Summary:
Medical Lake Middle School is the only middle school in the Medical Lake School District, serving students in grades 6–8 in the Medical Lake, Washington, area. The school enrolls 381 students and offers a relatively favorable student-teacher ratio of 15.8 to 1. Since there is only one middle school in the district, families cannot compare it with another local middle school, but its results can be compared with district and Washington state averages.
Academically, Medical Lake Middle School performed above both district and state averages in all three reported subjects during 2025–2026. About 61% of students were proficient in English Language Arts, compared with 53% statewide, while nearly 52% were proficient in math, compared with 43% statewide. Science was the strongest subject, with 65% proficiency—more than 14 percentage points above the state rate. Results were also strong across grades. Eighth-grade ELA proficiency reached nearly 66%, and sixth-grade math proficiency was about 56%, exceeding the state by almost 17 percentage points. Seventh-grade math, at 47.5%, was the school’s weakest reported area, though it still surpassed the state result.
The school showed encouraging recent momentum. ELA proficiency increased by 6.5 percentage points from the prior year, while science rose sharply by 17.25 points. Math improved only slightly in absolute terms, but the school moved from below the district average to well above it. Its statewide ranking also improved from the 69th percentile to the 81st percentile, and its rating returned to four stars. Nearly half of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch, providing important context for these results. Overall, the school presents a broad, positive academic profile, with particular strengths in science, eighth-grade ELA, and sixth-grade math; families may want to ask specifically about support and course planning for seventh-grade mathematics.
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