Lakeside Middle

Set in Lakeside, California, Lakeside Middle is a reasonably sized middle-grades school, part of Lakeside Union Elementary. It enrolls 724 students across grades 6 through 8.

Lakeside Union Elementary runs 10 schools in total, collectively educating 4,742 students. Lakeside Middle is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Lakeside Middle lists that 53% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder consists of 35% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian, 3% Black.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Lakeside Middle has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 23.9:1. The state averages around 20.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 39% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, San Diego County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Lakeside Middle sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 56.5%; actual is 37.8%, a gap of -18.7 points.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (San Diego County) shows that median household earnings sit near $106,268, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lakeside Middle is one of 766 public schools in San Diego County (combined enrollment of about 467,437 students).

The closest other public school is River Valley Charter, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lakeside Middle at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 38.1%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Five-year trend. Lakeside Middle's enrollment has decreased 17% since 2018, when it stood at 872 (now 724). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 59% to 53%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 26.8:1 in 2018 to 23.9:1 today.

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