Lakewood Elementary School

Lakewood Elementary School is one of the heavily attended primary schools in Norwalk, Iowa, one of the schools within Norwalk Comm School District, with 554 students on its rolls from grades 4 through 5. Compared to the state average of about 325 students per school, that is 70% bigger than typical.

Across the 5 schools in Norwalk Comm School District (3,519 students total), Lakewood Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Lakewood Elementary School records that nearly all students (87%) are White. The remainder breaks down as 6% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 2% Black.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Lakewood Elementary School has 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting Lakewood Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 17% of students at Lakewood Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Lakewood Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 83.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 79.3%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Warren County put median household earnings sit near $94,588, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. Across Warren County's 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,473 students), Lakewood Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Oviatt Elementary School, around 1.8 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lakewood Elementary School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 65.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lakewood Elementary School has ticked down 17%, going from 664 students in 2018 to 554 in 2025.

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