Winter Gardens Elementary

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 1 · Lakeside, California

Winter Gardens Elementary in Lakeside, California enrolled 269 students in 2024-25 with 12.0 full-time teachers, 22.4 students per teacher against the California elementary-school median of 22.4. It has no Title I status on file for 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 12% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 8%

306 students in 2022-23, 298 students in 2023-24, 269 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 13.0 to 12.0.

Students enrolled at Winter Gardens Elementary by school year2022-23: 306, 2023-24: 298, 2024-25: 26901002003004002022-233062023-242982024-25269
Students enrolled at Winter Gardens Elementary by school year2022-23: 306, 2023-24: 298, 2024-25: 26901002003004002022-233062023-242982024-25269
Students enrolled at Winter Gardens Elementary by school year2022-23: 306, 2023-24: 298, 2024-25: 26901002003004002022-233062023-242982024-25269
Students enrolled at Winter Gardens Elementary by school year2022-23: 306, 2023-24: 298, 2024-25: 26901002003004002022-233062023-242982024-25269
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2330613.023.6
2023-2429814.021.3
2024-2526912.022.4

22.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 50 of every 100 California elementary schools

Among the 5,878 California elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 22.4; 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, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; This school 22.4; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 22.4state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; This school 22.4; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 22.4state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; This school 22.4; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 22.4state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; This school 22.4; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 22.4state median 22.4U.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 790 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Winter Gardens Elementary enrolled 237 students and had 0.3 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.3, one per 790 of the 237 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent19.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

52.4% of students were Hispanic, 33.5% White, 8.6% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic52.4%
  2. White33.5%
  3. Two or more races8.6%
  4. Asian4.1%
  5. Black0.7%
  6. American Indian0.7%

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 Lakeside

8 public elementary schools in Lakeside report 2024-25 enrollment; Winter Gardens Elementary is number 6 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Lakeside Farms Elementary66722.327.1%
Lakeview Elementary66623.327.6%
Riverview Elementary46923.520.3%
Lemon Crest Elementary43721.853.8%
Lindo Park Elementary42122.164.4%
Winter Gardens Elementary26922.424.2%
Lakeside Union Alternative Education13823.034.8%
Barona Indian Charter8614.340.7%

All public schools in Lakeside →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Winter Gardens Elementary

  1. W. D. Hall ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 579 students, 25.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
  2. Riverview ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 469 students, 23.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
  3. Compare Winter Gardens Elementary with W. D. Hall ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Lakeside Union Elementary spends per student$16,075 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,075
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaWinter Gardens Elementary is the number 4,983 by size of 5,904 California elementary schools open in 2024-25.#4,983 of 5,904
  6. California schools by students per teacher22.4 students per teacher here against the California median of 22.4 for elementary schools.22.4:1
  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 Winter Gardens Elementary

  1. How many students attend Winter Gardens Elementary?
    269 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 306 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Lakeside, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Winter Gardens Elementary?
    22.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for elementary schools is 22.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Winter Gardens Elementary a Title I school?
    Winter Gardens Elementary has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.
  4. What district is Winter Gardens Elementary in?
    Lakeside Union Elementary, NCES district ID 0620790. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 062079002499 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.

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