Lakewood Elementary School

Lakewood Elementary School is a reasonably sized elementary-level community in Cecilia, Kentucky, overseen by Hardin County. The school hosts 463 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Lakewood Elementary School is one of 26 schools operated by Hardin County, a district that instructs 14,583 students overall.

Demographically, Lakewood Elementary School reports that 87% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest looks like 5% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 76% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.3:1. The state averages about 15.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 58% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Lakewood Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 43.5%; this one delivers 43.2%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Hardin County indicate the typical household earns roughly $67,647 per year, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Hardin County's 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 17,037 students), Lakewood Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: West Hardin Middle School, around 0.2 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lakewood Elementary School at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 47.4%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Five-year trend. Lakewood Elementary School's enrollment has decreased 14% since 2018, when it stood at 536 (now 463). Class-load math has rose: from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 in 2025.

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