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Lakes High School

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Lakes High School ranks 311 th of 438 Washington high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

311^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 438 Washington High Schools

Better than 29% of Washington high schools

Summary

Lakes High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 to about 1,158 students in Lakewood, Washington, as part of the Clover Park School District, and it presents a notable contrast between its exceptionally high graduation rate and its academic proficiency scores.

The school graduates students at a very high rate of 96.5%, which is well above the state average, yet its proficiency in core subjects, especially math at 15%, is significantly below state averages. This pattern is similar to its district peer, Clover Park High School, but differs from the higher-performing Steilacoom High in a neighboring district. Lakes High shows particular strengths in supporting English Language Learners, while facing greater challenges in areas like math proficiency, a trend seen across the Clover Park School District.

Within its own district, Lakes High performs in the middle tier, outperforming Clover Park High School in several areas but not matching the academic results of the district's General William H. Harrison Preparatory School. The school's ability to successfully graduate students while academic proficiency remains a concern highlights a complex picture of its effectiveness and the broader influence of district-level resources and policies.

1,158

Students ?

18.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,247

Per pupil spending ?

56.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10320 Farwest DR SW
Lakewood, WA 98498-1799

(253) 583-5550

District: Clover Park School District

Feeder schools for Lakes High School:

Elementary:	Beachwood Elementary School
	Custer Elementary School
	Evergreen Elementary School
	Hillside Elementary School
	More...
	Lake Louise Elementary School
	Meriwether Elementary School
	Oakbrook Elementary School
	Rainier Elementary School
Middle:	Thomas Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

30.1%

Hispanic:

23.1%

Two or more races:

17.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 59th percentile in 2016 → 29th in 2025

Strengths

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the Washington average (83%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (38% vs 48% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 59th-percentile peak (2016) to 29th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg33%

Washington avg48%

311^th of 438

Washington public high schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3High Schools in the Clover Park School District

179^th of 247Clover Park School District among Washington 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	311 of 438	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.4	306 of 437	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.1	303 of 442	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.2	229 of 434	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.6	250 of 455	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.3	252 of 417	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.2	179 of 315	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	62.0	126 of 301	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	61.7	126 of 306	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	20.8	293 of 341	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	58.3	202 of 454	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	54.6	210 of 450	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	42.2	262 of 440	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	58.7	199 of 423	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	54.5	217 of 402	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	54.3	215 of 396	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	50.0	235 of 399	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	43.1	259 of 395	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	59.0	181 of 394	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	43.3	247 of 390	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	59 of 80	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.8	44 of 70	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.0	62 of 78	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.2	51 of 89	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.2	64 of 111	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.0	71 of 86	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	40 of 54	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	82 of 119	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.9	52 of 118	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	21.7	103 of 124	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.7	85 of 136	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.3	106 of 121	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.5	56 of 87	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	66.7	16 of 85	81.2%	★★★★☆
2022	72.1	10 of 70	85.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	23.9	277 of 350	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.9	259 of 347	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	263 of 357	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.3	186 of 368	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.2	213 of 390	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.8	241 of 358	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.4	152 of 243	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	154 of 249	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.1	144 of 248	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.2	138 of 249	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.8	74 of 261	71.6%	★★★★☆
2021	59.2	89 of 278	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.1	111 of 241	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.8	52 of 156	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	222 of 355	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.1	255 of 356	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	272 of 362	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	53.2	155 of 370	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.5	175 of 392	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.5	204 of 344	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.4	105 of 227	53.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	248 of 359	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.9	279 of 362	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.6	257 of 358	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.1	219 of 363	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.8	225 of 395	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.1	207 of 355	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.9	145 of 254	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	11.3	33 of 34	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	31 of 34	8.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	29 of 31	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	30 of 38	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.6	41 of 47	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	28 of 31	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	131 of 170	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	144 of 161	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	143 of 166	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.5	110 of 179	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.3	149 of 195	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.0	128 of 163	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	53.0	49 of 91	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Non-Binary

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	2 of 4	50.0%	★★★★☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	66.5	2 of 8	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	48.8	7 of 9	22.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	97.9	1 of 17	94.1%	★★★★★
2021	79.0	5 of 33	84.8%	★★★★☆
2019	92.0	1 of 18	94.4%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	24.7	87 of 110	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.9	155 of 212	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.5	111 of 128	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	24.8	303 of 373	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.1	283 of 374	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.0	264 of 379	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.6	230 of 390	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.2	225 of 413	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.9	166 of 382	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.2	118 of 222	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)81st percentile+52 vs school

Pacific Islander (2025)75th percentile+46 vs school

Non-Binary (2025)50th percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)38th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile+8 vs school

Asian (2025)31st percentile~ school

Male (2025)31st percentile~ school

African American (2025)26th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)23rd percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2024)21st percentile-9 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)19th percentile-10 vs school

Military Connected (2025)3rd percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts62%+9 vs state

