Middle Schools in Lake Stevens School District

The Lake Stevens School District has two middle schools in the Lake Stevens area, both serving grades 6–7: North Lake Middle School and Lake Stevens Middle School. Together, they enroll about 1,565 students and are among the stronger middle schools in Washington, with both ranking around the 85th percentile statewide in 2025–2026.

Lake Stevens Middle School has the slightly higher current ranking, placing 74th out of 514 schools, and is the stronger choice by the reported English Language Arts results. About 68.93% of students are proficient in ELA, including 66.56% in Grade 6 and 71.21% in Grade 7. The school also made the largest ranking improvement, rising from 190th to 74th over the three-year period. It reports a lower student-teacher ratio of 17.6 to 1 and higher per-student spending, although its Math proficiency of 51.81% trails the district and North Lake Middle School.

North Lake Middle School is the larger school, enrolling 856 students compared with 709 at Lake Stevens Middle School. It ranks 75th statewide and leads in Math, with 55.18% proficiency overall and especially strong Grade 6 Math performance at 56.82%. Its ELA proficiency is 64.80%, still well above the state rate, and its results improved notably from the prior year. Overall, both schools offer strong academic environments: families prioritizing ELA may favor Lake Stevens Middle School, while those emphasizing Math may prefer North Lake Middle School. Math growth, particularly at Lake Stevens Middle School, appears to be the clearest area for continued improvement.