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Medical Lake High School

Q: Is Medical Lake High School a good school?

Medical Lake High School ranks 91 st of 438 Washington high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

91^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 438 Washington High Schools

Better than 79% of Washington high schools

Summary

Medical Lake High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 to 506 students in the Medical Lake School District, a highly-rated district in eastern Washington.

The school is a strong and rapidly improving performer, having jumped to the 79th percentile among Washington high schools this year. It boasts an exceptional 96.3% graduation rate, the highest among comparable local schools like Lewis & Clark High School and Cheney High School. Academically, students excel in English Language Arts, outperforming both district and state averages, while math and science scores are solidly above the state average as well.

Medical Lake High School shows particular strength in supporting diverse student populations, with outstanding results for students from low-income families and military-connected families. While the school performs well overall, there is a consistent performance gap where female students outperform male students, an area the school may be focusing on. Compared to nearby schools, Medical Lake stands out for its dramatic recent improvement, high graduation rate, and effective use of resources to achieve these strong outcomes.

506

Students ?

17.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,380

Per pupil spending ?

40.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

200 E. Barker St.
Medical Lake, WA 99022

(509) 565-3200

District: Medical Lake School District

Feeder schools for Medical Lake High School:

Elementary:	Hallett Elementary School
	Michael Anderson Elementary School
Middle:	Medical Lake Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.3%

Hispanic:

9.9%

Two or more races:

8.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 77th percentile in 2011 → 79th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Washington average (59% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of Washington high schools

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

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg55%

Washington avg48%

91^st of 438

Washington public high schools ?

Top 21%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From top 33% (2015) to top 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

40^th of 247Medical Lake 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	73.8	91 of 438	79.2%	★★★★☆
2024	54.9	183 of 437	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.7	156 of 442	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.4	87 of 434	80.0%	★★★★☆
2021	57.9	166 of 455	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.6	149 of 417	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	59.5	113 of 341	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	66.0	137 of 454	69.8%	★★★★☆
2012	60.4	165 of 450	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.8	103 of 440	76.6%	★★★★☆
2010	66.2	153 of 423	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	67.7	138 of 402	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	71.6	98 of 396	75.3%	★★★★☆
2007	57.5	190 of 399	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	62.9	155 of 395	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	48.4	232 of 394	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	64.6	140 of 390	64.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	76.6	66 of 350	81.1%	★★★★☆
2024	56.2	139 of 347	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.1	110 of 357	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.6	95 of 368	74.2%	★★★★☆
2021	58.8	136 of 390	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.9	158 of 358	55.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	82.4	26 of 249	89.6%	★★★★☆
2024	68.3	60 of 248	75.8%	★★★★☆
2023	65.5	70 of 249	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	89.7	19 of 261	92.7%	★★★★★
2021	38.1	168 of 278	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	71.9	32 of 156	79.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	75.2	54 of 355	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	60.0	118 of 356	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.9	133 of 362	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	83.7	37 of 370	90.0%	★★★★★
2021	64.7	93 of 392	76.3%	★★★★☆
2019	81.4	35 of 344	89.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	66.8	104 of 359	71.0%	★★★★☆
2024	48.1	184 of 362	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.9	184 of 358	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	76.0	75 of 363	79.3%	★★★★☆
2021	55.0	153 of 395	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.1	127 of 355	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	82.2	3 of 34	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	48.9	18 of 34	47.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.5	7 of 31	77.4%	★★★★☆
2022	52.3	19 of 38	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.8	36 of 47	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.6	17 of 31	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2021	67.0	47 of 195	75.9%	★★★★☆
2019	41.1	97 of 163	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2021	42.0	113 of 212	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.4	94 of 128	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	60.8	129 of 373	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.4	262 of 374	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.9	215 of 379	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.4	141 of 390	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.2	209 of 413	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.6	178 of 382	53.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Military Connected (2025)91st percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)90th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)85th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)81st percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2021)76th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)71st percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)65th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2021)47th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts76%+23 vs state

Science52%+3 vs state

Math50%+8 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, December 14, 2012

