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Enrollment
498
Middle
DISTRICT 852 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLUMBIA COUNTY·NCES 130141002073
Lakeside Middle School
527 Blue Ridge Dr, Evans, GA 30809 · (706) 855-6900 · Columbia County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL498 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
293 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 74%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 160 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 159 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 179 | 36% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 71% · 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
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
50.5%
GA avg 40.1% . +12.7pp since 2021
Math
57.7%
GA avg 44.6% . +13.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores are up about 13 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.5% | 57.7% |
| 2023-24 | 48.2% | 43.6% |
| 2022-23 | 45.1% | 44.4% |
| 2021-22 | 37.9% | 44.1% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
44.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.9%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 →
Where Lakeside Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Columbia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #165 of 470 | #6 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.7% | #99 of 474 | #5 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #94 of 474 | #6 of 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.1pp | #18 of 465 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 498 | #379 of 487 | #8 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #108 of 471 | #1 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.6% | #41 of 471 | #3 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.8% | #333 of 479 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.6% | #46 of 305 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
498
-91 (-15%) vs 2020
-54% since 1990-91, when it was 1,073
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 498 | 39 | 12.8:1 | 59% (293) |
| 2023-24 | 523 | 41.8 | 12.5:1 | 65% (340) |
| 2022-23 | 531 | 41 | 12.9:1 | 53% (279) |
| 2020-21 | 589 | 39 | 15.1:1 | 40% (237) |
| 2017-18 | 635 | 40.2 | 15.8:1 | 49% (311) |
| 2015-16 | 624 | 43 | 14.5:1 | 52% (323) |
| 2010-11 | 732 | 46 | 15.9:1 | 47% (345) |
| 2000-01 | 882 | 51 | 17.3:1 | 18% (161) |
| 1990-91 | 1,073 | 60 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lakeside Middle School.
About Lakeside Middle School
Lakeside Middle School is a low-enrollment middle school in Georgia, with an address in Evans. Its enrollment is 498 students, spread over grades 6 through 8. On average, middle schools in Georgia enroll around 763, and this school is 35% below that mark.
Columbia County oversees Lakeside Middle School and 30 other schools, with 28,964 students in total.
White students make up 47% of enrollment at Lakeside Middle School, the largest share of any group. The rest of enrollment is 23% Black, 13% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 6% Asian. Census estimates put the White share of Columbia County's population at about 66%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 70%.
Its staff includes 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 12.8 students per teacher. The average for middle schools in Georgia, 14.1:1, is higher. Lakeside Middle School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 59%. The average for public schools in Columbia County is 39%.
In Georgia, Lakeside Middle School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 44.0% actual against a predicted 46.9%.
Columbia County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $95,592 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Lakeside Middle School shares Columbia County with 31 other public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Lakeside High School is about 0.1 miles from Lakeside Middle School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Lakeside Middle School comes in 9th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 498 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 589. The ratio was 15.1:1 in 2020-21 and 12.8:1 in 2024-25.
People who know Lakeside Middle School can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Columbia County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Columbia County
- Grovetown High SchoolHigh · 2,256 students
- Greenbrier High SchoolHigh · 1,935 students
- Lakeside High SchoolHigh · 1,861 students
- Evans High SchoolHigh · 1,800 students
- Harlem High SchoolHigh · 1,318 students
- Grovetown Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,067 students
Other schools in Evans
- Greenbrier High SchoolHigh · 1,935 students
- Lakeside High SchoolHigh · 1,861 students
- Evans High SchoolHigh · 1,800 students
- Evans Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,030 students
- Greenbrier Middle SchoolMiddle · 853 students
- Parkway Elementary SchoolElementary · 795 students
Nearby schools
- Lakeside High School0.1 mi · 1,861
- Blue Ridge Elementary School0.3 mi · 612
- South Columbia Elementary School0.9 mi · 398
- Stevens Creek Elementary School1.6 mi · 759
- Stallings Island Middle School2.1 mi · 729
- Martinez Elementary School2.1 mi · 731
Frequently asked questions
About Lakeside Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lakeside Middle School?
Lakeside Middle School enrolls approximately 498 students in grades 06-08.
Is Lakeside Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lakeside Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lakeside Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lakeside Middle School is approximately 12.8:1 (39 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Lakeside Middle School?
Lakeside Middle School reports a student body of 47% White, 13% Hispanic, 23% Black, 6% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Lakeside Middle School public or private?
Lakeside Middle 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.