Lakeside Middle School
Public middle school, grades 5 to 6 · Hot Springs, Arkansas
Lakeside Middle School in Hot Springs, Arkansas enrolled 546 students in 2024-25 with 33.3 full-time teachers, 16.4 students per teacher against the Arkansas middle-school median of 13.9. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 42% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 65% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Arkansas: 39.9% and 38.9%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 1% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 18%
553 students in 2022-23, 546 students in 2023-24, 546 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 40.9 to 33.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 553 | 40.9 | 13.5 |
| 2023-24 | 546 | 33.1 | 16.5 |
| 2024-25 | 546 | 33.3 | 16.4 |
16.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 81 of every 100 Arkansas middle schools
Among the 204 Arkansas middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.9; the national median for middle 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 542 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Lakeside Middle School enrolled 542 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 27 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 542 of the 542 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions27
- Chronically absent14.3% (2022-23)
Who attends
71.4% of students were White, 10.6% Hispanic, 7.7% Black in 2024-25.
- White71.4%
- Hispanic10.6%
- Black7.7%
- Two or more races7.0%
- Asian2.0%
- Pacific Islander0.9%
- American Indian0.4%
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 Middle School scored proficient or above: 42% in reading in 2021-22 and 65% in math in 2022-23, against 39.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.9% in math in 2022-23 across Arkansas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Arkansas, 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 | Arkansas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 42% | 48% | 39.9% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 65% | 51% (2021-22) | 38.9% |
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.
Middle schools in Hot Springs
4 public middle schools in Hot Springs report 2024-25 enrollment; Lakeside Middle School is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hot Springs Junior Academy | 803 | 14.4 | 99.9% |
| Lakeside Junior High School | 581 | 15.7 | 34.9% |
| Lakeside Middle School | 546 | 16.4 | 35.0% |
| Fountain Lake Middle School Cobra Digital Prep Academy | 389 | 11.0 | 42.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Lakeside Middle School
- Lakeside Junior High SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 0.4 miles away: 581 students, 15.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
- Hot Springs Junior AcademyThe next nearest public middle school, 4.7 miles away: 803 students, 14.4 per teacher (2024-25).4.7 mi
- Compare Lakeside Middle School with Lakeside Junior High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Lakeside School District spends per student$11,458 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,458
- The largest public schools in ArkansasLakeside Middle School is the number 78 by size of 204 Arkansas middle schools open in 2024-25.#78 of 204
- Arkansas schools by students per teacher16.4 students per teacher here against the Arkansas median of 13.9 for middle schools.16.4:1
- 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 Middle School
How many students attend Lakeside Middle School?
546 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 553 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Hot Springs, AR.What is the student-teacher ratio at Lakeside Middle School?
16.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Arkansas median for middle schools is 13.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Lakeside Middle School a Title I school?
Lakeside Middle School ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Lakeside Middle School do on state tests?
The students tested at Lakeside Middle School scored proficient or above: 42% in reading in 2021-22 and 65% in math in 2022-23, against 39.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.9% in math in 2022-23 across Arkansas. Arkansas'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 Middle School in?
Lakeside School District, NCES district ID 0508670. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 050867000394 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.