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Lakeland School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Idaho for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 1%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there are 4 public middle schools serving 1,188 students in Lakeland School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Idaho.
Public Middle Schools in Lakeland School District have an average math proficiency score of 36% (versus the Idaho public middle school average of 40%), and reading proficiency score of 54% (versus the 55% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 12% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Idaho public middle school average of 25% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (ID)
# Schools
12 Schools
300 Schools
# Students
4,693 Students
109,747 Students
# Teachers
268 Teachers
6,162 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
18:1
18:1
District Rank
Lakeland School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 172 school districts in Idaho (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 92% has increased from 90% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#56 out of 173 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
42%
42%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
58%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
44%
41%
Graduation Rate
92%
80%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.23
0.41
# American Indian Students
29 Students
1,464 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
1%
# Asian Students
8 Students
1,166 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
1%
# Hispanic Students
284 Students
20,211 Students
% Hispanic Students
6%
19%
# Black Students
9 Students
1,059 Students
% Black Students
n/a
1%
# White Students
4,118 Students
81,976 Students
% White Students
88%
75%
# Hawaiian Students
4 Students
373 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
241 Students
3,524 Students
% of Two or more races Students
5%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
32
166
# Students in K Grade:
336
3,458
# Students in 1st Grade:
338
3,721
# Students in 2nd Grade:
333
3,816
# Students in 3rd Grade:
397
3,668
# Students in 4th Grade:
355
3,853
# Students in 5th Grade:
314
4,213
# Students in 6th Grade:
349
18,003
# Students in 7th Grade:
332
24,795
# Students in 8th Grade:
364
25,258
# Students in 9th Grade:
422
6,495
# Students in 10th Grade:
411
4,199
# Students in 11th Grade:
352
3,941
# Students in 12th Grade:
358
4,161
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $10,067 in this school district is less than the state median of $10,125. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $8,923 is less than the state median of $9,308. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$47 MM
$3,215 MM
Spending
$42 MM
$2,956 MM
Revenue / Student
$10,067
$10,125
Spending / Student
$8,923
$9,308
Best Lakeland School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Timberlake Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 42% | Reading: 59%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
5830 West Blackwell Boulevard
Spirit Lake, ID 83869
(208) 623-2582
Spirit Lake, ID 83869
(208) 623-2582
Grades: 6-8
| 380 students
Rank: #22.
Lakeland Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 35% | Reading: 52%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
15601 North Highway 41
Rathdrum, ID 83858
(208) 687-0661
Rathdrum, ID 83858
(208) 687-0661
Grades: 6-8
| 643 students
Rank: #33.
Lakeland Online Academy
Magnet School
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
15506 North Washington Street
Rathdrum, ID 83858
(208) 332-6800
Rathdrum, ID 83858
(208) 332-6800
Grades: K-8
| n/a students
Rank: #44.
Mountainview Alternative High School
Alternative School
Magnet School
Magnet School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
7802 West Main Street
Rathdrum, ID 83858
(208) 687-0025
Rathdrum, ID 83858
(208) 687-0025
Grades: 6-12
| 165 students
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