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Lakeside El.
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MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsBeatsExpectations
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Lakeside El.
Located at 29678 KARMEL AVE, in CHISAGO CITY, Minnesota, Lakeside El. is a well-populated K-5 school that teaches 804 students (grades 2 through 5), part of Chisago Lakes School District. By comparison, Minnesota's public schools average about 344 students each, so Lakeside El. sits 134% larger than that benchmark.
Chisago Lakes School District runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 3,317 students. Lakeside El. is one of those campuses.
Demographically, Lakeside El. reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (90%). Beyond that, the school records 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
Looking at school resources, The school employs 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.4:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 20% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
With demographic context factored in, Lakeside El. tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 54.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 51.9%.
Zooming out to the county, census data for Chisago County shows median household earnings sit near $99,400, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lakeside El. is one of 27 public schools in Chisago County (combined enrollment of about 7,668 students).
Nearest neighbor: TRIO WOLF CREEK DISTANCE LEARNING, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
Lakeside El. operates from a small-town location.
Looking at the recent track record. Lakeside El.'s enrollment has grew 41% since 2018, when it stood at 569 (now 804).
Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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- Chisago Lakes HS Alt Learning ProgHigh · 1 students
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- TRIO WOLF CREEK DISTANCE LEARNINGHigh · 191 students
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- Chisago Lakes Family Center1.5 mi · 41
- Chisago Lakes HS Alt Learning Prog2.9 mi · 1
- Chisago Lakes Senior High2.9 mi · 1,053
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