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What's the biggest difference between LAKESIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL and what you expected?
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Enrollment
546
Middle
DISTRICT 564 · STATE 464
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKESIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT (GARLAND)·NCES 050867000394
LAKESIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL
2923 MALVERN AVENUE, HOT SPRINGS, AR 71901 · (501) 262-6244 · Garland County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL546 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
244 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 70%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
LAKESIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL→LAKESIDE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within LAKESIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Garland). Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2023-24 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
42.9%
AR avg 33.9%
Math
57.5%
AR avg 36.5%
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 34 and 36.
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
45.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.3%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
546
-292 (-35%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 16.5:1
% White
71%
was 73%
% Hispanic
11%
was 11%
% Black
8%
was 9%
% Asian
2%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About LAKESIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL
LAKESIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL is an average-sized junior high in HOT SPRINGS, Arkansas, part of LAKESIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Garland). The school caters to 546 students in grades 5 through 6.
Across the 5 schools in LAKESIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Garland) (3,538 students total), LAKESIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On the student-mix side, LAKESIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL lists that 71% of the student body identifies as White; the rest breaks down as 11% Hispanic, 8% Black, 7% multiracial, 2% Asian. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 83%.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.4:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. An estimated 45% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below Garland County's rate of about 72%.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, LAKESIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 42.3%; this one delivers 45.4%.
Across the wider county, Garland County reports that median household earnings sit near $57,181, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Garland County runs 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,391 students), of which LAKESIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.
Nearest neighbor: LAKESIDE HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, LAKESIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 34.9%.
The campus sits in a small-town setting.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LAKESIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL has edged down 35%, going from 838 students in 2018 to 546 in 2025.
Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,107 students
- LAKESIDE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLElementary · 721 students
- LAKESIDE PRIMARY SCHOOLElementary · 583 students
- LAKESIDE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMiddle · 581 students
Other schools in HOT SPRINGS
- LAKESIDE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,107 students
- 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
Nearby schools
- LAKESIDE HIGH SCHOOL0.3 mi · 1,107
- LAKESIDE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL0.4 mi · 721
- LAKESIDE PRIMARY SCHOOL0.4 mi · 583
- LAKESIDE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL0.4 mi · 581
- CUTTER-MORNING STAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.9 mi · 357
- CUTTER-MORNING STAR HIGH SCHOOL2.0 mi · 331
Frequently asked questions
About LAKESIDE MIDDLE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at LAKESIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
LAKESIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 546 students in grades 05-06.
Is LAKESIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
LAKESIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 05-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at LAKESIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at LAKESIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 16.4:1 (33 FTE teachers).
How diverse is LAKESIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL?
LAKESIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 71% White, 11% Hispanic, 8% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is LAKESIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL public or private?
LAKESIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by LAKESIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Garland).
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.