Science36%-13 vs state

Math15%-28 vs state

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Schools Near Lakes High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WCAS Science (2025)			SBAC English Language Arts (2025)					SBAC Math (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	WCAS Science 8th Grade	WCAS Science 11th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 10th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 6th Grade	SBAC Math 7th Grade	SBAC Math 8th Grade	SBAC Math 10th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lakes High School	Public	9-12	10320 Farwest DR SW	Lakewood	98498	Pierce County	Clover Park School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 583-5550	1,158	61	18.8	56.3%	348 (30.1%)	160 (13.8%)	268 (23.1%)	59 (5.1%)	9 (0.8%)	70 (6.0%)	205 (17.7%)	30.5	311^th of 438 public high schools	29.0%		31.4	306^th of 437 public high schools	30.0%	5		36.1	36.1				61.8	61.8				15.1	15.1	$20,247	$1,796	$18,451
Alfaretta House	Public	11-12	10320 Farwest Drive SW	Lakewood	98498	Pierce County	Clover Park School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 583-5525	26	0		73.1%	7 (26.9%)	5 (19.2%)	9 (34.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (11.5%)	2 (7.7%)								(n/a)														$8,051	$1,295	$6,756
Re-Entry High School	Public	9-12	11509 Holden Road SW	Lakewood	98498	Pierce County	Clover Park School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 583-5153	5	0			0 (0.0%)	2 (40.0%)	2 (40.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)														$8,051	$1,295	$6,756
Steilacoom High	Public	9-12	54 Sentinel Drive	Steilacoom	98388	Pierce County	Steilacoom Hist. School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 983-2300	968	40	24.3	27.2%	403 (41.6%)	68 (7.0%)	209 (21.6%)	85 (8.8%)	7 (0.7%)	21 (2.2%)	173 (17.9%)	77.6	74^th of 438 public high schools	83.1%		70	113^th of 437 public high schools	74.1%	39		68.9	68.9				79.1	79.1				37.6	37.6	$15,682	$566	$15,116
Transition Day Students	Public	5-12	8805 Steilacoom Blvd	Lakewood	98498	Pierce County	Clover Park School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 756-2522	8	2	5.3		4 (50.0%)	1 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (37.5%)								(n/a)														$63,288	$1,295	$61,992
Oakridge Group Home	Public	9-12	8701 Steilacoom Blvd	Lakewood	98498	Pierce County	Clover Park School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 756-2522	3	0			0 (0.0%)	1 (33.3%)	1 (33.3%)	1 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)														$8,051	$1,295	$6,756
Clover Park High School	Public	9-12	11023 Gravelly LK DR SW	Lakewood	98499	Pierce County	Clover Park School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 583-5500	1,161	71	16.3	77.3%	161 (13.9%)	145 (12.5%)	549 (47.3%)	48 (4.1%)	2 (0.2%)	97 (8.4%)	112 (9.6%)	11.5	406^th of 438 public high schools	7.3%		8.2	422^nd of 437 public high schools	3.4%	16		18.6	18.6				42.5	42.5				14.2	14.2	$22,136	$2,616	$19,520
CPSD Open Doors Program	Public	9-12	5504 112th St SW	Lakewood	98499	Pierce County	Clover Park School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 583-5525	276	9	30.6	80.4%	65 (23.6%)	34 (12.3%)	115 (41.7%)	6 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (5.4%)	30 (10.9%)								(n/a)		15.6	15.6											$18,283	$1,295	$16,988
General William H. Harrison Preparatory School	Public	6-12	9103 Lakewood Dr SW	Lakewood	98499	Pierce County	Clover Park School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 583-5418	738	40	18.4	63.1%	221 (29.9%)	73 (9.9%)	295 (40.0%)	38 (5.1%)	3 (0.4%)	17 (2.3%)	91 (12.3%)	73	93^rd of 438 public high schools	78.8%		70.5	111^th of 437 public high schools	74.6%	18	38.9	58.5	46.1	46.2	49.3	51.8	71.1	52.5	36.1	39.6	28.8	45.1	37.0	$19,824	$1,376	$18,448
Northwest Career and Technical High School	Public	9-12	4500 Steilacoom Blvd SW	Lakewood	98499	Pierce County	Clover Park Technical College	No	No	No	No	(253) 589-5800	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Lakes High School

How many students attend Lakes High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,158 students attended Lakes High School.

What schools feed into Lakes High School?

Lakes High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Beachwood Elementary School
Elementary : Custer Elementary School
Elementary : Evergreen Elementary School
Elementary : Hillside Elementary School
Elementary : Lake Louise Elementary School
Elementary : Meriwether Elementary School
Elementary : Oakbrook Elementary School
Elementary : Rainier Elementary School
Middle : Thomas Middle School

What district is Lakes High School in?

Clover Park School District

What is the racial makeup of Lakes High School?

Students at Lakes High School are 30% White, 23% Hispanic, 18% Two or more races, 14% African American, 6% Pacific Islander, 5% Asian, 3% Not Specified.

Is Lakes High School a good school?

Lakes High School ranks 311^th of 438 Washington high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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