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Lakota Middle School

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Lakota Middle School ranks 295 th of 514 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

295^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 514 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 43% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Lakota Middle School is a Federal Way, Washington, public school serving about 645 students in grades 6–8 within the Federal Way School District. The school serves a relatively high-need community, with 71.16% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–25.

Lakota’s recent direction is encouraging. Its statewide ranking improved from 391st of 534 schools and the 27th percentile in 2024–25 to 295th of 514 and the 43rd percentile in 2025–26. Lakota was the strongest traditional middle school in the Federal Way comparison group, with 44.33% of students proficient in ELA, 29.43% in math, and 47.75% in science. Those results exceeded district averages in all three subjects, especially science, where Lakota was 15.33 percentage points above the district. Lakota also outperformed nearby Evergreen Middle School, Sacajawea Middle School, Illahee Middle School, and Sequoyah Middle School in all three subjects. Kilo Middle School was very close, while Federal Way Public Academy and Meeker Middle School performed clearly higher.

Science is Lakota’s biggest recent success, rising from 28.44% proficiency in 2023–24 to 47.75% in 2025–26, nearly matching the statewide rate. ELA has improved steadily, while math remains the main academic priority. Seventh-grade math proficiency was 23.04%, well below sixth grade at 31.79% and eighth grade at 33.71%. Families may want to ask how the school is supporting seventh-grade math and whether special education outcomes have improved since the latest available historical ranking, which was at the 6th percentile in 2023–24. Overall, Lakota appears to be a rising school, but continued progress should be monitored over several years.

645

Students ?

19.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,954

Per pupil spending ?

71.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

1415 SW 314th St
Federal Way, WA 98023-4521

(253) 945-4800

District: Federal Way School District

Students who attend Lakota Middle School usually attend:

High:

Decatur High School

Feeder schools for Lakota Middle School:

Elementary:	Adelaide Elementary School
	Green Gables Elementary School
	Lake Grove Elementary School
	Twin Lakes Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

34.0%

White:

20.8%

African American:

16.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 39th percentile in 2016 → 43rd in 2026

Worth a look

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

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

!Math scores 14 pts below the Washington average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg33%

Washington avg48%

295^th of 514

Washington public middle schools ?

Bottom 43%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 39% (2016) to bottom 43% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 7Middle Schools in the Federal Way School District

183^rd of 238Federal Way 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
2026	39.6	295 of 514	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.0	391 of 534	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	404 of 535	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	416 of 539	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	397 of 541	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.7	396 of 529	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.5	339 of 512	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.1	291 of 437	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.8	313 of 435	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	38.7	271 of 443	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.0	297 of 445	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	47.7	266 of 498	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	48.7	258 of 497	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	51.5	240 of 492	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	56.6	209 of 483	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	46.8	257 of 476	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	64.5	144 of 466	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	62.2	150 of 463	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	66.5	133 of 449	70.4%	★★★★☆
2005	58.0	173 of 425	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	65.9	136 of 421	67.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	67.4	24 of 100	76.0%	★★★★☆
2025	31.2	73 of 101	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.9	49 of 90	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.4	41 of 96	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.9	42 of 104	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.1	41 of 106	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.9	56 of 111	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.6	43 of 66	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	36.4	76 of 114	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.4	117 of 147	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	119 of 148	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.7	99 of 145	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.2	105 of 161	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.1	88 of 149	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.6	75 of 152	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.0	58 of 123	52.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	39.0	72 of 143	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.0	36 of 63	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.0	76 of 100	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	33.4	299 of 443	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.8	346 of 471	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	373 of 464	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	394 of 464	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	375 of 479	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.5	356 of 469	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.0	298 of 452	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.0	263 of 376	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	34.3	229 of 347	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.2	222 of 347	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.7	250 of 344	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	266 of 336	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.4	260 of 360	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.4	244 of 353	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.8	178 of 344	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.3	197 of 259	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	13 of 22	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.7	11 of 27	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.7	47 of 59	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	47.5	224 of 453	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	35.5	305 of 457	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.5	345 of 455	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	367 of 463	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.8	326 of 475	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.0	316 of 458	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.8	318 of 448	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	286 of 349	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	45.3	235 of 454	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.5	356 of 472	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	337 of 466	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	354 of 470	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.0	338 of 480	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.7	338 of 476	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.5	296 of 453	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.1	256 of 371	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	57.7	86 of 222	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	29.0	182 of 246	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	210 of 243	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.7	232 of 244	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	43.7	135 of 257	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.4	191 of 250	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.1	188 of 246	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.5	122 of 166	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	42.4	9 of 15	40.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.5	9 of 20	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.6	18 of 31	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	15.3	169 of 179	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.3	155 of 231	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.0	178 of 268	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	54.5	196 of 453	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.6	265 of 488	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.9	245 of 486	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.2	262 of 488	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.6	343 of 488	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.3	294 of 480	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.0	217 of 470	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.3	147 of 325	54.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2026)76th percentile+33 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)61st percentile+19 vs school

White (2026)57th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)51st percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)50th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)48th percentile+6 vs school

Homeless (2025)41st percentile+14 vs school

Pacific Islander (2026)40th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)34th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2026)33rd percentile-9 vs school

Female (2026)33rd percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2024)6th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

