Lakewood Primary School
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 2 · Phenix City, Alabama
Lakewood Primary School in Phenix City, Alabama enrolled 466 students in 2024-25 with 30.0 full-time teachers, 15.5 students per teacher against the Alabama elementary-school median of 16.9. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 14% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 3%
543 students in 2022-23, 517 students in 2023-24, 466 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 29.2 to 30.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 543 | 29.2 | 18.6 |
| 2023-24 | 517 | 29.0 | 17.8 |
| 2024-25 | 466 | 30.0 | 15.5 |
15.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 77 of every 100 Alabama elementary schools
Among the 691 Alabama elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.9; 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 505 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Lakewood Primary School enrolled 505 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 6 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 505 of the 505 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions6
- Chronically absent13.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
43.6% of students were White, 34.5% Black, 11.2% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White43.6%
- Black34.5%
- Two or more races11.2%
- Hispanic10.5%
- Asian0.2%
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.
Elementary schools in Phenix City
8 public elementary schools in Phenix City report 2024-25 enrollment; Lakewood Primary School is number 5 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgecrest Elementary School | 722 | 17.6 | 66.1% |
| Phenix City Elementary School | 683 | 17.7 | 73.6% |
| Westview Elementary School | 563 | 15.6 | 44.4% |
| Sherwood Elementary School | 493 | 16.4 | 61.5% |
| Lakewood Primary School | 466 | 15.5 | 34.8% |
| Ladonia Elementary School | 461 | 19.2 | 62.7% |
| Lakewood Elementary School | 455 | 17.2 | 35.6% |
| Meadowlane Elementary School | 155 | 12.9 | 83.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Lakewood Primary School
- Lakewood Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.1 miles away: 455 students, 17.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.1 mi
- Phenix City Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.0 miles away: 683 students, 17.7 per teacher (2024-25).2.0 mi
- Compare Lakewood Primary School with Lakewood Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Phenix City Schools spends per student$12,259 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,259
- The largest public schools in AlabamaLakewood Primary School is the number 351 by size of 693 Alabama elementary schools open in 2024-25.#351 of 693
- Alabama schools by students per teacher15.5 students per teacher here against the Alabama median of 16.9 for elementary schools.15.5:1
- 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 Lakewood Primary School
How many students attend Lakewood Primary School?
466 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 543 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Phenix City, AL.What is the student-teacher ratio at Lakewood Primary School?
15.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Alabama median for elementary schools is 16.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Lakewood Primary School a Title I school?
Lakewood Primary School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Lakewood Primary School in?
Phenix City Schools, NCES district ID 0102700. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 010270002179 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
- 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.