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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLUMBIA COUNTY·NCES 130141002025

Lakeside High School

533 Blue Ridge Dr, Evans, GA 30809 · (706) 863-0027 · Columbia County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,861 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 66% of Georgia public high schools
  • A-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.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public high schools

Enrollment
1,861
High
DISTRICT 1,834 · STATE 1,120
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
106 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.3:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
565 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 74%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 951428%
Grade 1046925%
Grade 1142223%
Grade 1245625%
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 71% · US 70%
White
1,02455%
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 34% · US 43%
Hispanic
18110%
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 19% · US 30%
Black
31317%
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 36% · US 15%
Asian
21612%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 5% · US 6%
Two+
1176%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
30%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
70%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
93950%
Female
92250%

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Test scores

Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or Distinguished
Math
21.3%
GA avg 44.6% . -5.3pp since 2022

What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Georgia average is about 45 of 100. Math scores are down about 5 points since 2022.

Georgia Milestones results by year

School yearMath
2024-2521.3%
2023-2440.3%
2022-2326.6%
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
57.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.6%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.5pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% typical for Georgia 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 Georgia'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 Lakeside High School

Lakeside High School's state test result (57.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Lakeside High School this school1,86130.4%57.2%
Mill Creek High School
Hoschton
2,78229.7%61.3%
North Forsyth High School
Cumming
2,15122.9%54.3%
Richmond Hill High School
Richmond Hill
2,67126.4%62.5%
McIntosh High School
Peachtree City
1,76219.0%79.6%
Allatoona High School
Acworth
1,56029.4%62.1%
Matched among Georgia high 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 Lakeside High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Georgia
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
57.2%#80 of 411
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
21.3%#328 of 417
▼ 152
Enrollment
ranked largest first
1,861#94 of 480
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
17.6:1#327 of 413
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
64.2%#86 of 413
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
30.4%#382 of 425
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+2.4%#195 of 226
Ranked against other public high 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 2024-25
Enrollment
1,861
-104 (-5%) vs 2020
+46% since 1990-91, when it was 1,273
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 19.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251,861105.817.6:130% (565)
2023-241,909103.618.4:133% (638)
2022-231,940107.418.1:124% (472)
2020-211,96510219.3:119% (382)
2017-181,81899.618.3:125% (459)
2015-161,6819118.5:125% (426)
2010-111,7039418.1:121% (351)
2000-011,4717519.6:16% (85)
1990-911,2736519.6:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lakeside High School.

Since 2017-18: students up 2% (1,818 to 1,861); teachers up 6% (99.6 to 105.8).

About Lakeside High School

Lakeside High School sits in Evans, Georgia, and is classified as a high school. Federal data show 1,861 students enrolled in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 1,120 students for high schools in Georgia.

Columbia County is responsible for 31 schools, Lakeside High School included, with 28,964 students in all.

Federal enrollment data show Lakeside High School is 55% White. Other groups make up 17% Black, 12% Asian, 10% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. Columbia County as a whole is about 66% White, so the school's share is lower. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 64, compared with 70 nationally.

The school had 105.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 17.6:1. The school's 17.6:1 compares with an average of 15.2:1 for high schools in Georgia. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 30%. The rate at public schools in Columbia County averages 39%, higher than here.

Among Georgia public high schools, Lakeside High School outscored 66%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.

On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Lakeside High School is 4.5 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 57.2% actual, 61.6% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Georgia.

In Columbia County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $95,592, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. There are 32 public schools in the county, enrolling about 29,518, Lakeside High School among them.

Measured in a straight line, Lakeside Middle School is about 0.1 miles from Lakeside High School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Lakeside High School ranks 7th on average proficiency.

Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

The school's enrollment decreased 5% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Students per teacher dropped from 19.3 in 2020-21 to 17.6 in 2024-25.

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Columbia County at a glance

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Population
162,434
Census ACS
Median income
$95,592
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
29,518 students

Quick facts

School name
Lakeside High School
District
Columbia County
Address
533 Blue Ridge Dr, Evans, GA 30809
Phone
(706) 863-0027
County
Columbia County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
1,861
Teachers (FTE)
106
Student–teacher ratio
17.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
565 (30%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
130141002025
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Columbia County
Other schools in Evans
Other Lakeside High schools

7 other US public schools in 6 states are named Lakeside High. Lakeside High School is the 2nd largest of the 8.

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Frequently asked questions

About Lakeside High School
How many students attend Lakeside High School?
Lakeside High School enrolls approximately 1,861 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Lakeside High School serve?
Lakeside High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lakeside High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lakeside High School is approximately 17.6:1 (106 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Lakeside High School?
Lakeside High School reports a student body of 55% White, 10% Hispanic, 17% Black, 12% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Lakeside High School public or private?
Lakeside High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Columbia County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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