Lakeside Middle School

Lakeside Middle School is an intimate 6-8 campus in Evans, Georgia, part of Columbia County. The school educates 498 students in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 35% leaner than the state mean of about 763.

Lakeside Middle School is one of 31 schools operated by Columbia County, a district that instructs 28,964 students overall.

On demographics, Lakeside Middle School records that the most-represented group is White (47%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest comes out to 23% Black, 13% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 6% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 66% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.8:1. The state averages around 14.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 59% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Columbia County runs at roughly 39%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Lakeside Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 46.9%, the actual is 44.0%, a residual of -2.9 points.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Columbia County indicate the typical household earns roughly $95,592 per year, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Columbia County's 32 public schools (combined enrollment of about 29,518 students), Lakeside Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Lakeside High School, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Lakeside Middle School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lakeside Middle School at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 65.6%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 22%: 635 students in 2018 compared to 498 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 56% to 47% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.