LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary-level community of middle-of-the-pack scale in NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, overseen by NORTH LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT, educateing 427 students in grades K through 5.

Within NORTH LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 14 schools and 7,711 students, LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that 42% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest is composed of 41% White, 8% Hispanic, 7% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 16.0:1 average. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Pulaski County's rate of about 71%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 22.3%; this one delivers 47.1%, a residual of +24.8 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Pulaski County put the typical household earns roughly $62,873 per year, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Across Pulaski County's 133 public schools (combined enrollment of about 64,124 students), LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: CRESTWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.6 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 27.0%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 9%: 471 students in 2018 compared to 427 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 60% to 41% across the same window.

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