Lakewood Elementary School

Lakewood Elementary School is an elementary campus of reasonably sized scale in Phenix City, Alabama, one of the schools within Phenix City, instructing 455 students in grades 3 through 5.

Across the 11 schools in Phenix City (7,198 students total), Lakewood Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Lakewood Elementary School shows that the largest single group is White at 49%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school shows 30% Black, 10% Hispanic, 9% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 66%.

Looking at school resources, Lakewood Elementary School records 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 36% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Lee County (around 48%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Lakewood Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 58.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 68.0%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Lee County put median household income runs about $65,824, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Lee County runs 41 public schools (combined enrollment of about 24,812 students), of which Lakewood Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Lakewood Primary School, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Lakewood Elementary School comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 35.5%.

Lakewood Elementary School operates from a commuter-belt location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lakewood Elementary School has decreased 11%, going from 512 students in 2018 to 455 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 57% to 49% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 19.7:1 in 2018 to 17.2:1 in 2025.

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