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Does Lakewood Elementary have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
478
Elementary
DISTRICT 466 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LODI UNIFIED·NCES 062223002652
Lakewood Elementary
1100 North Ham Ln., Lodi, CA 95242 · (209) 331-7348 · San Joaquin County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL478 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 38% of California public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
22.8:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
337 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 90 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 66 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (90) is 36% larger than its 6th grade class (66).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
40.2%
CA avg 49.1% . -5.8pp since 2014
Math
36.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +0.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 6 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 13.3% | 26.9% | 22.1% | 37.6% |
| Math | 12.2% | 24.4% | 18.8% | 44.6% |
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 | 40.2% | 36.5% |
| 2023-24 | 35.2% | 28.8% |
| 2022-23 | 34.0% | 28.5% |
| 2021-22 | 40.8% | 30.0% |
| 2020-21 | 40.6% | 23.4% |
| 2018-19 | 51.0% | 43.9% |
| 2017-18 | 47.0% | 38.3% |
| 2016-17 | 46.9% | 42.5% |
| 2015-16 | 49.0% | 41.0% |
| 2014-15 | 46.0% | 36.0% |
% 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
35.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Lakewood Elementary
Lakewood Elementary's state test result (35.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakewood Elementary this school | 478 | 70.5% | 35.2% |
| Lockeford Elementary Lockeford | 541 | 73.2% | 25.3% |
| Sherwood Elementary Modesto | 489 | 68.9% | 36.0% |
| Murdock Elementary Willows | 488 | 74.0% | 16.6% |
| Portola Elementary Ventura | 444 | 70.3% | 55.0% |
| North Shore Elementary Big Bear Lake | 517 | 70.4% | 39.1% |
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 Lakewood Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Joaquin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.2% | #2,935 of 5,151 | #43 of 138 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.5% | #2,592 of 5,172 ▲ 607 | #38 of 138 ▲ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.2% | #2,912 of 5,172 ▲ 302 | #46 of 138 ▲ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.0pp | #2,287 of 5,116 | #47 of 136 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 478 | #2,704 of 5,915 | #92 of 159 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.8:1 | #2,788 of 5,352 | #51 of 149 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.6% | #1,964 of 5,354 | #70 of 149 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.5% | #2,926 of 5,625 | #96 of 154 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.2% | #2,660 of 3,837 | #51 of 95 |
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
478
+13 (+3%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 780
Student : Teacher
22.8:1
was 22.1:1
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 | 478 | 21 | 22.8:1 | 71% (337) |
| 2023-24 | 490 | 21 | 23.3:1 | 72% (352) |
| 2022-23 | 495 | 21 | 23.6:1 | 75% (369) |
| 2020-21 | 465 | 21 | 22.1:1 | 66% (306) |
| 2017-18 | 532 | 21.5 | 24.7:1 | 61% (325) |
| 2015-16 | 560 | 23 | 24.4:1 | 53% (298) |
| 2010-11 | 483 | N/A | N/A | 57% (273) |
| 2000-01 | 636 | 30 | 21.2:1 | 40% (255) |
| 1990-91 | 780 | 29 | 26.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lakewood Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (532 to 478); teachers down 2% (21.5 to 21).
About Lakewood Elementary
Lakewood Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Lodi Unified, located in Lodi, California. Students in kindergarten through 6 attend the school, which enrolls 478 students.
The district, Lodi Unified, operates 46 schools serving 27,047 students.
By race and ethnicity, Lakewood Elementary is 55% Hispanic. Other reported shares: 33% White, 8% multiracial, and 3% Asian. That compares with about 43% Hispanic among all San Joaquin County residents. Lakewood Elementary has a diversity index of 59%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The count of teachers at Lakewood Elementary is 21 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 22.8:1. Elementary schools in California have a similar average ratio of 22.3:1. Around 71% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Lakewood Elementary receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 35.2%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 38.2%.
In the county around the school, San Joaquin County, median household income is about $92,179, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. A total of 251 public schools operate in San Joaquin County, serving about 153,026 students.
Nearest public school: George Washington Elementary, about 0.6 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Lakewood Elementary ranks 3rd of 8 on average proficiency.
Locale: City: Small. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 465 to 478.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
San Joaquin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
797,334
Census ACS
Median income
$92,179
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
251
153,026 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lodi Unified
- Tokay HighHigh · 2,058 students
- Lodi HighHigh · 1,952 students
- Bear Creek HighHigh · 1,925 students
- Ronald E. McNair HighHigh · 1,644 students
- Lodi MiddleMiddle · 893 students
- Ellerth E. Larson ElementaryElementary · 890 students
Other schools in Lodi
- Tokay HighHigh · 2,058 students
- Lodi HighHigh · 1,952 students
- Vista Oaks CharterCombined · 999 students
- Lodi MiddleMiddle · 893 students
- Ellerth E. Larson ElementaryElementary · 890 students
- Millswood MiddleMiddle · 843 students
Other Lakewood Elementary schools
31 other US public schools in 22 states are named Lakewood Elementary. Lakewood Elementary is the 9th largest of the 32.
- Lakewood ElementaryModesto, CA · 395 students
- Lakewood ElementarySunnyvale, CA · 372 students
- Lakewood Elementary SchoolDALLAS, TX · 1,067 students
- Lakewood ElementaryMyrtle Beach, SC · 866 students
- Lakewood Elementary SchoolTOMBALL, TX · 756 students
Nearby schools
- George Washington Elementary0.6 mi · 361
- Erma B. Reese Elementary0.8 mi · 593
- Millswood Middle0.9 mi · 843
- Woodbridge0.9 mi · 393
- Lodi High0.9 mi · 1,952
- Liberty High1.1 mi · 126
Frequently asked questions
About Lakewood ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Lakewood Elementary?
Lakewood Elementary enrolls approximately 478 students in grades KG-06.
Is Lakewood Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lakewood Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Lakewood Elementary have?
Lakewood Elementary employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lakewood Elementary?
At Lakewood Elementary, the student body is approximately 33% White, 55% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Lakewood Elementary public or private?
Lakewood Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lodi Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.