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Lakewood High School

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Lakewood High School ranks 323 rd of 438 Washington high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

323^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 438 Washington High Schools

Better than 26% of Washington high schools

Summary

Lakewood High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 to approximately 834 students in the Lakewood School District in Arlington, WA, but its academic performance has declined significantly over the past decade, now ranking in the bottom quarter of Washington high schools.

The school faces considerable challenges, with a 77.4% graduation rate that is below the state average and a troubling 15.1% dropout rate that is much higher. Academic proficiency, especially in math where only about 13% of students are proficient, lags well behind both state averages and nearby schools like Arlington High School. Interestingly, despite the school spending more per student ($17,607) than some higher-performing neighbors, these resources have not translated into stronger outcomes, suggesting a need to examine how support is delivered. Performance varies among different groups of students, with those from lower-income families facing particularly steep challenges.

When compared to other local options, the differences are stark. Arlington High School in the higher-ranked Arlington School District outperforms Lakewood across all subjects, and even Marysville Getchell High School in the similarly-rated Marysville School District achieves better results. For parents, this highlights that the district a school is in can greatly influence available opportunities, and that Lakewood High has urgent work to do in improving math instruction and keeping students engaged through graduation.

834

Students ?

24.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,607

Per pupil spending ?

45.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

17023 11th Ave NE
Arlington, WA 98223

(360) 652-4505

District: Lakewood School District

Feeder schools for Lakewood High School:

Elementary:	Cougar Creek Elementary School
	English Crossing Elementary
	Lakewood Elementary School
Middle:	Lakewood Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.5%

Hispanic:

24.7%

Two or more races:

9.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 54th percentile in 2013 → 26th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (37% vs 48% meeting standards)

!Graduation rate below the Washington average (77% vs 83%)

!Dropout rate above the Washington average (15% vs 10%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg37%

Washington avg48%

323^rd of 438

Washington public high schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 40 pts since 2015

From top 33% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

193^rd of 247Lakewood 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	28.6	323 of 438	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	332 of 437	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.1	313 of 442	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.4	255 of 434	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.7	355 of 455	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.1	225 of 417	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.7	175 of 315	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	55.7	151 of 306	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	59.2	114 of 341	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	56.9	209 of 454	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	61.0	159 of 450	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	56.7	172 of 440	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	72.4	105 of 423	75.2%	★★★★☆
2009	74.5	87 of 402	78.4%	★★★★☆
2008	79.0	59 of 396	85.1%	★★★★☆
2007	77.2	76 of 399	81.0%	★★★★☆
2006	71.7	97 of 395	75.4%	★★★★☆
2005	62.2	165 of 394	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	62.6	154 of 390	60.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	244 of 350	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.2	263 of 347	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	271 of 357	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.5	236 of 368	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.6	311 of 390	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.1	181 of 358	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.4	119 of 243	51.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	159 of 249	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.6	181 of 248	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.5	142 of 249	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.1	157 of 261	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.6	164 of 278	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.1	82 of 241	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.3	99 of 156	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	19.3	306 of 355	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	314 of 356	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	314 of 362	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.7	242 of 370	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.1	324 of 392	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.9	156 of 344	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	28.7	185 of 227	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	291 of 359	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	307 of 362	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	274 of 358	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.8	209 of 363	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.2	306 of 395	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.7	206 of 355	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.3	169 of 254	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	145 of 170	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.3	158 of 161	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	132 of 166	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	51.9	83 of 179	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	10.7	185 of 195	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	59.0	63 of 163	61.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2022	21.5	110 of 130	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	304 of 373	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	313 of 374	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	323 of 379	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.0	276 of 390	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	358 of 413	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.1	274 of 382	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.0	144 of 222	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)36th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)30th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)18th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2022)15th percentile-26 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)15th percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts49%-4 vs state

