Lakeside Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Hurricane, West Virginia
Lakeside Elementary in Hurricane, West Virginia enrolled 182 students in 2024-25 with 17.0 full-time teachers, 10.7 students per teacher against the West Virginia elementary-school median of 13.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 35-39% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 55-59% proficient in math in 2022-23 (West Virginia: 41.3% and 34.4%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 6%
174 students in 2022-23, 171 students in 2023-24, 182 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 18.0 to 17.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 174 | 18.0 | 9.7 |
| 2023-24 | 171 | 18.0 | 9.5 |
| 2024-25 | 182 | 17.0 | 10.7 |
10.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 84 of every 100 West Virginia elementary schools
Among the 392 West Virginia elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.1; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 190 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Lakeside Elementary enrolled 190 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 3 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 190 of the 190 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions3
- Chronically absent36.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
98.9% of students were White, 0.5% Hispanic, 0.5% Black in 2024-25.
- White98.9%
- Hispanic0.5%
- Black0.5%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Lakeside Elementary scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading in 2021-22 and 55-59% in math in 2022-23, against 41.3% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.4% in math in 2022-23 across West Virginia. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within West Virginia, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | West Virginia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 35‑39% | 53% | 41.3% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 55‑59% | 48% (2021-22) | 34.4% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Hurricane
5 public elementary schools in Hurricane report 2024-25 enrollment; Lakeside Elementary is number 5 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain View Elementary School | 457 | 15.0 | not reported |
| West Teays Elementary | 453 | 14.3 | not reported |
| Conner Street Elementary | 292 | 14.2 | not reported |
| Hurricane Town Elementary | 269 | 15.8 | not reported |
| Lakeside Elementary | 182 | 10.7 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Lakeside Elementary
- Hurricane Town ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.5 miles away: 269 students, 15.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
- Conner Street ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.7 miles away: 292 students, 14.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.7 mi
- Compare Lakeside Elementary with Hurricane Town ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Putnam County Schools spends per student$13,757 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,757
- The largest public schools in West VirginiaLakeside Elementary is the number 289 by size of 393 West Virginia elementary schools open in 2024-25.#289 of 393
- West Virginia schools by students per teacher10.7 students per teacher here against the West Virginia median of 13.1 for elementary schools.10.7:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Lakeside Elementary
How many students attend Lakeside Elementary?
182 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 174 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Hurricane, WV.What is the student-teacher ratio at Lakeside Elementary?
10.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the West Virginia median for elementary schools is 13.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Lakeside Elementary a Title I school?
Lakeside Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Lakeside Elementary do on state tests?
The students tested at Lakeside Elementary scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading in 2021-22 and 55-59% in math in 2022-23, against 41.3% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.4% in math in 2022-23 across West Virginia. West Virginia's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Lakeside Elementary in?
Putnam County Schools, NCES district ID 5401200. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 540120001302 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.