Lake Middle School, Woodbury MN - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Lake Middle School

LakeMiddle School serves grades six through eight in Woodbury, a fast-growing suburban city in Washington County, and is part of South Washington County Schools. It operates as a regular public middle school.

Woodbury is primarily a residential suburb with a strong employment base in medical, retail, and technology fields. The city does not have a traditional downtown; civic life centers on a campus complex that includes an indoor park, the Washington County Library, a YMCA, and senior housing. An extensive network of multi-use trails connects neighborhoods and parks. The city is one of Minnesota's fastest-growing communities, and the housing market is expensive, with home values and rents above state averages, reflecting a higher-income population.

The school's enrollment is of a size typical for a suburban middle school serving a single grade band. The student body is majority white, with a substantial Asian population and smaller shares of Black, Hispanic, and multiracial students. A relatively modest share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating lower poverty levels.

State assessment results show strong proficiency rates in both math and reading across all three grade levels. The school's overall performance across tested subjects places it among the higher-performing schools in Washington County. Science proficiency for eighth graders is less strong, though the state made changes to the science assessment that year, making direct trend comparisons uncertain. A parent may want to ask the school how it supports science learning.

Because this is a middle school, there is no graduation rate to report. Data on chronic absenteeism, discipline, and programs such as clubs, athletics, or advanced coursework were not available in the information reviewed. Those are areas a family would want to explore directly with the school or the district. The district itself had no notable recent changes that surfaced in publicly available materials, suggesting a period of continuity.

This school fits families who can afford the elevated housing costs of the area and who place a high priority on solid academic performance in a stable, car-dependent suburban setting. The student poverty rate is low, and the peer environment is drawn from a relatively affluent community. The school's academic record in math and reading is a clear strength, and its overall standing among county peers is strong. Families interested in science outcomes or in the full range of extracurricular and support offerings will need to supplement this picture with direct inquiry.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 664%

School 64% · District 44% · ▲ 20 pts above district

▲ 36 pts above state median · ▲ 25 pts above county median

Grade 770%

School 70% · District 48% · ▲ 21 pts above district

▲ 45 pts above state median · ▲ 32 pts above county median

Grade 862%

School 62% · District 45% · ▲ 17 pts above district

▲ 37 pts above state median · ▲ 24 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 666%

School 66% · District 55% · ▲ 11 pts above district

▲ 20 pts above state median · ▲ 10 pts above county median

Grade 769%

School 69% · District 53% · ▲ 16 pts above district

▲ 33 pts above state median · ▲ 22 pts above county median

Grade 862%

School 62% · District 49% · ▲ 13 pts above district

▲ 26 pts above state median · ▲ 18 pts above county median

Science

Grade 826%

School 26% · District 18% · ▲ 8 pts above district

▲ 13 pts above state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

This schoolSouth Washington County Schools, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 6Lower-income33%Higher-income72%39 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income33%Higher-income75%42 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income44%Higher-income64%20 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income29%Higher-income69%40 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income34%Higher-income76%42 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income50%Higher-income64%14 pp gap