Enrollment
395
Elementary
DISTRICT 528 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MODESTO CITY ELEMENTARY·NCES 062513003741
Lakewood Elementary
2920 Middleboro Pl., Modesto, CA 95355 · (209) 574-8152 · Stanislaus County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL395 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 73% of California public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-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
22.3:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
168 students
DISTRICT 82% · 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 | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 67 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 53 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 21% larger than its 6th grade class (53).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
64.6%
CA avg 49.1% . -8.4pp since 2014
Math
57.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +5.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 8 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 36.2% | 28.4% | 14.4% | 21.0% |
| Math | 35.4% | 21.8% | 17.3% | 25.5% |
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 | 64.6% | 57.2% |
| 2023-24 | 67.6% | 54.3% |
| 2022-23 | 62.4% | 58.0% |
| 2021-22 | 69.3% | 56.5% |
| 2020-21 | 64.8% | 52.2% |
| 2018-19 | 78.7% | 66.1% |
| 2017-18 | 81.3% | 69.0% |
| 2016-17 | 77.8% | 65.3% |
| 2015-16 | 73.0% | 63.0% |
| 2014-15 | 73.0% | 52.0% |
% 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
61.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 (61.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakewood Elementary this school | 395 | 42.5% | 61.3% |
| Micheltorena Street Elementary Los Angeles | 388 | 39.9% | 59.2% |
| Hollister Elementary Santa Barbara | 393 | 44.5% | 57.3% |
| Elysian Heights ES Arts Magnet Los Angeles | 401 | 40.4% | 55.8% |
| Discovery Bay Elementary Discovery Bay | 417 | 41.2% | 61.5% |
| Brandon Elementary Goleta | 429 | 42.2% | 50.6% |
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 Lakewood Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Stanislaus County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.3% | #1,056 of 5,151 | #1 of 100 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.2% | #1,183 of 5,172 ▲ 89 | #6 of 100 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.6% | #1,043 of 5,172 ▼ 210 | #4 of 100 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.0pp | #1,225 of 5,116 | #20 of 100 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 395 | #3,753 of 5,915 | #77 of 108 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.3:1 | #2,399 of 5,352 | #43 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.9% | #1,131 of 5,354 | #9 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.5% | #4,232 of 5,625 | #97 of 105 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.9% | #605 of 1,139 | #14 of 36 |
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
395
+18 (+5%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 473
Student : Teacher
22.3:1
was 20.9:1
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 | 395 | 17.7 | 22.3:1 | 43% (168) |
| 2023-24 | 401 | 19 | 21.1:1 | 43% (172) |
| 2022-23 | 368 | 18.6 | 19.8:1 | 34% (125) |
| 2020-21 | 377 | 18 | 20.9:1 | 38% (144) |
| 2017-18 | 366 | 17.5 | 20.9:1 | 30% (108) |
| 2015-16 | 395 | 17 | 23.2:1 | 27% (108) |
| 2010-11 | 434 | N/A | N/A | 25% (107) |
| 2000-01 | 470 | 21 | 22.4:1 | 14% (67) |
| 1990-91 | 473 | 19 | 24.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lakewood Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (366 to 395); teachers up 1% (17.5 to 17.7).
About Lakewood Elementary
Among the schools in Modesto, California, is Lakewood Elementary, a low-enrollment elementary school. It teaches 395 students in kindergarten through 6.
Modesto City Elementary, which runs Lakewood Elementary, has 26 schools and 14,444 students.
The biggest share of students at Lakewood Elementary, 46%, is Hispanic. Next come 33% White, 13% multiracial, 6% Asian, and 2% Black. That is in line with Stanislaus County, where about 50% of residents are Hispanic. The diversity index for Lakewood Elementary is 66%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school had 17.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 22.3:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in California is similar, at 22.3:1. About 43% of students at Lakewood Elementary are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 28 points below the 71% average for public schools in Stanislaus County.
On the allk12 Grade, Lakewood Elementary lands at B+, ahead of 73% of California public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Lakewood Elementary is +6.7 points: 61.3% actual, 54.6% predicted.
The school's county is Stanislaus County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $81,468, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. There are 190 public schools in the county, enrolling about 106,477, Lakewood Elementary among them.
Sonoma Elementary is the nearest public school to Lakewood Elementary, about 0.6 miles away. Within five miles of Lakewood Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 61.3% is above the 35.8% average for nearby schools.
The school's locale code, City: Mid-size, means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment figures show a gain of 18 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 20.9:1 in 2020-21, and 22.3:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Lakewood Elementary lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Stanislaus County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
553,990
Census ACS
Median income
$81,468
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
190
106,477 students
Quick facts
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Other Lakewood Elementary schools
31 other US public schools in 22 states are named Lakewood Elementary. Lakewood Elementary is the 23rd largest of the 32.
- Lakewood ElementaryLodi, CA · 478 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
- Sonoma Elementary0.6 mi · 536
- Christine Sipherd Elementary0.6 mi · 505
- Capistrano Elementary1.0 mi · 469
- Connecting Waters Charter School - Central Valley1.0 mi · 776
- Bernard L. Hughes Elementary1.0 mi · 455
- Orchard Elementary1.1 mi · 579
Frequently asked questions
About Lakewood ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Lakewood Elementary?
Lakewood Elementary enrolls approximately 395 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Lakewood Elementary serve?
Lakewood Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Lakewood Elementary?
Approximately 22.3:1 students per teacher at Lakewood Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lakewood Elementary?
At Lakewood Elementary, the student body is approximately 33% White, 46% Hispanic, 2% Black, 6% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Is Lakewood Elementary public or private?
Lakewood Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Modesto City Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.