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Lakeside Middle School

Q: Is Lakeside Middle School a good school?

Lakeside Middle School ranks 102 nd of 534 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

102^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 534 Washington Middle Schools

Better than 81% of Washington middle schools

Summary

Lakeside Middle School is a consistently high-performing public school serving 293 students in grades 6-8 within the well-regarded Nine Mile Falls School District.

The school stands out for its strong and stable academic results, ranking in the top 20% of Washington middle schools and scoring well above state averages in English, Math, and Science. What makes Lakeside particularly impressive is its exceptional support for all students; it achieves outstanding academic outcomes for students from low-income families, ranking in the 95th percentile statewide for that subgroup. This level of equitable excellence is a key differentiator, as many nearby schools like Shaw Middle School and Garry Middle School in the Spokane School District have much lower proficiency rates despite similar or higher levels of economic need.

Lakeside also demonstrates remarkable efficiency, achieving these high results with moderate per-student spending, unlike some lower-performing neighboring schools that spend significantly more. When compared to its closest high-performing peer, Highland Middle School in the Mead School District, Lakeside maintains an edge in Math and Science proficiency. The school's smaller size likely contributes to a supportive environment, and its resilience through recent challenges underscores a culture of effective teaching and strong leadership.

293

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,383

Per pupil spending ?

35.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6169 Highway 291
Nine Mile Falls, WA 99026

(509) 340-4100

District: Nine Mile Falls School District

Students who attend Lakeside Middle School usually attend:

High:

Lakeside High School

Feeder schools for Lakeside Middle School:

Elementary:	Lake Spokane Elementary
	Nine Mile Falls Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.0%

Hispanic:

10.6%

Two or more races:

4.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 89th percentile in 2022 → 81st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Washington average (61% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of Washington middle schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 89th-percentile peak (2022) to 81st (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg60%

Washington avg48%

102^nd of 534

Washington public middle schools ?

Top 19%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From top 34% (2015) to top 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

41^st of 247Nine Mile Falls 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	78.0	102 of 534	80.9%	★★★★☆
2024	84.6	76 of 535	85.8%	★★★★☆
2023	87.8	57 of 539	89.4%	★★★★☆
2022	87.5	57 of 541	89.5%	★★★★☆
2021	63.6	164 of 529	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.9	107 of 512	79.1%	★★★★☆
2018	67.6	126 of 437	71.2%	★★★★☆
2017	67.4	132 of 435	69.7%	★★★★☆
2016	67.0	131 of 443	70.4%	★★★★☆
2015	63.5	151 of 445	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	62.6	183 of 498	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	47.5	267 of 497	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	65.6	141 of 492	71.3%	★★★★☆
2010	63.0	161 of 483	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	52.0	225 of 476	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	60.0	174 of 466	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.4	159 of 463	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	69.0	119 of 449	73.5%	★★★★☆
2005	67.4	126 of 425	70.4%	★★★★☆
2004	72.4	98 of 421	76.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	75.3	99 of 471	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	90.1	36 of 464	92.2%	★★★★★
2023	89.6	40 of 464	91.4%	★★★★★
2022	89.5	42 of 479	91.2%	★★★★★
2021	72.5	106 of 469	77.4%	★★★★☆
2019	77.9	74 of 452	83.6%	★★★★☆
2018	75.3	87 of 376	76.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2024	88.0	23 of 344	93.3%	★★★★★
2023	100.0	1 of 336	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	95.5	10 of 360	97.2%	★★★★★
2021	74.3	63 of 353	82.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	92.0	23 of 457	95.0%	★★★★★
2024	85.1	36 of 455	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	91.3	16 of 463	96.5%	★★★★★
2022	89.5	22 of 475	95.4%	★★★★★
2021	67.8	86 of 458	81.2%	★★★★☆
2019	79.9	37 of 448	91.7%	★★★★★
2018	47.3	173 of 349	50.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	78.0	90 of 472	80.9%	★★★★☆
2024	76.6	91 of 466	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	83.5	68 of 470	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	83.4	66 of 480	86.3%	★★★★☆
2021	53.7	191 of 476	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.1	111 of 453	75.5%	★★★★☆
2018	55.8	148 of 371	60.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	69.8	36 of 186	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	83.9	19 of 179	89.4%	★★★★☆
2023	64.1	41 of 167	75.4%	★★★★☆
2022	71.0	29 of 199	85.4%	★★★★☆
2021	53.4	71 of 210	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.9	32 of 231	86.1%	★★★★☆
2018	69.1	47 of 268	82.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2025	67.2	137 of 488	71.9%	★★★★☆
2024	77.4	84 of 486	82.7%	★★★★☆
2023	78.7	86 of 488	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	81.0	75 of 488	84.6%	★★★★☆
2021	52.0	220 of 480	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.0	133 of 470	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	53.8	140 of 325	56.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2024)93rd percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)81st percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)81st percentile~ school

Female (2025)79th percentile~ school

White (2025)72nd percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2024-2025) ?

