Lakewood Primary School

Located at 18 Explorer Road, in Phenix City, Alabama, Lakewood Primary School is a mid-tier elementary campus that hosts 466 students (grades K through 2), run under Phenix City.

Phenix City runs 11 schools in total, collectively educating 7,198 students. Lakewood Primary School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Lakewood Primary School logs that 44% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 35% Black, 11% multiracial, 11% Hispanic. By comparison, Lee County as a whole is about 66% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Lakewood Primary School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 35% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is below Lee County's rate of about 48%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Lee County put median household earnings sit near $65,824, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Lee County's 41 public schools (combined enrollment of about 24,812 students), Lakewood Primary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Lakewood Elementary School, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Lakewood Primary School operates from an outer-ring location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lakewood Primary School has fell 20%, going from 581 students in 2018 to 466 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 62% to 44% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Lakewood Primary School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.