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Enrollment
441
Elementary
DISTRICT 361 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLARKSTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 362034001868
LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
77 LAKELAND AVE, CONGERS, NY 10920 · (845) 639-6320 · Rockland County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL441 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 65% of New York public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
112 students
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 77 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 85 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (85).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
68.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +18.0pp since 2023
Math
76.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +10.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 18 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.0% | 76.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 66.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
62.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (62.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 441 | 25.4% | 62.7% |
| GEORGE W MILLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NANUET | 409 | 28.6% | N/A |
| JACKSON AVENUE SCHOOL MINEOLA | 436 | 30.0% | 51.2% |
| WOODGLEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEW CITY | 398 | 24.9% | 52.9% |
| RUSHMORE AVENUE SCHOOL CARLE PLACE | 407 | 23.8% | 70.8% |
| LAUREL PLAINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEW CITY | 369 | 21.4% | 70.6% |
Matched among New York elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Rockland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.7% | #648 of 2,335 | #10 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #500 of 2,342 ▲ 199 | #8 of 33 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #617 of 2,343 ▲ 259 | #9 of 33 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 441 | #1,123 of 2,585 | #16 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #1,005 of 2,338 | #19 of 35 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.0% | #265 of 2,388 | #7 of 35 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.4% | #2,087 of 2,534 | #24 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.0% | #465 of 606 | #11 of 17 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
441
+47 (+12%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 429
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 11.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 441 | 38.8 | 11.4:1 | 25% (112) |
| 2023-24 | 441 | 37.3 | 11.8:1 | 26% (114) |
| 2022-23 | 430 | 36.5 | 11.8:1 | 23% (99) |
| 2020-21 | 394 | 34 | 11.6:1 | 25% (97) |
| 2017-18 | 428 | 28 | 15.3:1 | 25% (107) |
| 2015-16 | 454 | 28 | 16.2:1 | 22% (100) |
| 2010-11 | 360 | 26 | 13.8:1 | 16% (56) |
| 2000-01 | 400 | 26 | 15.4:1 | 12% (47) |
| 1990-91 | 429 | 34 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
In CONGERS, New York, LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary school. The school has 441 students in 2024-25 across kindergarten through 5.
LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 16 schools in CLARKSTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, which enrolls 7,821 students in total.
About 40% of students at LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are White, the largest single group. Beyond that, enrollment is 34% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 7% Black, and 3% multiracial. The White share of the county population is higher, at 62%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 69, compared with 70 nationally.
With 38.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 11.4:1. The average for elementary schools in New York is 12.8:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 25% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Rockland County average 48%.
LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 65% of New York public elementary schools.
A school with LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's lunch-eligibility share in New York is predicted to score 65.7%. LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 62.7%, 2.9 points below that line.
Looking at the county, Rockland County, the median household earns about $109,959 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Rockland County has 66 public schools with about 41,335 students, including LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is about 2.1 miles from LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The school's 62.7% average proficiency ranks 6th among 8 nearby schools.
NCES describes the area around LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school grew from 394 students in 2020-21 to 441 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. You can also rate the school on this page.
Rockland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
341,883
Census ACS
Median income
$109,959
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
66
41,335 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CLARKSTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- CLARKSTOWN SOUTH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,386 students
- CLARKSTOWN NORTH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,209 students
- FELIX FESTA DETERMINATION MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 679 students
- FELIX FESTA CHARACTER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 612 students
- FELIX FESTA ACHIEVEMENT MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 609 students
- NEW CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 446 students
Other Lakewood Elementary schools
31 other US public schools in 22 states are named Lakewood Elementary. LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 16th largest of the 32.
- Lakewood Elementary SchoolDALLAS, TX · 1,067 students
- Lakewood ElementaryMyrtle Beach, SC · 866 students
- Lakewood Elementary SchoolTOMBALL, TX · 756 students
- Lakewood ElementaryBuchanan, TN · 752 students
- Lakewood Elementary SchoolEULESS, TX · 573 students
Nearby schools
- LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.1 mi · 452
- CLARKSTOWN NORTH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL2.1 mi · 1,209
- NEW CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL2.8 mi · 446
- VALLEY COTTAGE SCHOOL2.9 mi · 384
- HAVERSTRAW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.2 mi · 662
- LITTLE TOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL3.3 mi · 264
Frequently asked questions
About LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 441 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 11.4:1 (39 FTE teachers).
How diverse is LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 40% White, 34% Hispanic, 7% Black, 15% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of CLARKSTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.