Science65%+16 vs state

Math59%+16 vs state

English Language Arts58%+5 vs state

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Schools Near Lakeside Middle 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 All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 6th Grade	SBAC Math 7th Grade	SBAC Math 8th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lakeside Middle School	Public	6-8	6169 Highway 291	Nine Mile Falls	99026	Stevens County	Nine Mile Falls School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 340-4100	293	18	16.4	35.2%	246 (84.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (10.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	12 (4.1%)	78	102^nd of 534 public middle schools	80.9%		84.6	76^th of 535 public middle schools	85.8%	26	65.3	65.3	48.4	63.5	61.7	58.1	60.2	55.2	62.1	59.0	$16,383	$999	$15,384
Highland Middle School	Public	6-8	3515 W Hawthorne Rd	Spokane	99208	Spokane County	Mead School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 465-6510	704	40	17.6	32.8%	565 (80.3%)	4 (0.6%)	39 (5.5%)	14 (2.0%)	11 (1.6%)	10 (1.4%)	61 (8.7%)	77.8	103^rd of 534 public middle schools	80.7%		80.8	88^th of 535 public middle schools	83.6%	15	51.2	51.2	61.4	67.4	66.8	65.2	52.9	50.4	59.8	54.1	$15,889	$132	$15,757
Pauline Flett Middle School	Public	6-8	5020 W Wellesley	Spokane	99205	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 824-8000	609	35	17.4	60.8%	449 (73.7%)	13 (2.1%)	54 (8.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (1.0%)	82 (13.5%)	42.5	285^th of 534 public middle schools	46.6%		23.6	415^th of 535 public middle schools	22.4%	130	41.5	41.5	47.3	43.8	47.3	46.1	43.5	34.7	30.1	35.9	$17,828	$926	$16,903
Deer Park Middle School	Public	6-8	S. 347 Colville Ave.	Deer Park	99006	Spokane County	Deer Park School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 464-5800	503	30	16.5	52.7%	429 (85.3%)	4 (0.8%)	42 (8.3%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.2%)	56.3	211^th of 534 public middle schools	60.5%		62.5	180^th of 535 public middle schools	66.4%	31	36.8	36.8	54.6	59.7	51.9	55.5	46.4	48.8	33.7	43.0	$15,392	$578	$14,814
Salk Middle School	Public	6-8	6411 N Alberta St	Spokane	99208	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 354-5600	658	39	16.9	62.2%	429 (65.2%)	29 (4.4%)	82 (12.5%)	19 (2.9%)	7 (1.1%)	17 (2.6%)	75 (11.4%)	32.3	358^th of 534 public middle schools	33.0%		25.7	397^th of 535 public middle schools	25.8%	39	39.5	39.5	33.5	47.6	60.0	46.8	24.3	27.0	16.5	22.5	$19,356	$1,663	$17,693
Northwood Middle School	Public	6-8	12908 N Pittsburg St	Spokane	99208	Spokane County	Mead School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 465-7500	796	43	18.7	38.6%	648 (81.4%)	11 (1.4%)	66 (8.3%)	4 (0.5%)	6 (0.8%)	4 (0.5%)	55 (6.9%)	65.7	162^nd of 534 public middle schools	69.7%		65.3	166^th of 535 public middle schools	69.0%	4	41.3	41.3	55.2	62.9	68.2	61.8	41.6	50.6	45.1	45.6	$15,960	$321	$15,640
Glover Middle School	Public	6-8	2330 W Longfellow Ave	Spokane	99205	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 354-5400	537	33	16.1	73.0%	332 (61.8%)	26 (4.8%)	64 (11.9%)	11 (2.0%)	7 (1.3%)	10 (1.9%)	87 (16.2%)	20.6	436^th of 534 public middle schools	18.4%		17.9	455^th of 535 public middle schools	15.0%	19	30.8	30.8	35.0	30.4	40.3	35.1	21.1	20.9	28.2	23.2	$21,955	$2,089	$19,866
Mountainside Middle School	Public	6-8	4717 E Day Mt. Spokane Rd	Colbert	99005	Spokane County	Mead School District	No	No	No	No	(509) 465-7400	824	44	18.6	44.9%	655 (79.5%)	12 (1.5%)	51 (6.2%)	13 (1.6%)	7 (0.8%)	20 (2.4%)	64 (7.8%)	64.1	168^th of 534 public middle schools	68.5%		64.3	173^rd of 535 public middle schools	67.7%	5	50.0	50.0	47.8	62.7	63.2	57.6	42.0	44.7	47.8	44.8	$15,182	$258	$14,924
Garry Middle School	Public	6-8	725 E Joseph Ave	Spokane	99207	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 354-5200	410	30	13.8	82.0%	199 (48.5%)	22 (5.4%)	73 (17.8%)	19 (4.6%)	5 (1.2%)	14 (3.4%)	77 (18.8%)	17.9	452^nd of 534 public middle schools	15.4%		17.7	457^th of 535 public middle schools	14.6%	5	31.2	31.2	27.5	36.2	35.3	32.6	18.7	21.6	25.2	21.6	$21,970	$2,398	$19,572
Shaw Middle School	Public	6-8	4106 N Cook St	Spokane	99207	Spokane County	Spokane School District	No	No	No	Yes	(509) 354-5800	693	46	15.1	79.2%	385 (55.6%)	29 (4.2%)	104 (15.0%)	13 (1.9%)	18 (2.6%)	45 (6.5%)	99 (14.3%)	8.1	509^th of 534 public middle schools	4.7%		7.3	523^rd of 535 public middle schools	2.2%	14	13.6	13.6	23.8	23.8	23.6	23.7	20.8	17.1	11.7	16.6	$19,188	$2,314	$16,873

Frequently Asked Questions about Lakeside Middle School

How many students attend Lakeside Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 293 students attended Lakeside Middle School.

Is Lakeside Middle School a good school?

Lakeside Middle School ranks 102^nd of 534 Washington middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Lakeside Middle School attend?

Students who attend Lakeside Middle School usually go on to attend Lakeside High School

What is the racial makeup of Lakeside Middle School?

Students at Lakeside Middle School are 84% White, 11% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Lakeside Middle School in?

Nine Mile Falls School District

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