Enrollment
238
Elementary
STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKESIDE UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 062076002491
Lakeside Elementary
9100 Jersey Ave., Hanford, CA 93230 · (559) 582-2868 · Kings County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL238 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.8:1
12 FTE teachers
STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
230 students
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 | 31 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 26 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 19 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 22 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 31 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 18 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 28 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 33 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (31) is 6% smaller than its 8th grade class (33).
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
25.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +2.9pp since 2014
Math
19.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 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 | 7.4% | 18.5% | 31.5% | 42.6% |
| Math | 8.0% | 11.1% | 25.9% | 54.9% |
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 | 25.9% | 19.1% |
| 2023-24 | 24.5% | 22.7% |
| 2022-23 | 30.1% | 16.7% |
| 2021-22 | 37.5% | 20.8% |
| 2020-21 | 31.8% | 14.0% |
| 2018-19 | 27.6% | 19.1% |
| 2017-18 | 32.7% | 27.7% |
| 2016-17 | 30.3% | 23.2% |
| 2015-16 | 32.0% | 20.0% |
| 2014-15 | 23.0% | 16.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
22.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% typical for California 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 California'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 Elementary
Lakeside Elementary's state test result (22.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeside Elementary this school | 238 | 96.6% | 22.4% |
| ICEF Vista Elementary Academy Los Angeles | 270 | 98.1% | N/A |
| Second Street Elementary Los Angeles | 226 | 98.2% | 36.5% |
| Dayton Heights Elementary Los Angeles | 214 | 96.7% | 47.3% |
| Barfield Elementary Pomona | 282 | 93.3% | 26.1% |
| Charles White Elementary Los Angeles | 233 | 98.7% | 40.1% |
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 Lakeside Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.4% | #4,346 of 5,151 | #26 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.1% | #4,379 of 5,172 ▼ 502 | #25 of 30 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.9% | #4,392 of 5,172 ▼ 51 | #27 of 30 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.6pp | #342 of 5,116 | #2 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 238 | #5,176 of 5,915 | #30 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.8:1 | #853 of 5,352 | #9 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.4% | #4,304 of 5,354 | #25 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.6% | #244 of 5,625 | #1 of 31 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.0% | #757 of 3,837 | #2 of 25 |
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
238
-28 (-11%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 268
Student : Teacher
19.8:1
was 17.7:1
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 | 238 | 12 | 19.8:1 | 97% (230) |
| 2023-24 | 248 | 12 | 20.7:1 | 97% (240) |
| 2022-23 | 238 | 14 | 17.0:1 | 93% (221) |
| 2020-21 | 266 | 15 | 17.7:1 | 94% (249) |
| 2017-18 | 326 | 14 | 23.3:1 | 94% (308) |
| 2015-16 | 301 | 13 | 23.1:1 | 93% (281) |
| 2010-11 | 319 | N/A | N/A | 94% (301) |
| 2000-01 | 240 | 12 | 20.0:1 | 99% (237) |
| 1990-91 | 268 | 13 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lakeside Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (326 to 238); teachers down 14% (14 to 12).
About Lakeside Elementary
Lakeside Elementary is the name of a low-enrollment elementary school in Hanford, California. The school's 238 students are in kindergarten through 8. Statewide, elementary schools in California average about 465 students each.
Lakeside Elementary reports to Lakeside Union Elementary.
Federal enrollment data show Lakeside Elementary is 88% Hispanic. Other groups make up 5% Black, 3% White, and 3% Asian. Kings County as a whole is about 58% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Pick two students at random and there is a 22% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school has about 19.8 students per teacher and 12 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. About 97% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Kings County average 74%.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Lakeside Elementary is within a point of its prediction. Actual: 22.4%. Predicted: 22.9%.
Census estimates describe Kings County this way: the median household income is $70,995, about 14% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. In all, Kings County has 67 public schools and roughly 28,742 students.
The shortest distance from Lakeside Elementary to another public school is about 5.0 miles, to Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within ten miles. On state test proficiency, Lakeside Elementary ranks 5th in a group of 5 nearby schools.
Locale data from NCES put Lakeside Elementary in rural territory close to an urban area (Rural: Fringe).
Enrollment at Lakeside Elementary dropped 11% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 266 to 238 students. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 17.7:1; by 2024-25 it was 19.8:1.
Discussions about Lakeside Elementary may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Kings County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
153,298
Census ACS
Median income
$70,995
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
67
28,742 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hanford
- Hanford HighHigh · 1,498 students
- Hanford West HighHigh · 1,331 students
- Sierra Pacific HighHigh · 1,183 students
- Kings Valley Academy IICombined · 1,090 students
- Kings River-Hardwick ElementaryElementary · 860 students
- Martin Luther King Jr. ElementaryElementary · 624 students
Other Lakeside Elementary schools
15 other US public schools in 13 states are named Lakeside Elementary. Lakeside Elementary is the 11th largest of the 16.
- Lakeside ElementaryLos Gatos, CA · 64 students
- LAKESIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLORANGE PARK, FL · 726 students
- Lakeside Elementary SchoolIndianapolis, IN · 527 students
- LAKESIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPEMBROKE PINES, FL · 500 students
- Lakeside Elementary SchoolHonesdale, PA · 419 students
Nearby schools
- Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary5.0 mi · 624
- Hanford Elementary Community Day5.0 mi · 12
- Lincoln Elementary5.3 mi · 392
- Roosevelt Elementary5.7 mi · 490
- Kings Valley Academy II6.1 mi · 1,090
- Crossroads Charter Academy6.2 mi · 141
Frequently asked questions
About Lakeside ElementaryHow many students attend Lakeside Elementary?
Lakeside Elementary enrolls approximately 238 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Lakeside Elementary serve?
Lakeside Elementary serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lakeside Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lakeside Elementary is approximately 19.8:1 (12 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lakeside Elementary?
At Lakeside Elementary, the student body is approximately 3% White, 88% Hispanic, 5% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Lakeside Elementary public or private?
Lakeside Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lakeside Union Elementary.
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