LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY

LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY operates as a substantial primary school in WENTZVILLE, Missouri, operated by WENTZVILLE R-IV. Current enrollment sits at 599 students spanning grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 90% larger than the state mean of about 315.

Across the 22 schools in WENTZVILLE R-IV (18,469 students total), LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY lists that White students make up the majority at 76%. The remainder reads as 8% Hispanic, 7% Black, 7% multiracial, 2% Asian.

On the resource side, LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY logs 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.2:1. The state averages about 12.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 16% of students at LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 51.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 70.1%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (St. Charles County) shows that median household income runs about $104,692, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, St. Charles County runs 93 public schools (combined enrollment of about 59,314 students), of which LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY is one.

GREEN TREE ELEM. is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 58.8%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY has shrank 18%, going from 727 students in 2018 to 599 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 83% to 76%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.