Enrollment
350
Elementary
DISTRICT 397 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST CONTRA COSTA UNIFIED·NCES 063255005041
Lake Elementary
2700 Eleventh St., San Pablo, CA 94806 · (510) 231-1451 · Contra Costa County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL350 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 2% of California public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
24.3:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
294 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 41 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 52 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 21% smaller than its 6th grade class (52).
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 62% · 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
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
15.7%
CA avg 49.1% . -1.3pp since 2014
Math
10.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 3.0% | 12.6% | 20.7% | 63.6% |
| Math | 3.0% | 7.0% | 29.5% | 60.5% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 15.7% | 10.0% |
| 2023-24 | 12.4% | 7.4% |
| 2022-23 | 10.7% | 8.5% |
| 2021-22 | 13.8% | 12.3% |
| 2018-19 | 17.5% | 19.2% |
| 2017-18 | 19.9% | 19.7% |
| 2016-17 | 15.7% | 10.0% |
| 2015-16 | 24.0% | 9.0% |
| 2014-15 | 17.0% | 7.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
11.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 11% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 30% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Lake Elementary
Lake Elementary's state test result (11.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Elementary this school | 350 | 84.0% | 11.2% |
| El Toyon Elementary National City | 381 | 86.6% | 28.9% |
| Ford Elementary Richmond | 371 | 85.4% | 13.8% |
| Mabel L. Pendleton Elementary Buena Park | 365 | 87.7% | 32.9% |
| Shadow Hills Elementary Fontana | 364 | 85.2% | 30.9% |
| Willow Elementary Lakewood | 346 | 80.3% | 25.6% |
Matched among California elementary 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 Lake Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Contra Costa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 11.2% | #5,077 of 5,151 | #139 of 149 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.0% | #5,043 of 5,172 ▲ 60 | #144 of 153 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 15.7% | #5,030 of 5,172 ▲ 65 | #133 of 153 ▲ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.2pp | #1,733 of 5,116 | #69 of 150 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 350 | #4,280 of 5,915 | #135 of 164 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.3:1 | #3,969 of 5,352 | #120 of 162 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.9% | #3,709 of 5,354 | #149 of 162 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.0% | #1,765 of 5,625 | #17 of 158 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.0% | #2,029 of 3,837 | #46 of 107 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
350
-36 (-9%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 355
Student : Teacher
24.3:1
was 25.7:1
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 | 350 | 14.4 | 24.3:1 | 84% (294) |
| 2023-24 | 346 | 16 | 21.6:1 | 68% (234) |
| 2022-23 | 362 | 16 | 22.6:1 | 57% (206) |
| 2020-21 | 386 | 15 | 25.7:1 | 84% (323) |
| 2017-18 | 412 | 18 | 22.9:1 | 93% (385) |
| 2015-16 | 421 | 17 | 24.8:1 | 95% (399) |
| 2010-11 | 505 | N/A | N/A | 80% (405) |
| 2000-01 | 455 | 23 | 19.8:1 | 85% (387) |
| 1990-91 | 355 | 16 | 22.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lake Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (412 to 350); teachers down 20% (18 to 14.4).
About Lake Elementary
Students in San Pablo, California, attend Lake Elementary, a low-enrollment elementary school. It enrolls 350 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 6. It has 25% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in California (about 465).
West Contra Costa Unified is the local district for Lake Elementary. It runs 52 schools with 25,133 students.
The share of Hispanic students at Lake Elementary is 80%. Enrollment also includes 8% Asian, 5% Black, 4% White, and 2% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 52 points above the 28% share among Contra Costa County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 35%.
Teacher count: 14.4 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 24.3:1. The average for elementary schools in California, 22.3:1, is lower. Roughly 84% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 45% for public schools in Contra Costa County.
Lake Elementary earns an F on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 2% of California public elementary schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Lake Elementary ranks in the bottom 10% of California schools. It scores 11.2%; the prediction is 30.3%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Contra Costa County show that the median household earns about $127,229 a year, about 45% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Contra Costa County has 280 public schools with about 167,423 students, including Lake Elementary.
About 0.4 miles separate Lake Elementary from the closest public school, Bayview Elementary. The five-mile area around Lake Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Lake Elementary's average proficiency of 11.2% compares with 21.4% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school shrank from 386 students in 2020-21 to 350 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 25.7:1; by 2024-25 it was 24.3:1.
This page is set up for the Lake Elementary community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Contra Costa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,165,012
Census ACS
Median income
$127,229
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
280
167,423 students
Quick facts
Related schools
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- John F. Kennedy HighHigh · 740 students
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Other Lake Elementary schools
9 other US public schools in 4 states are named Lake Elementary. Lake Elementary is the 5th largest of the 10.
- Lake ElementaryOceanside, CA · 696 students
- Lake ElementaryOrland, CA · 196 students
- Lake Elementary SchoolHartville, OH · 1,223 students
- Lake Elementary SchoolSt. Amant, LA · 1,096 students
- Lake Elementary SchoolMillbury, OH · 763 students
Nearby schools
- Bayview Elementary0.4 mi · 335
- Verde Elementary0.8 mi · 341
- Middle College High0.9 mi · 294
- Dover Elementary0.9 mi · 458
- Helms Middle1.0 mi · 558
- Edward M. Downer Elementary1.3 mi · 388
Frequently asked questions
About Lake ElementaryHow many students attend Lake Elementary?
Lake Elementary enrolls approximately 350 students in grades KG-06.
Is Lake Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lake Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Lake Elementary have?
Lake Elementary employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Lake Elementary?
Student demographics at Lake Elementary are roughly 4% White, 80% Hispanic, 5% Black, 8% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Lake Elementary public or private?
Lake Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by West Contra Costa Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.