Grimm House · Photo: Joe Mabel · CC BY-SA 3.0Lake Stevens’s public schools outscore 81% of Washington districts
On the state math tests, 46% of Lake Stevens’s students scored proficient, above the Washington average (40%). The grade covers the public school district serving Lake Stevens, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Washington, not nationally.
From Washington state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Lake Stevens’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 201 Washington towns with household incomes within a quarter of Lake Stevens’s, its schools beat 75%, lower than their 81% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 61% and math 46% in spring 2022, against 53% and 40% statewide; 88% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 84%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $16,777 per student, against $18,444 across Washington (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Seven elementary schools, then two middle and one high school
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is up 11% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Lake Stevens’s grade
A−: better than 81% of Washington school districts, #73 of 285 Washington towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Washington average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Lake Stevens, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Lake Stevens · depends on your address
North Lake Middle School
Grades 6–7 · 856 students · 21:1 students per teacher
Lake Stevens Middle School
Grades 6–7 · 709 students · 18:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Lake Stevens · depends on your address
North Lake Middle School
Grades 6–7 · 856 students · 21:1 students per teacher
Lake Stevens Middle School
Grades 6–7 · 709 students · 18:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Lake Stevens
Cavelero Mid High School
Grades 8–9 · 1,490 students · 20:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Lake Stevens
Cavelero Mid High School
Grades 8–9 · 1,490 students · 20:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Lake Stevens
Lake Stevens Sr High School
Grades 10–12 · 2,205 students · 24:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Lake Stevens
Lake Stevens Sr High School
Grades 10–12 · 2,205 students · 24:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Lake Stevens
Lake Stevens Sr High School
Grades 10–12 · 2,205 students · 24:1 students per teacher
Lake Stevens’s public schools are run by Lake Stevens School District. Parts of Lake Stevens (4% of its land) are served by Snohomish instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Lake Stevens vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Washington towns that share Lake Stevens’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Stevens | A− | Lake Stevens |
Every school in Lake Stevens
13 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Washington’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Left off: 3 public programs with fewer than 25 students (Prove High School, Outcomes for Academic Resilience and LSSD Open Doors).
Questions about Lake Stevens’s schools
Are Lake Stevens’s schools good?
By Washington’s own tests, yes: the public schools Lake Stevens children attend outscore 81% of Washington’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #73 of 285 Washington towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 75%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Lake Stevens in?
Lake Stevens School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 10,117 students in 14 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Lake Stevens are served by Snohomish.
Where do Lake Stevens kids go to high school?
Lake Stevens Sr High School, with 2,205 students.
What is Lake Stevens’s graduation rate?
88% of the class of 2023 in Lake Stevens School District graduated in four years, against 84% across Washington.
How much does Lake Stevens spend per student?
$16,777 in Lake Stevens School District (FY2024), against $18,444 across Washington. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Lake Stevens families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Lake Stevens → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Washington. Stars are from neighbors.