Science48%-3 vs state

English Language Arts44%-8 vs state

Math29%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				WCAS Science (2026)		SBAC English Language Arts (2026)					SBAC Math (2026)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WCAS Science 8th 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
Lakota Middle School	Public	6-8	1415 SW 314th St	Federal Way	98023	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 945-4800	645	33	19.7	71.2%	134 (20.8%)	107 (16.6%)	219 (34.0%)	48 (7.4%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (5.7%)	98 (15.2%)	39.6	295^th of 514 public middle schools	42.6%		28	391^st of 534 public middle schools	26.8%	96	47.8	47.8	39.0	46.6	47.8		44.3	31.8	23.0	33.7		29.4	$18,954	$229	$18,725
Sacajawea Middle School	Public	6-8	1101 S Dash Point Rd	Federal Way	98003	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 945-4900	668	36	18.3	77.7%	97 (14.5%)	103 (15.4%)	253 (37.9%)	96 (14.4%)	2 (0.3%)	39 (5.8%)	77 (11.5%)	18.1	426^th of 514 public middle schools	17.1%		20	439^th of 534 public middle schools	17.8%	13	31.0	31.0	30.9	30.7	38.3		33.2	16.1	23.6	21.4		20.5	$18,821	$231	$18,590
Federal Way Public Academy	Public	6-10	34620 9th Av S	Federal Way	98003	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 945-3270	309	13	23.2	43.4%	129 (41.7%)	35 (11.3%)	40 (12.9%)	60 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	42 (13.6%)	87.2	62^nd of 514 public middle schools	87.9%		95	27^th of 534 public middle schools	94.9%	35	68.8	68.8	52.4		87.5	76.0	73.0	50.0	81.0	60.9	61.2	63.3	$17,622	$234	$17,388
Meeker Middle School	Public	6-8	4402 Nassau Ave Ne	Tacoma	98422	Pierce County	Tacoma School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 571-6500	567	28	20.2	43.6%	236 (41.6%)	41 (7.2%)	108 (19.0%)	74 (13.1%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.6%)	96 (16.9%)	57.4	195^th of 514 public middle schools	62.1%		49.8	244^th of 534 public middle schools	54.3%	49	58.0	58.0	51.6	52.5	57.5		53.8	37.2	30.5	38.5		35.4	$19,344	$899	$18,446
Illahee Middle School	Public	5-8	36001 1st AVE S	Federal Way	98003	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 945-4600	655	37	17.5	76.3%	107 (16.3%)	146 (22.3%)	190 (29.0%)	68 (10.4%)	4 (0.6%)	68 (10.4%)	70 (10.7%)	19.1	421^st of 514 public middle schools	18.1%		14.5	469^th of 534 public middle schools	12.2%	48	35.1	35.1	32.1	32.3	39.7		34.6	17.4	16.4	22.2		18.6	$20,388	$239	$20,149
Kilo Middle School	Public	6-8	4400 S 308th St	Auburn	98001	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 945-4700	669	37	18.0	73.7%	143 (21.4%)	85 (12.7%)	238 (35.6%)	114 (17.0%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (4.0%)	60 (9.0%)	36.3	317^th of 514 public middle schools	38.3%		29.4	378^th of 534 public middle schools	29.2%	61	44.1	44.1	33.8	46.3	48.6		42.9	26.1	29.7	31.6		29.1	$19,070	$227	$18,843
Sequoyah Middle School	Public	6-8	3425 S 360th ST	Auburn	98001	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 945-3670	570	31	18.4	76.3%	140 (24.6%)	81 (14.2%)	161 (28.2%)	90 (15.8%)	3 (0.5%)	41 (7.2%)	54 (9.5%)	17.2	437^th of 514 public middle schools	15.0%		10.6	493^rd of 534 public middle schools	7.7%	56	29.7	29.7	27.2	34.2	43.1		34.7	17.5	13.8	18.9		16.8	$19,098	$248	$18,851
Evergreen Middle School	Public	6-8	26630 40th Ave S	Kent	98031	King County	Federal Way School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 945-5100	810	42	19.2	79.5%	95 (11.7%)	140 (17.3%)	291 (35.9%)	145 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.1%)	96 (11.9%)	8.2	490^th of 514 public middle schools	4.7%		7.8	512^th of 534 public middle schools	4.1%	22	17.1	17.1	18.8	31.8	22.0		24.4	12.2	18.0	13.5		14.6	$17,706	$235	$17,471
Surprise Lake Middle School	Public	6-7	2001 Milton Way	Milton	98354	Pierce County	Fife School District	No	No	No	No	(253) 517-1300	613	28	21.9	55.5%	230 (37.5%)	46 (7.5%)	150 (24.5%)	52 (8.5%)	3 (0.5%)	44 (7.2%)	75 (12.2%)	39	301^st of 514 public middle schools	41.4%		29.2	380^th of 534 public middle schools	28.8%	79			46.9	44.2			45.6	34.5	26.0			30.5	$16,048	$100	$15,948
Pacific Middle School	Public	6-8	615 S 200th St	Des Moines	98198	King County	Highline School District	No	No	No	Yes	(206) 631-5800	604	33	18.5	74.3%	82 (13.6%)	102 (16.9%)	221 (36.6%)	112 (18.5%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.3%)	58 (9.6%)	12.1	468^th of 514 public middle schools	8.9%		11.8	487^th of 534 public middle schools	8.8%	19	20.6	20.6	21.6	31.3	35.8		29.3	10.1	17.2	20.4		15.7	$21,516	$844	$20,672

Frequently Asked Questions about Lakota Middle School

Is Lakota Middle School a good school?

Lakota Middle School ranks 295^th of 514 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Lakota Middle School attend?

Students who attend Lakota Middle School usually go on to attend Decatur High School

What is the racial makeup of Lakota Middle School?

Students at Lakota Middle School are 34% Hispanic, 21% White, 17% African American, 15% Two or more races, 7% Asian, 6% Pacific Islander.

What district is Lakota Middle School in?

Federal Way School District

How many students attend Lakota Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 645 students attended Lakota Middle School.

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2024–25 school spending dataNewNov 2, 2026

2016–17 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)Oct 19, 2026

2025–26 SBAC & WCAS test scoresSep 10, 2026

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJan 8, 2026

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