Lakewood Elementary School

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · North Little Rock, Arkansas

Lakewood Elementary School in North Little Rock, Arkansas enrolled 427 students in 2024-25 with 23.2 full-time teachers, 18.4 students per teacher against the Arkansas elementary-school median of 16.0. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 40% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 56% 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 held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 5%

424 students in 2022-23, 428 students in 2023-24, 427 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 22.1 to 23.2.

Students enrolled at Lakewood Elementary School by school year2022-23: 424, 2023-24: 428, 2024-25: 42702004006002022-234242023-244282024-25427
Students enrolled at Lakewood Elementary School by school year2022-23: 424, 2023-24: 428, 2024-25: 42702004006002022-234242023-244282024-25427
Students enrolled at Lakewood Elementary School by school year2022-23: 424, 2023-24: 428, 2024-25: 42702004006002022-234242023-244282024-25427
Students enrolled at Lakewood Elementary School by school year2022-23: 424, 2023-24: 428, 2024-25: 42702004006002022-234242023-244282024-25427
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2342422.119.1
2023-2442823.018.6
2024-2542723.218.4

18.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 84 of every 100 Arkansas elementary schools

Among the 503 Arkansas elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.0; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Arkansas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 43.6; This school 18.4; state median 16.0.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.4state median 16.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arkansas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 43.6; This school 18.4; state median 16.0.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.4state median 16.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arkansas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 43.6; This school 18.4; state median 16.0.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.4state median 16.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arkansas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 43.6; This school 18.4; state median 16.0.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.4state median 16.0U.S. 14.6

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 416 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Lakewood Elementary School enrolled 416 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 28 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 416 of the 416 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions28
  • Chronically absent22.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

42.2% of students were Black, 41.5% White, 7.7% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. Black42.2%
  2. White41.5%
  3. Hispanic7.7%
  4. Two or more races7.5%
  5. Asian1.2%

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 Lakewood Elementary School scored proficient or above: 40% in reading in 2021-22 and 56% 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.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtArkansas
Reading and language arts, 2021-2240%28%39.9%
Math, 2022-2356%24% (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.

Elementary schools in North Little Rock

14 public elementary schools in North Little Rock report 2024-25 enrollment; Lakewood Elementary School is number 7 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Ridgeroad Elementary School51617.2100.0%
Crystal Hill Elementary49915.144.9%
Meadow Park Elementary School46816.1100.0%
Crestwood Elementary School46618.5100.0%
Amboy Elementary School45618.1100.0%
Boone Park Elementary School42816.3100.0%
Lakewood Elementary School42718.4100.0%
Indian Hills Elementary School39814.2100.0%

All public schools in North Little Rock →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Lakewood Elementary School

  1. Crestwood Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 466 students, 18.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
  2. Ridgeroad Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 516 students, 17.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
  3. Compare Lakewood Elementary School with Crestwood Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much North Little Rock School District spends per student$12,919 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,919
  5. The largest public schools in ArkansasLakewood Elementary School is the number 239 by size of 504 Arkansas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#239 of 504
  6. Arkansas schools by students per teacher18.4 students per teacher here against the Arkansas median of 16.0 for elementary schools.18.4:1
  7. 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 Lakewood Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Lakewood Elementary School?
    427 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 424 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in North Little Rock, AR.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Lakewood Elementary School?
    18.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Arkansas median for elementary schools is 16.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Lakewood Elementary School a Title I school?
    Lakewood Elementary School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Lakewood Elementary School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Lakewood Elementary School scored proficient or above: 40% in reading in 2021-22 and 56% 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.
  5. What district is Lakewood Elementary School in?
    North Little Rock School District, NCES district ID 0510680. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 051068000787 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.

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