Lakeside Elementary School

Lakeside Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary-level community in Indianapolis, Indiana, overseen by MSD Warren Township, instructs 527 students, covering grades K through 4. That puts it 21% larger than the typical public school in Indiana, which averages around 436 students.

Within MSD Warren Township, which oversees 15 schools and 11,915 students, Lakeside Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Lakeside Elementary School logs that Black students make up the majority at 62%. The remainder comes out to 23% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 7% White. By comparison, Marion County as a whole is about 27% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.5:1, putting Lakeside Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 69% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Marion County runs at roughly 60%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Lakeside Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 26.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 27.8%.

In the area at large, Marion County reports that median household earnings sit near $66,346, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Lakeside Elementary School is one of 274 public schools in Marion County (combined enrollment of about 161,456 students).

Nearest neighbor: Warren Central High School, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Lakeside Elementary School. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lakeside Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 21.4%.

Lakeside Elementary School operates from a downtown location.

Over the past 7-year window. Lakeside Elementary School's enrollment has ticked down 6% since 2018, when it stood at 560 (now 527). Hispanic enrollment moved from 16% to 23% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 19.3:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.