Science48%~ state avg

Math13%-30 vs state

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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 11th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 10th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 10th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lakewood High School	Public	9-12	17023 11th Ave NE	Arlington	98223	Snohomish County	Lakewood School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 652-4505	834	35	24.0	45.1%	471 (56.5%)	26 (3.1%)	206 (24.7%)	17 (2.0%)	13 (1.6%)	15 (1.8%)	75 (9.0%)	28.6	323^rd of 438 public high schools	26.3%		27	332^nd of 437 public high schools	24.0%	9	48.3	48.3	48.8	48.8	13.1	13.1	$17,607	$222	$17,386
Weston High School	Public	9-12	4407 172nd Street NE	Arlington	98223	Snohomish County	Arlington School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 618-6340	107	11	9.7	51.4%	82 (76.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (8.4%)	30.8	310^th of 438 public high schools	29.2%		30.5	311^th of 437 public high schools	28.8%	1	47.6	47.6	50.0	50.0	17.4	17.4	$33,044	$676	$32,368
Arlington Open Doors	Public	9-12	4407 172nd ST NE	Arlington	98223	Snohomish County	Arlington School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 618-6203	64	0		50.0%	46 (71.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (20.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.7%)								(n/a)							$7,274	$42	$7,232
NW Learning Center	Public	9-12	4407 172nd St NE	Arlington	98223	Snohomish County	Everett School District	No	No	No	No	(425) 385-5250	2	0			1 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (50.0%)								(n/a)							$5,447	$380	$5,067
Marysville Pilchuck High School	Public	9-12	5611 108th Street NE	Marysville	98271	Snohomish County	Marysville School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 965-2000	1,182	61	19.2	54.9%	466 (39.4%)	32 (2.7%)	404 (34.2%)	71 (6.0%)	73 (6.2%)	13 (1.1%)	115 (9.7%)	21.2	349^th of 438 public high schools	20.3%		15.6	388^th of 437 public high schools	11.2%	39	43.8	43.8	38.4	38.4	15.5	15.5	$20,767	$867	$19,900
Arlington High School	Public	9-12	18821 Crown Ridge Blvd	Arlington	98223	Snohomish County	Arlington School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 618-6300	1,650	71	23.2	37.0%	1,112 (67.4%)	26 (1.6%)	328 (19.9%)	32 (1.9%)	16 (1.0%)	6 (0.4%)	129 (7.8%)	58.9	161^st of 438 public high schools	63.2%		63.4	139^th of 437 public high schools	68.2%	22	56.8	56.8	64.2	64.2	33.5	33.5	$16,934	$298	$16,636
Legacy High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	7204 27th Ave NE	Marysville	98271	Snohomish County	Marysville School District	No	Yes	No	No	(360) 965-3000	143	13	11.0	56.6%	70 (49.0%)	3 (2.1%)	30 (21.0%)	3 (2.1%)	20 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (11.2%)	36.2	286^th of 438 public high schools	34.7%		34.3	296^th of 437 public high schools	32.3%	10	53.6	53.6	40.7	40.7			$27,045	$647	$26,398
Heritage School	Public	9-12	7204 27th Ave NE	Marysville	98271	Snohomish County	Marysville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 965-2800	130	7	18.5	85.4%	3 (2.3%)	3 (2.3%)	38 (29.2%)	2 (1.5%)	63 (48.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (16.2%)								(n/a)	16.7	16.7					$26,222	$2,487	$23,735
Marysville Online High School	Public, Virtual	9-12	7204 27th Ave NE	Marysville	98271	Snohomish County	Marysville School District	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(360) 965-3002	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Marysville Getchell High School	Public	9-12	8301 84th St. NE	Marysville	98270	Snohomish County	Marysville School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 965-2602	1,381	55	25.1	44.2%	639 (46.3%)	67 (4.9%)	351 (25.4%)	147 (10.6%)	11 (0.8%)	17 (1.2%)	141 (10.2%)	39.1	267^th of 438 public high schools	39.0%		45.5	232^nd of 437 public high schools	46.9%	35	52.0	52.0	52.5	52.5	23.1	23.1	$17,297	$415	$16,882

Frequently Asked Questions about Lakewood High School

What is the racial makeup of Lakewood High School?

Students at Lakewood High School are 56% White, 25% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Asian, 2% Pacific Islander, 2% American Indian, 1% Not Specified.

Is Lakewood High School a good school?

Lakewood High School ranks 323^rd of 438 Washington high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Lakewood High School in?

Lakewood School District

How many students attend Lakewood High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 834 students attended Lakewood High School.

What schools feed into Lakewood High School?

Lakewood High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cougar Creek Elementary School
Elementary : English Crossing Elementary
Elementary : Lakewood Elementary School
Middle : Lakewood Middle School

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