Lakewood Elementary

Located at 1100 North Ham Ln., in Lodi, California, Lakewood Elementary is a reasonably sized primary school that works with 478 students (grades K through 6), overseen by Lodi Unified.

Across the 46 schools in Lodi Unified (27,047 students total), Lakewood Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Lakewood Elementary lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (55%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder breaks down as 33% White, 8% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 43%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 22.8:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 71% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Lakewood Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 37.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 32.2%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for San Joaquin County indicate the typical household earns roughly $92,179 per year, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, San Joaquin County runs 251 public schools (combined enrollment of about 153,026 students), of which Lakewood Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: George Washington Elementary, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lakewood Elementary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 29.4%.

Lakewood Elementary operates from an urban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Lakewood Elementary's enrollment has decreased 10% since 2018, when it stood at 532 (now 478). The White share of enrollment contracted from 57% to 33% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 24.7:1 in 2018 to 22.8:1 today.

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