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Enrollment
463
Elementary
DISTRICT 529 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARDIN COUNTY·NCES 210249001963
Lakewood Elementary School
265 Learning Place Ln, Cecilia, KY 42724 · (270) 862-4516 · Hardin County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL463 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 43% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kentucky public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
269 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 63%
Community
5
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 | 53 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 84 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 31% smaller than its 5th grade class (84).
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 47% · 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
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
50.3%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
44.7%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kentucky schools, those numbers are about 48 and 43.
Source: KSA (K-PREP). 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
43.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.5%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% typical for Kentucky 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 Kentucky'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 →
Schools most like Lakewood Elementary School
Lakewood Elementary School's state test result (43.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakewood Elementary School this school | 463 | 58.1% | 43.2% |
| Cedar Grove Elementary Shepherdsville | 441 | 58.3% | 43.9% |
| North Hancock Elementary School Lewisport | 451 | 59.0% | 47.7% |
| Roy G. Eversole Elementary School Hazard | 457 | 57.8% | 50.0% |
| North Warren Elementary Smiths Grove | 436 | 58.7% | 45.6% |
| Bedford Elementary School Bedford | 421 | 57.5% | 19.4% |
Matched among Kentucky elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Lakewood Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky | In Hardin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.2% | #358 of 669 | #9 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.7% | #325 of 668 | #9 of 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.3% | #336 of 674 | #9 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 463 | #303 of 744 | #12 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #411 of 674 | #12 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.3% | #416 of 674 | #16 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.1% | #502 of 721 | #6 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.6% | #199 of 437 | #4 of 8 |
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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
463
+41 (+10%) vs 2020
-26% since 2010-11, when it was 629
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 463 | 30.3 | 15.3:1 | 58% (269) |
| 2023-24 | 448 | 34.4 | 13.0:1 | 55% (248) |
| 2022-23 | 459 | 32.8 | 14.0:1 | 50% (230) |
| 2020-21 | 422 | 30 | 14.1:1 | 48% (203) |
| 2017-18 | 536 | 38.9 | 13.8:1 | 63% (337) |
| 2015-16 | 603 | 39 | 15.5:1 | 62% (371) |
| 2010-11 | 629 | 40 | 15.7:1 | 53% (336) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lakewood Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (536 to 463); teachers down 22% (38.9 to 30.3).
About Lakewood Elementary School
Lakewood Elementary School is an elementary school in Cecilia, Kentucky, and it is part of Hardin County. It enrolls 463 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 5.
The district for Lakewood Elementary School is Hardin County, with 26 schools and 14,583 students.
Roughly 87% of students at Lakewood Elementary School are White. Other groups include 5% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. By comparison, Hardin County residents are about 76% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 23%.
Teacher count: 30.3 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 15.3:1. The ratio is within a point of the 15.4:1 average for elementary schools in Kentucky. Roughly 58% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Lakewood Elementary School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 43% of Kentucky public elementary schools.
Lakewood Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 43.2%, compared with a predicted 43.5%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Kentucky schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Hardin County, median household income comes to about $67,647, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. The county's public schools total 34, with about 17,037 students.
West Hardin Middle School is about 0.2 miles from Lakewood Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 47.4%; Lakewood Elementary School's is 43.2%, ranking 6th of 7.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Fringe: the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 463, compared with 422 in 2020-21. The ratio was 14.1:1 in 2020-21 and 15.3:1 in 2024-25.
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Hardin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
111,942
Census ACS
Median income
$67,647
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
17,037 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hardin County
- Central Hardin High SchoolHigh · 1,831 students
- North Hardin High SchoolHigh · 1,593 students
- John Hardin High SchoolHigh · 868 students
- East Hardin Middle SchoolMiddle · 775 students
- Lincoln Trail Elementary SchoolElementary · 653 students
- G C Burkhead Elementary SchoolElementary · 634 students
Other schools in Cecilia
- Central Hardin High SchoolHigh · 1,831 students
- Cecilia Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 490 students
- West Hardin Middle SchoolMiddle · 476 students
Other Lakewood Elementary schools
31 other US public schools in 22 states are named Lakewood Elementary. Lakewood Elementary School is the 10th largest of the 32.
- Lakewood Elementary SchoolDALLAS, TX · 1,067 students
- Lakewood ElementaryMyrtle Beach, SC · 866 students
- Lakewood Elementary SchoolTOMBALL, TX · 756 students
- Lakewood ElementaryBuchanan, TN · 752 students
- Lakewood Elementary SchoolEULESS, TX · 573 students
Nearby schools
- West Hardin Middle School0.2 mi · 476
- Cecilia Valley Elementary School4.7 mi · 490
- Central Hardin High School7.2 mi · 1,831
- G C Burkhead Elementary School8.3 mi · 634
- College View Campus8.7 mi · 210
- HCS Virtual Academy8.7 mi · 123
Frequently asked questions
About Lakewood Elementary SchoolHow large is Lakewood Elementary School?
Lakewood Elementary School enrolls approximately 463 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Lakewood Elementary School serve?
Lakewood Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Lakewood Elementary School?
Approximately 15.3:1 students per teacher at Lakewood Elementary School.
How diverse is Lakewood Elementary School?
Lakewood Elementary School reports a student body of 87% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Lakewood Elementary School?
Lakewood Elementary School is overseen by Hardin County in Hardin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.