Administration is poorly run, and spends more time on pointless policy than on education.
Latest in a long line is they took time to create a waiver to drive your own kid to an event in your own car, if they ride the bus no waiver needed. So, mother may I drive my own child in my own car? Yeah, not gonna ask or be granted permission for that. Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, May 8, 2009

If you have the option of sending your kids to another District, do so. Close Quote

Schools Near Medical Lake 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 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 10th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	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
Medical Lake High School	Public	9-12	200 E. Barker St.	Medical Lake	99022	Spokane County	Medical Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 565-3200	506	28	17.9	40.3%	381 (75.3%)	10 (2.0%)	50 (9.9%)	12 (2.4%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	42 (8.3%)	73.8	91^st of 438 public high schools	79.2%		54.9	183^rd of 437 public high schools	58.1%	92		51.9	51.9			75.7	75.7			50.5	50.5	$17,380	$985	$16,395
Martin Hall Detention Center	Public	8-12	201 S. Pine St.	Medical Lake	99022	Spokane County	Educational Service District 101	No	No	No	No	(509) 299-7733	8	0			7 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Three Springs High School	Public	9-12	12414 S. Andrus Rd	Cheney	99004	Spokane County	Cheney School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 559-4521	103	7	14.7	83.5%	70 (68.0%)	1 (1.0%)	20 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (8.7%)	5.1	430^th of 438 public high schools	1.8%					(n/a)		23.1	23.1			26.9	26.9					$16,092	$2,707	$13,385
Cheney Open Doors	Public	7-12	460 N. 6th St.	Cheney	99004	Spokane County	Cheney School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 340-7800	10	0		70.0%	8 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (10.0%)	1 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)												$3,919	$357	$3,562
Cheney High School	Public	9-12	460 N Sixth St	Cheney	99004	Spokane County	Cheney School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 559-4000	1,491	79	18.9	49.6%	1,014 (68.0%)	31 (2.1%)	210 (14.1%)	36 (2.4%)	27 (1.8%)	70 (4.7%)	101 (6.8%)	45.3	232^nd of 438 public high schools	47.0%		40.6	264^th of 437 public high schools	39.6%	32		47.6	47.6			61.0	61.0			27.7	27.7	$16,206	$1,349	$14,856
WIN Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	460 N. 6th	Cheney	99004	Spokane County	Cheney School District	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(509) 559-4559	62	3	24.8	79.0%	42 (67.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (21.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	4 (6.5%)	2 (3.2%)								(n/a)												$7,461	$2,900	$4,561
Reardan Middle-Senior High School	Public	6-12	215 E Spokane	Reardan	99029	Lincoln County	Reardan-Edwall School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 796-2701	315	18	17.7	44.8%	249 (79.0%)	3 (1.0%)	18 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.9%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.7%)	77.9	73^rd of 438 public high schools	83.3%		74.5	83^rd of 437 public high schools	81.0%	10	49.2	70.7	58.0	47.3	54.2	78.4	59.4	36.4	42.4	37.3	38.8	$18,126	$1,001	$17,125
Alternative Tamarack School	Public	7-12	2901 W Whistalks Way	Spokane	99224	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 354-8100	10	1	10.0	30.0%	7 (70.0%)	1 (10.0%)	1 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)												$17,886	$483	$17,403
Structural Alt Confinement School	Public	8-12	1208 W. Mallen St.	Spokane	99205	Spokane County	Educational Service District 101	No	No	No	No	(509) 447-2451	14	0		78.6%	13 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Spokane Juvenile Detention School	Public	6-12	1208 Mallen St.	Spokane	99205	Spokane County	Educational Service District 101	No	No	No	No	(509) 447-2451	19	0		42.1%	7 (36.8%)	4 (21.1%)	5 (26.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.3%)	2 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Medical Lake High School

What schools feed into Medical Lake High School?

Medical Lake High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Hallett Elementary School
Elementary : Michael Anderson Elementary School
Middle : Medical Lake Middle School

How many students attend Medical Lake High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 506 students attended Medical Lake High School.

Is Medical Lake High School a good school?

Medical Lake High School ranks 91^st of 438 Washington high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Medical Lake High School in?

Medical Lake School District

What is the racial makeup of Medical Lake High School?

Students at Medical Lake High School are 75% White, 10% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% African American.

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