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What's the most underrated thing about LAKESIDE HIGH SCHOOL that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
1,107
High
DISTRICT 708 · STATE 510
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKESIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT (GARLAND)·NCES 050867001525
LAKESIDE HIGH SCHOOL
2871 MALVERN AVENUE, HOT SPRINGS, AR 71901 · (501) 262-1530 · Garland County
GRADES 08–12HIGH13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,107 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 87% of Arkansas public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Arkansas public high schools
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
104 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 8.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
409 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 70%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 8 | 1 | 0% |
| Grade 9 | 282 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 284 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 288 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 251 | 23% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 61% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
48.7%
AR avg 34.9% . +1.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Arkansas average is about 35 of 100. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.7% |
| 2023-24 | 47.2% |
% Proficient (Level 3+4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: ATLAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
44.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.1%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% typical for Arkansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Arkansas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like LAKESIDE HIGH SCHOOL
LAKESIDE HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (44.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAKESIDE HIGH SCHOOL this school | 1,107 | 36.9% | 44.8% |
| SEARCY HIGH SCHOOL SEARCY | 1,220 | 39.4% | 34.9% |
| BENTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL BENTON | 971 | 36.6% | 52.7% |
| BENTON HIGH SCHOOL BENTON | 1,298 | 30.2% | 46.2% |
| SHERIDAN HIGH SCHOOL SHERIDAN | 1,239 | 37.5% | 33.4% |
| ALMA HIGH SCHOOL ALMA | 981 | 41.9% | 38.3% |
Matched among Arkansas high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where LAKESIDE HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Arkansas | In Garland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #21 of 272 | #1 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.7% | #19 of 280 ▼ 2 | #1 of 8 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,107 | #30 of 310 | #1 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #166 of 245 | #5 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.5% | #95 of 246 | #2 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.9% | #248 of 273 | #8 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.8% | #35 of 133 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,107
-264 (-19%) vs 2020
-7% since 2010-11, when it was 1,184
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 12.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,107 | 104.5 | 10.6:1 | 37% (409) |
| 2023-24 | 1,114 | 103.1 | 10.8:1 | 40% (442) |
| 2022-23 | 1,112 | 92.4 | 12.0:1 | 41% (461) |
| 2020-21 | 1,371 | 106 | 12.9:1 | 28% (381) |
| 2017-18 | 1,346 | 90.5 | 14.9:1 | 19% (252) |
| 2015-16 | 1,307 | 86 | 15.2:1 | 31% (407) |
| 2010-11 | 1,184 | 82 | 14.4:1 | 32% (384) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LAKESIDE HIGH SCHOOL.
About LAKESIDE HIGH SCHOOL
LAKESIDE HIGH SCHOOL is a large high school in Arkansas, with an address in HOT SPRINGS. Students in grades 8 through 12 make up the school's enrollment of 1,107 students. High schools in Arkansas have about 510 students on average; enrollment here is 117% higher.
The district, LAKESIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Garland), has 3,538 students enrolled across 5 schools.
About 71% of the student body at LAKESIDE HIGH SCHOOL is White. Smaller groups are 13% Hispanic, 7% Black, 7% multiracial, and 2% Asian. County-wide, 83% of Garland County residents are White. A diversity index of 48% means there is a 48% chance two randomly chosen students at LAKESIDE HIGH SCHOOL are from different groups.
For every teacher at LAKESIDE HIGH SCHOOL, there are about 10.6 students; the school has 104.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, high schools in Arkansas average 8.8:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 37%. For comparison, public schools in Garland County average 72%.
LAKESIDE HIGH SCHOOL holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 87% of Arkansas public high schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 46.1% for LAKESIDE HIGH SCHOOL. The school posts 44.8%, 1.3 points below the prediction.
In Garland County, median household income comes to about $57,181, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. The county's public schools total 28, with about 14,391 students.
LAKESIDE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL is about 0.1 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts LAKESIDE HIGH SCHOOL at 4th of 8.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Small. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
In 2020-21, LAKESIDE HIGH SCHOOL enrolled 1,371 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 1,107. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 12.9:1 in 2020-21 to 10.6:1 in 2024-25.
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Garland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
100,035
Census ACS
Median income
$57,181
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
14,391 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LAKESIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Garland)
- LAKESIDE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLElementary · 721 students
- LAKESIDE PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 583 students
- LAKESIDE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 581 students
- LAKESIDE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 546 students
Other schools in HOT SPRINGS
- HOT SPRINGS JUNIOR ACADEMYMiddle · 803 students
- HOT SPRINGS WORLD CLASS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 759 students
- LAKESIDE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLElementary · 721 students
- MAIN STREET VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS MAGNET SCHOOLElementary · 647 students
- LAKESIDE PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 583 students
- LAKESIDE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 581 students
Other Lakeside High schools
7 other US public schools in 6 states are named Lakeside High. LAKESIDE HIGH SCHOOL is the 4th largest of the 8.
- LAKESIDE HIGH SCHOOLLAKE VILLAGE, AR · 277 students
- Lakeside High SchoolAtlanta, GA · 2,234 students
- Lakeside High SchoolEvans, GA · 1,861 students
- Lakeside HighLake Elsinore, CA · 1,687 students
- Lakeside High SchoolAshtabula, OH · 810 students
Nearby schools
- LAKESIDE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL0.1 mi · 721
- LAKESIDE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 581
- LAKESIDE PRIMARY SCHOOL0.2 mi · 583
- LAKESIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL0.3 mi · 546
- CUTTER-MORNING STAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.1 mi · 357
- CUTTER-MORNING STAR HIGH SCHOOL2.1 mi · 331
Frequently asked questions
About LAKESIDE HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend LAKESIDE HIGH SCHOOL?
LAKESIDE HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 1,107 students in grades 08-12.
What grades does LAKESIDE HIGH SCHOOL serve?
LAKESIDE HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 08-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at LAKESIDE HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at LAKESIDE HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 10.6:1 (104 FTE teachers).
How diverse is LAKESIDE HIGH SCHOOL?
LAKESIDE HIGH SCHOOL reports a student body of 71% White, 13% Hispanic, 7% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees LAKESIDE HIGH SCHOOL?
LAKESIDE HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by LAKESIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Garland) in Garland County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.