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.

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