Lakeland Elementary/Middle

Lakeland Elementary/Middle is an elementary-level community of roomy scale in Baltimore, Maryland, part of Baltimore City Public Schools, educateing 1,070 students in grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 122% bigger than the state mean of about 481.

Within Baltimore City Public Schools, which oversees 152 schools and 76,946 students, Lakeland Elementary/Middle is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Lakeland Elementary/Middle logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 76%. Other groups include 19% Black, 4% White. The wider county runs roughly 8% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 82 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Lakeland Elementary/Middle tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 63% of students at Lakeland Elementary/Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Baltimore city runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Lakeland Elementary/Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 37.2%, the actual is 39.0%, a residual of +1.9 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Baltimore city put median household income runs about $62,177, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. Across Baltimore city's 156 public schools (combined enrollment of about 77,341 students), Lakeland Elementary/Middle is one campus in the mix.

Lansdowne Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lakeland Elementary/Middle at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 18.7%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Lakeland Elementary/Middle's enrollment has rose 26% since 2018, when it stood at 851 (now 1,070). The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 55% to 76% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 today.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.