Enrollment
163
Elementary
DISTRICT 105 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WACONDA·NCES 200447001801
Lakeside Elementary
913 7th St, Cawker City, KS 67430 · (785) 781-4911 · Mitchell County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL163 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
92 students
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 35 | 21% |
| Kindergarten | 22 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 22 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 22 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 23 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 18 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 21 | 13% |
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 58% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Lakeside Elementary→Lakeside Junior/Senior High School
Based on grade levels within Waconda. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
73.8%
KS avg 44.5% . +9.4pp since 2023
Math
77.0%
KS avg 38.8% . -7.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.8% | 77.0% |
| 2023-24 | 64.4% | 84.4% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades.
Source: KAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of KS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
70.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.2%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+35.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 35% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 35 points, placing it in Kansas's top 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 Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.4% | #24 of 625 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #11 of 625 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.8% | #38 of 625 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 163 | #586 of 714 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.4% | #305 of 658 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
163
+33 (+25%) vs 2020
+208% since 2010-11, when it was 53
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 10.8:1
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 | 163 | 11.6 | 14.0:1 | 56% (92) |
| 2023-24 | 142 | 11.3 | 12.6:1 | 55% (78) |
| 2022-23 | 159 | 11.3 | 14.1:1 | 57% (90) |
| 2020-21 | 130 | 12 | 10.8:1 | 50% (65) |
| 2017-18 | 127 | 9.1 | 13.9:1 | 56% (71) |
| 2015-16 | 139 | 10 | 13.9:1 | 53% (73) |
| 2010-11 | 53 | 5 | 10.6:1 | 55% (29) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lakeside Elementary.
About Lakeside Elementary
At 913 7th St in Cawker City, Kansas, Lakeside Elementary operates as a small elementary school. There are 163 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5. On average, elementary schools in Kansas enroll around 313, and this school is 48% below that mark.
Enrollment across the 3 schools in Waconda totals 336 students.
White students are 95% of those enrolled at Lakeside Elementary. That is in line with Mitchell County, where about 94% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 9, compared with 70 nationally.
Lakeside Elementary has 11.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.0:1. The school's 14.0:1 compares with an average of 13.2:1 for elementary schools in Kansas. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 56%. The 45% average for public schools in Mitchell County is 11 points lower.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Lakeside Elementary ranks in the top 10% of Kansas schools. It scores 70.4%; the prediction is 35.2%.
In Mitchell County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $64,246 a year, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Mitchell County number 4, with about 1,069 students.
Lakeside Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Lakeside Junior/Senior High School, about 5.8 miles away. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Lakeside Elementary ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Locale: Rural: Remote. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment rose 25% over 4 years, reaching 163 in 2024-25. The ratio was 10.8:1 in 2020-21 and 14.0:1 in 2024-25.
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Mitchell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,779
Census ACS
Median income
$64,246
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
1,069 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Waconda
- Lakeside Junior/Senior High SchoolHigh · 127 students
- Tipton Community SchoolElementary · 46 students
Nearby schools
- Lakeside Junior/Senior High School5.8 mi · 127
- Tipton Community School12.1 mi · 46
- Osborne Junior/Senior High14.8 mi · 157
- Osborne Elem14.8 mi · 194
- Beloit Elem17.5 mi · 524
- Beloit Jr-Sr High17.7 mi · 336
Frequently asked questions
About Lakeside ElementaryHow large is Lakeside Elementary?
Lakeside Elementary enrolls approximately 163 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Lakeside Elementary serve?
Lakeside Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lakeside Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lakeside Elementary is approximately 14.0:1 (12 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lakeside Elementary?
At Lakeside Elementary, the student body is approximately 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Lakeside Elementary public or private?
Lakeside Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Waconda.
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