Lakewood Elementary School

Located at 344 GRALAKE AVE, in ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Lakewood Elementary School is a cozy primary school that caters to 258 students (grades K through 5), one of the schools within Ann Arbor Public Schools. That puts it 30% smaller than the typical public school in Michigan, which averages around 369 students.

Across the 32 schools in Ann Arbor Public Schools (16,551 students total), Lakewood Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Lakewood Elementary School reports that 43% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest breaks down as 29% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 12% multiracial. By comparison, Washtenaw County as a whole is about 69% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Lakewood Elementary School has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.9:1. The state averages around 15.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 35% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Lakewood Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.7%; this one delivers 46.7%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Washtenaw County) reports that median household earnings sit near $89,180, 59% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Washtenaw County runs 104 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,861 students), of which Lakewood Elementary School is one.

Young Adult Programs is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Lakewood Elementary School. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lakewood Elementary School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 54.1%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lakewood Elementary School has decreased 14%, going from 301 students in 2018 to 258 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 22% to 29% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 in 2025.

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