%		31.4	602^nd of 897 public middle schools	32.9%	165	69.4	15.5				33.7				25.0		42.0		43.5	$13,427	$696	$12,731

Frequently Asked Questions about Lakewood Middle School

Is Lakewood Middle School a good school?

Lakewood Middle School ranks 487^th of 890 Michigan middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Lakewood Middle School?

Students at Lakewood Middle School are 89% White, 7% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Lakewood Middle School in?

Lakewood Public Schools

How many students attend Lakewood Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 514 students attended Lakewood Middle School.

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Students who attend Lakewood Middle School usually go on to attend Lakewood High School

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