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What's something LAKEWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
645
Elementary
DISTRICT 911 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. LUCIE·NCES 120177002265
LAKEWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
7800 INDRIO RD, FORT PIERCE, FL 34951 · (772) 468-5830 · St. Lucie County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL645 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
439 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 50%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
44.2%
FL avg 56.7% . +7.3pp since 2023
Math
64.1%
FL avg 58.9% . +11.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. 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
48.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.1%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% typical for Florida 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 Florida'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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
645
+13 (+2%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 15.1:1
% White
23%
was 35%
% Hispanic
31%
was 21%
% Black
38%
was 37%
% Asian
1%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About LAKEWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LAKEWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school of mid-sized scale in FORT PIERCE, Florida, one of the schools within ST. LUCIE, works with 645 students in grades pre-K through 5.
ST. LUCIE comprises 53 schools with combined enrollment of 49,308 students; LAKEWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.
Demographically, LAKEWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL logs that the largest single group is Black at 38%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder looks like 31% Hispanic, 23% White, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 22% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.9:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 68% of students at LAKEWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above St. Lucie County's rate of about 57%.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, LAKEWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 47.1%, the actual is 48.4%, a residual of +1.3 points.
Around the school, St. Lucie County reports that median household income runs about $71,457, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across St. Lucie County's 57 public schools (combined enrollment of about 50,809 students), LAKEWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: INDIAN RIVER ACADEMY, around 3.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), LAKEWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 55.3%.
LAKEWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a rural location.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LAKEWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has showed little movement, going from 632 students in 2018 to 645 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 35% to 23% across the same window. Class-load math has rose: from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 17.9:1 in 2025.
On this page, the feed for LAKEWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
St. Lucie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
360,500
Census ACS
Median income
$71,457
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
57
50,809 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ST. LUCIE
- FORT PIERCE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,178 students
- TREASURE COAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,124 students
- ST. LUCIE WEST CENTENNIAL HIGHHigh · 2,914 students
- FORT PIERCE WESTWOOD ACADEMY THE W.E.S.T. PREP MAGNETHigh · 1,956 students
- PORT ST. LUCIE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,793 students
- OAK HAMMOCK K-8 SCHOOLElementary · 1,727 students
Other schools in FORT PIERCE
- FORT PIERCE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,178 students
- FORT PIERCE WESTWOOD ACADEMY THE W.E.S.T. PREP MAGNETHigh · 1,956 students
- LINCOLN PARK ACADEMYHigh · 1,667 students
- FOREST GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 855 students
- SAMUEL S. GAINES ACADEMY OF EMERGING TECHNOLOGIESElementary · 786 students
- LAWNWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 765 students
Nearby schools
- INDIAN RIVER ACADEMY3.4 mi · 444
- OSCEOLA MAGNET SCHOOL4.1 mi · 524
- FORT PIERCE WESTWOOD ACADEMY THE W.E.S.T. PREP MAGNET4.7 mi · 1,956
- ST LUCIE COUNTY JAIL - ROCK ROAD ACADEMY4.8 mi · 26
- OSLO MIDDLE SCHOOL5.1 mi · 767
- CHESTER A. MOORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.4 mi · 470
Frequently asked questions
About LAKEWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at LAKEWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
LAKEWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 645 students in grades PK-05.
Is LAKEWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
LAKEWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does LAKEWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
LAKEWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at LAKEWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At LAKEWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 23% White, 31% Hispanic, 38% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is LAKEWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
LAKEWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of ST. LUCIE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.